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Diphtheria Outbreak: Edo Govt Gets Delivery Of 90 Doses To Combat Disease

10.06.2025

Edo State Government yesterday said it has received the delivery of 90 doses of anti-diphtheria vaccines, where 70 has been deployed to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Recall that two people last week died of the infection in what seemed to be a resurgence of the ailment. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr...

Agric Devt: FG’s Reforms To Crash Food Prices – Minister

10.06.2025

The Federal Government yesterday said its agricultural reforms were designed to ensure food availability, affordability and accessibility for all Nigerians. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this to journalists in Maiduguri. Kyari highlighted the government’s ongoing interventions in the agricultural sector to tackle food insecurity and revive the national economy. He...

Shettima Inaugurates 7.5MVA Distribution Injection Substation In Borno

10.06.2025

Vice-President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated a new 7.5MVA distribution injection substation in Maiduguri to boost power supply. Head, Corporate Communications and External Relations, NDPHC, Mr Emmanuel Ojor, said in a statement yesterday, said the project was executed by the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). According to him, the inauguration is part of the Eid...

Ohanaeze Comdems Continuous Detention Of Nnamdi Kanu

10.06.2025

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, called on the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu described his continued detention as unjust and unacceptable. The resolution was part of a communique issued at the end of a two-day Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leadership Retreat held at the...

2027: Strong Coalition Can Unseat Tinubu

10.06.2025

Dele Momodu, a two-term Presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, declared that only a coalition of political parties can unseat President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Momodu made the declaration while featuring on a Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State monthly program: “Guest of...

Alleged N32bn Fraud: Why I Withdrew Criminal Case Against Fidelity Bank MD, By AGF

10.06.2025

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGR), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said the decision to discontinue the criminal charge against the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, reflects a commitment to upholding justice and fairness. This is contained in a statement issued by the AGF’s Special Assistant on Communication and Publicity, Mr Kamarudeen...

Take-It-Back Movement Announces Locations For Protest

10.06.2025

Organizers of the June 12 protest, Take-It-Back Movement, on Monday announced a list of venues across the country where Nigerians will converge for a scheduled protest. Speaking in an interview, the National Coordinator of the movement, Juwon Sanyaolu, said the protest would take place in at least 20 locations nationwide. According to the movement, the...

Rethinking Treasury Strategy In 2024: Navigating Inflation, Trade Fragmentation, Global Volatility

10.06.2025

The year 2024 has not been business as usual for treasury professionals. From persistent inflationary pressures to intensifying global trade fragmentation and accelerating digital disruption, treasury leaders have found themselves in uncharted waters. In my experience supporting financial institutions through this period, it has become clear that treasury must now operate with a new mindset:...

2027: Delta Central APC Adopts Tinubu, Oborevwori

10.06.2025

Delta Central chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted President Bola Tinubu as its candidate for the 2027 presidential poll and Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as its candidate for the governorship election The party made the endorsement in Ughelli on Sunday . Francis Waive, representing Ughelli/Udu Federal Constituency, who moved the motion for Tinubu...

NUJ FCT Chair Hails Unoma Akpabio On 54th Birthday

10.06.2025

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Wife of the Senate President, Mrs Unoma Akpabio, describing her as a “Visionary leader, compassionate employer, and a beacon of hope for the less privileged”. In a congratulatory message, the NUJ FCT...

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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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