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Nigeria, China Strengthen Partnership To Empower Women In Gas Sector

18.10.2025

The Nigerian government has partnered with China to empower women in the gas sector, promoting gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, who co-hosted the first-ever Nigeria–China Women’s Infrastructure Investment Forum in Beijing, stressed that the platform is to strengthen bilateral cooperation on gender-responsive infrastructure, women’s economic empowerment, and...

Obong Of Calabar Inducts 81 Diasporas Into Efik Kingdom

18.10.2025

No fewer than 81 Africans in the Diaspora were inducted into the Efik Ebrutu Kingdom and into the royal palace of the Obong of Calabar on Friday. The new Efik Royal House members were from Barbados, United Kingdom, United States of America (USA), Canada, France, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, St Martins (Dutch and...

UNA-Nigeria To Spread Tentacles To 36 States – Olutimo

18.10.2025

Challenged by its objective of taking its services to the grassroots with the youth as the major target, the United Nations Association of Nigeria (UNA–Nigeria) has disclosed plans to expand its presence in the country. Presently, UNA-Nigeria’s presence is felt in Lagos and very few states in the country. Its President, Professor Oluremi Olutimo, disclosed...

FAAC: FG, States, LGS Shared N2.103trn In September

18.10.2025

Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) approved the sum of N2.103 trillion for being September revenue in October for sharing to three tires of government. The money which has been pooled from several sources is to be shared by the Federal Government, 36 states and the 774 local government councils across the country and that the...

N’Delta Monarch Blasts Oil & Gas Unions Over Petrol Crisis In Nigeria

18.10.2025

A Niger Delta monarch, King Bubaraye Dakolo, the Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom in Bayelsa State, has called on Nigerians to unionise and come together against the cabals in the nation’s oil and gas sector that promote continued dependence on imports in order to meet our petrol needs. According to the Chairman of the Bayelsa Traditional...

Prioritise People’s Welfare, Ensure Transparency, Abbas Charges SSDC

18.10.2025

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has urged the South South Development Commission (SSDC) to live up to its mandate by bringing development to the people, especially at the grassroots. Abbas, particularly urged the SSDC to address the socio-economic challenges for which the Commission was created. The speaker gave the charge...

Police Nab Man For Impregnating 15-year-old Daughter In Ondo

18.10.2025

…arrest another for procuring an abortion for teenager. Men of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested one Oyewole Adamolekun for impregnating his 15-year-old daughter and another 49-year-old man, Azeez Lamidi, for procuring abortion for a 14-year-old girl in different parts of the state. Adamolekun, a male resident of Taye Village, Lafa 2, Ajue town...

Demolished Police Duplexes: Wike To Meet IGP

18.10.2025

Following the demolition of illegal duplexes built under a high-tension power line at Apo Dutse District, Abuja, reportedly belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he will meet with the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. Saturday Telegraph had earlier reported that the...

Winner Of 2025 Heirs Insurance Essay Championship Emerges

18.10.2025

Heirs Insurance Group, Nigeria’s fastest-growing insurance group, has announced the winners of the 4th edition of the Heirs Insurance Essay Championship, a nationwide competition promoting financial literacy and academic excellence among secondary school students and educators. The grand finale, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, brought together students, parents, and academic leaders for a...

Why Tinubu Won’t Sack Wike – Presidency Sources

18.10.2025

Despite calls from certain quarters on President Bola Tinubu to sack the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike for allegedly portraying his administration in a bad light but sources close to the seat of power have maintained that such a situation will never happen. Those uncomfortable with the conduct of the Minister...

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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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