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Kwara Delegation Visits Shonga, Begins Probe Of Rice Plantation Flooding

26.01.2025

…Govt donates relief materials as victims lose huge farmlands to flood Kwara State Government delegation has visited Shonga in Edu Local Government Area of the state to establish the causes of the unusual flooding that submerged rice farmlands stretching thousands of hectares. Led by the Deputy Chief of Staff (DCoS) Princess Bukola Babalola, the delegation...

Again, Gunmen Abduct Young Lady In Kano After Extorting N8m

26.01.2025

A group of unknown gunmen stormed Garo town in Kabo Local Government Area, abducting a lady identified as Zainab after extorting N8 million from the family. Zainab family had negotiated for the release of their first daughter, a secondary school graduate, after paying a ransom of N8 million, but the defiant gunmen whisked Zainab away...

Etsu Nupe Backs SV-NED/NYSC Groundbreaking Projects In Niger

26.01.2025

…Projects will transform Niger State, align with President Tinubu’s agenda – Ajayi-Labinjo The Etsu Nupe, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr Yahaya Abubakar, (CFR), has expressed his support to the innovative and transformative projects embarked upon by the Silicon Valley Nigeria Economic Development (SV-NED INC USA/SV-NED Energy Ltd), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the...

Troops Kill 70 Terrorists In NE Clearance Operations

26.01.2025

No fewer than 70 suspected terrorists, including three commanders, were killed in a clearance operation conducted by troops of Operation Hadin Kai within the Timbuktu Triangle in the North East theatre, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed on Sunday. It, however, regretted the killing in action of 22 soldiers, with “several others” sustaining varying degrees of...

Orji Kalu Mourns Victims Of Tanker Explosion, Condoles With Enugu Govt

26.01.2025

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, representing Abia North Senatorial District, is saddened by the tragic fuel tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday, January 25, 2025, in Ugwu Oyeama, Enugu State. The unfortunate incident took place along the Ugwu-Onyeama section of the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway when a fuel tanker lost control, leading to an explosion that claimed lives...

Senate President Tasks Nigerian College of Accountancy Graduates To Uphold Integrity

26.01.2025

Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio has charged the graduates of the Nigerian College of Accountancy to uphold the highest level of integrity and accountability in the discharge of their assigned responsibilities. The Senate President stated this at the weekend during the 11th convocation ceremony of the College in Kwall, near Jos, Plateau State. Akpabio represented...

Kwara Gov Orders Probe Of ‘Shonga Flooding’, Commiserates With Victims

26.01.2025

…Govt team visits community Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has set up a committee to investigate the unusual flooding of several rice farmlands in Shonga, Edu Local Government Area of the State. Governor AbdulRazaq inaugurated the committee on Sunday in a statement made available to New Telegraph in Ilorin, Kwara State Capital. The statement reads,...

Netizens React As Yul Edochie Unfollows Daughter On Instagram

26.01.2025

Controversial Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has sparked waves of reactions on social media as he unfollows his daughter, Danielle on Instagram. Sunday Telegraph recalls that Danielle had earlier unfollowed Yul on Instagram after he married a second wife, Judy Austin in April 2022. In a recent development, Yul Edochie has also unfollowed his daughter, Daniella,...

NDLEA Arrests Multiple Suspects In Nationwide Drug Busts

26.01.2025

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday announced the arrest of suspects and seizures of drugs across several states in Nigeria. The NDLEA announced the series of breakthroughs in its fight against drug trafficking in a statement issued by its Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi in Abuja. According to the agency,...

NGOs Donate Food Items, Conduct Medical Tests For Lagos Community

26.01.2025

The Charity Ayo Foundation, in collaboration with the Sylvester Charity Foundation and three other organisations, have donated food items and conducted medical tests for underprivileged members of the Ojota Community in Lagos. Other participating NGOs in the outreach, tagged; “Operation Feed Lagos”, include Let’s Plan Africa, the Sexual Purity Academy, and Adbec.During the donation ceremony,...

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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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