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Man Bags 7 Years Imprisonment For Cult Membership

23.11.2024

A Special Anti-Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Friday sentenced 27-year-old Afeeze Ishola to seven years in prison for belonging to a secret cult. According to the Magistrate, Mr J.A Akan, the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty as charged. Akan also held that the evidence presented by the...

Edo Gov’t Discovers Over 200 Missing Government Vehicles

23.11.2024

The chairman of the Edo State Government’s Vehicle Recovery Committee, Kelly Okungbowa, has revealed that more than 200 government vehicles are currently unaccounted for. Within just 24 hours of its formation, the committee successfully recovered three vehicles which include a Hilux van and two Toyota Hiace buses in a private residence. Okungbowa disclosed that the...

NLC Stands Firm On December 1 Ultimatum

23.11.2024

The national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reaffirmed its December 1, 2024, deadline for state governors to implement the new minimum wage. The Labour Union who disclosed this in a statement issued by NLC’s Head of Protocol and Public Relations, Benson Upah warned that non-compliance with the directive will not be tolerated....

Navy Arrests Petrol Smuggling Syndicate In Akwa Ibom

23.11.2024

The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the coastal waters of Ibaka, in the Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, disclosed it smashed a syndicate specializing in smuggling petroleum products and other contraband goods to Cameroon and other countries within the Gulf of Guinea region. The Commanding Officer (CO) of the Base,...

Only Selfish Men Are Intimidated By A Woman’s Success

23.11.2024

Nollywood actress and content creator, Olukemi-Niyi Aluko, better known as Diva Gold has opined that only selfish and gullible men feel threatened by a woman’s achievements. Diva Gold who spoke in a recent interview emphasised that a successful woman should be a source of pride for her partner. The actress also shared her experience with...

Destabilizing PDP Part Of Our Duty As Ruling Party- APC Chieftain

23.11.2024

Amid several allegations by the opposition parties, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cletus Obun on Friday claimed that it is part of the party’s duty to destabilize the opposition parties, including the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP). The former Chairman of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, (CNPP) in Cross River State made...

Reward Your Allies Or Face Backlash, APC Chieftain Tells Tinubu

23.11.2024

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Cletus Obun, has warned President Bola Tinubu to retrace his steps, especially in the area of appointments. The politician, who appeared on Friday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, said Tinubu is being led into committing political suicide by certain people. Obun lamented that members of the...

Ugochinyere Criticizes Wike, Says He Wants To Destabilize PDP

23.11.2024

A House of Representatives member representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State, Hon Ikenga Ugochinyere has blamed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, for destabilizing the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP). Ugochinyere who spoke in an interview on Friday alleged that Wike wants to destroy the opposition party. It would be recalled...

Top 15 Weekly Sport News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News

23.11.2024

Here is New Telegraph’s weekly Sports news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines from Monday, November 18 to Saturday, November 23, 2024. CAF AWARDS: Lookman, Nwabali Make Short Lists Overwhelming favourite Ademola Lookman and Stanley Nwabali have made the five-man short lists for the 2024 CAF Awards. CAF announced that Ademola...

S’Falcons To Battle Tunisia, Algeria, Botswana In Group B

23.11.2024

Nigeria’s Super Falcons will face two North Africans teams, Tunisia and Algeria, as well as Botswana in Group B at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The draw was conducted on Friday evening at the Technical Centre of the Mohamed VI Football Complex in Sale, outside Rabat. Recalls that the Super Falcons recently...

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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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