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Okpebholo Suspends Revenue Collection, Goes After Defaulters

14.11.2024

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday directed the immediate suspension of collection of all revenues in the state, especially in motor parks and others, until further notice Governor Okpebholo also ordered the State Commissioner of Police to arrest anyone who flouts the order. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,...

Road Project: Nnewi Residents Lament, Count Losses

14.11.2024

Thousands of property, shops, billboards, motor parks and other businesses along Owerri Road Nnewi, Anambra State, were on Tuesday demolished to give way for a road dualisation project. It was gathered that the project would start from Agulu through Nnewi to Onitsha-Owerri Road. Some of the property and shop owners were counting their losses, lamenting...

Obaseki Embarks On Vacation, Medical Check-Up After Tenure

14.11.2024

The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has embarked on a vacation following the conclusion of his tenure. This was confirmed in a statement by his Media Adviser, Crusoe Osagie, on Wednesday. According to Osagie, the former governor is taking time off to rest and undergo a medical check-up after 8 years of...

Man Fakes Own Kidnapping To Evade Arrest In Ogun

14.11.2024

The Ogun State Amotekun Corps on Wednesday arrested a 41-year-old man identified as Enitan Awoyemi for allegedly staging his kidnapping as a means to avoid his financial debt in Irolu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Amotekun Corps confirmed his arrest in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Corps Commander Alade Adedigba....

With 1999 Constitution, Even Angel Gabriel Can’t Solve Nigeria’s Divisiveness – Anayoku

14.11.2024

Former Common – wealth SecretaryGeneral, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, yesterday said that if Nigeria fails to change the 1999 Constitution, development will continue to elude the country. Speaking at the launch of the book: ‘The Noble Academic and Patriot: A Biography of Emeritus Professor Akinjide Osuntokun,’ in Lagos, Anyaoku said the 1999 Constitution is more of...

FG: Nigeria Needs $10bn Investment For 24-Hour Power Supply

14.11.2024

Nigeria needs $10 billion in private investment in the power sector, over the next five to 10 years, to achieve 24-hour power supply, the Federal Government has said. It stated that it could not alone afford the required $10 billion, with other critical sectors in need of funding. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu...

Okowa: EFCC’s N1.3trn Theft Allegation, Puerile, Preposterous

14.11.2024

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Sen. Ifeanyi Okowa, has described the N1.3 trillion oil derivation funds that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged that he mismanaged while in office as puerile and preposterous. The former governor said since his return from honouring the invitation of the Commission he had remained unperturbed....

Gunmen Attack Army Checkpoint In Abia, Kill 2 Soldiers

14.11.2024

Gunmen attacked an army checkpoint early yesterday at Ekenobizi, a border community between Abia and Imo states in Umuopara, Umuahia South Local Government Area, killing two soldiers. A military source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the attack occurred around 6:18 am. The gunmen arrived in a white Lexus (350/400) model, although the...

Food Security: BIPC Moves To Establish Grain Hubs In Benue

14.11.2024

The Benue State Investment and Property Company Limited (BIPC) has commenced moves to establish grain hubs across the state to address food insecurity and improve the economic conditions for farmers in the state. Managing Director of BIPC, Dr. Raymond Asemakaha, disclosed this during a meeting with key stakeholders in the agricultural sector, including the Benue...

Ondo Guber: PDP Nat’l Woman Leader Mobilises Support For Ajayi

14.11.2024

The National Woman Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs. Falilat Darasimi, has mobilised different women groups in Ondo State for the candidate of the party, Agboola Ajayi, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Darasimi and the Ondo State Woman Leader of the party, Kemi Adesanya, also distributed food items to the women groups, saying...

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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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