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Otto, AbdulRazaq, Others Campaign For Responsible Mining, Ethical Practices In Africa

20.11.2024

A group of Environmentalists have sought the adoption of responsible mining and ethical practices, which can serve as a catalyst for sustainable development in Africa. The experts said that it is in a bid to safeguard host communities and protect vulnerable populations from the ongoing mining activities in the country. This was a decision reached...

Rescue Our Children Stranded In Cyprus, Zamfara Parents Plead With Gov Lawal

20.11.2024

Parents of Zamfara State students studying in Cyprus on government scholarship have pleaded with Governor Dauda Lawal to as a matter of urgency save the lives of the 88 students without further delay following non-payment of registration, tuition and students’ allowances amounting to about one billion naira. The Chairman of Cyprus Students’ Parent’s Association in...

UK Govt Backs Fight Against Cybersecurity Challenges In Nigeria

20.11.2024

Key stakeholders from the government and private sector recently gathered in Abuja and Lagos at the Nigeria Cybersecurity Stakeholder Roundtable organised with support from the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to discuss practical steps to address the country’s cybersecurity challenges. This roundtable had in attendance, top cybersecurity and tech experts from diverse sectors...

CSOs Demand Removal Of Osun Anti-Kidnapping OC

20.11.2024

…Demand Stop To Harassment Of Innocent Citizens The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has been asked to direct the removal of the Officer-in-Charge of the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Osun State Police Command, SP Moses Lohor, within seven days or face mass protests. The police chief was also urged to immediately direct an urgent...

NAWOJ Congratulates Yemoleigha On His Victory As Bayelsa NUJ Chair

20.11.2024

The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Bayelsa State Chapter, has congratulated Tonye Yemoleigha on his emergence as the new Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). In a congratulatory message signed by the NAWOJ Chairperson, Bayelsa State Chapter, Grace Orumieyefa and Assistant Secretary Eyal Ikisikpo, they described the...

Students, Residents Stranded As Transport Workers Suspend Activities

20.11.2024

In solidarity with the arrest and alleged shooting of its Chairman, Wakeel Nurudeen, popularly known as Alowonle, the Osun State Transport Management System (OSTMS) has disrupted commercial transport activities in Osogbo, the state capital. New Telegraph reports that Alowonle was arrested on Monday night by the operatives of the Nigeria Police over illegal possession of...

CSOs Demand Removal Of Osun Anti-Kidnapping OC

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Police Rescue Man Kidnapped In Rivers Community, Recover Pistol

20.11.2024

Some policemen serving with the Rivers State Police command have rescued one Mr Madabuchi Julius, who was kidnapped by a four-member kidnap gang at Sabbath Filling Station, in Oyigbo Local Government Area. The spokesperson of the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-koko, ASP, who disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday, the gang members had succeeded...

A’Ibom Approves N955bn Budget Estimate For 2025 Fiscal Year

20.11.2024

The Akwa Ibom State Executive Council has approved a draft budget estimate of N955 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. A breakdown of the estimate shows that while N300,000 billion is for recurrent expenditure, N655 billion is for capital projects. In a meeting presided over by Governor Umo Eno, the recurrent expenditure represented a 14...

Veeke James Praises Husband’s Resilience Amid Criticism

20.11.2024

Celebrity stylist, Veeke James has showered encomium on her husband, Femi Atere as she highlighted his remarkable qualities, including resilience to criticism. New Telegraph reports that the couple had faced scrutiny over their marriage due to their frequent displays of affection on social media. In a recent Instagram video, Veeke James and her husband, Femi...

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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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