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SESE Empowers Students With N4m Startup Grant

01.07.2025

The South East Students Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SESEI) Conference has empowered 40 undergraduate students from the South East with a total of ₦4 million in startup grants to support their entrepreneurial ventures. The 2025 edition of the SESEI Conference, held at the ASUU Secretariat, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, drew over 600 participants. The one-day event...

IPOB Lawyer Ejiofor Urges S’East Govs To Act On Insecurity

01.07.2025

Ifeanyi Ejiofor, legal counsel to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and a prominent human rights lawyer, has called on South East governors to urgently strengthen lawful local vigilante networks to address the rising insecurity in the region. Ejiofor emphasized that these security efforts must be implemented within the confines of the law and with...

Stakeholders Assure of New, Innovative Oba Community

01.07.2025

It was a day of jubilation and celebration in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, as Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, officially issued the Certificate of Recognition to His Royal Majesty, Igwe Engr. Sir Chinedu Augustine Emelobe, as the EzeOkpoko II of Oba. The issuance of the certificate marked the final seal of...

Court To Hear Diezani’s Suit Challenging Asset Forfeiture Oct 6

01.07.2025

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 6 to hear a suit filed by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke, challenging the forfeiture of her assets to the Federal Government. Godwin Iyinbor, AlisonMadueke’s lawyer, told the court that the case was for hearing when the matter was called, noting that the...

Awuzie Honoured For Outstanding Leadership

01.07.2025

The Rector of Federal Polytechnic, Oko, Anambra State, Dr. Chioma Irene Awuzie, was on Sunday, June 29, 2025, honoured with a Professional Award of Excellence by the Rotary International Club of Onitsha Metropolis for her exemplary leadership and remarkable contributions to the education sector. The award was presented during the club’s official handover ceremony held...

INEC Announces 2025-2026 Election Timetable, Voter Registration

01.07.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday unveiled a comprehensive electoral timetable for 2025 and 2026, including five major elections and the resumption of Continuous Voter Registration nationwide. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced during the second quarterly consultative meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners held in Abuja. In the statement, the INEC Chairman...

AbdulRazaq Hosts, Rewards Kwara’s Federation Cup Champions

01.07.2025

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday hosted Kwara United Football Club in celebration of their historic triumph as champions of the 2025 President Federation Cup. The governor also received the club’s U-19 squad, who clinched the inaugural National Youth League title, applauding their remarkable performance on the national stage. To honour the victorious players,...

Korede Adeyanju Honoured With National Outstanding Leadership Award

01.07.2025

In a notable recognition of excellence and dedication to youth empowerment and cybersecurity, Amb. Korede Israel Adeyanju, has been honoured with the prestigious National Outstanding Leadership Award by the Coalition of Nigerian Youths on Security & Safety Affairs (CONYSSA). The award, conferred in Abuja on May 27, 2025, acknowledges Amb. Adeyanju’s remarkable contributions to national...

Presidential Aide Slams Peter Obi Over Criticism Of Tinubu’s Saint Lucia Trip

01.07.2025

The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Digital Engagement, Strategy, and New Media, Otega Ogra, has strongly criticized Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, following Obi’s disapproval of the President’s recent diplomatic visit to Saint Lucia.

FG Strengthens Technical, Leadership Capacities Of Health Managers

01.07.2025

The Federal Government has commenced a nationwide initiative to build the technical and leadership capacities of healthcare managers as part of efforts to address systemic gaps and improve health outcomes for Nigerians. Speaking at the Health System Strengthening Workshop under the National Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII) in Abuja, Dr. Ashiru Abubakar, Governance Coordination...

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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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