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Gov Yusuf Pays N16bn To Kano Pensioners, Flags Off Third Phase Of N5bn

10.01.2025

Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the welfare of retirees with the commencement of the third phase of pension payments amounting to N5 billion. This initiative brings the total amount disbursed to pensioners under his administration to a whooping N16 billion in the last one and a half...

Sokoto Govt Reopens Zam-Zam Juma’at Mosque, Resolves Disputes

10.01.2025

The Sokoto State Government has announced the reopening of a Bela Juma’at Mosque in the Gwiwa area of Wamakko Local Government of the state, which was previously closed due to a dispute between the Izala group and the mosque’s owner. Professor Jabir Sani Maihulla, the State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, made this announcement while briefing...

OPC, Okada Riders Clash In Ekiti Over Death Of Ticketing Officer

10.01.2025

…as Six suspects arrested The members of the Oodua People Congress (OPC) and the motorcycle riders on Thursday engaged in a violent clash over the death of a motorcycle ticketing officer. The incident occurred in the early hours, at Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The OPC and the motorcycle engaged one another with dangerous weapons such...

Forex: Analysts Expect Modest Improvement In Sectoral Utilisation

10.01.2025

Projected increases in foreign exchange liquidity and better access to foreign currency, occasioned by the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) ongoing measures to boost transparency in the FX market, will likely lead to a modest improvement in forex utilisation by various sectors in the economy, analysts at FBNQuest Research have said. The analysts stated this...

Enugu Court Orders Election Be Conducted Without Interference

09.01.2025

On Thursday, the Enugu State High Court ordered that the scheduled election for the national offices of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, be conducted without any interference. New Telegraph reports that the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group had set Friday, January 10, 2025, as the date for a fresh election for all its national positions....

Tinubu Hosts Chinese Diplomat Wang Yi, Decorates ADC

09.01.2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday received Chinese’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi at the State House in Abuja. The high-level meeting reflects Nigeria’s growing diplomatic ties with China, as the two nations continue to strengthen economic and...

Foreign Countries Funding, Providing Weapons For Boko Haram – CDS

09.01.2025

The Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria, General Christopher Musa, has accused foreign countries of providing Boko Haram with weapons and financial support. Speaking on Al Jazeera regarding the ongoing security challenges in Nigeria, General Musa raised concerns about the persistence of Boko Haram’s activities over the past 16 years, despite the Nigerian military’s efforts...

Peter Obi Decries Rising Kidnappings, Killings In Nigeria

09.01.2025

Former governor of Anambra State and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has decried the increasing cases of kidnapping and killings across Nigeria. Obi who spoke via his verified X handle on Thursday lamented the growing insecurity, which has disrupted various sectors of the nation’s economy and development. Reflecting on recent incidents, Obi referred...

Gov Alia Raises Concerns Over Attacks On Benue Communities

09.01.2025

The Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia has disclosed that over 1,000 households have been displaced by the recent attacks on Benue communities between December 29 to date. Speaking on Thursday while receiving the officials of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and ECHO at the government house, Makurdi, Governor Alia listed the challenges faced in...

CDHR Calls For Rehabilitation Of 53 Pardoned Inmates In Osun

09.01.2025

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) in Osun State has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke to establish robust rehabilitation programs for the 53 prisoners pardoned on December 26, 2024. The State chairman of CDHR, Olowu Emmanuel, in a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo, quoted the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of...

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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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