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Lawmaker Commends Sanwo-Olu, Obasa, For Supporting Badagry Heritage

16.12.2024

The lawmaker representing Badagry Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Bonu Saanu, has expressed his appreciation to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Speaker of the State House, Mudashiru Obasa for being supportive of the historical town. Saanu spoke against the backdrop of the recent comments of Governor Sanwo-Olu on Badagry when he...

KCCN Promotes Cultural Exchange At MIKTA Film Festival

16.12.2024

…Says film promotes mutual understanding economic opportunities The Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) has once again restated its commitment towards promoting cultural exchange and understanding between diverse countries and communities. KCCN’s Press Officer, Lee Hye Rim spoke at the MIKTA film festival and screening of the popular Korean Movie, “Thieves,” in Abuja, and noted it...

Kano Gov Nominates Six Commissioner

16.12.2024

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Monday forwarded six names to the State House of Assembly as Commissioner-nominees. The Speaker of the House, Ismail Falgore announced the Governor’s request during Monday’s plenary. READ ALSO The nominees include Shehu Sagagi, Dr Dahiru Hashim, Ibrahim Wayya, Dr Isma’il Dan Maraya, Gaddafi Shehu and Abdulkadir AbdulSalam.

Tinubu’s Adviser Hails Shell’s $5 Billion Bonga North Investment

16.12.2024

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Mrs Olu Arowolo Verheijen, has lauded Shell’s announcement of its Final Investment Decision (FID) on the $5 billion Bonga North deepwater project. In her reaction shared on X, Verheijen explained the significance of this development, Nigeria’s first deepwater oil project in over a decade, as a...

Group Commends CDS, Military’s Decisive Action Against Lakuruwa Sect

16.12.2024

The Northern Development Agenda (NDA) has commended the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and the Nigerian military for their decisive action against the Lakuruwa sect. According to the group’s Secretary General, Dr. Sani Mohammed, General Musa’s strategic deployment of a Special Operations Brigade to Sokoto and Kebbi States has yielded unprecedented successes in...

Ex-Kwara Speaker To Deliver Keynote Address At NUJ-Sobi FM Seminar

16.12.2024

Former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Ali Ahmad will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming Strategic Media Seminar organised by the Sobi FM Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Kwara State Council. The event, themed “The Role of Media in Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Tax Reforms...

Court Restrains A’Ibom From Acquiring Community School Land.

16.12.2024

A High Court in Akwa Ibom State has restrained the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; the Ministry of Lands and Water Resources; the Attorney General of Akwa Ibom State and the Akwa Ibom State Government from forceful acquisition of Ekpri Nsukara Offot Community’s school land until a subsisting suit filed by the village is...

AFRICOM Meets Central African Defence Ministry To Promote Unity

16.12.2024

A meeting to exchange and share information took place over the weekend between the Inspectors General of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) and the Inspectors of the Central African Army, at the office of the Central African Ministry of National Defense. The meeting, which was held in the presence of the Central African Minister...

New Telegraph’s Correspondent, Agboola Bags Osun Youth Ambassador Award

16.12.2024

An Osun-based journalist and Correspondent of New Telegraph newspaper has been recognized for his outstanding contributions to journalism, earning the Award of Excellence at the 2024 Osun Youth Ambassador Awards (OYAA). The prestigious event, organized by the Youth Reform Initiative, took place, on Sunday, December 15, 2024, at the Oasis Event Center, Osogbo, the Osun...

Sokoto Govt Introduces E-Ticketing System For Mass Transit Vehicles

16.12.2024

The Sokoto State Government has introduced an e-ticketing system for all its 126 mass transit vehicles currently in use for inter-state, intra-city as well as inter-local government services. This came to light during a brief demonstration to Governor Ahmed Aliyu on how the e-ticketing system works and how a passenger can obtain his ticket without...

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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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