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Mobile Phone, Allied Products Sector Pillar Of Modern Commerce –AMPAT

12.12.2025

The National President of the Association of Mobile Phone and Allied Products Traders of Nigeria (AMPAT), Hon Musa Mamsa, has described the mobile phone and allied products sector as one of the strongest pillars of modern commerce, driving communication, digital trade, financial inclusion, and security. Mamsa made the remark in Osogbo during the inauguration of...

Southwestern Varsity Urges Students, Institutions On Skills

12.12.2025

Southwestern University Nigeria (SWUN) Chancellor Dr Babatunde Odufuwa has stressed the need for educational institutions, policy formulators, and students to strive to acquire both academic excellence and skills. He said this at the institution’s combined 4th and 5th Convocation Ceremonies in Okun-Owa, Odogbolu, Ogun State. Odufuwa, who called for more focused investment in learning, said...

NBA Ibadan Urges Makinde To Strengthen Security Amid Rising Kidnappings

11.12.2025

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, has raised alarm over escalating kidnapping cases in Oyo State, urging Governor Seyi Makinde and security agencies to urgently overhaul the state’s security architecture. NBA Ibadan Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lawal, issued the warning during a press briefing at the Afe Babalola Bar Centre, Iyaganku, ahead of the 2025...

Fubara Calls On Rivers People To Support Tinubu’s 2027 Re-Election

11.12.2025

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, has urged residents to collectively support the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in 2027, stressing that alignment between the federal and state governments will accelerate development in Rivers State. Fubara made the call on Thursday during the commissioning of the 12 km Egbeda–Omerelu link road, connecting communities in Emohua...

Terminal Operator Rewards Importers, Exporters At Onne Port

11.12.2025

West Africa Container Terminal (WACT), APM Terminals Nigeria has held its maiden Customer Excellence Awards and Dinner Night at Heliconia Park, Port Harcourt, honouring top importers, exporters and other key stakeholders patronising the terminal in Onne Port. The event drew senior government officials, shipping line executives and industry leaders, who enjoyed an evening dedicated to...

Ikorodu LG Holds 2026 Budget Retreat

11.12.2025

Ikorodu Local Government has successfully concluded its 2026 Fiscal Year Budget Retreat, in a two-day exercise aimed at enhancing strategic planning and transparent governance. The retreat, themed “Budget of Prosperity,” brought together key officials, including the Vice Chairman, Hon. Babawale Alogba, Distinguished House of Assembly Member Hon. Gbolahan Ogunleye, Legislative leaders, Chief of Staff Hon....

Kaduna Financial Inclusion Rises To 66% In Major Milestone

11.12.2025

Kaduna State Government has said that it has increased its account ownership by 20 per cent in three years, adding more than 800,000 adults to the formal economy. The state Commissioner for Finance, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement yesterday, stated that financial inclusion in Kaduna State has now also reached 66...

Oshodi Mob Attack: Policeman On Lawful Duty

11.12.2025

…Agency Debunks Misleading Narrative The Lagos State Taskforce has debunked a false report circulating across social media alleging that a policeman attached to the agency was involved in theft while on duty. Reacting in a statement issued on Thursday by its Director of Public Affairs, Gbadeyan AbdulRaheem, “the Agency wishes to set the record straight...

Nigeria Sliding Into Fanatical Governance, Opposition In ICU – Momodu

11.12.2025

Renowned journalist and politician Aare Dele Momodu has raised concerns over what he describes as Nigeria’s slide into “a fanatical, unrestrained form of governance,” where oversight institutions have become subordinate to the executive. Momodu made the remarks during an interview on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM Ilese, Ijebu, monitored by New...

8 Division Nigerian Army Graduates 60 Battle-Ready Soldiers

11.12.2025

The 8 Division and Sector 2 Joint Task Force (JTF) North West Operation FANSAN YAMMA (OPFY) has strengthened its operational capacity with the graduation of 60 soldiers from its Fourth Quarter Basic Battle Course. The intensive nine-week training program was designed to instill a “warrior ethos” and enhance the combat effectiveness of the soldiers. Major...

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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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