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Afe Babalola Wins ‘African Man Of The Year In Food Security’ Again

27.04.2025

The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola, has once again emerged as the ‘2024 African Man of the Year in Food Security.’ The honour was conferred by the Initiative for Green Sustainability. With this latest achievement, Babalola becomes the first African to win the award twice, having earlier received it in...

OAU Endorses Soludo Ahead Tinubu’s Visit

27.04.2025

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu concludes arrangements for a working visit to Anambra State, leaders of the Old Aguata Union (OAU) have endorsed the second-term bid of Governor Charles Soludo ahead of the November 8 gubernatorial election. Contractors working on the New Government House, Awka, have already begun handing over more than thirty completed buildings,...

Benue: 50 Communities Displaced By Herdsmen

27.04.2025

Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Sunday disclosed that over 50 communities across five Local Government Areas in the state have been sacked by armed herdsmen. The agency made this known in a report titled ‘Displaced Communities in Benue State Where Fulanis Have Settled with Their Cows’. The report of the agency comes amid renewed...

Five Dead In Rivers Oil Explosion

27.04.2025

At least five persons have been confirmed dead following an explosion that occurred in a residential area of Omoku, the headquarters of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Saturday. Confirming the tragic incident, the Environmentalist and Executive Director of the Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre, Fyneface Dumnamene, in a statement said the incident...

Sokoto Govt Urges Project Ownership, Cautions Hajj Screening Team

27.04.2025

The Sokoto State Commissioner of Health, Faruk Umar Abubakar Wurno, has advised residents to take ownership of projects executed by the state government in their areas. Wurno also charged the State’s medical screening team for the upcoming Hajj exercise to conduct their assignment diligently. The Commissioner made the call after inspecting the renovation of primary...

Ignore Calls To Dump LP, Olorunfemi Urges Peter Obi

27.04.2025

The Deputy National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, on Sunday, advised Peter Obi to ignore all calls to dump the party ahead of the 2027 general election. Speaking during an interview, Olorunfemi, who was the LP candidate in the 2024 Ondo governorship election, emphasized that Obi should rather focus on rebuilding...

Koundé’s Late Strike Secures Copa del Rey Glory For Barca Against R’Madrid

27.04.2025

Jules Koundé scored a stunning late goal as Barcelona edged Real Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling Copa del Rey final on Saturday night in Seville. Barcelona took an early lead through Pedri, who swept a precise finish into the top-left corner after being set up by Lamine Yamal at the edge of the area. The...

HOSTCON Celebrates Pondi On His Chieftaincy Conferment

27.04.2025

The Host Communities Producing Oil, Gas and Pipeline Impacted States Youth Council of Nigeria (HOSTCON) has congratulated Godfrey Tare Pondi, General Manager of Operations at Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, on his chieftaincy conferment as Ibe-Ebidouwei of the ancient Gbaramatu Kingdom in Delta State. In a statement issued shortly after the conferment by His Royal...

How Building Regulatory Failure Endangers Lives Of Fawehinmi’s Family – Coalition

27.04.2025

Concerned by what it considered a permanent threat to the security and safety of the lives of family and property of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN ), a coalition of friends and associates has raised the alarm over what they perceive as a brazen act of injustice against the family of the rights...

Abiodun, Bakare Extol Marital Virtues At Achudume’s Wedding

27.04.2025

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Reverend Tunde Bakare, have highlighted the importance of family values and godly parenting in building a better society, saying marriage is a fulfillment of parental responsibilities. The duo spoke at the beautiful celebration of love and faith of Pastor...

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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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