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Kwara Moves To Boost Household Nutrition

28.05.2025

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched a statewide nutrition campaign, codenamed “Eat A Rainbow”, as part of activities marking the 2025 World Nutrition Day. Designed by the State Ministry of Health led by the Commissioner, Dr. Amina Ahmed El-Imam, the Eat A Rainbow campaign is an innovative crusade of the administration to improve intakes...

Two Dead As Truck Loaded With Rams Somersaults In Osun

28.05.2025

A truck loaded with Sallah rams and cows being conveyed to Ikire, from Kebbi State has somersaulted on Osogbo/Ibadan Expressway. It was learnt that the truck was loaded with cows, rams, sheep, onions among others. One of the rescuers at the scene of the incident, told New Telegraph that the truck had left Kebbi State...

Senate Passes N1.81tn 2025 FCT Statutory Budget

28.05.2025

The Senate on Wednesday passed the 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill, approving a total expenditure of about ₦1.81 trillion for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for the 2025 fiscal year after a third reading. New Telegraph reports that the passage followed the presentation of the joint committee report by Senator Mohammed Ibrahim, which reviewed and harmonised input from...

Court Sentences Kano TikToker Kunya To 6 Months Imprisonment

28.05.2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has sentenced a Kano renowned TikToker Murja Kunya to six months Imprisonment for Naira violation. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kano Directorate, on Wednesday, sentenced the social media influencer, Murja Ibrahim Kunya, before Justice Simone Amobeda of the Federal High Court. Kunya was arrested for allegedly...

Abia Traders, Others Hail Otti On Second Year Anniversary

28.05.2025

The Abia State Traders Association and Business Community and property owners have praised the state Governor Dr Alex Otti, for pushing the state into the path of visible economic recovery. This is even as the traders hailed Otti for successfully relaunching Abia to a state of steady upward trajectory, by reclaiming of its lost commercial...

Enyiekere Unveils Roadmap For 6th NASS Service Commission

28.05.2025

The newly inaugurated 6th National Assembly Service Commission has kicked off a week-long induction/ retreat programme aimed at serving as a a forum for the new Commission to fashion out a roadmap for its activities in the next five years. This was disclosed in a press statement signed and forwarded to journalists in Abuja on...

FG Empowers Staff With Social Case Management Skills

28.05.2025

The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has trained her staff with social case management skills. Aimed at enhancing the capacity of staff to effectively manage social cases in marital and family disputes. At a capacity building workshop on effective social case management in marital and family disputes for officers of the Ministry held...

Over 220,000 Kogi Residents Benefiting From KSHIS — Govt

28.05.2025

In a major step toward achieving universal health coverage, the Kogi State Government has announced the enrolment of 220,495 citizens under its Health Insurance Scheme. The milestone, spearheaded by the Kogi State Health Insurance Agency (KGSHIA), underscores the Ododo administration’s commitment to expanding access to affordable healthcare across the state. The development was disclosed in...

Lagos Shines As TRCN Releases Results Of Teachers’ Professional Qualifying Exam

28.05.2025

Teachers in Lagos State have recorded the highest pass rate nationwide, in the 2025 batch A Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) conducted by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in 2025. TRCN’s Director Certification and Licensing Dr. Jacinta Ezeahurukwe who made the announcement on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that of the 8,705 teachers who passed...

Jigawa First Lady Leads Celebration Of 2025 Int’l Children’s Day In Babura

28.05.2025

The 2025 International Children’s Day was marked with colorful celebrations in Babura Local Government Area, led by the Wife of the Jigawa State Governor, Hajiya Amina Umar Namadi. The event was filled with vibrant festivities, academic competitions, and the distribution of essential educational materials, highlighting the state’s commitment to nurturing the next generation. Organized by...

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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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