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EKSG Begins Recruitment Into Amotekun Corps, Others

14.05.2025

The Ekiti State Government has commenced the recruitment of over 500 personnel into the Amotekun Corps, Agro-Marshals, and Anti-Grazing Task Force, aimed at bolstering the security of lives and property across the state. The recruitment drive, which began on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti, is focused on enhancing the state’s ability to curb criminal activities, protect farmers,...

Hafsoh Lawal’s Remains Buried In Ilorin Cemetery

14.05.2025

The remains of Hafsoh Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, who was allegedly murdered by her Facebook boyfriend, AbdulRahman Bello, have been laid to rest. New Telegraph gathered that her dismembered body was interred on Monday at a cemetery in the Sango area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital,...

Oyetola Reaffirms Commitment To Full Implementation Of Marine, Blue Economy Policy

14.05.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed his commitment to the full and accelerated implementation of the newly approved National Policy on Marine and Blue Economy. Speaking on Tuesday at the opening of the 2025 Sectoral Retreat for senior officials of the Ministry and its agencies in Abuja, Oyetola called on...

Senate Urges Military To Redeploy Troops To Borno, Yobe

14.05.2025

The Senate on Tuesday called on the Nigerian military to urgently redeploy troops and advanced equipment to Borno and Yobe states following a renewed wave of Boko Haram attacks in the North-East. This resolution followed a motion sponsored by the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Tahir Munguno, in response to fresh insurgent violence, including the killing...

Reps Summon Fire Service Boss Over Fatal Truck Accident

14.05.2025

The House of Representatives on Tuesday issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the Controller-General (CG) of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Jaji Abdulganiyu, to appear before it in person and respond to questions regarding a recent fire truck accident that claimed three lives and injured several others in Abuja. The directive followed the CG’s failure to...

Ali Bello: Court Knocks Natasha Over Wrong Usage Of social Media Handle

14.05.2025

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Maitama, on Tuesday, berated the suspended Senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, for wrongful usage of her X-handle. Justice Slyvanius Oriji, delivering the judgment, in a fundamental enforcement rights suit filed by Ali Bello, Chief of Staff to Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State, against...

Adjudication Kicks Off For Nigeria Prize For Science 2025

13.05.2025

The adjudication process for the 2025 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science has officially commenced, with 112 entries handed over to the Prize’s Advisory Board for further evaluation. The entries were presented on Tuesday at a press conference in Lagos. The Nigeria Prize for Science, regarded as Africa’s richest and most prestigious science award,...

Media Trial Stifling Nigeria’s Oil Sector Performance – AEC

13.05.2025

The African Energy Council (AEC) has said that the series of media trials, needless probes, and investigations being conducted in the oil and gas sector is stifling the growth and development of the sector. The council, in a statement, warned that the recent allegations and investigations involving the leadership at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...

Niger Approves Over N1.3b For 23,300 School Furniture

13.05.2025

In a move aimed at enhancing the learning environment for students across Niger State, the government has approved over N1.3 billion for the procurement of 23,300 specially designed chairs for primary and secondary schools in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Hon. Binta Mamman, made the announcement on Tuesday during a post-Executive Council...

Lagos Attracts Over N1tn Investment In One Year

13.05.2025

The Lagos State Government has recorded a major milestone in its economic development agenda, attracting investments worth over N1 trillion in the 2024. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and Investment, Folashade Bada Ambrose-Medebem, who revealed that the impressive figure stems from strategic investment deals totaling approximately $600 million across key...

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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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