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Late Olubadan Bridged Modernity, Tradition

16.07.2025

The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has described the late Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, as a statesman who bridged the gap between modernity and ancient culture of Ibadanland. In a statement issued by the National Leader, Oba Oladipo Olaitan and the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Afenifere stated that the brief reign of...

Minister Opens Discussions With World Bank To End Fish Importation

16.07.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has opened discussions with the World Bank to secure financial support for farmers in order to boost local production and end importation of fish in the country. At a high-level consultative meeting on Wednesday with fisheries cooperative groups in Abuja, he explained that the ministry would...

Lagos Doubles Number Of Technical Colleges Within Five Years

16.07.2025

In the effort to deepen vocational education and equip youths with skills needed to navigate emerging work terrain, the Lagos State Governor has announced plans to increase its stock of Technical Colleges from five to 10 over the next five years. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Jamie Ali-Balogun, who made this known on...

Makinde Enhances Oyo Police Performance With Armoured Vehicles

16.07.2025

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, in his efforts to strengthen the internal security apparatus in the state, on Wednesday donated six Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Oyo State Police Command. The official handover ceremony held at the State Government Secretariat in Ibadan revealed that the donation is a continuation of the state government’s strategic...

Nigeria’s Oil Production Hit 1.505mbdp in June –OPEC

16.07.2025

…to seek 25 per cent increase in 2027- Ojulari Nigeria’s crude oil production hit 1.505 million barrels per day in June 2025, using direct communication, according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). This was contained in OPEC’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) for June released yesterday. This showed an increase of 53,000 barrels...

MAN ,Mourns PMB, Says Tenure Paid Attention To manufacturing growth

16.07.2025

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has joined the nation in mourning the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari. MAN in a statement made available to the newsmen on Tuesday and signed by MAN President, Otunba Francis Meshioye, the former President served the nation, first as a military leader, and more recently as a civilian...

TiKTok Removes 3.6m Videos In Nigeria For Safety

16.07.2025

In a demonstration of its ongoing commitment to user safety, TikTok has removed more than 3.6 million videos from the platform in Nigeria between January and March 2025, a 50 per cent increase in removals over the previous quarter, for violating its Community Guidelines. These figures were revealed in TikTok’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement...

Nigeria Giving Birth To What It Can’t Cater For

16.07.2025

The Deputy Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Research and Ethics at Modibbo Adama Teaching Hospital, Yola, Dr. Solomon Bulus, has raised serious concerns about Nigeria’s rapidly growing population, warning that the country is “giving birth to what it can’t cater for.” Speaking with journalists on the occasion of World Population Day, Dr. Bulus emphasized that Nigeria,...

Awujale’s Stool: Ijebuland Royal Houses Unite Against Impostors Amid Grief

16.07.2025

…A Call for Integrity in Monarchic Succession” In a powerful display of unity and commitment to tradition, the coalition of the Heads and noble members of the four Ruling Houses of Ijebuland has publicly condemned a group of impostors claiming to represent the Fusengbuwa Ruling House. This declaration comes in the wake of the recent...

SoMe Solutions Unfolds ₦20m Unicorn Project To Power Nigeria’s Next Big Women-Led Brand

16.07.2025

As part of its nine year anniversary celebration, SoMe Solutions has unveiled The Unicorn Project, which is a ₦20 million initiative to discover and scale Nigeria’s next iconic women-led brand. With just 2% of venture funding reaching female entrepreneurs, SoMe Solution, which is a branding and communication outfit in Lagos, noted in a press statement,...

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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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