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Gov Sule Flags-Off Construction Of N9.6bn 24.5k

02.08.2025

…Aamba-Waiye-Dengi-Alizaga Road Project Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has flagged off the construction of N9.6bn 24.5km Wamba-Waiye-Dengi-Alizaga Road as part of measures to open up rural roads to the urban areas. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony yesterday in Wamba, headquarters of Wamba local government Area of the state, Governor Sule said the construction of the...

Jonathan, Barrow Call For Regional Solidarity, Wealth Creation In The Sahel

02.08.2025

Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has called for consequential collaborations as a way of addressing the Sahel’s governance challenges, noting that the problems of the region could only be solved by an inclusive leadership that focuses on the people’s welfare. This is just as Gambian President Adama Barrow called for regional solidarity to address the...

Nigeria Needs Parties That Can Subordinate Presidents, Govs To Control –Lukman

02.08.2025

A former National Vice Chairman (North West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Salihu Lukman, has said that Nigeria needs parties that can subject the president and governors to control for the nation to develop. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Friday monitored by Saturday Telegraph, Lukman said that...

Traditional Rulers Move To Settle Osun Speaker, Oba Oyewale’s Rift

02.08.2025

The Odo-Otin Local Government Traditional Council has waded into the feud between the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt Honourable Adewale Egbedun and the Alasi of Asi, Oba Isaac Oyewale. Recall that Oba Oyewale had, in a petition to the Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone XI, through his counsel, Chief K.E Ngwoke,...

Tinubu To New Media Influencers: Verify Information Before Amplifying

02.08.2025

President Bola Tinubu has called on young Nigerians active in the digital media space to harness their platforms as instruments of national progress. He urged them to build businesses that create employment, produce content that reflects unifying values, and serve as positive catalysts for societal development. He emphasised the critical importance of verifying information...

Sanwo-olu’s N500bn Produce, Catalyst For Food Security, Empowerment, Says Olútìmehìn

02.08.2025

Prince Adéníyì Olútìmehìn, President of the Greater Lagos Initiative, has commended the visionary leadership of Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu following the historic launch of the N500 billion Produce for Lagos initiative. The programme was officially launched at Lagos House, Ikeja, in a high-profile ceremony attended by members of the State Executive Council, Federal Government officials,...

Kemi Badenoch: I Don’t Identify With Nigeria Anymore

02.08.2025

Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Conservative Party, says she no longer identifies with Nigeria, her ancestral roots. In an interview on the Rosebud podcast anchored by Gyles Brandreth on Friday, Badenoch spoke candidly about her Nigerian heritage and personal identity. Badenoch said she has not renewed her Nigerian passport since the early...

FG Moves To End Recurring Fatalities On Nigerian Waterways

01.08.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, said on Friday that the Federal Government would implement sweeping reforms to improve maritime safety in a bold step towards ending recurring fatalities on Nigeria’s waterways. Receiving the report of the Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria, the minister’s Special Adviser, Media...

Tinubu Lectures Youths On Social Media Potential

01.08.2025

On Friday, at the opening of the two-day Progressive Digital Media Summit, themed “Unveiling the Critical Role of New Media in National Development,” held at the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu urged young Nigerians to leverage the power of new media to foster national unity rather than division, advocating for a...

Lagos Assembly Holds Public Hearing On Correctional Service Bill

01.08.2025

Lagos State House of Assembly on Friday held a public hearing on the Lagos State Correctional Service Bill 2025. New Telegraph reports that the meeting was aimed at transforming the justice system from a punitive approach to one centred on reform, rehabilitation, and reintegration. The bill seeks to establish a legal framework for both custodial...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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