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Alleged N1.3trn Fraud: EFCC Yet To Establish Any Case Against Okowa –Aide

13.11.2024

The Chief Press Secretary to former Governor, Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, Olisa Ifeajika, has dismissed the alleged N1.3 trillion fraud case against his boss by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ifeajika in a statement said the EFCC has not established any case against Okowa. He said as is customary with the anti-graft agency,...

Security Agencies Get Marching Order To Crush Lukarawas –Sources

13.11.2024

There are strong indications that the Presidency may have issued a directive to the military, security and other relevant law enforcement agencies to nip the Lukarawas terrorist group in the bud. New Telegraph learnt that the order followed reports that the group, which birthed in some communities in Sokoto State, was making steady incursions into...

NCAA Bans Pilots, Crew Flying For 2 Airlines

13.11.2024

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a critical directive that prohibits licensed flight crew members from conducting cross-crew operations for multiple airlines. Captain Chris Najomo, the Acting Director General of Civil Aviation, signed this order, referenced as DGCA/26/24, and directed it to all Nigerian aircraft operators. In this context, cross crew operations involve...

Northern Youths Attack Rep Over Tinubu’s Tax Reforms

13.11.2024

The Northern Youth Asembly representing youths from the 19 states in the north has criticised Hon. Abdulmumini Jibrin, a member of the House of Representatives for Kiru/ Bebeji Federal Constituency in Kano State for his support of the proposed tax reform bill by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. In an open letter, the Assembly expressed...

Find Solution To Incessant Building Collapse, Govt Tells Builders Or Stakeholders

13.11.2024

The Federal Government yesterday asked building and construction stakeholders to find lasting solutions to incessant building collapse in the country. The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Eno, at the National Conference on the building/construction sector organised by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) decried the rampant cases of building collapse in...

UNICEF Group Empowers 9m Youths Via Innovative Partnerships

13.11.2024

The UNICEF Generation Unlimited Nigeria (GenU 9JA) yesterday said that it has empowered more than 9 nine million young Nigerians in digital learning, skills development and youth participation, surpassing the threeyear target of 7.5 million. This milestone positions the initiative well on its journey to achieving its 2030 goal of connecting 20 million young people...

Osun Gov To Present 2025 Budget To Assembly Today

13.11.2024

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, will today present the state’s 2025 Appropriation Bill to the House of Assembly. Governor Adeleke in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu, will present the budget estimate to the lawmakers at an event scheduled to take place at the House of Assembly Complex, Osogbo....

Shettima: FG’s Reforms Raise Nigeria’s Trade Balance To N6.9trn

13.11.2024

The Federal Government has declared that Nigeria will no longer be used as a dumping ground for substandard items from other countries. Making the declaration in Abuja yesterday, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, also said the various reforms initiated by the government had boosted the balance of trade between Nigeria and international partners to N6.9...

Edo Guber: Okpebholo Sworn-in, Unveils 5-point Agenda

13.11.2024

The newly-elected Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, who was sworn-in yesterday, unveiled his administration’s fivepoint agenda, with a promise to deliver on them in the next four years. The governor disclosed this in Benin City, the state capital, after his swearing-in ceremony. Okpebholo listed security, infrastructure and road development, affordable healthcare, water and food...

Editors Urge Govt To Ease Impact Of Fuel Subsidy Removal, Forex Volatility

13.11.2024

Arising from the three-day All-Nigeria Editors Conference (ANEC) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State capital, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has called on the Federal Government to urgently mitigate the negative impact of fuel subsidy removal and the exchange rate volatility on the economy. Noting the economic constraints and rising operational costs, the Guild also urged...

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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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