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Residents Oppose LCDA’s Alleged Leadership Imposition

04.03.2025

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Magodo Residents Association (UMRA) has threatened legal action against the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area (LCDA) over alleged plans to impose an interim leadership. The residents accused the Ikosi-Isheri LCDA Chairperson, Samiat Bada, of exceeding her constitutional powers by attempting to cancel a credible election and impose her preferred candidates....

Driver, Motor Boy Burnt In Ibadan Tanker Explosion

04.03.2025

Tragedy struck at Orita Challenge, Ibadan, Oyo State capital in the early hours of Tuesday when a petroleum tanker driver and his motor boy were burnt to death. The incident occured when their tanker lost control, hit a concrete, overturned and burst into flames. Though the identities of the driver and his apprentice were not...

Delta Leads ACJA Implementation In Nigeria

04.03.2025

Delta State Government has yet again ranked first in the implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Act among the 36 states in Nigeria. Speaking to journalists during the official handover of the award in Asaba, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ekemejero Ohwovoriole, SAN, dedicated the award to Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and officers in...

Why Veritasi Homes Leads Transformation In Real Estate Industry – CEO

04.03.2025

In what has been hailed as one of the most transformative real estate conferences in Nigeria, Veritasi Homes and Properties Limited, in collaboration with the prestigious Lagos Business School (LBS), has solidified its position at the heart of Nigeria’s real estate revolution through the Veritasi Realtor’s Conference 2025. The conference, which held in Lagos yesterday...

There’s Need To Build Peace Agents In Communities –Group

04.03.2025

A group, the Bayelsa State Peace Architecture of Search for Common Ground, has emphasised the need to build peace agents in rural communities of Niger Delta to guarantee lasting peace. Speaking at the weekend in Yenagoa, during a meeting of the state peace architecture comprising of Stakeholders from communities, state and from the security agencies,...

Derivation: Oil-Producing States’ Earnings Up 10.4% To N125bn

04.03.2025

The 13 per cent derivation revenue payments to Nigeria’s oil-producing states from the Federation account rose by 10.40 per cent or N11.80 billion to N125.28 billion in January this year, compared with N113.48 billion in the previous month, New Telegraph’s analysis of the latest communiqué issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shown....

Edo Guber: Tribunal Reserves Judgment On Ighodalo’s Petition

04.03.2025

The Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja yesterday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, challenging the outcome of the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of...

Mbah Inaugurates Local Govt Service Commission, Harps On Inclusive Devt

04.03.2025

Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the recently reconstituted Enugu State Local Government Service Commission, tasking the appointees on a productive and efficient local government system to ensure the success of the administration’s drive for inclusive development and prosperity. The Commission has Nana Ogbodo as chairman, Peter Nnaji as member I, Mrs Florence Igboji as member...

Anambra Guber: Aspirants Shun PDP Nomination Form

04.03.2025

Barely two days to the end of sale of nomination form for the November Anambra State governorship election, no aspirant has obtained the nomination form of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party, in the timetable released by the National Organising Secretary (NOS) Capt Umar Bature (rtd), announced the date for sale of expression of...

6th S’East State Should Be Created From Anioma –Kalu

04.03.2025

The Senator representing Abia North, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has voiced support for the creation of Anioma State from the present Delta State as the sixth state for the South East geopolitical zone. The South-East region is the only zone in Nigeria with only five states and leaders from the zone have been clamouring for...

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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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