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Dangote Cement Empowers Benue Women With Cash Grants

21.05.2025

In a bold boost for women entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Dangote Cement Plc has empowered businesswomen in host communities in Benue State with cash grants, thus deepening business activities in the State. The women empowerment programme came months after the Dangote Cement in Gboko increased bursary payments to students of host communities by more than 100...

FG Takes Delivery, to Sell Emefiele’s 753-Unit Housing Estate

21.05.2025

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development yesterday officially took delivery of a 753-unit housing estate formerly owned by embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The ministry said the property was handed over by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mabushi, Abuja. The Director, Press and...

NcoS: Seven Inmates Escape From Osun Custodial Centre

21.05.2025

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) said yesterday that seven inmates escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ilesa, Osun State, “following the rainfall that breached the security of its facility”. A statement signed by its spokesperson, DCC Umar Abubakar, disclosed that the incident occurred at about noon, Tuesday. Consequently, the Service has activated measures...

Gulf of Guinea: Immigration Mobilises Customs, Police to Tackle Terrorism Threats

21.05.2025

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and police are working with international security organisations to tackle terrorism and other criminal activities on the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Speaking at the opening ceremony of ongoing Regional Workshop on Maritime Border Security organised by the NIS yesterday, Comptroller-General Kemi Nana Nandap said the focus...

14th Emirship: React To Allegation You Took Bribe to Install Sanusi, Hayatu Tells Ganduje

21.05.2025

A Kano political critic Bashir Hayatu aka Gentile has asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Umar Ganduje to react to the allegation that he received a bribe to ensure that Sanusi Lamido was picked as the 14th Emir of Kano. Darma in on radio alleged that Ganduje, then- Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s deputy...

Oyo Govt Commiserates With Family Of Slain Student

21.05.2025

The Oyo State Government has commiserated with the family of a secondary school boy slain during a Routine Traffic Infraction Operation on Alakia Old Road, Ibadan, describing the incident as sad, shocking and painful. It stated that the state government would work with the Oyo State Police Command to investigate the matter and ensure that...

US Consulate, Foundation Inaugurate Adegbite Fellowship for Young Nigerian Journalists

21.05.2025

The US Consulate General in Lagos and the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) have launched the Adejumobi Adegbite Fellowship for Young Journalists, a programme designed to support early-career Nigerian journalists. The fellowship honours the late Adejumobi Adegbite, a journalist and Information Specialist at the US Consulate Lagos, who passed away in July 2023. With support...

How Oborevwori Created Over 250,000 Jobs for Youths – Ossai

21.05.2025

The Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mr Ossai Ovie Success, to the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, has analysed how the M.O.R.E Agenda of his administration has recorded significant stride in reducing unemployment among youths in the state. The media aide said within two years in office, the governor has implemented various welfarism initiatives that...

Court Hears Jurisdiction Objection In Case Against Ukutt, Others June 5

21.05.2025

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed June 5, 2025, for the hearing of all pending motions in the ₦32 billion fraud case instituted by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) against Victor Ukutt and Whoba Ugwunna Ogo, the latter reportedly at large. The case centres on allegations of...

NSE Signs Landmark Product Endorsement Deal With COSTECH

21.05.2025

In a significant move aimed at fostering local content promotion and technological advancement within the Engineering sector, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Costech Computers Limited, a wholly indigenous and globally recognized tech solutions provider. The official signing ceremony took place at the National Engineering Centre...

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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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