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BESS Games Ignite Abuja As 25 States Battle For Glory, Honours

12.11.2024

Thousands of athletes from 25 states, including host Abuja, are currently competing in the inaugural Basic Education School Sport (BESS) Games taking place in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Organized by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in collaboration with the Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF), this multi-sport event aims to discover talents among...

Female Artistes Dominate 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards

12.11.2024

Taylor Swift led the way at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester on Sunday, picking up four awards on a night dominated by female artists, including Tyla and Sabrina Carpenter. The ceremony’s 30th edition, which brought the biggest names in world music to northwest England, saw Swift take home trophies for best artist,...

Kano Judicial Commission Sanctions 8 Staff, Recalls 2 Judges For Misconduct

12.11.2024

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has recalled two Shariah Court Judges, Yusuf Kawu and Abdulmuminu Nuhu, as well as a magistrate, Nasir Ado, from judicial duties over alleged misconducts. The commission also ordered two court registrars, Salisu Nayola and Shamsu Abbas, to proceed on compulsory retirements. A statement by the spokesperson of the Kano...

Tijani Bosun To Deliver 16th Convocation Lecture At TASUED

12.11.2024

As the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, prepares for its 16th Convocation Ceremony, the Minister for Communication, Innovations & Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, will be delivering this year’s Convocation Lecture. The lecture titled: “From Classroom To Cloud, Leveraging Digital Literacy For National Development,” will be held on Thursday, November 28,...

Bayelsa To Set Up Marine Safety Task Force, Create Fish Cities

12.11.2024

Bayelsa State Government yesterday said it would establish a marine safety task force and create economic zones to be known as Fish Cities. It stated that the move was part of efforts to ramp up safety on waterways as well as harness its blue economy potential. Governor Douye Diri disclosed this yesterday during an event...

Kano Rep Defends Tinubu’s Tax Reforms

12.11.2024

Erstwhile House of Representatives Leader, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s Tax Reforms Bills before the National Assembly, saying they are not against the interest of the North. Many Nigerians criticised Tinubu’s proposed tax reforms, and northern governors and monarchs promptly rejected them on the grounds that they were “not favourable to the North.”...

Nigerian Troops In Gun Battle With Turji Bello-led Bandits In Sokoto

12.11.2024

On Tuesday, the troops of the Nigerian Army engaged in a fierce battle with bandits led by Turji Bello. New Telegraph gathered that the heavy gun duel took place near Bakin Gulbi, close to Tungar Yakuba in Sokoto State. The counter-terrorism publication focused on the Lake Chad area, Zagazola Makama who disclosed this said the...

Nigeria Expired 10 Years Ago, Needs Renegotiation, Reformation –Prof Ango Abdullahi

12.11.2024

Convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Prof Ango Abdullahi, yesterday declared that Nigeria was in dire need of fundamental political and economic reforms as the legal instrument that established it as a country in 1914, expired 10 years ago. Abdullahi, who stated this at...

Ondo Guber: Don’t Vote For Transactional Candidate –Obi

12.11.2024

Peter Obi yesterday rallied support for the Labour Party (LP)’s candidate for Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election Sola Ebiseeni. Obi moved around Akure with Ebiseeni and his running mate Dayo Awude, asking voters to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and vote for Ebiseeni in the interest of the progress of the state. The...

Shaibu Reveals 19 Months Of Self-Funding Amid Rift With Obaseki

12.11.2024

The outgoing Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has revealed that he has been personally funding the Office of the Deputy Governor for the past 19 months. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday, Shaibu revealed lack of financial support from outgoing Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Despite his experience in past few months, Shaibu expressed gratitude for...

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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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