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Fire Engulfs Kara Market, Destroys Grain Stores, Shops

02.03.2025

On Saturday, a devastating fire broke out at a popular Kara Market, which specializes in grains and other commodities in Sokoto State. The blaze, which began in the early hours of Saturday,March 1, ravaged the entire market, reducing numerous grain stores and shops to ashes. Although the cause of the fire remains unknown, members of...

Benue Communities Under Siege, Alia Cries Out

01.03.2025

Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has expressed grief over the growing insecurity ravaging parts of the state, saying many ‘communities are still under siege’ by the activities of armed herdsmen insurgents. The Governor also lamented that the large deposits of mineral resources, including gold and lithium domiciled in the Kwande local government area of...

Cleric Urges FG To Embrace Community Policing

01.03.2025

Former Chairman of the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC), Kwara State chapter and Vice Chairman of the Kwara State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Moses Ademola Popoola, has called on the Federal Government to take decisive actions in addressing inflation and insecurity, stressing that price control and community policing are critical to national stability....

AbdulRazaq Greets Muslims On Commencement Of Fasting

01.03.2025

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has joined the Muslim community worldwide, especially in the state, to joyfully welcome Ramadan, the ninth lunar month in which fasting is prescribed for Muslims. The Governor specifically congratulated the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, CFR, on the dawn of the...

NAFDAC Blacklists Indian Firm Over Importation Of Hard Drugs

01.03.2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday said it blacklisted an Indian firm, Aveo Pharmaceuticals Pvt Limited, over alleged production and importation of dangerous opioid combinations in West Africa, including Nigeria. In a statement signed by its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the agency accused the Indian company of producing...

Mustapha Empowers Constituents With Agric Tools

01.03.2025

The Senator representing Kwara Central Senatorial District, Saliu Mustapha, has launched a multi-billion naira mega empowerment programme, tagged “Alubarika 1.0: Agricultural & Human Capital Development Empowerment Programme”. The event, which took place at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, on Friday, marked a significant effort to empower farmers,...

Kano Anti-Graft Agency Arrests LG Chair For Alleged Land Fraud

01.03.2025

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Abdullahi Mohammed, Chairman of Kiru Local Government Area, for allegedly selling vast land worth over N100 million meant for the Kafin Maiyaki Mini Stadium. According to the investigation, a company called Mahasum purchased the plots of land allocated for the Kafin Maiyaki Mini Stadium, but...

Akpabio’s Wife Defends Husband Against Natasha’s Sexual Advances Allegation

01.03.2025

Unoma Ekaette Akpabio, wife of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has dismissed allegations of sexual harassment made against her husband by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpoti-Uduaghan made the weighty allegation during a Friday interview on Arise Television, in which she said Akpabio not only made unwanted sexual advances but also blocked her motions in...

Deputy Speaker Kalu Celebrates Senator Abaribe On 70th Birthday

01.03.2025

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has congratulated Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on his 70th birthday, commending his dedication to public service. Kalu also commended Abaribe’s tireless commitment to the people of Abia South Senatorial District he represents at the Senate, acknowledging his remarkable legacy as a voice for equity and justice...

Tinubu Signs 2025 Budget Into Law

01.03.2025

President Bola Tinubu on Friday signed the 2025 appropriation bill of ₦27.5 trillion into law, New Telegraph reports. President Tinubu’s signing followed the 10th National Assembly approval on Thursday, February 13th, after a series of revisions. New Telegraph reports that Tinubu signed it in his office at the State House in Abuja. Recall that the...

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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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