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Tinubu To Attend Joint Arab-Islamic Summit In Saudi Arabia

09.11.2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which will focus on the current situation in the Middle East. The Summit will commence on Monday, November 11, 2024. According to a press release issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the summit is being held...

Mass Burial Holds For Fifteen Kebbi Residents Killed by New Terror Group

09.11.2024

On Friday, the fifteen victims of a tragic attack by a new terrorist group identified as Lakurawa in Mera village, Augie Local Government Area of Kebbi State were laid to rest in a mass burial ceremony. The funeral prayer which was attended by dignitaries in the state include the Deputy Governor, Umar Tafida, Commissioner of...

KEDCO Denies Defying Power Minister’s Directive

09.11.2024

The Kano State Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has officially refuted news reports alleging that it defied the directives of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu regarding customer disconnections. This was contained in a statement issued by Sani Sani, Head of the Corporate Communications Unit on Saturday. The statement was in response to claims which suggested...

Gov AbdulRazaq Inaugurates KWSUED Governing Council

09.11.2024

…Gov presents new buses to NANS, NAKSS Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has inaugurated the Governing Council of the Kwara State University of Education, ahead of the official take off of the institution. The 11-member Governing Council has Prof. Shuaib Oba Abdulraheem as its Chairman and Pro-Chancellor. Other members of the Council include Mrs Opaleke...

NAPTIP Rescues, Reunites Missing 8-Year-Old Boy With Parents

09.11.2024

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has successfully rescued an eight-year-old boy, Divine Ibanga. Saturday Telegraph reports that Divine had been missing for over a year before he was rescued by the agency. The Uyo Zonal Commander of NAPTIP, Mr Emmanuel Awhen, disclosed this during an interview with newsmen in...

INGRA Urges Ododo To Complete Ganaja Road In Kogi

09.11.2024

…commend govt. for Construction Zone 8- Kabba junction road A Civil Society Organization, Initiative for Grassroot Advancement (INGRA), has urged Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo to take over and complete the Ganaja- Ajaokuta road in Kogi State. The Executive Director of the Organisation, Hamza Aliyu, in a statement said, though the road is a federal road,...

Victoria Crest Homes Flags Off 3rd Fully Solar-Powered Estate In Lagos

09.11.2024

In line with its drive to ensure sustainable and eco-friendly energy, real estate giant, Nedcomoaks Limited, a leading real estate company, on Saturday unveiled its third fully solar-powered estate, Citadel Oasis in Lagos. Speaking during the ground breaking ceremony, the Chief Executive Officer of Victoria Crest Homes and Deputy Managing Director Nedcomoaks Ltd, Mrs Ichechi...

Edo: Obaseki Dissolves Cabinet Five Days To Hand Over

09.11.2024

The outgoing Governor of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, dissolved his cabinet ahead of the November 12, 2024, swearing-in of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the new governor of the state. Saturday Telegraph reports that Obaseki dissolved the Exco, shortly after a valedictory session held at the Government...

56 Students Bag First Class As Veritas University Graduates 795

09.11.2024

No fewer than 795 students of Veritas University Abuja, on Saturday graduated from the institution during its 13th convocation ceremony, with many clinching various academic awards. Of the figure, 56 students bagged first class degrees, 329 bagged second class upper degrees; 291 bagged second class lower degrees while 40 bagged third class degrees. In addition,...

Man Seeks Divorce, Accuses Wife Of Drunkenness, Bedwetting

09.11.2024

Grade A Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned a divorce case filed by a man, identified as Saka, against his wife, Sadia. Saka cited irresponsibility, drunkenness, and domestic abuse as reasons for filing for divorce. Saka told the court that his marriage to Sadia, which began in 2020, brought him endless frustration...

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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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