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Jonathan’s 2015 Election Role Marked Him Out As Great African Leader –Envoy

01.04.2025

The Executive Secretary of the International Supreme Council for Peace Africa (ISCP), Ambassador Simeon Uwah, has observed that the concession by the former President Goodluck Jonathan, in the 2015 general election will continue to remain a model for leadership in Africa’s nascent democracy. Speaking with journalists in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital, to commemorate...

Meningitis: NCDC Reports 74 Deaths, Worries Over Rising Cases

01.04.2025

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) yesterday raised concerns over the increasing number of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) cases across the country, saying its peak season is between November and May. The latest figures indicate a surge in infections, with 807 suspected cases and 74 deaths reported across 22 states and the Federal...

Ekiti Airport Targets 24-Hour Flight Operations – Oyebanji

01.04.2025

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has revealed that efforts are underway to ensure that the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport operates 24-hour flight services, making the route more competitive and economically viable. The Governor expressed satisfaction with the significant economic improvement recorded in the State over the past two and a half years, promising to intensify...

All Hands Must Be On Deck To Fight Drug Abuse

01.04.2025

The Assistant Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bayelsa State, Godwin Erepa, has called for collective efforts to combat drug abuse in society. Speaking on Tuesday during the fifth edition of the State Peace Architecture stakeholders’ meeting in Yenagoa, Erepa disclosed that out of every five people abusing drugs, one is likely...

Environmentalists Advocate Wildlife Conservation, Waste-To-Wealth Initiative

01.04.2025

Environmentalists across Nigeria have called on the African Union (AU) to adopt a robust policy for African wildlife conservation, prevent the extinction of African elephants, and promote the waste-to-wealth initiative through art. Former Ondo State Commissioner for Environment, Funso Esan, and the State’s Goodwill Ambassador for Environment, Olayemi Olapeju, alongside other environmentalists, made the appeal...

TCI Lauds Media Team As Sokoto Tops Family Planning Users

01.04.2025

The Challenge Initiative (TCI) and Devcom Network State Manager, Bello Abubakar Kilgori, has congratulated the media team for their outstanding performance in promoting family planning methods in Sokoto State. Their efforts have significantly increased the number of people seeking family planning and contraceptive services, making Sokoto the top-performing State among the ten States implementing child...

Lagos Reaffirms Legality Of Speed Limit Rules

01.04.2025

On Tuesday, the Lagos State Government reaffirmed the legality of the speed limit regulations, emphasizing the need for motorists to comply in the interest of safety. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, who made this known, cited Section 28(2)(a) of the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law (2018) as the legal foundation for...

Sen Moro Decries Rising Insecurity In Otukpo, Calls For Urgent Action

01.04.2025

The Senate Minority Leader and Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly, Sen. Abba Moro, has expressed deep concern over the escalating insecurity in Otukpo. The lawmaker, while reacting to the recent wave of killings and kidnappings in the town, condemned the heinous attacks, describing them as a serious threat to...

Over 60,000 Entrepreneurs Apply For 2025 MSMEs Award – Presidency

01.04.2025

The Job Creation and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Secretariat (Office of the VicePresident) says over 60, 000 small business enterprenuers across the country have so far applied for the 2025 MSMEs award. Mr Temitola AdekunleJohnson, Special Adviser to the President on Job Creation and MSMEs, said this in a statement on Monday in...

Save Pensioners From Poverty, APC Chieftain Begs Tinubu

01.04.2025

Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to look into the plights of contributory pensioners in the country. Oyintiloye made this appeal while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo, Osun State Capital. The former lawmaker noted that delayed or non-payment of...

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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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