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Drug Baron Bail: Yusuf Gives C’ttee One Week To Probe Commissioner

28.07.2025

The Kano State G o v e r n o r, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has given an inaugurated committee on the released on bail must wanted drug baron by a state commissioner, one week to unravel the actual circumstances behind the matter. The Secretary to Kano State Government (SSG), Alhaji Umar Faruk Ibrahim, who inagurated...

NYSC Gives Employers Ultimatum On Corps Members’ Transport Fees

28.07.2025

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has called on corps members’ employers to always complement the scheme by going to the camp and picking up corps members or refund their transport fee when they fail to do so. The Director General of NYSC, Brig:-General Olakunle Nafiu made the call in Bauchi yesterday during the 2025...

Flooding: 20 Anambra Buildings May Collapse Before August

28.07.2025

An estimated 20 buildings may likely collapse in the Oba community in the Indemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State before August following the gully erosion which has already claimed a full house in the area. The gully erosion is linked to the shoddy job done on the Onitsha-Owerri Highway. Worse hit is Vision...

Why AbdulRazaq Domesticated National WEE Policy, By Govt

28.07.2025

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has launched the domestication of the National Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Policy, saying it is another initiative to create more opportunities for women in the state. The governor said the domestication, which makes Kwara the first State in the North Central to domesticate the national policy, would further dismantle systemic...

Eunisell Reaffirms Commitment To Future Of Sustainable Energy

28.07.2025

Eunisell Limited, a specialty chemicals and oilfield services company, has pledged its continued support for the future of Nigeria’s energy sector. This commitment was stated in a statement as the company gears up its sponsorship and active participation at the 2025 Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition (NAICE), taking place...

Kaigama Urges Religious Tolerance – New Telegraph

28.07.2025

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, has called for religious tolerance among religious groups in Nigeria. Kaigama made the call during the 25 years Priestly Celebration of the Auxiliary Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev. Ernest Obodo, held at St. Mary Catholic Church, Udi Council Area of Enugu State on Saturday. The...

Yola Flood: Adamawa Govt Provides Relief Items To Displaced Persons

28.07.2025

Adamawa State Government has provided relief items to persons displaced by flood caused by several hours of downpour in Yola town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that yesterday’s flood claimed five lives leaving 55 people injured. The State Deputy Governor, Kaleptapwa Farauta, who spoke to newsmen after inspecting the affected areas in Yola,...

Pensioners To FG: We ‘Re Suffering, Pay Our Arrears

28.07.2025

Many pensioners in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have expressed frustration over the delay in the payment of pension arrears. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu had given approval for the N758 billion Treasury Bond by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in February for payment of the arrears. However, the...

BBNaija S10: Thelma Reveals Show Agenda, Relationship Status

27.07.2025

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10/10 Housemate, Thelma Lawson, has revealed that her appearance on the show is sponsored by a drive to have fun. The 26-year-old star also revealed during Saturday’s Premiere that she’s single, but uninterested in a relationship, adding that she had a child, who would be turning two in a bit. READ...

Annual Egungun Oloolu Festival Begins Monday

27.07.2025

The annual Oloolu Masquerade Festival, regarded as the most prominent event in the ongoing Egungun Festival in Ibadanland, begins Monday, and will run through Thursday, July 31, 2025. According to a statement from the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, signed by the Chief Press Secretary, Chief Ayoade Solomon Olugbemiga, the Oloolu masquerade will pay...

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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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