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Tinubu Cancels Lagos Events To Honour Stampede Victims

21.12.2024

President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow following the recent stampedes in Maitama, Abuja, and Okija, Anambra State during palliative collections. The tragedies, which also bear a disturbing resemblance to a similar incident in Ibadan, Oyo State earlier this week, prompted President Tinubu to call for stricter crowd control measures by local and state authorities....

Foundation Gifts Wheelchairs, Other Items To 100 Special Children

21.12.2024

he Tabitha-Abimbola Foundation, a non-profit organisation, on Saturday, distributed wheelchairs, mattresses, diapers, food items and assisted learning devices to more than 100 children with special needs in Lagos. Mrs Abimbola Agbebiyi, founder of the organisation, said the gesture was to commemorate the 2024 Christmas celebration in the Ketu area of Lagos. “Christmas symbolises love, and...

Gov Inuwa Gives Hand Of SSG’s Daughter, Aisha Ibrahim Njodi In Marriage

21.12.2024

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, earlier today, gave out the hand of Aisha Ibrahim Njodi, daughter of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi, in marriage to her heartthrob, Aliyu Ibrahim. The wedding Fatiha, held at the Muhammadu Umar Central Mosque, Kaltungo, was marked by an atmosphere of joy...

Group Seeks Good Representative In 2027

21.12.2024

Yagba Good Governance Advocacy Group has said that it is not in support of zoning but is seeking a good representative for its people ahead of the 2027 election to the House of Representatives seat. Eniola Olayemi, who addressed the press conference on behalf of the group on Saturday, noted that the meeting was called...

AbdulRazaq Flags Off Distribution Of 3,000 Energy Saving Stoves, 193 Motorcycles

21.12.2024

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched the distribution of 3,000 energy-saving cooking stoves for women and another 193 motorcycles for agricultural extension agents across the state under the ACReSAL project intervention. ACReSAL, an acronym for Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape, is being implemented in Kwara State under the Ministries of Environment, Water Resources, and...

Osun First Lady Urges Parents To Guide Children Against Bad Behaviour At Home

21.12.2024

Osun State First Lady, Chief Mrs Titilola Adeleke has charged parents to live up to their responsibilities of raising their children well for the good of society. Mrs Adeleke said it was the duty of parents to mould the children from the age of six months to ensure they grow to be responsible citizens. Adeleke...

Kwara NSCDC Commandant Lauds Officers’ Commitment To Duty

21.12.2024

…As Tanke Division organises Medical Outreach, Security Summit, Award Night The Commandant of the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr Umar J. G. Mohammed, has lauded the officers of the Command for their unwavering commitment to duty, urging them not to rest on their oars. Represented by the...

How We Lost Three Officers In A Row

21.12.2024

The Ondo State Police Command has said three of its men were killed in a fatal auto accident during a routine patrol along the Ore highway axis around Kajola in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state on Thursday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya said the policemen were on duty when...

Remain Vigilant, Security Conscious – NSCDC Warns Public

21.12.2024

Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has warned the public to be vigilant and security-conscious during and after the festive celebrations. This was contained in a press statement signed on Friday, December 20 by the Command Public Relations Officer, ASC Badruddeen Tijjani Mahmud, on behalf of the Commandant. The...

Otti Approves N250,000 Monthly Package For Abia Traditional Rulers

21.12.2024

On Saturday, the Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti announced the approval of a new monthly stipend of N250,000 for traditional rulers in the State. The Chairman of the Abia State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Linus Nto Mba made this disclosure in an appreciation message to the Governor on Saturday. Mba, who spoke on...

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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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