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Shipowners, Others To Address Maritime Challenges At Port Summit

19.11.2024

Port economists, ship owners, maritime lawyers, major maritime stakeholders and longstanding maritime journalists are to converge in Lagos to examine, analyse and find lasting solutions to maritime teething problems in the country. The event is billed to hold on December 4, 2024, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos during the maiden edition of Port News Summit...

Bwala Defends Appointment, Says He’s Loyal To Tinubu

19.11.2024

The newly appointed Presidential spokesman, Daniel Bwala, on Monday, defended his appointment as the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications. Bwala who spoke in an interview after his official assumption of office gave the assurance of his 100% loyalty to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and his principal. New...

Students Protest UNILESA’s Tuition Fee Hike From N290,000 To N1.5m

19.11.2024

The National Association of University Students (NAUS), Osun State Campus Monitoring Committee, yesterday condemned the tuition fee hike from N290,000 to N1.5 million at the University of Ilesa (UNILESA). In a statement, Chairman Popoola Olayinka demanded the immediate reversal of the tuition fee. The group said: “This unwarranted increase is a direct contradiction of the...

Celebrating Positive Male Role Models

19.11.2024

International Men’s Day (IMD), first observed in 1999, honours and celebrates men whose lives, achievements, and contributions bring significant change in various spheres, such as family, marriage, childcare, community, and the country at large. International Men’s Day (IMD), observed annually on November 19, is a significant global event that highlights the positive contributions of men...

Trump Plans Mass Deportation Program Using Military

18.11.2024

President-elect of the United States (US), Donald Trump has confirmed his intention to declare a national emergency on border security and employ the military to facilitate the mass deportation of undocumented migrants. Trump made this declaration on Monday via his media platform, Truth Social, where he endorsed a post by a conservative activist claiming he...

Okpebholo Suspends All Consultancy Services In Edo

18.11.2024

In order to streamline financial operations and curb unauthorized revenue collection, the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has announced the immediate suspension of all consultancy services and related providers within the state’s public service. Okpebholo’s directive was conveyed in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor on Monday. According...

Reno Omokri Reacts To Paul Enenche’s Wife’s Statement On Tithing

18.11.2024

Popular political activist and former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has reacted to Paul Enenche’s wife, Becky’s comment on tithing. New Telegraph reports that the clergywoman stirred mixed reactions after she remarked that missing any tithe meant returning to square one. Reacting to her statement, Reno Omokri took to his Instagram page to note that she...

How Will Any Sane Nigerian Believe Any Words Coming From Bwala’s Mouth – HURIWA

18.11.2024

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the decision of President Bola Tinubu to appoint the erstwhile campaign spokesman of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala, as his Special Adviser on Public Communication and Media. The Association opined that Bwala will find it difficult to communicate any meaningful and tangible achievements...

Dayo Amusa Confirms Birth Of First Child

18.11.2024

Nigerian Yoruba actress and singer, Dayo Amusa has announced the arrival of her first child. Dayo Amusa made this announcement on Monday hours after Instagram vlogger, Seyi Oloketuyi, reported the actress welcoming her first child in the United States (US). In a post via her Instagram page, Dayo confirmed the development as she revealed the gender...

‘Mushin Day’ In London Is To Re-Write The Narrative – Organiser

18.11.2024

A London-based Entertainment Promoter, Wole Amodemaja has explained that the rationale behind a yearly event called Mushin Day in London is to re-write the narratives about the misperception of people from Mushin. Amodemaja, who spoke with Tribune Online on Monday, stated that Mushin people are seen as thugs, touts and in fact uneducated, describing it...

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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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