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EU Parliament: Deputy Speaker Pushes For Africanled Security Initiative

26.06.2025

Deputy Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has proposed a fundamental reorientation of the security partnership between Africa and the European Union. Kalu made the proposal at a meeting with Ms. Ingeborg Ter Laak and Mr. Benjamin Oppermann, on the sidelines of his series of engagements at the European Union (EU) Parliament in...

APC Outer City Stakeholders Caution Makinde Over Wasteful Spending

26.06.2025

The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the outer city zone of Ibadanland in Oyo state have cautioned Governor Seyi Makinde to prioritize judicious utilization of the enormous resources available to the state at the moment, rather than embarking on wasteful spendings and financial recklessness. This warning came against the background of the...

Gombe Govt Approves N21.2bn Northern Bypass Road To Boost Economic Growth

25.06.2025

…SEC Approves Procurement of 10,000 Metric Tons of Fertiliser for 2025 Wet Season Farming …Receives Report on Primary Healthcare Revitalisation The Gombe State Government has approved the sum of N21.2 billion for the construction of the long-anticipated Northern Bypass Road, aimed at decongesting traffic, enhancing interconnectivity, and unlocking economic opportunities across the state. This was...

Tinubu Inaugurates Key Projects In Nasarawa

25.06.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday inaugurated the N16bn Lafia flyover and underpass constructed by the Nasarawa state government under the leadership of Governor Abdullahi Sule during a one-day working visit to the state. New Telegraph gathered that Tinubu, who arrived at the Usman Dan Fodio Airport, Lafia, around 1:55 pm aboard a Nigerian Air Force...

Sanwo-Olu Marks Birthday With Worship, Gratitude To God

25.06.2025

It was a day of heartfelt worship, thanksgiving and reflection on Wednesday, as Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, celebrated his 60th birthday with a spiritually uplifting event tagged “Rhythms of Worship with Adura.” Held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, VI, the event drew family members, political allies, religious leaders, and well-wishers from...

Uproar In Senate Over Appointment Of Non-Indigene As RSIEC Chairman

25.06.2025

There was prolonged uproar in the Senate on Wednesday, over the appointment of Michael Odey a nominee from Cross River State as Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The uproar erupted during the consideration of the report of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Emergency Administration in Rivers State, Chaired by the...

Kano Govt Declares Thursday Public Holiday For Islamic New Year

25.06.2025

The Kano State Government has declared Thursday, June 26, 2025, as a public holiday to commemorate the beginning of the Islamic New Year, 1447 After Hijrah (AH). Governor Abba Yusuf, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Muslim faithful across the state and beyond for...

Reps To Probe Benue Killings, Seek Army Base In Yelwata

25.06.2025

The House of Representatives Wednesday resolved to set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate the worsening insecurity in Benue state, resulting in consistent killings in the state. The House also asked the federal government to build Forward Operation Base (FOB) for the Army in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area to forestall further attack on the...

Benue Residents Alerted On Impending Flood

25.06.2025

The Director General, Benue State Council on climate change, Dr. Daniel Mailumo, on Wednesday urged residents of the state to take decisive steps on ways to mitigate the impact of the impending flood disaster saying, taking anticipatory action can save lives and livelihoods. Speaking during a flood awareness and sensitization campaign in Makurdi, Dr. Mailumo...

We Don’t Tamper With LGA’s Funds- Gov Diri

25.06.2025

Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has again said the state government does not tamper with funds allocated to local government councils in the state as they all enjoy full autonomy. Speaking on Wednesday at Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area during the inauguration of a 30-bed primary health centre built by the council, Governor...

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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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