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Labour Party Lawmaker, Chollom Defects To APC

10.12.2024

A Labour Party member in the House of Representatives, Daniel Chollom has officially defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). New Telegraph reports that Chollom’s defection is coming barely a week after three members of the party in the House also defected to the ruling party. Announcing his defection during plenary on Tuesday, the...

Ministry Of Justice Urged To Gazette Revised Police Regulations For Effectiveness

10.12.2024

A Non-Governmental Organization, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) and Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN)has said that there is an urgent need to ‘enhance police Regulations across Nigeria to address critical gaps in the understanding and application of the Police Act 2020 for effective discharge of their duties across Nigeria. The...

APC Group Appeals To Leaders To Zone Governorship Ticket To Osun West

10.12.2024

A group within the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Osun State, Coalition of Osun APC Interest Groups (COAIG), has called on the leadership of the party to allow the 2026 governorship ticket to go to Osun-West Senatorial District. The Coordinator of the group, Samuel Abioye who spoke at a news conference, stated that it is...

Oyo Civil Service Commission To Commence Interview Wednesday

10.12.2024

The Oyo State Civil Service Commission has announced the dates for the commencement of interviews for the recruitment of officers into the various cadres in the Civil Service of Oyo State. According to a statement by the Commission’s Chairman, Alhaji Kamoru Abiodun Aderibigbe, the interview will commence with the Education Officers’ cadre on Wednesday, 11th...

EAG Faults Fubara’s Claim On Ekpeye Monarchs’ Arrest

10.12.2024

Ekpeye Advocacy Group (EAG), stakeholders from Ahoada in Rivers State have faulted claims by Governor Siminialayi Fubara that the kings of Ekpeye, HRM Kelvin Anugwo, Eze Igbu Akoh and HRM Cassidy Ikegbidi, were arrested and detained by the police for supporting him. The stakeholders in a statement on Tuesday stated that contrarily to Fubara’s claim,...

RMAFC Throws Support For Tinubu’s Tax Reform

10.12.2024

..Says tax reforms bills will integrate untapped revenue sources The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has said it supports the tax reforms initiative of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was as it describes the reformation of the tax process as engaged by tax reform Bills as a significant step towards integrating untapped revenue...

FCDA To Demolish 42yrs Estate In Abuja

10.12.2024

…Reallocates property with C of O to another company After 42 years, the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) has issued demolition notice on an Estate belonging to late Col. Paul Osa Ogbebor in Life Camp. The Estate, Paullosa was initially a residence for the workers of Paullosa Nigeria Limited, a construction company owned by the...

Otti Presents N750bn Budget Of Sustained Momentum To Abia Assembly

10.12.2024

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti has presented a budget of Seven Hundred and Fifty Billion, Two Hundred and Eighty-Two Million, Two Hundred Thousand Naira only (N750, 282, 200, 000.00) for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration. Christened Budget of Sustained Momentum, the budget allocated N611.7 billion, representing 82%...

Farotimi Denied Bail, Hearing Adjourned To December 20

10.12.2024

On Tuesday, the Magistrate Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State denied prominent human rights activist and Lagos State-based lawyer, Dele Farotimi bail request. New Telegraph had on Monday reported that Farotimi was arraigned on charges of alleged defamation against Aare Afe Babalola, founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD). During Tuesday’s hearing, presiding Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun...

Travel Agents Backs FCCPC Probe On Airline

10.12.2024

The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (NATA) on Tuesday threw their weight behind the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) investigation into exploitation allegations against Air Peace. The President of the Travel Agent, Yinka Folami who made this known in a statement made available to newsmen appealed to the FCCPC to expand its...

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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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