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New foreign terror gang, ‘Lakurawa’ kills 17 in Kebbi

10.11.2024

Gunmen suspected to be members of the Lakurawa (a new Terror Group), on Friday night killed 17 people in an attack on Mera village in Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State, while trying to rustle cattle. A resident reported that the attackers entered the village around 1am, stole cattle, and exchanged gunfire with residents...

1st Lady flags-off distribution of 45,000 tablets to 9 N’Delta states

10.11.2024

First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has flaggedoff the distribution of 45,000 U-lesson tablets to nine Niger Delta states. This was to ensure that the country achieved Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), which seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. The First Lady, through her Renewed Hope...

Tinubu departs for Joint ArabIslamic Summit in S/Arabia

10.11.2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja today for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. The Summit will commence on Monday tomorrow. According to a release by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the summit is being held at the invitation of King...

Remi Tinubu denies organising national prayer event

10.11.2024

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has denied reports that she would be organizing a Christian national prayer. An announcement by her spokesperson, Bisola Kukoyo, read “This is to clarify and inform the general public that the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON is not organizing a National Prayer. “The news making...

CJN, Sanusi, Fashola, Ajayi, others urge judges to uphold moral uprightness

10.11.2024

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun; Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammad Sanusi; former Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola; Chaplain, Emmanuel Chapel Methodist Church, The Very Rev (Prof) Konyinsola Ajayi; former Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Liasu Jinadu andMasjid Al Furqan, Kano and former Special Adviser to the...

We won’t cede any part of Ogun to other states –Abiodun

10.11.2024

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured the people of Ogun Waterside Local Government Area that his administration would not cede any part of the state to other states in the country. Governor Abiodun gave the assurance at a meeting with representatives of the local government, made up of traditional rulers, technocrats, and prominent...

2027: APC mulls new zoning arrangement

10.11.2024

There are strong indications that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may be tinkering with a plan to review its present zoning arrangement for the National Working Committee (NWC) offices. The party is also said to be considering bringing in a former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, as its National Chairman. Anyim is at...

Economists: What Nigerian’re to expect from Trump’s 2nd coming

10.11.2024

As Donald Trump begins his second term as US president on January 20, he’s set to intensify his ‘America First’ approach to foreign policy and international relations. But this pragmatic, investment-centred vision isn’t entirely bad news for the African continent, analysts say. In the current Joe Biden’s presidency, the picture looked very different. His administration’s...

Ondo Poll: APC, PDP fight dirty as two ex-Dep Govs battle

10.11.2024

With less than one week left to the Ondo State governorship candidates, there are indications that the poll may witness low turnout of voters. That is no thanks to the current economic quagmire. This is even as the leading candidates have embarked on mudslinging in order to sway the hearts of the electorates. Sunday Telegraph’s...

Tinubu Arrives In Saudi For Joint Arab-Islamic Summit

10.11.2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital to participate in the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit. Sunday Telegraph had earlier reported that President Tinubu is expected to address a number of critical regional issues, with particular emphasis on the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict at the summit. This contained in a statement issued...

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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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