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Saro-Wiwa, 8 Others Not Martyrs, Don’t Deserve Pardon –Birabi

25.06.2025

Bennett Birabi yesterday criticised President Bola Tinubu’s decision to pardon the Ogoni 9 on Democracy Day (June 12). Tinubu conferred national honours and granted a full state pardon to Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight other members of the Ogoni 9, nearly three decades after their execution by the Gen. Sani Abacha government. In an interview...

Kaduna Gov Tackles El-Rufai Over Projects

25.06.2025

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani has warned the immediate past Governor of the state, Malam Nasir Elrufai to stop misinforming residents of the State about projects executed by his administration and recently inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu. Sani has described as “bare-faced lies” the statement credited to the former Governor of the state on...

Tech Firm Trains Lagos Residents On Artificial Intelligence Skills

25.06.2025

An Information Technology and Human Resources company, SO TechAfrica Limited, is organising a five-day training programme on Artificial Intelligence for residents of Lagos State for a better and brighter future. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Engr Seton Senu disclosed this yesterday in Lagos. According to Senu, the training tagged: “Festac AI Week 2025”...

You’ll Continue To Feel My Impact, Diri Assures LG

25.06.2025

Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has promised residents of the Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area that they will continue to feel the impact of his administration. Speaking yesterday in Kaiama, Diri, who is from the council, thanked his people for their support and loyalty. The governor advised parents to encourage their children to embrace technical education....

US, Nigeria Deepen Commercial, Investment Partnerships

25.06.2025

The United States and Nigeria yesterday launched the working group meetings of the United States–Nigeria Commercial and Investment Partnership (CIP). Senior representatives of the US and Nigeria, along with business leaders from both countries’ private sectors, were present at the event in Abuja. The US Embassy said: This landmark Partnership, established under a five-year Memorandum...

Coffee Boosts Longevity When Consumer Skips Sugar –Study

25.06.2025

Drinking a cup or two of coffee every day may help you live longer — but only if you skip the heavy cream and sugar, a new research has suggested. Results of the study were published recently in ‘The Journal of Nutrition’. The research found that black coffee or coffee with just a little sugar...

Two More Reps Defect To APC As Tinubu Withholds Assent To NASS’ Library Fund

25.06.2025

The gale of defection in the House of Representatives continued Tuesday with two lawmakers dumping their original political parties for different platforms. Those who defected were Hon. Paul Nnamchi from Enugu state, who dumped Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while Hon. Peter Akpanke (Cross River) left PDP for the All Progressives...

DL4ALL Initiative’ll Address Gaps Affecting Tech Adoption, Others

25.06.2025

The National Digital Literacy Technical Working Group (NDLTWG) has said the recently inaugurated Digital Literacy for All (DL4ALL) initiative would help in bridging the gaps limiting technology adoption, job creation and unlock ing the vast potentials of Nigerian youths. Chairman of the Technical Working Group and President of Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), David Daser, who...

2027: Eradiri Advises Atiku To Drop Presidential Ambition

25.06.2025

Erstwhile Ijaw Youth Council President Udengs Eradiri yesterday advised ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar to drop his presidential ambition in the interest of peace and unity in the country. In a statement, Eradiri claimed that Atiku’s failed bids to occupy Aso Rock Villa had done untold damage to the development of Niger Delta and destroyed the...

Chaos As Ex-Convict Attempts To Escape From Court Premises

25.06.2025

Dramatic scene unfolded in an Ilorin Area Court yesterday as an ex-convict, Segun Samuel, attempted to escape from the court premises, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. The prosecution lawyer ASP Samuel Mayowa, who witnessed the incident, told NAN that the ex-convict cunningly removed the chains from his leg with a broom stick, walked towards...

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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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