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Trailer Crash Disrupts Morning Traffic On Lekki-Epe Expressway

24.07.2025

A lone trailer accident caused significant disruption on the Lekki-Epe Expressway early Thursday morning after the vehicle lost control and veered onto the median near the NNPC Imole Alafia area, adjacent to Beachwood Estate. According to a report shared by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on its X handle at 6:45 a.m., the...

Yobe Govt Dismisses Report Of Gov Buni Defection To ADC

24.07.2025

The Yobe State Government on Wednesday dismissed reports claiming that Governor Mai Mala Buni is planning to defect to the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Director General of Press and Media Affairs to the Governor, Mamman Mohammed, made this known in an interview. According to Mohammed, the report of Buni defecting to ADC is not...

Company Empowers 50 Women In Ondo

24.07.2025

An indigenous company, Noble-Eagle Industries, has empowered 50 women in Owo, Ondo State, through a skills acquisition initiative under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The initiative, tagged Project Nourish Africa, is a women-focused entrepreneurship scheme implemented by Noble-Eagle, a subsidiary of Johnvents Group. The beneficiaries were trained in various aspects of soap-making, including bath,...

FUGUS Governing Council Approves Promotion Of 11 Academic Staff

24.07.2025

The Governing Council of the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) has approved the promotion of eleven senior academic staff members in recognition of their commitment and scholarly contributions. In a statement signed by the university management, four lecturers were promoted to the rank of Professor, while seven others were elevated from Senior Lecturer to Reader (Associate...

LCCI: Over 3000 Nigerian Products Now To Enter UK Easily

24.07.2025

…advises Tinubu to open discussions with Trump on tarif As President Donald Trump prepares to slam an extra 10 per cent tariff on Nigeria due to its alignment with BRICS, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has advised President Bola Tinubu to adopt a multi-pronged policy response that safeguards its national interest, asserts...

NAFDAC To Nigerians: Disregard Audio On Noodles, Maggi, Tinned Tomatoes

24.07.2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has distanced itself from a viral audio claiming the Agency has shut down the manufacturing facility of Tummy Tummy noodles in Anambra State and imposed a ban on tinned tomatoes and Maggi seasoning cubes. NAFDAC’s DirectorGeneral, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who in a statement yesterday...

Fitch Upgrades Benue State’s Credit Rating To ‘B’ Outlook Stable

24.07.2025

The Group Managing Director of Benue Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC), Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, has commended the latest upgrade of Benue State’s credit rating by global rating agency, Fitch Ratings, describing it as a testament to the prudent and visionary management of the state’s economy under Governor Hyacinth Alia. Fitch Ratings, in its latest...

Opposition Needs Peter Obi To Win In 2027, Says Ex-IPAC Chair

24.07.2025

The former National Chairman of the InterParty Advisory Council (IPAC), Peter Ameh, has declared that only a candidate with proven capacity can successfully challenge the current administration in 2027 — naming Peter Obi of the Labour Party as the most capable contender. Ameh made this assertion during an interview on The Morning Show, a flagship...

100 Community Representatives Trained As Lagos CPN Expands Child Protection C’ttee

24.07.2025

In a major boost for child safety in Lagos, over 100 community representatives have received a one-day intensive training session aimed at equipping them to take proactive roles in protecting children across all 57 local government areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State. The training, organised by the Child Protection Network...

Osun PDP Lawmakers Dispel Alleged Defection Plan To APC

24.07.2025

Following speculations of imminent defection into the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, members of the State House of Assembly yesterday dispelled the news as mere rumour. The lawmakers also disclosed their resolve to stay in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and by Governor Ademola Adeleke, in whom they passed a vote of confidence....

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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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