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Customs Arrests 4 Smugglers Over N1.5bn Rice, Recovers N20.7m

17.05.2025

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has intercepted rice, drugs and other contraband worth N1.5 billion in less than one month. It noted that four smugglers were arrested in connection with the contraband as FOU, Zone A was making efforts to protect the Southwest from economic saboteurs. The Controller of...

Motoring Education In Nigerian Schools Necessary–scholar

17.05.2025

Dean of the College of Vocational and Technology Education (COVTED) at Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Professor Anthony Oyetunde Olugbenga Oyenuga, has called for the integration of road signals and safe motoring education into the curricula of both secondary and tertiary institutions across Nigeria. This recommendation, he said, will curb the high rate...

EFCC Arrests Ex- Govt Contractor Over Alleged N30bn Fraud

17.05.2025

The Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested one Bashir B Ibrahim, a former contractor with the Kaduna State Government and Chief Executive Officer of Formal Act Legacy Limited over alleged N30 billion fraud. EFCC in a statement issued by Dele Oyewale, Head, Media & Publicity of the...

Diri Goes Hard On Cultism, Directs Vc To Expel Culprits

17.05.2025

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Friday, gave a stern warning to students engaging in cult activities at the state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU), Wilberforce Island, Amassoma, in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area to withdraw from the institution or be ready for expulsion. Diri also directed the Vice Chancellor and the institution’s management...

Adeleke Seeks Partnership With Lions Clubs For Grassroot Residents

17.05.2025

Governor Ademola Adeleke has called on the Lions Clubs International to partner with his administration to extend humanitarian services and support to underserved communities across Osun State. The governor made the appeal during the 18th Multi-District Convention of Lions Clubs International, attended by over 4,000 members from across Nigeria. Represented by his deputy, Mr. Kola Adewusi,...

SOSG Vows To Checkmate Sale Of Liquor, Intoxicants

17.05.2025

Sokoto State Governor, Dr. Ahmed Aliyu, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that liquor and other intoxicants are not sold within the state. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the reconstructed Shagari Jumu’at Mosque, Governor Aliyu highlighted the recent efforts of the Sokoto State Hisbah Board, particularly their confiscation and destruction of liquor, as...

Kano Tops N’West In FAAC Allocations To LGs In Two Months

17.05.2025

Fresh data obtained from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) reveals that Kano State topped all Northwest states in local government allocations, receiving a total of N42.8 billion from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) during the first two months of 2025. According to the AGF report, Kano’s 44 Local Government...

Bishops Demand Urgent Action On Insecurity In Benue, Plateau

17.05.2025

The Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene in the worsening security crises in Benue and Plateau states, describing the situation as a “de facto state of emergency.” Led by Archbishop Chivir Chianson, Secretary General of the Conference and Chairman of the 2025 Synod Planning Committee, the clergy visited...

Benue Procurement Commission Tasks Contractor On Drainage Restoration

17.05.2025

The Director-General of the Benue State Public Procurement Commission (BSPPC), Comfort Akwonya Adadu, has directed the contractor handling the High-Level Interchange underpass project in Makurdi to fully restore all affected drainage systems at the site to prevent potential flooding. Dr. Akwonya made the directive during an inspection of the ongoing underpass construction in Makurdi, the...

Alia Reaffirms Commitment To Supporting Security Agencies

17.05.2025

The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr.Hyacinth Alia, on Thursday assured that his administration will fully support security agencies to effectively carry out their duty of protecting lives and property across the state. Governor Alia made the pledge during a courtesy visit from a delegation of the Zone 8 Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil...

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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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