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Return To Aba, Challenges That Forced You Out Are Cut Down Drastically

01.12.2024

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has urged all investors and business owners who had left the commercial city of Aba to return, as all challenges that forced their departure from the city are cut down drastically. Otti said this at the weekend when he officially declared open the maiden edition of the Aba International Trade...

Tunji-Ojo Calls For Probe Over Non-Payment Of Paramilitary Officers

01.12.2024

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Minister of Interior, on Sunday, called for a probe into the allegations of salary deductions affecting paramilitary officers in the country. Sunday Telegraph reports that there are reports making rounds that some officers expressed concerns over deductions from their salaries by the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) and also delays in...

Man Utd Duo Mainoo, Martinez To Miss Arsenal Game On Wednesday

01.12.2024

Manchester United will be without Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez for their Premier League trip to Arsenal in midweek. The two players will be suspended for the game after picking up yellows card against Everton on Sunday. It is the fifth booking for both Mainoo and Martinez, which means an automatic one-match ban. READ ALSO:...

Pope Francis Calls On Labanon To Elect New President

01.12.2024

Pope Francis has called on Lebanese politicians to urgently elect a new President, in order to get the country’s governing body functioning again. The Pope made this call on Sunday at Saint Peter’s Square at the end of Sunday Angelus prayer. Sunday Telegraph recalls that Lebanon has been without a president since Michel Aoun’s term...

Imo Police Enforce Ban On Fireworks

01.12.2024

The Imo State Police Command on Sunday reaffirmed its ban on the sale, use, and distribution of pyrotechnics and general fireworks, commonly referred to as knockouts or bangers, during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. In a statement released by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, the Police Command emphasized that the ban...

Bride Price Should Be Abolished, Women Should Not Bear Husbands’ Name – Lawyer

01.12.2024

A lawyer and human rights activist, James Ibor, has advocated for an end to payment and collection of bride prices in Nigeria. The lawyer who made this call at a women’s event in Calabar, capital of Cross River State also said married women should be allowed to retain their family names instead of changing to...

FG Raises Concern Over Accidents On Lagos Third Mainland Bridge

01.12.2024

The Federal Government has expressed concern over the high rate of accidents on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, following its recent repair. Olukorede Kesha, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State on Sunday while addressing newsmen, attributed the accidents to reckless driving, impatience, and indiscipline among motorists. According to Kesha, some portions of...

Olubolade Declares Bayelsa Home

01.12.2024

Former military administrator of Bayelsa State, Navy Captain Caleb Omoniyi Olubolade (retired) has declared the state as his second home, describing it as a land of hospitality and divine blessings. Navy Captain Olubolade who made the declaration at the weekend during a state dinner to mark his 70th birthday at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet...

Obanoyen Unveils Back To Basic Agenda To Redefine Governance In Owo

01.12.2024

The race for the chairmanship of Owo Local Government is gaining momentum as Ambassador Obanoyen Abiola Sikiru, widely known as AdidasDatiwa, emerges as a front-runner. Determined to lead, Obanoyen has embarked on an intensive campaign tour, reaching out to all wards within the local government to drum up support ahead of the All Progressives Congress...

Potter’s House Holds ‘Walk For Life’ To Promote Faith, Wellness

01.12.2024

The Potter’s House of Lagos is set to hold “Walk for Life,” an inspiring initiative designed to encourage holistic well-being and foster a sense of community through faith, wellness and love, next month. The highly anticipated event is set to take place on Saturday, December 14, 2024. The walk will begin at The Potter’s House...

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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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