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Amadi Rejoices With Pope, Praises Servant-leadership Style

10.05.2025

The Chairman of the Centre for Transparency Advocacy, Dr. Chima Matthew Amadi yesterday said the choice of Pope Leo XIV as the 267th Pope inspires billions all over the world. He said the Pope’s vision is anchored on justice, inclusiveness, humility, dialogue, and a preferential option for the poor. He also said the Pope’s leadership...

Nnaji: Nigeria Needs 100,000mw To Address Energy Deficit

10.05.2025

A former Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, has stated that Nigeria needs at least, available 100,000 megawatts of electricity to meet its energy needs. This is just as he decried that the country’s power sector remained structurally weak, financially unsustainable, and far behind the real energy demands of its population and industries. According...

Alaafin, Emir, Olubadan, Igwe Obosi, Others: How Worsening Insecurity Can Be Tackled Decisively

10.05.2025

Prominent traditional rulers across Nigeria have weighed in on the persistent insecurity troubling the country, offering grassroots-level insights and solutions to mitigate the crisis. The Oluwo of Iwoland, Osun State, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, advocated for the recruitment of more personnel into the Nigerian Police Force and a significant increase in their monthly salaries...

Crude Oil Sales In Naira: Committee Affirms Commitment To Policy Execution

10.05.2025

Stakeholders driving crude and refined product sales in naira initiative have reaffirmed their commitment to the effective and seamless execution of the policy. They renewed the pledge on Friday in Abuja at a follow-on meeting of the technical sub-committee chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale...

Alleged $1.04m Scam: Supreme Court revokes Ajudua’s bail, orders his remand

10.05.2025

The Supreme Court, on Friday, revoked the bail that was granted to Lagos socialite, Fred Ajudua, who is facing trial over his alleged complicity in a $1.43m fraud. In a unanimous decision, a five-member panel of the apex court ordered that he should be returned back to prison custody. It equally ordered the resumption of...

Mass Defection Into APC Shows Tinubu Doing Well, Says APC Chieftain

10.05.2025

A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State, Otunba Dayo Ogunjebe has attributed growing depletion of opposition parties to the APC as a sign of good leadership being offered by President Bola Tinubu. This is just as he absolved the APC of any form of complicity in the series of crises...

Rotary Club Bodija Estate Donates Water Tank To Chicken Market Molete

10.05.2025

Rotary Club of Bodija Estate Ibadan Oyo State has commissioned a water tank for the use of traders at the Chicken Market at Molete Ibadan Oyo State. The Club donated the water tank and rehabilitated the water facility. The President of the club, Rotarian Kingsley Achife, accompanied by the Assistant District Governor of District 9126,...

CBN: Firms Expect Inflation To Remain Stable This Month

10.05.2025

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Inflation Expectations Survey Report for April 2025 has revealed that most firms believe that the level of inflation, which was high in April, will be stable in May. According to the report, released on Friday, the survey indicates that 70 percent of respondents perceived the inflation rate as high...

Edun Rallies Civil Servants’ Support To Fast Track Economic Devt

10.05.2025

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun has called on the ministry’s top management staff to leverage their expertise in driving economic acceleration and fiscal stability of the government to benefit all Nigerians. This call was made yesterday at the 2025 Ministerial Performance Management Retreat, themed “Strengthening Performance...

Oando Launches Scholarship Scheme For Tertiary Institutions’ Students

10.05.2025

Oando Joint Venture (JV), comprising NNPC Exploration and Production Limited (NEPL) and Oando Energy Resources Nigeria Limited (OERNL), has officially launched applications for its 2025/2026 Tertiary Scholarship Scheme, reaffirming its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). In a statement, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando Group Plc, Jubril Adewale Tinubu, noted that the...

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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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