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Lagos Assembly Crisis: I’m Back As Speaker, I Was On Vacation –Obasa

28.02.2025

The drama at the Lagos State House of Assembly took a new turn yesterday as the ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, made a surprise return to the Assembly Complex and forced his way into the Speaker’s office. Obasa, who entered the complex alongside security officials for the first time since he was removed on January 13,...

2027: Nigerians Need To Break Cycle Of Poor Leadership, Passive Followership –Fubara

28.02.2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday, said Nigeria must break the cycle of poor leadership and passive followership by fostering a culture of civic engagement and ethical governance. Speaking as a special guest at the Freedom Online 6th Yearly Lecture in Lagos, Fubara said the future of Nigeria depends on the people and that the...

MTN Reports N400bn Loss As Naira Devaluation Hits Earnings

28.02.2025

Days after the implementation of the 50 percent of the telecommunication tariff hike, MTN Nigeria reported a N400.44bn loss as of December 31, 2024, as the devaluation of the naira drove up foreign exchange losses and weighed on the company’s earnings. MTN made this disclosure on the company’s audited financial statements released on Thursday, which...

Religious Crisis Looms In Anambra As Native Doctors Set To Name ‘Fake Pastors’

28.02.2025

About four days after native doctors in Anambra State protested against what they called stigmatisation and witch hunting of their members, there is a looming religious crisis in the area as the native doctors have commenced the compilation of names of alleged fake pastors for submission to the state government. Recall that the native doctors,...

NGO Gets N50m Donation From Anonymous Donor

28.02.2025

Controversial social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan has revealed that a total sum of N50m has been donated to his Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) account. VeryDarkMan’s revelation is coming amid his controversy with Nigerian On-Air Personality, Nedu, after accusing him of mismanaging N60 million, which was meant for scholarships to support Nigerian...

…MAN Decries Tax Waivers Exclusion From Manufactured Exports’ Profits

28.02.2025

President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Otunba Francis Meshioye, regretted that the Tax Bill excluded tax waivers on profits from manufactured exports. He said between 2019 and 2023, the value of manufactured exports deteriorated from $6.7 billion to $1.6 billion partly due to inadequate incentives for our exporters. The Oil Producers Trade Section...

NMDPRA Warns Petroleum Marketers Against Under-Dispensing

28.02.2025

The Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) yesterday warned members of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Ogun Sate against infractions. Some of the infractions include pump under-dispensing and operating without approval. The authority also threatened to begin shutting down of stations without valid permits from March. The State Coordinator...

June 12: MURIC Hails Falana On Legal Action Against IBB

28.02.2025

An Islamic human rights organisation, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has lauded popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, for mobilising a team of lawyers in preparation for taking legal action against former Military Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) who recently admitted that Chief MKO Abiola won the June 12, 1993 presidential election....

Alleged $6.3m Fraud: FG’s Suit Against CBN Staff, Others Rescheduled For Nov 3

28.02.2025

The Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed November 3 for arraignment of a staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Odoh Eric Ocheme and two others who allegedly obtained the sum of $6,230,000.00 from the CBN with purported letters from the Presidency and Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF)....

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News February 28

28.02.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Friday, February 28, 2025 Tinubu: We’ll Review Telecom Sector Regulatory Framework President Bola Tinubu said on Thursday that the telecoms sector’s regulatory framework and operations would be reviewed to reflect global best practices, with a greater focus on protecting...

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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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