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Zulum Grants Amnesty To 66 Prisoners, Okays N20,000 Each To 1,280 Others

13.06.2025

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has granted amnesty 66 correctional service inmates serving various prison terms at the Maiduguri Maximum Custodial Centre. Some of the inmates were granted partial pardon that is reduction from death sentenced to life improvement and life improvement to some years in prison, while others were granted state parden. The governor...

Kwara Gov Urges Reflection On Nation’s Democratic Journey

13.06.2025

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, has stressed the need for Nigerians to deeply reflect on the country’s democratic journey as a nation-state. The governor said: “Democracy Day is a tribute to the men and women who lent their voices to the struggle for democracy when it was impolitic to do so. “It is a remembrance...

Senator Reaffirms Democratic Values, Congratulates Tinubu

13.06.2025

Senator Sharafadeen Alli has joined millions of Nigerians to commemorate Democracy Day, reaffirming his commitment to good governance, accountability and inclusive leadership for national development. This is contained in a statement signed by his media office and made available to journalists yesterday in Ibadan. Alli said June 12 symbolises the resilience, courage, and sacrifice of...

Fubara Pledges To Uphold Rule Of Law, Rivers Interest

13.06.2025

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed his commitment to upholding the rule of law, the protection of the rights of the people of the state and to ensure that they can actively participate in the democratic process regardless of political affiliation. Fubara, in his Democracy Day message delivered in Port Harcourt on Thursday,...

British Passenger Survives Air India Crash That Claimed Over 241 Lives

13.06.2025

One survivor has reportedly been found in the Air India plane crash. The Air India plane crashed near the airport in Ahmedabad, a western city in India yesterday morning. The plane was headed for London’s Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom with 242 people on board. According to BBC, GS Malik, Ahmedabad police commissioner, said...

Declare State Of Emergency On Polio Eradication, UNICEF Tells Kano

13.06.2025

The United Nations Children Funds, UNICEF, has strongly called on the Kano State Government to, as matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency on the new variants of polio diseases with a view to completely eradicate it. UNICEF said Kano State Government needs to do more in eradicating the variants polio within the stipulated...

Idimogu Commends Tinubu For Forgiving Sanwo-Olu

13.06.2025

Former lawmaker representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency 02, at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Jude Chukwuemeka Idimogu, has commended President Bola Tinubu, for forgiving his political Godson, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He said for doing what he did, the president has not only demonstrated that he is human, but a Leader and God fearing man. Idimogu made...

June 12: History Returned Democratic Battle’s Baton To Abiola’s Trusted Lieutenant –Shettima

13.06.2025

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima has said history chose to return the baton in the struggle for the soul of democracy to one of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola’s most trusted lieutenants, President Bola Tinubu, decades after the June 12 debacle. He noted that while hope was one thing that they could not...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News June 13

13.06.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Friday, June 13, 2025 Shettima: Tinubu Inherits Abiola’s Democratic Legacy Vice President Kashim Shettima has said that history has chosen to return the baton in Nigeria’s democratic struggle to one of the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola’s most...

Fitch, GCR Upgrade Wema Bank’s National Ratings

12.06.2025

Wema Bank has received rating upgrades from two leading credit rating agencies, Fitch and GCR, in recognition of its strong performance and resilience amid industry challenges. Fitch Ratings upgraded the bank’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘A-(nga)’ from ‘BBB(nga)’, with a Positive Outlook, while affirming its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B-’. Similarly, GCR Ratings...

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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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