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Okpebholo Promises Tinubu As First Lady Donates Food Items To Resident

21.01.2025

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo yesterday praised President Bola Tinubu for his love and support for the people. Okpebholo made the statement at a food outreach organized by the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) at Government House. He assured Tinubu of 100 per cent votes from Edo State in the 2027 presidential election. Edo, Kano, Benue,...

‘Nigeria Estimates Over $2bn Carbon Market Activation By 2030’

21.01.2025

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), says Nigeria estimated over two billion dollars on carbon market activation programme by 2030. Director, Resource and Environmental Policy Research (REPRC), UNN, Environment for Development (EfD) initiative, Nigeria, Prof. Nnaemeka Chukwuone, disclosed this at a one-day workshop in Abuja yesterday. The workshop, which was tagged “Exploring the Potentials and...

FG To Establish Reporting Mechanisms For All Forms Of Violence

21.01.2025

The Minister of Women Affairs Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim has said the ministry is focused on establishing the necessary reporting mechanisms and crisis management centres to help citizens recognize, report, and seek help from abuse through helplines, schoolbased programs, psycho-social support, and community sensitisation initiatives. She condemned the recent killings, sexual abuses, and violence perpetrated against...

Group Demands Nnamdi Kanu’s Release, Berates S’East Gov

21.01.2025

A group, American Military Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), yesterday demanded the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu from detention. In a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu and South East governors, President Sylvester Onyia and Secretary Godson Obiagwu, aligned with Kanu’s brother Emmanuel Kanu’s position on the implementation of...

MOSOP To Presidency: Consult Properly Before Oil Production Resumes In Ogoni

21.01.2025

The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) yesterday asked the Federal Government to consult properly before oil production resumes in Ogoni. In a statement, the group said it has not been consulted on issues on the resumption of oil production in Ogoni. President Fegalo Nsuke, Prince Nuyete Biira, and Olu Andah Wai-Ogosu...

Niger Tanker Explosion: ACF Urges More Enlightenment On Dangers Of Fuel Scooping

21.01.2025

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said it is saddened by the unfortunate accident of petroleum tanker explosion which occurred at the Dikko community, Niger State, on the Abuja – Kaduna highway. The Forum in a statement in Kaduna yesterday called on the Federal Government to intensify public enlightenment campaign against scooping of inflammable substances...

DSS To Utilise Geospatial Intelligence To Combat Insecurity

21.01.2025

The Department of State Services (DSS) Director-General Adeola Ajayi yesterday said the service remains resolved to deploy geospatial intelligence solutions to address national security challenges. Ajayi, represented by the Faculty Member of the National Institute for Security Studies Patrick Eneji, said this at the training on Leadership Course in Data Mining and Geospatial Intelligence in...

Bullying Linked To Anxiety, Depression In Teens –Study

21.01.2025

A new study by experts in the United Kingdom (UK) has found that bullying has a significant negative impact on the mental health of teenagers—particularly for boys. The study which is publ i s h e d in the ‘Journal of Youth and Adolescence,’ has highlighted the need for more effective prevention strategies in schools....

Okpebholo Swears In 6 Commissioners

21.01.2025

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo yesterday swore in six new commissioners and the State Universal Education Board (SUBEB) board. Others were the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC), Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) and State Secondary. Okpebholo urged them to help him drive development and progress in the state. He...

Nasara Foundation Appoints Chief Executive Officer

21.01.2025

A leading Non-Governmental Organization committed to empowering women and girls, and creating a brighter future for youths, Nasara Women Development Foundation also known as Nasara Foundation, has announced the appointment of Hajiya Bilkisu Muhammad Nasir as its new Chief Executive Officer to lead its next stage of development and growth. Founded two years ago by...

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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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