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Taraba Police PRO Dies After Prolonged Illness

26.03.2025

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Taraba State Police Command, SP Abdulahi Usman, has reportedly passed away after a prolonged illness. Confirming the death in a statement issued on Wednesday, the Force Public Relations Department described his passing as a heartbreaking loss. New Telegraph gathered that Usman, who served as the spokesperson for the command...

S’Korea Raging Widefire Claims 19 Lives

26.03.2025

No fewer than 19 individuals have been killed in South Korea’s wildfire outbreaks, with multiple raging blazes causing unprecedented damage. New Telegraph gathered that on Tuesday night, the death toll jumped to 19 as wind-driven flames tore through neighbourhoods and razed an ancient temple. According to officers, eighteen people were killed in the wildfires, and a...

Over-Reliance On Osimhen Dangerous For Eagles; Boniface, Others Must Step Up – Emenike

26.03.2025

Former Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has raised concerns over Nigeria’s heavy dependence on Victor Osimhen, warning that it could be risky for the national team. The Eagles have struggled without Osimhen, as evidenced by the fact that they did not win any of their previous 2026 World Cup qualifying matches until the return of...

JD Vance To Join Wife On Greenland Visit

26.03.2025

United States Vice President JD Vance has announced he will be accompanying his wife, Usha Vance, on her scheduled visit to Greenland later this week. JD Vance, in a video post shared on X handle, said, “There is so much excitement around Usha’s visit to Greenland this Friday that I decided I didn’t want her...

FG, OECD Deepen Ties To Drive Economic Reforms

26.03.2025

The Federal Government has expressed commitment to deepening its economic ties with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) with a view to harmonise data systems in order to support reforms, attract investment, and create opportunities for the country’s youth. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, disclosed yesterday...

Nigeria, UK, Others Launch £1.9m To Boost Tech, Innovation Ecosystems

26.03.2025

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has partnered with Nigeria’s Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology (MEST) to launch Sankore, a £1.9 million initiative designed to strengthen science, technology, and innovation (ST&I) in West Africa. The initiative, which falls under the UK-Africa Technology and...

US Imports 2M Barrels Of Jet Fuel From Dangote Refinery

26.03.2025

The United States has imported over two million barrels of jet fuel from Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals this month, according to a statement from the refinery yesterday. It stated that this gave credence to the growing influence of the refinery, which is extending far beyond Africa and the Middle East. It added that this...

Senate Sends Condolence Delegation To Late Clark’s Family

26.03.2025

The Senate, yesterday, set up a delegation to pay a condolence visit to the family of the late Ijaw leader and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau, who made the announcement during plenary, named the Senate Minority Leader, Abba Moro as leader of the delegation. Barau listed other members...

Cardoso Reinforces CBN’s Role In Intellectual Discourse

26.03.2025

…engages Harvard scholars The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reiterated the bank’s commitment to fostering intellectual engagement and policy-driven solutions. Mr. Cardoso made this remark while hosting a delegation of scholars from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) as part of their Africa Trek, which includes visits to Ghana and...

Oborevwori Lauds Tinubu Wife’s Fight Against HIV/AIDS Scourge

26.03.2025

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has advocated free treatment for persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/ AIDS) across the country. This was as Governor Sheriff Oborevwori threw support for the implementation of the First Lady’s advocacy against the scourge in the North-Central and North-West geo-political zones of the country. The wife...

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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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