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Defect With Me To APC Or Resign, Gov Eno Directs Commissioners

23.05.2025

The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, directed all his commissioners and appointees to either defect with him to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) or resign from their positions. Eno gave the directive during the State Executive Council on Thursday, confirming that he is defecting to the APC. The governor told the commissioners...

FCTA To Take Possession Of 4,794 Revoked Properties

23.05.2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has announced plans to take full possession of 4,794 properties recently revoked due to non-payment of Ground Rent, with some defaults spanning between 10 and 43 years. The announcement was made during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media...

Adeleke Bags City People’s Infrastructure Governor Award

23.05.2025

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has been recognised as the Most Influential Governor of the Year in Infrastructure by Media Techniques Ltd, Publisher of City People Magazine. A letter addressed to the Governor and signed by Oluseye Kehinde, Publisher and Editor-in-chief of the Magazine noted that the award is in appreciation of the Governor’s giant...

Sanwo-Olu In London, Urges Africans To Unlock New Pathways for Young People

23.05.2025

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has urged Africans to unlock new pathways for young people to thrive by reforming higher education to make it more entrepreneurial and relevant to the rapidly evolving realities of the 21st century. The governor said taking an audacious move would drive entrepreneurship as a tool for economic empowerment and...

Obasanjo, Atiku, Others Attend Coronation Of New Owa Of Ijesaland

23.05.2025

The ancient town of Ilesa, in Osun State came alive on Friday, May 23, as prominent dignitaries and revered traditional rulers from across Nigeria gathered to witness the grand coronation of Oba Clement Adesuyi Haastrup, Ajimoko III, as the 41st Owa Obokun Adimula and paramount ruler of Ijesaland. The coronation ceremony, held at the Owa...

Zamfara Prioritizes Civil Service Reform, Implements New Minimum Wage

23.05.2025

The Head of Service of Zamfara State, Yakubu Sani Haidara, has reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to civil service reform, emphasizing that civil servant welfare ranks second only to security in the state’s priorities. Haidara made this statement while addressing journalists in his office, noting that the revitalization of the civil service is essential to fostering...

EKSG Introduces Labour Market Information Platform For Youths, Employers

23.05.2025

Ekiti State Government has Inaugurated the Labour Market Information System platform (LMIS) that would serve as a one-stop platform for relevant labour market-related data where job employers and job seekers can interact for the purpose of Wealth Creation and Employment. In his address at the inauguration of the platform and the Public Private Dialogue on...

DSS Compensates Businessman With N20m, Free Medicare

23.05.2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) has paid N20 Million in compensation for the accidental shooting of a Sokoto businessman sometime in 2016. During the pre-dawn operation to arrest a suspected gunrunner in Jos, Plateau State, DSS operatives mistakenly shot and injured the businessman who, incidentally, bore the same name with the suspected gunrunner, who...

North Will Support Tinubu Re-Election- Shagari

23.05.2025

Former deputy governor of Sokoto State, Muktar Shagari, on Friday said the North will give President Bola Tinubu all the support he needs to win the 2027 election. Shagari who made the remark during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show program, claimed that Tinubu has performed very well, especially in the area of security....

Stakeholders Fume, Call For Establishment Of NAPTIP Office In Niger

23.05.2025

Stakeholders from both governmental and non-governmental organizations have expressed deep concern over the rising cases of child trafficking in Niger State, attributing the worsening situation to the continued absence of a National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) office in the state. The call was made during the State-Wide Dialogue on Trafficking,...

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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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