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Rivers people tired of oppression, dictatorship, says ex-Reps deputy speaker

07.10.2024

A former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Austin Okpara, has said the outcome of the Rivers Local Government election showed that the people of the state were tired of oppression and dictatorship. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State asserted that Rivers people have been liberated due to the success...

Food security: FG, IFAD excited as Nasarawa farmer scales up rice production

07.10.2024

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development have commended a beneficiary of its Value Chain Development Programme in Nasarawa State for successfully cultivating rice on 54 hectares of land in line with its agenda to ensure food security in the country. The Nasarawa state Programme Coordinator of the VCDP, Dr...

A’Ibom LG poll: PDP wins 30 council seats, APC one

07.10.2024

The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has won 30 chairmanship seats, leaving the All Progressives Congress with one seat. This was contained in a list signed by the Chairman of the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission, AniediAbasi Ikoiwak, on Sunday. Meanwhile, Governor Umo Eno has announced plans to swear in the elected...

Oyetola, Abiodun to unveil Ogun dry port project

07.10.2024

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, will lead the foundation-laying ceremony for the Inland Dry Port in Ogun State on Friday. The port, located at Dry Port City in Soderu Village, Itori, along the Papalanto-Ewekoro axis, is part of ongoing efforts to boost economic growth and industrialisation in the Gateway State....

Peter Obi donates ₦120m to Holy Rosary Sisters on 100th anniversary

07.10.2024

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has pledged ₦120 million to the Holy Rosary Sisters in support of their educational, healthcare, and humanitarian efforts. In a statement on X.com on Sunday, the former Anambra State Governor stated that he made the pledge during the 10th-anniversary celebration of Holy Rosary College, Nsugbe, which coincided with the...

Tinubu didn’t make himself President of Nigeria, we did, says Osoba

06.10.2024

Former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has urged Nigerians to rally behind President Bola Tinubu, emphasising that his rise to the presidency was not a solo achievement, but the result of a concerted effort by Yoruba leadership. Osoba made this statement at the All Progressives Congress South West Zone Assembly meeting held at Eko...

Ondo poll: Over 2 million voters registered – INEC

06.10.2024

The Independent National Electoral Commission said it had concluded the Continuous Voters Registration exercise ahead of the Ondo State governorship election slated for November 16, 2024. The commission disclosed that a total of 2,053,061 registered voters would participate in the forthcoming governorship poll. The state’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, disclosed this at the...

Hardship: Nasarawa varsity don tasks Nigerians on entrepreneurship

06.10.2024

Following the hardship currently ravaging the nation as a result of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government, a senior lecturer at the Department of Entrepreneurship Studies, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Dr Vincent Paul, has urged Nigerians to consider setting up businesses to reduce their sufferings. The lecturer was a guest speaker at...

US to mount ceasefire pressure on Israel, Arab leaders – Harris

06.10.2024

The United States will not ease its “pressure” on Israel and Arab leaders in the Middle East to reach a deal on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview released Sunday. Washington is working with Israel on humanitarian aid and “the need for a deal to be done...

Abiodun declares Monday holiday for Ogun teachers

06.10.2024

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has declared Monday, October 7, 2024, as a work-free day for teachers in the state. This is in commemoration of this year’s Teachers’ Day in the state. Hence, schools within the state are expected to resume academic activities on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Abiodun made this disclosure on Saturday during...

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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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