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Foundation Empowers Church Worshippers In Ilorin

15.06.2025

In a bid to combat poverty and promote self-reliance, the Oluwole Foundation has empowered over 70 members of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, Ilorin District Headquarters, with tools and equipment valued at ₦42 million. The items distributed during the event—targeted at artisans, small-scale traders, and agro-entrepreneurs—included deep freezers for food vendors, aluminum cutting machines...

NCAA To Sustain Annual Training For Aviation Journalists

15.06.2025

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reaffirmed its commitment to organizing annual training workshops for journalists covering the aviation sector in a bid to promote accurate and effective reportage of the industry. This assurance was given by the Assistant General Manager of the NCAA’s Public Relations Department, Mrs. Uju Mbamalu, at the conclusion of...

Lagos Can Generate $3b Annually – Consultant

15.06.2025

A consultant to the Lagos State Government on Green Economy, Dr. Adebola Odunsi, has projected that Lagos can generate up to $3 billion annually through efficient and effective waste management. Speaking in an interview with Sunday Telegraph, on the sidelines of a business session organized by the Christian Men Fellowship (CMF) of The Redeemed Evangelical...

Customs Spokesperson Advocates Data-Driven PR

15.06.2025

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) reinforced its leadership in strategic public communication as it joined public relations professionals across the continent to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the African Public Relations Association (APRA) during its 36th Annual Conference, held from June 9 to 13, 2025, at the PrideInn Paradise Beach Resort, Mombasa, Kenya. With the...

ICAN Emphasizes Role In Fighting Corruption

15.06.2025

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Nigeria’s anti-corruption efforts by promoting transparency, good governance, and institutional accountability. ICAN President, Haruna Nma Yahaya, made this known during the investiture of Alhaji Abdulganiyu Mustapha as the 6th Chairman of the ICAN Sokoto and District Society. Yahaya outlined the Institute’s...

C’River Govt Constructed Nyanghasang Road, Not NDDC – Duke

15.06.2025

Amid the controversy surrounding the construction of Nyanghasang Road in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, the Commissioner representing the state on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Orok Duke, has clarified that the project was executed by the state government, not the NDDC. Speaking with journalists over the weekend, Duke...

GIMP Urges FG To Strengthen Religious Tolerance Policies

15.06.2025

The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP-Nigeria) has urged the Federal Government to adopt a more proactive and inclusive strategy to promote religious tolerance, national unity, and peaceful coexistence in the country. In a statement issued at the end of its governing board meeting in Abuja and signed by its Chairman, Mr. Abdulkarim Abdulmalik,...

Don’t Allow Troublemakers Cause Chaos In Osun LGAs, APC Chieftain Appeals To Tinubu

15.06.2025

Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene and prevent those planning to cause trouble over the fresh ruling by the Court of Appeal, Akure division, on the Local Government election conducted on Oct. 22 in the state. Oyintiloye, a member...

FCTA Moves To Protect Elderly From Abuse

15.06.2025

As part of activities marking the 2025 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguarding elderly persons from all forms of abuse. Observed globally every June 15, WEAAD aims to raise awareness about the often-overlooked abuse of older persons and promote the protection of their...

Be Ready To Fight Terrorism, Insurgency – Army Chief Charges Recruits

15.06.2025

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has charged recruits of the Depot Nigerian Army, Zaria, in Kaduna State, to remain prepared to fight terrorism and insurgency in the country. The Chief of Army Staff emphasized the importance of upholding the Nigerian Army’s core values. Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of the 6,195...

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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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