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Ardova Plc In Bulk Purchase Framework With Dangote Refinery

31.12.2024

Ardova Plc, one of Nigeria’s major integrated downstream oil and gas businesses, has agreed to a bulk purchase framework with Dangote Refinery. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, by Head of Brands and Corporate Communications, Ardova Plc, Grant Onome, the deal is in a bid to guarantee supply security at affordable prices for its...

Gov Alia Signs 2025 Budget Of N550.1bn Into Law

31.12.2024

…Appreciates UNICEF for aiding critical policies Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has signed the 2025 budget for Human Capital Development, Food Security, and the Digital Economy, estimated at N550,112,988,930.45 into law. This came less than 24 hours after the State House of Assembly passed the 2025 appropriation bill into law at the plenary presided...

Omokri Criticizes Rufai’s Opposition To Lagos Rail Project Funding

31.12.2024

Political commentator and former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has called out the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai for criticizing the Federal Government’s funding of a Lagos rail project. Speaking on his verified X handle, Omokri accused El-Rufai of hypocrisy and alleged selective outrage, referencing similar projects during previous administrations....

Lagos Govt Vows Zero Tolerance For Sexual Abuse

31.12.2024

The Lagos State Government has issued a statement in response to the disturbing allegations of child sexual abuse raised by Nigerian disc jockey Kudirat Gbemisola, also known as DJ Kulet, against her estranged husband, Ohis Emmanuel. The Lagos State Government, through its statutory agency dedicated to combating domestic and sexual violence, has confirmed that it...

50 Zamfara Communities Flee Over Bello Turji’s Threats

31.12.2024

Residents of 50 communities in Zamfara State have reportedly fled their homes following threats by wanted bandit kingpin Bello Turji. The wanted Turji in a recent video threatened to unleash mayhem on Shinkafi, Zurmi, and Isah local government areas in Zamfara and Sokoto states if the military did not release his brother Baka Wurgi, who...

Family, Societal Values Under Attack – Archbishop

31.12.2024

The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji, has said apart from corruption, youths and the family system are the most endangered segments of the nation’s life that need urgent attention. He said in his homily at Maria Assumpta Cathedral Owerri, during the feast of the Holy Family at the weekend. The cleric...

Experts Demand Action Against Lakurawa’s Threat

31.12.2024

Security experts have warned that the Lakurawa terrorist group poses a security threat in the Sahel Region and requires a collective effort to end the menace. According to them, research has shown that originally, Lakurawa were vigilantes who rose to fight against the injustices they perceived were being perpetrated against Fulani and Buzaye. Raising from...

2027: Kwankwaso Slams PDP, Dismisses Power-Sharing Pact With Atiku, Obi

31.12.2024

Rabiu Kwankwaso yesterday dismissed reports that he had entered into an agreement on rotational presidency with Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi regarding the 2027 presidential poll. He also accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of pursuing a political agenda that lacked sincerity. The trio lost last year’s presidential election to President Bola Tinubu. Kwankwaso represented...

Okpebholo Vows To Make Edo Roads Motorable

31.12.2024

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to providing motorable roads for the people of the State. The governor made this known in Benin City after inspecting some road projects within the city and its environs. Okpebholo explained that the inspection is aimed at ensuring that contractors adhere to project specifications and...

UNICEF , Canada Donate 4000+ Vitamin A Bottles To Bauchi

31.12.2024

In a move to safeguard the lives of women and children in Bauchi State, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Canadian government, has donated over 4,300 bottles of vitamin A to the state government. The UNICEF Chief Field Officer Bauchi State, Rafique Nuzhat, said this initiative valued at ₦65 million, would provide 1,405,400 doses of vitamin...

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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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