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Stop Disregarding S’Court Decisions, Activist Tells EFCC

20.03.2025

An activist, Dr Ifeanyichukwu Okonkwo has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop disrespecting due process and rule of law by disregarding Supreme Court decisions against it. Okonkwo in a statement made available to newsmen, also urged the Commission to ensure it sticks to its democratic ideals and original mandate as...

PTAD Pays N1.6bn To 776 NOK Of Deceased Customs, Immigration, Others

20.03.2025

In continuation of paying pensioners under its purview, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has disbursed ₦1.6 billion to 776 verified and eligible Next of Kin (NOK) of deceased pensioners from the Civil Service, Police, Parastatals, Customs, Immigration, and Prisons Pension Departments. PTAD spokesperson, Mr. Gbenga Ajayi, confirmed the payment in a statement yesterday with a...

BPP Generates N14trn Revenue Into FG’s Coffers

20.03.2025

The Director General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), Dr. Adebowale Adedokun, has disclosed that the agency has generated over N14 trillion into Federal Government’s coffers between 2016 and now. Adedokun, who stated this in Abuja while speaking with New Telegraph on the activities of the BPP, said that the procurement agency was set to go...

Gbenga Adeyinka Signs Marketing, Promotions Deal With FunZ

20.03.2025

As the Grand Comedian of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Gbenga Adeyinka D1st prepares for this year’s Laffmattazz Tour, starting from Jogor Centre, Ibadan on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, he has signed a partnership deal with FunZweb.com, an international digital marketing and promotions company. Adeyinka said this year’s tour is coming with a lot of...

We’ll Make Olumo Rock Tourism Destination Of Choice –Abiodun

20.03.2025

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said his government will make Olumo Rock the best tourism destination in the country. He also stated that his administration will now shift its focus to tourism as a deliberate policy to benefit from the potential inherent in that sector of the economy. According to the governor, a...

Rivers: Pap Cautions Ex-Agitators Against Being Used By Politicians

20.03.2025

The Presidential Amnesty Programme Administrator (PAP) yesterday advised ex-agitators under the PAP to conduct themselves responsibly in the wake of the constitutional development in Rivers State. The PAP Office in a statement by the Administrator, Dr Dennis Otuaro, yesterday urged all ex-agitators and beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme to resist any attempt and overtures...

Let’s Support Our Military To End Insecurity, Group Begs Nigerians

20.03.2025

A civil society organisation (CSO), Security and Economic Development Focus Group, has tasked the public on the need to support ongoing military operations across the country. The group said the importance of human intelligence (HUMINT) cannot be overemphasised, especially now that security has assumed the whole-of-society dimension. Convener of the Group, Salihu Adamu, who made...

…Tinubu’s Pronouncement Undemocratic, Says APC Chief

20.03.2025

An All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has described President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State as an undemocratic move that does not capture the reality in Rivers. In a statement made available to the media, Eze claimed that “Mr. President’s stance in the circumstance clearly reinforces and points...

LG Law 2009: Gov Ahmad Sokoto Vindicated, Says Sokoto Attorney General

20.03.2025

The Attorney-General of Sokoto State, Barrister Nasiru Mohammed Binji has said the Sokoto State Government has been vindicated by both the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Autonomy and the amendment made to the 2009 Local Government Law by the State House of Assembly that no mischief was intended by the state government. Its Attorney-General...

Oral Health: Who Urges African Countries To Explore More Health Tax Revenues

20.03.2025

Disturbed the African region is lagging behind key oral health indicators, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to explore innovative financing mechanisms, such as allocating health tax revenue to oral health. In a message to commemorate the 2025 World Oral Health Day, Acting WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu also...

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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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