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Naira-for-crude: Tinubu urges understanding among stakeholders

29.10.2024

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, commended the Implementation Committee on the Naira-based sales of crude oil and refined products. He asked the members to resolve any teething problems, insisting that the government “will not go back to the old way of doing things.” Tinubu gave the charge during a review meeting at the State House,...

Praise our success, criticise our mistakes, Shettima urges media practitioners

29.10.2024

Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday, called for balance and objectivity in media reportage. He urged media practitioners to maintain their role as a watchdog while supporting national development. Shettima made the call when he received the leadership of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja....

Chelsea legend, Zola tips Palmer for next year’s Ballon d’Or award

29.10.2024

Chelsea legend Gianfranco Zola has thrown his full weight behind Chelsea’s golden boy, Cole Palmer to compete for the next Ballon d’Or. Speaking to Mirror, Zola praised Palmer’s scintillating form since joining the Blues last summer. Recall that Palmer finished 25th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings on Monday. So far, the midfield maestro has...

Army restates commitment to restore peace nationwide

29.10.2024

The acting General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Brigadier General Ibikunle Ajose, has reassured the readiness of the Nigerian Army to restore peace in every part of the country. Ajose, the 10th GOC of 8 Division and the Commander of Sector 2 Operation FASAN YAMMA, also revealed that, compared to some years ago,...

Osun Assembly introduces alternative dispute resolution bill

29.10.2024

The Osun State House of Assembly has commenced consideration of the Osun State Multi-Door Court Establishment Bill, 2024, which seeks to provide opportunities for alternative dispute resolution. A statement released by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker of the Assembly, Olamide Tiamiyu, obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday, described the bill as “a landmark move...

OAU student killing: Court reserves judgment on Adedoyin’s appeal

29.10.2024

The Court of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, has reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Ramon Adedoyin, who was sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court in Osogbo for the death of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Adegoke was allegedly killed at Adedoyin’s hotel, Hilton Hotels, in...

Court jails S’African-based activist for defaming Anambra Bizman

29.10.2024

An Anambra State High Court sitting in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Tuesday, sentenced a South African-based activist, Boniface Okonkwo, to 18 months in prison for defaming a businessman, Sir Emeka Offor. The court, presided over by Justice Vincent Agbata, found Okonkwo guilty of posting defamatory content on the “Oraifite WhatsApp platform,” describing Offor’s meter manufacturing...

Nigeria, West African nations to adopt unified driver’s license, others

29.10.2024

Nigeria, alongside other West African countries, is set to adopt a unified driver’s license and vehicle registration system as part of a regional effort to streamline transportation and enhance road safety. The Federal Road Safety Corps is also collaborating with the Economic Community of West African States through the West African Road Safety Organisation to...

Enugu gov begins construction of 44km road

29.10.2024

The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has officially flagged off the construction of the 44.8-kilometer Amah-Eke–Oghe–Iwolo–Olo–Umulokpa Road, spanning the Udi, Ezeagu, and Uzo-Uwani Local Government Areas, with a spur connecting Akama Oghe to Aguobuowa. This project is aimed at unlocking new economic opportunities across the state. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony in Eke, Udi...

Russia claims Ukraine mining hub as concern rises over N.Korean troops

29.10.2024

Moscow announced on Tuesday it had seized control of the mining hub of Selydove in eastern Ukraine as Kyiv initiated a fresh mobilisation drive and raised concerns over North Korea’s expanding military cooperation with Russia. The Kremlin’s forces have been advancing rapidly across the sprawling eastern front, where exhausted and outgunned Ukrainian troops are being...

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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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