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Military Bans Drone Use In N’East Amid Security Concerns

16.01.2025

On Wednesday, the Joint Task Force of the Nigerian military in the North East, Operation Hadin Kai, issued a restriction on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, in the region. This was as he said the decision was prompted by the growing security concerns related to unauthorized drone operations in...

Obi Pays Tribute To Fallen Heroes

16.01.2025

Amid the ongoing 2024 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has expressed profound gratitude to Nigeria’s military heroes. Obi in a statement issued on his verified X handle on Wednesday honoured the sacrifices of fallen soldiers, veterans, and active-duty personnel who have...

TikTok To Shutdown In US January 19

16.01.2025

Nigerian social media giant, TikTok has announced plans to completely shut down its operations in the United States (US) on Sunday, January 19 if a ban ordered by legislators goes through as planned. New Telegraph gathered that the apparent shutdown comes as TikTok faces a January 19 legislative deadline to sever ties with its Chinese...

Failure To Fund 2024 Capital Budget Destroying Businesses, Situation Room Tells Tinubu

16.01.2025

The Economic Situation Room, a coalition of 48 civil society groups in Nigeria, has warned that the Federal Government’s failure to release funds for completed contracts under the 2024 capital budget is having a devastating impact on businesses and the economy. According to the group, the government’s inaction is crippling businesses, perpetuating hardship among Nigerians...

Armed Forces Remembrance Day: Kwara Gov Lays Wreath, Hails Sacrifices Of Fallen Heroes

15.01.2025

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday laid the wreath at the cenotaph of the unknown soldiers, a nationwide activity that concludes the weeks-long commemoration of the Nigerian Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The Governor also freed the white pigeons, another symbolic gesture that signifies Nigeria’s commitment to peace and harmony following a 30-month civil war...

Ex-NUC Scribe, Okebukola, Defends Jamb Registrar

15.01.2025

Chairman of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG) and former executive secretary of National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Peter Okebukola, has described Professor Is-haq Oloyede, the Registrar of JAMB, as a “showpiece for accountability and transparency” in Africa. In a statement addressing allegations surrounding JAMB’s 2025 budget, Okebukola dismissed the...

Afenifere, Okiro Congratulate New Ohanaeze PG

15.01.2025

The pan-Yoruba sociocultural and sociopolitical organization Afenifere yesterday congratulated John AzutaMbata on his election as the new Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide PresidentGeneral. In a statement by National Publicity Secretary Jare Ajayi, the group quoted its leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, as expressing the organisation’s goodwill to Ohanaeze and Azuta-Mbata. At Friday’s election in Enugu, Okey Nwadinobi was...

Walson-Jack Tasks Newly Promoted Directors On Civil Service Reforms

15.01.2025

The Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Esther WalsonJack, has charged the newly promoted directors in the civil service to take ownership and drive the ongoing reform agenda of the Federal civil service under the Federal Civil Service Strategy and Implementation Plan 2021–2025 (FCSSIP25). She gave the charge during an induction training for...

Defence Ministry Demands N20bn For Deceased Personnel’s Families

15.01.2025

The Minister of State for Defence, Muhammad Matawalle on Tuesday appealed to the House of Representatives Committee on Defence to approve an additional 20 billion naira to enable the family pay families of deceased military personnel. Matawalle made the request in his presentation at the 2025 budget defence session with the House of Representatives Committee...

UN Deputy Secretary-General Enhances Regional Stability, Advances Climate Action

15.01.2025

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ms. Amina J. Mohammed has successfully wrapped up her two-day official visit to Nigeria and actively advocated for regional stability and climate action in the West African region. This was contained in a press statement issued on Monday by the National Information Officer, UN Information Centre (UNIC), Oluseyi Soremekun providing...

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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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