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Owo Council Trains Students On Drone Construction

19.07.2025

No fewer than 123 students and youths in Ondo State have been trained on drone construction in a capacity-building programme facilitated by the Owo Local Government Area to mark the 2025 World Youth Skills Day. The training, held in collaboration with King’s College African Leadership Centre, also featured sessions on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics,...

Lagos Street Sweepers Graduate From Glo Skillbridge Training

19.07.2025

Hundreds of Lagos street sweepers from the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) have graduated from the Glo Skillbridge training programme, an empowerment scheme organised by Glo Foundation, the social responsibility arm of the telecommunication company. The graduating cohort was selected from the staff membership of LAWMA across the state as the first set to benefit...

Open Letter To Tinubu Over Ban On Certificates Issued By Institutions In Republic Of Benin

19.07.2025

Ayodele Adebayo I write as a concerned citizen, stakeholder, and advocate for regional cooperation and the advancement of education in West Africa. It is with deep respect for the constitutional duties of your office and a profound belief in the spirit of reform that I pen this open letter urging the Federal Government to reconsider...

WAFCON: Nigeria Whip Zambia 5-0 To Reach Semis

19.07.2025

Nigeria cruised into the semi-finals of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations with a statement 5-0 victory over Zambia in Casablanca. The Copper Queens had been expected to pose a tough challenge for the record nine-time champions, but were blown away by a stunning performance which was underlined by clinical finishing. The West...

CBN: Consumer Sentiment Declined In June

19.07.2025

Overall consumer sentiment declined last month, indicating that consumers were pessimistic about the macro-economy, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Household Expectations Survey Report for June 2025. The report also states that: “At -3.6 index points,” consumers were pessimistic about the economy in July, though the level of pessimism represented a moderation,...

Constitutional Amendment: We Must Restructure To 1960-1963 Model, Says Obiaraeri

19.07.2025

Dr. Nnaemeka Obiaraeri, an investment banker, development economist and a prominent voice on national affairs, has articulated a clear and specific set of demands for Nigeria’s ongoing constitutional amendment process, firmly stating that the core aspiration of the Southeast is fundamental restructuring, not political office or control of others’ resources. In a detailed position...

LP Ratifies Nenadi Usman Chair, Moghalu Candidate For Anambra Guber

19.07.2025

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of Labour Party has adopted Dr. George Moghalu as the party’s candidate for the November 8 Anambra State governorship. Moghalu emerged from the primary conducted by Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) before it was sacked by the Supreme Court. There were rumours that Senator Esther Nenadi Usman-led interim...

Presidential Ticket: Wike Leads Moves To Return Obi To PDP

19.07.2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, is leading chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) working for the return of the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 General Elections, Mr. Peter Obi, to the party. This is according to sources within the PDP who confided in the...

Lagos LG Election: Opposition Should Put Its House In Order Rather Than Alleging Rigging –APC Spokesman

19.07.2025

Following the conduct of the local government elections across Lagos State on Saturday, July 12, the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Hon. Seye Oladejo, has stated that the ruling party remains committed to fulfilling its part of the social contract with the people. Speaking in an exclusive interview with...

Deji Of Akure Kicks Against Monarchs Embracing Foreign Religions

19.07.2025

The Deji of Akure, the Ondo State capital, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi has criticised traditional rulers, who imbibed Christianity and Islam at the expense of traditional religion. Oba Aladelusi, who is the immediate past Chairman of the Council of Traditional Rulers in the state, said that since traditional rulers swore an oath to protect and...

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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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