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Sallah Durbar Ban: Emir Sanusi Didn’t Violate Order –Emirate

31.03.2025

The 16th Emir of Kano, Mallam M u h a m m a d u Sanusi II, has denied violating of the banned order on Sallah Durba and other traditional activities, insisting that what he did on Sallah was a normal movement from Eid Ground back to his Palace. Recall that some un-identified miscreants were...

Ogoni: Oil Resumption Wont Create Jobs, But Enrich States –MOSOP

31.03.2025

The Movement for the Sur – vival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has said that it is deceptive for oil resumption merchants to claim that oil resumption will create jobs for Ogoni people, stressing that it will further enrich the country’s 37 states. MOSOP president, Fegalo Nsuke, who fielded questions from reporters in Pot Harcourt...

FY’24: Six Banks’ Personnel Expenses Up 62.7% To N809.8bn

31.03.2025

Six listed deposit money banks (DMBs) spent a total of N809.83 billion as personnel expenses last year, according to the lenders’ audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. This amount is 62.79 per cent, or N312.38 billion, higher than the N497.46 billion that the banks spent as staff costs in 2023. The...

Military Appointments During Emergency Rule Undermine Democracy, Says Audu Ogbeh

31.03.2025

A former Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, has faulted the practice of replacing civilian governors with military appointees during state of emergency. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the ex- minister said President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, Olusegun Obasanjo, had taken similar steps, raising concerns about a return to militarystyle governance. Ogbeh warned that...

Eid El Fitr: Show Love, Compassion To The Vulnerable, Tinubu Tells Muslims

31.03.2025

President Bola Tinubu has urged all Nigerians to embrace the spirit of Eid-el-Fitr by demonstrating greater love and compassion, particularly toward the vulnerable and extending acts of charity to all. He spoke to journalists after the Eid-el-Fitr prayers marking the end of Ramadan at the Abuja National Eid Prayer Ground yesterday. The President urged Nigerians...

EFCC Chair Seeks Stronger Resolve Against Corruption

31.03.2025

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ola Olukoyede, has declared that “We have all it takes to confront and conquer economic and financial crimes” in the country. He maintained that a stronger resolve by the citizens to expose corruption and its associated ills, will bolster the ongoing fight against graft....

Otuaro Calls On People Of N’Delta To Support Tinubu’s Govt

31.03.2025

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has described President Bola Tinubu as national treasure who has made invaluable contributions to the growth of democratic governance in the country. He said it is a beautiful thing that the President, a patriot with steering democratic credentials, is at the helm of affairs,...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News March 31

31.03.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Monday, March 31, 2025. Eid-El-Fitr: Stand For Justice, Rule Of Law, PDP Tells Nigerians The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called on Nigerians, especially those in leadership positions, to re-dedicate themselves to selfless service. In a statement issued by...

Eid-El-Fitr: Sanusi Backs Sallah Durbar Ban

31.03.2025

The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has expressed support for the ban on the Sallah Durbar. According to him, the ban is in the best interest of peace and stability in the state. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, who hosted Islamic scholars and prominent personalities on Saturday, said the annual traditional...

PDP Tackles Okpebholo Over Uromi Killings

31.03.2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday blamed Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo for the killing of some travellers accused of kidnappings in Uromi in the Esan North East Local Government Area. In a statement by spokesman Chris Nehikhare, Edo PDP Caretaker Committee said the killings had exposed the absence of coherent security framework in 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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