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Tinubu Celebrates Atiku Abubakar On His 78th Birthday

26.11.2024

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday joined other political gladiators and eminent Nigerians to celebrate the Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on his 78th birthday. In a statement by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Communications, Tinubu noted Atiku’s significant contributions to Nigeria’s democratic development since 1999...

Blackout Looms In Delta As TCN Announces Maintenance Schedule

26.11.2024

On Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced a planned outage in parts of Delta State over maintenance works on the 132 kilovolt Ughelli-Oghara line. The transmission company made this known in a statement posted on its official X account, saying the disruption in electricity supply is expected to last from Tuesday, 26th, to...

FCT Police Begins Crack Down Of Unregistered Vehicle

26.11.2024

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said it will commence the arrest of vehicles without registration numbers, with only one plate number, or using defaced plates. This is contained in a statement issued by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh in Abuja on Tuesday. According to him, the command will...

Imo Govt Approves Implementation Of ₦70,000 Minimum Wage

26.11.2024

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma on Tuesday announced the implementation of ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage in the State. The Governor made this announcement at the Government House in Owerri shortly after a meeting with the labour leaders in the state. According to the Governor, the move is in line with the state...

Ex-Minister Kennedy-Ohanenye Returns To Court After Her Dismissal

26.11.2024

The former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Tuesday made a public court appearance after her dismissal from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet in October 2024. A seasoned lawyer and CEO of Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye & Co, the Minister attended the proceedings to support a four-year-old child allegedly abused by a teacher. Kennedy-Ohanenye is a Nigerian...

Presidency Confirms 200 Trucks Set For Daily Petroleum Loading From Port Harcourt Refinery

26.11.2024

President Bola Tinubu-led Government on Tuesday revealed that 200 trucks are poised to load petroleum products daily from the Port Harcourt Refinery. New Telegraph had earlier reported that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) announced the commencement of crude oil processing at the Government owned facility. Speaking via its verified X handle, Sunday Dare,...

Trump Pledges New Tariffs On Canada, Mexico,China

26.11.2024

The President-elect, Donald Trump has announced plans to impose stiff tariffs on the United States’ key trading partners such as Canada, Mexico, and China once he assumes office on January 20, 2025. Trump detailed a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico. He cited the need to combat drug trafficking and illegal migration...

Elon Musk, Ferdinand Celebrate Ronaldo’s Brace Against Al-Gharafa

26.11.2024

The owner of Tesla and the social media platform X, Elon Musk has congratulated football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo following his impressive performance in Al-Nassr’s 3-1 victory over Al-Gharafa in the AFC Champions League on Monday. Al-Nassr faced Al-Gharafa at the Al Bayt Stadium for their fifth group match in the tournament, entering the game in...

GDP Growth Report ‘Hoax,’ Contradicts Reality, CUPP Blasts NBS

26.11.2024

…Says FG guilty of statistical manipulation to create false economic growth The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has described the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Report which put the nation’s GDP growth rate at 3.44 per cent as deceitful in the face of systemic failure and widespread suffering in the country. The National Secretary...

Kwara LG Poll: PDP Will Triumph At Tribunal, Says Ex-Speaker

26.11.2024

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and former Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Prof. Ali Ahmad, has expressed optimism that his party would triumph at the ongoing Local Government election tribunal sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, adding that “The tribunal will recover our party’s stolen mandate by the ruling...

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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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