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Osun NSCDC Deploys 1,750 Personnel

29.03.2025

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, Igbalawole Sotiyo, has ordered round-the-clock security across the State to ensure a peaceful Eid-al-Fitr celebration. According to the Command spokesperson, Kehinde Adeleke, Sotiyo gave this directive during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders and Divisional Officers at the Command headquarters. He...

Sokoto Adopts Protocol To Curb Rising Cases Of Heavy Metal Poisoning

29.03.2025

The Sokoto State Government has raised an alarm over the increasing cases of suspected heavy metal poisoning in some Local Government Areas across the State. According to the State Commissioner for Health, Faruk Umar Abubakar, the Government has taken immediate measures to address the situation. Abubakar disclosed that a stakeholders’ meeting was convened to discuss...

Gov AbdulRazaq Excited As Ilorin Aviation College Graduates 19 Pilots

29.03.2025

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has emphasized the role of discipline and teamwork in achieving success as the International Aviation College, Ilorin, as the institution graduated 19 Student pilots, including 10 enrollees from the Nigerian Army, which serves as the highest in the history of the training School. Speaking at the graduation ceremony in Ilorin...

Anambra Police Assure Muslims Of Security

29.03.2025

The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Ikioye Orutugu, has assured the Muslim faithful in the State of adequate security during the Eid al-Fitr festival. The Police Commissioner gave this assurance on Friday while briefing Journalists on the command’s crime-fighting efforts over the past two weeks. According to Orutugu, the Police, as the lead agency in...

UNIZIK Names University Hospital After Ifeanyi Ubah

28.03.2025

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) marked a historic milestone on Friday with the official unveiling of its University Hospital, now named in honour of the late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. The ceremony, a highlight of the University’s convocation festivities, drew a distinguished crowd, including academic leaders, political figures, and community members, to celebrate the legacy of...

Ogun Police Record Lower Crime Rate In Q1 2025

28.03.2025

The Ogun State Police Command has announced a significant reduction in crime rates for the first quarter of 2025, attributing its success to the continuous support of Governor Dapo Abiodun, technical and logistical assistance from the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as well as public cooperation and collaboration with other security agencies. Additionally, the Command...

Lagos Water Security: Experts Emphasize On Collaboration

28.03.2025

A Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Lagos, Temilola Oluseyi, has said that over 22 million people in Lagos rely on groundwater for survival. She made this statement during the 2025 World Water Day Commemorative Symposium, held at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in Alausa on Tuesday, March...

Northern Gov Condemn Mob Attack On Travellers In Edo

28.03.2025

…Demands Full Investigation and Justice The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has vehemently condemned the horrific murder of travelers from Northern Nigeria in the Udune Efandion community of Uromi, Edo State. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, described the attack as a gross violation of human rights,...

Gombe Govt Shares 25,000 Bags Of Rice Donated By Dangote Foundation

28.03.2025

…Targets Religious Groups, CSOs, PWDs, Other Vulnerable Persons As part of ongoing efforts to support the less privileged, the Gombe State Government, under the leadership of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has commenced the distribution of 25,000 bags of 10kg rice, donated by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, to vulnerable people and households across the state. Speaking...

Adeleke Did Not Appoint Nephew As OSCOTECH Deputy Rector – Mgt

28.03.2025

The management of Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, has dismissed claims that the State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has appointed his nephew as the Deputy Rector of the Institution, noting that such reports are inaccurate and misleading. Addressing Journalists in Osogbo on Friday, the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Abdulfatai Tijani, clarified that the polytechnic system...

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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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