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EFCC Arraigns Lawyer In Enugu Over Alleged N12m Land Fraud

28.01.2025

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Barrister Benjamin Chukwuemeka Nwobodo before Justice F.O. Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Enugu State. New Telegraph gathered that the lawyer was arraigned on a five-count charge of forgery and obtaining by false pretence money amounting to N12 million. One of the charges...

Benue IDP Farm Project To Equip Victims

28.01.2025

…Action plan for durable solutions to create pathways for IDPs’ safe return The Benue State Government on Tuesday said the flag-off of the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) farm project at Tyo-Mu in Makurdi Local Government Area targeting six council areas heavily affected by displacement will equip victims with the means to rebuild their lives through...

Lagos, FG Sign MoU On 68km Rail Project

28.01.2025

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday announced it has signed an MoU with the Federal Government’s Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) to kick-start exploratory work on the development of the Green Line project. This is contained in a statement issued by the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, who said the 68...

Tinubu, Osinbajo Meet At African Energy Summit In Tanzania

28.01.2025

During the Mission 300 African Energy Summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The encounter between the two Nigerian leaders marks a significant moment at the high-profile summit, which brought together key stakeholders to address Africa’s energy future. President Tinubu, who...

Sanwo-Olu Celebrates Ex Lagos Deputy Gov Pedro On 70th Birthday

28.01.2025

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has extended warm congratulations to former Deputy Governor of the state, Otunba Femi Pedro on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In a heartfelt message on Tuesday, the Governor said on behalf of his wife, family, the good people and the government of Lagos State, as well as the...

Abia Lawmaker Ikwechegh Recounts Taxi Driver Incident

28.01.2025

Alex Ikwechegh, a member representing Aba North & South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has said that his squabble with a Bolt driver in Abuja in October 2024 increased his popularity among Nigerians as the man who makes things disappear. New Telegraph recalls that last October, Nigerians were outraged when a video of...

Presidency Lauds Wike For Changing FCT Landscape

28.01.2025

President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi on Tuesday declared that the landscape of Abuja, the nation’s capital is changing due to the determination of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The Presidency commendation is coming a few hours after Wike bagged the Minister of the...

Tinubu Pledges Universal Energy Access For Nigerians

28.01.2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to achieving universal energy access for Nigerians by 2030. President Tinubu gave this assurance during his address at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania on Tuesday, January 28. Joined by African leaders, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, International Finance institution heads,...

You’ve Bloggers, I’ve God, Mercy Chinwo Speaks Up Amid Legal Tussle With Ex-Manager

28.01.2025

Renowned Nigerian gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo has opened up about the challenges she faced with her former record label boss, Ezekiel ThankGod, popularly known as Eezee Concept. In a video titled, “You have bloggers, I have God,” and shared on her page on Tuesday, Mercy Chinwo finally addressed the alleged bullying, threats, and tarnishing of...

Awori Indigenes Laud Tinubu, Task Opeifa To Revamp Rail Sector

28.01.2025

The National President of the Awori Welfare Association of Nigeria (AWAN), Chief Mohammed Ajibola Olagbaye has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing a former commissioner for transport, Mr. Kayode Opeifa as the new chairman of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). Chief Olagbaye’s commendation came in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary of...

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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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