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Arewa Youths Hail Yari’s N216m Scholarship Scheme

22.07.2025

The Arewa Christian Youth Leadership Forum (ACYLF) yesterday lauded Senator Abdul’aziz Yari for his N216 million scholarship initiative aimed at supporting over 2,000 vulnerable students in Zamfara State. National Chairman Dunijir Gatama said the former Zamfara State governor deserved praise for his commitment to human capital development through the Yari Scholarship Initiative. In a statement,...

Court Issues Bench Warrant Against Animashaun Over Perjury, False Accusation

22.07.2025

A Lagos High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Rahmat Omolara Animashaun after she failed to appear in court on in a criminal case filed against her by the State Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The court, presided over by Justice Ibikunle Harrison, ordered that Animashaun be arrested and produced in court...

Hisbah Destroys N5.8m Worth Of Alcohol In Jigawa

22.07.2025

Jigawa State Hisbah Board says it seized and burnt alcohol worth N5.8 million in the Kazaure Local Government Area. Commander Ibrahim Dahiru told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday the operation was led by the Kazaure LGA Chairman Mansur Dabuwa, which saw the destruction of 400 cartons of alcohol. He explained that the destroyed...

SIFAX Shipping Inaugurates Direct LCL Export To UK

22.07.2025

SIFAX Shipping Company Limited has launched direct Less-than-Container Load (LCL) export services to the United Kingdom, through a strategic partnership with Netcargo UK Limited, a subsidiary of Net Cargo Group. In a statement by the group’s Head, Corporate Communications, Olumuyiwa Akande, this development offers a major breakthrough for businesses that had long grappled with the...

Zamfara Govt Gives Reason For Updating Business Laws

22.07.2025

The Zamfara State Government has explained why it amended some business-enabling laws and established five small claims courts, saying it’s for the betterment of the business class in the state. This was disclosed yesterday by the state’s Deputy Governor, Mallam Mani Mummuni, during a town hall meeting with stakeholders on State Action on Business Enabling...

Eating Eggs Lowers LDL ‘Bad’ Cholesterol –Study

22.07.2025

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Australia, has found that people who ate two eggs a day experienced reductions in their “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, as long as the rest of their diet remained low in saturated fat. Results of the study are reported in the July issue of the...

Over 730 Convicted For Terrorism-Related Crimes –FG

22.07.2025

The Federal Government has revealed that over 730 individuals have been convicted for terrorism-related offences, as part of its intensified efforts to combat terrorism financing and dismantle illicit financial networks. The National Coordinator, National Counter-terrorism Centre, Maj-Gen Adamu Laka, disclosed this at the onsite meeting of the Financial Action Task Force yesterday in Abuja. He...

A’Court Declines Injunction On Oluoke Stool

22.07.2025

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has fixed October 20 for the hearing of an appeal challenging the removal of Babajide Lawrence Oluwole, the late Oluoke of Okeigbo in Ileoluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of the state. The court also declined to entertain a motion for an injunction seeking to nullify...

Okpebholo’s Statement On Obi Undemocratic, Baseless – Obasuyi

21.07.2025

A public policy expert, Mr. Christopher Obasuyi, has described the recent remarks by Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, warning 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, not to visit the state without permission as not only constitutionally baseless but profoundly undemocratic. The UK-based analyst said such statement betray a troubling misunderstanding...

Ajadi’s Rescue Movement Celebrates His Birthday With Orphans In Argungu

21.07.2025

As part of the nationwide celebration of Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo’s 45th birthday, the Kebbi State chapter of the Ajadi Rescue Movement paid a humanitarian visit to the Argungu Orphanage Home on Sunday, July 20. Led by the Kebbi State Coordinator, Musa Abubakar, the delegation comprising both state and local government executives gathered at the...

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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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