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FG Concessions Hydro Power Plant, Approves Grid Upgrade With New Substations

15.05.2025

The Federal Government has approved two major energy projects in Oyo State aimed at fortifying the national grid and addressing persistent power challenges. The decisions, ratified during Monday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, include reviving and concessioning the decades-old Ikere Gorge Hydropower Plant and constructing a high-capacity new substation in Ibadan, signaling a push to...

Monarch Lauds Nwifuru Over Flag-Off Of Bridge Linking Ebonyi, Benue

15.05.2025

The Traditional Ruler of Enyim community in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Eze WW1 Cyprian Nwekee, has commended Governor Francis Nwifuru for flagging off the construction of a five-span bridge connecting Ebonyi and Benue states. Governor Nwifuru officially flagged off the project on Wednesday, announcing that the bridge is expected to be completed...

Obasanjo Ended It With Strong Political Will- Atiku

15.05.2025

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has credited ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo with decisively quelling the early emergence of Boko Haram in 2002, attributing the swift response to a firm display of political will and leadership. Speaking in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with leaders from the Kogi East Senatorial District, led by former Kogi Deputy Governor...

Better Internet, Power, Water Key To Nigeria’s Economic Growth

15.05.2025

Imagine a Nigeria where the lights stay on, clean water flows into every home, and the internet is fast and reliable. That future may be within reach, thanks to innovations showcased at the Power & Water Nigeria Exhibition and IoT West Africa Conference held in Lagos. The event, which began on May 13 at the...

Opara Urges NASS To Prioritize Electoral Reforms

15.05.2025

Prominent Lawyer and Public Affairs Analyst, Maxwell Opara, has urged the National Assembly to redirect its focus from the controversial rotational presidency bill to critical amendments in the country’s electoral laws, especially in light of judicial observations from the 2023 general elections. Opara made this call during an interview on Arise News, following the House...

Sokoto Govt Partners NSCDC To Enhance State Security

15.05.2025

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening collaboration with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to boost security across the state. Governor Aliyu gave the assurance on Wednesday while receiving the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Ahmad Abubakar Audi, during a courtesy visit to the Government House in...

Obi Commends JAMB Registrar, Says No More Room For Errors

15.05.2025

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, on Thursday commended the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, for admitting to glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). While lauding Oloyede for admitting to the mistakes, Obi, who is also a former...

Lagos LG Election: LP Holds Primaries Friday

15.05.2025

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) on Thursday fixed Friday, May 16, for its chairmanship primaries for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The LP State Chairman, Pastor Dayo Ekong, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen. According to Ekong, the chairmanship primaries would be held...

Sowore Demands Sack Of JAMB Registrar Over UTME Failures, Calls For Board To Be Scrapped

15.05.2025

Human rights activist and presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has called for the immediate resignation or dismissal of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, following widespread failures and acknowledged errors in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The examination body had earlier admitted to technical issues affecting a...

Norwegian Int’l School Unveils Renewable Energy To Promote Sustainability

15.05.2025

In a landmark move towards environmental sustainability and educational innovation, Norwegian International School, Port Harcourt(NIS) has launched a green energy initiative at its Port Harcourt campus. The transformative project positions the school as one of the first in its category in Nigeria to adopt green energy on such a significant scale. A statement signed 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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