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Soludo Sets Up Town Union President General Council

30.03.2025

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has dissolved the Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU) following the illegal membership of 18 former President Generals in the body. Additionally, Soludo appointed Vincent Dike, the President General of Orifite Community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area, as the new and substantive President General of all town unions...

NELFUND Registers Over 500,000 Students In Loan Scheme

30.03.2025

The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has announced that over 500,000 Students have been registered under its interest-free loan programme, aimed at enabling students to complete their tertiary education without financial hardship. In a message celebrating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 73rd birthday, Sawyerr expressed appreciation to the President...

Gov Mbah Felicitates With Muslims, Calls For Unity, Tolerance

30.03.2025

The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, on Sunday joined others to celebrates the Muslim faithful in the state and across Nigeria on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr. In his Eid message, Governor Mbah highlighted the values of faith, togetherness, mercy, and charity as essential principles for nation-building....

Lack of financial structures, obstacle to businesses –Adebakin

30.03.2025

The Financial Consultant and Chief Operating Officer, Intense Group, Bukonla Adebakin, has said that many purpose-driven organisations struggle because they lack financial structures and a proper understanding of data to support their mission. Adebakin made this known during a recent event to mark her birthday and her book launch, in Lagos. Speaking at the launch...

World Bank supported water projects fail Nigerians, say CAPPA, stakeholders

30.03.2025

Corporate Accountability & Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has advocated an end to safe water supply projects that have support from the World Bank and other international finance institutions, saying investigations have revealed they are designed to fail while benefiting states end up with huge debts. This is the verdict of stakeholders who joined CAPPA at...

Eid-El-Fitri: Security Ban In Kano’s Best Interest

30.03.2025

The Emir of Kano and Khalifah of Tijaniyya, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reacted to the recent ban on the Sallah Durbar, affirming that the decision is necessary for the enduring peace and development of the State. Sanusi emphasized that the annual traditional festival, usually held at the end of Ramadan, is not a matter of...

Northern CAN Felicitates Muslims, Condemns Killing Of 16 Travellers In Edo

30.03.2025

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has congratulated Muslims in Nigeria and across the world on the successful completion of Ramadan and the celebration of Eid-el-Fitr. In a statement issued on Sunday by Rev. John Joseph Hayab and Bishop Mohammed Naga, the Chairman and...

Lawyers disagree with FG over S’Court Judgement ruling

30.03.2025

Legal controversies have continued to trail the release of funds to the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), despite a Supreme Court ruling that they must be withheld. This, no doubt, has raised critical legal, constitutional, and governance questions among lawyers. According to lawyers, this development challenges the rule of law,...

How Aminu Masari Stopped Me From Quitting Presidential Race

30.03.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday night revealed that his former placeholder, Aminu Masari, alongside a few others, played a crucial role in preventing him from dropping out of the 2023 presidential race. Speaking at a special Iftar held in his honour at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tinubu recalled a moment of doubt during his...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News March 30

30.03.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Sunday, March 30, 2025. Eid-El-Fitr Celebration To Be Observed Sunday – Sultan Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has announced the sighting of the new moon of...

1 … 1,559 1,560 1,561 1,562 1,563 … 2,331

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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