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Lagos To Fine Offenders Of Regulated Electricity Activities N20m

11.06.2025

The Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has issued an Order, which prohibits all individuals and entities from undertaking regulated electricity activities within Lagos State without a valid license or permit issued by LASERC. The Commission emphasized that holding a license from any other regulatory body will not exempt violators from liability under the new...

Create Wealth Through Technology, Ogbuku Advises N’Delta Youths

11.06.2025

As thousands gather in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital for Tech Expo 2025, the Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, has called on youths to embrace opportunities provided by the annual Port Harcourt Tech Expo to create wealth and jobs. Speaking on Tuesday in Port Harcourt during the 2025 edition...

No Humphrey Nwosu, No June 12 Celebration: Group Alleges Double Standard

11.06.2025

The Ndi-Igbo Intellectual and Cultural Development Organization (NIDO), a pro-Igbo pressure group, has said that the June 12 Democracy Day Celebration is covered with injustice should the late Professor Humphrey Nwosu not be recognized. NIDO went further to stress that the whole show amounts to a double standard without due recognition for Professor Humphrey Nwosu,...

2yrs Of Tinubu: Stories Behind The Positive Numbers

11.06.2025

Economists and commentators have written and said much about the positive trajectory and indicators signposting Nigeria’s economic growth. These indicators indicate that the reforms embarked upon by President Bola Tinubu since assuming office two years ago have begun to engender successful outcomes. The reforms are paving the way for economic recovery. The facts are self-evident...

Baba-Ahmed Criticizes Tinubu Govt, Says It Fails To Improve Lives

11.06.2025

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday criticized the current administration, saying it has failed to improve the quality of life for the average Nigerian and the quality of governance. Baba-Ahmed, a former spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) made this known during an interview on Channels Television. According...

Senate To Institutionalize June 12 Presidential Address, Swearing-In At NASS Complex

11.06.2025

The Senate says it is considering a legislative move to institutionalise a presidential address every June 12, in recognition of the day’s historical significance. The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in an interview with reporters yesterday, stating that the Senate is hoping to prepare a bill to formalise the President’s speech to...

Endocrinologist Recommends Fruits To Boost Diabetic Patients’ Immunity

11.06.2025

An Endocrinologist, Dr Ayuba Mugana, yesterday, recommended five fruits that would boost immunity and provide vitamins and minerals to diabetic patients. Mugana who gave the recommendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi said the fruits are less in sugar and would further protect patients from bad cholesterol. He listed...

Ododo Warns Against Politicising Insecurity

11.06.2025

Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo yesterday, warned against attempts by some politicians to politicise the security challenges of both the Federal and State Governments. Ododo gave the warning in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Kingsley Fanwo, in Lokoja. He reaffirmed the unwavering commitment to combating insecurity for the safety of...

Leadership Crisis: Bayelsa PDP Lauds Wike, G5 Members

11.06.2025

Acting State Chairman of the Bayelsa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), George Turnah, has commended the FCT Minister, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and the G5 members, former Governors Samuel Ortom, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Ifeanyi Ugwanyi for their decisive leadership and commitment in seeing to the survival and unity of the party. This he...

Nigerian Archaeologist Wins $300,000 Dan David Prize

11.06.2025

Nigerian archaeologist Abidemi Babatunde Babalola has been selected as a 2025 Dan David Prize winner. The Dan David Prize, endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University, is the largest history prize in the world. The Dan David Prize was first established in 2001 by the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan...

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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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