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Tinubu Commends Offor For Medical Book Distribution

07.03.2026

President Bola Tinubu has commended Sir Emeka Offor, oil magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist, on the special medical book distribution programme of his foundation. The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation, in response to a special request from the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, facilitated the procurement and shipment of 10 40-foot containers of current medical...

Ex-Osun SSG Felicitates Deji Adeleke At 69

07.03.2026

A chieftain of the Accord Party and former Secretary to the Osun State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has felicitated renowned businessman and philanthropist, Dr Deji Adeleke, on the occasion of his 69th birthday. In a congratulatory message made available to New Telegraph by his media office, Adeoti described Dr Adeleke as a distinguished entrepreneur, a...

Police Clear Interior Minister, Tunji -Ojo

07.03.2026

The Police High Command on Friday dismissed allegations of forgery, alteration, falsification and unlawful production of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate levelled against the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji -Ojo, describing the allegations as baseless. Speaking on the allegations, the Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Benjamin Hundeyin...

Nigeria Unlocking Entrepreneurship Potentials Of Women To Lead AfCFTA

07.03.2026

The Federal Government has said it’s prepared to lead AfCFTA by creating a strong, viable, productive and competitive economy, by unlocking the productive potential of women-led enterprises at a larger scale by ensuring inclusion, access to capital, market and other incentives. The Ministers and other stakeholders disclosed this at the ‘Colloquium In Honour Of Women’s...

Group Seeks More Opportunities For Nigerian Women

07.03.2026

In celebration of the 2026 International Women’s Day (IWD), the Woman of Substance has urged the government at all levels to give Nigerian women more opportunities to showcase their skills and talents. Speaking at the 2026 Woman of Substance Conference and Awards, the Founder of the Group, Chief Ify Onyegbule, said that when a woman...

Akpabio Hails Osita Ngwu For Investment In Education

06.03.2026

The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has commended the Senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, Osita Ngwu, for his investment in the education of the next generation of Nigerian children. According to a statement in Abuja by Anietie Ekong, Special Assistant, Media/ Communication to the President of the Senate, Akpabio made an appearance on...

Sokoto Launches Polio Immunisation Campaign, Targets 1.2m Children

06.03.2026

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu has officially flagged off the March 2026 Polio Vaccination Campaign on Friday,bMarch 6, at the Palace of the District Head of Kware. The campaign, which is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, March 7th, targeted 1.2 million children under 5 years for routine immunisation across Sokoto State. Governor Aliyu, represented...

Tinubu’s Reforms Laying Foundation For Capital Flow, Says Oduwole

06.03.2026

The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole has said President Bola Tinubu’s comprehensive economic reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda was laying the foundation for capital to flow and trade to thrive in the country. The Minister spoke at a colloquium in honour of women’s role in industry, trade and investment with the...

Court Halts INC Election, Orders Parties To Resolve Dispute Within 7 Days

06.03.2026

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has halted the scheduled national election of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) slated for March 7, following an interim order of injunction restraining the organisation and its electoral committee from conducting the poll. The order was granted today by Justice S. H. Aprioku of High Court...

INC Election: I’ve No Preferred Candidate

06.03.2026

Ahead of Saturday, March 7, Ijaw National Congress (INC) Election, Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has stated that he has no preferred candidate among the five contestants for the presidency. This was as he charged the Ijaw ethnic nationality and the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to sustain the agitation for the creation of more...

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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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