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Settle debts in 60 days or lose C of O, FG warns property owners

23.10.2024

The Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has declared a 60-day ultimatum for all Federal Certificate of Occupancy title owners to settle their debts, warning that failure to comply would lead to the revocation of their titles. This announcement was made by the Minister, Ahmed Dangiwa, during his address at the 29th Conference of...

Halima Abubakar apologises to Apostle Suleman for defamation

23.10.2024

Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has formally apologised to the Senior Pastor and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, for publishing derogatory comments against him. This apology follows a Federal Capital Territory High Court ruling in April 2024, which ordered the actress to pay the cleric N10 million in damages for defamation....

Tinubu swears in new CCB Chairman, presides over FEC meeting

23.10.2024

President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the 19th meeting of the Federal Executive Council at the council chambers of the State House, Abuja. Wednesday’s meeting is his first since returning from a two-week vacation in the United Kingdom and France. The last session was held on September 23, 2024. Vice President Kashim Shettima is not...

Why Lagos didn’t join states’ suit against EFCC — Commissioner

23.10.2024

The Lagos State Government has explained its decision not to join other states in their lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission before the Supreme Court. According to the state, an ongoing case between it and the anti-graft agency over a similar issue is already before the apex court. Addressing journalists on Wednesday during...

Alleged sex trafficking: Police detain mum of 15-year-old Delta schoolgirl

23.10.2024

As police investigations into the alleged sex trafficking of 15-year-old schoolgirl Emmanuel Monday progress, her mother, Mrs Eunice Asulie, has reportedly been detained by authorities and is currently being held at Ovwian Police Station, PUNCH Metro has gathered. Security sources have also indicated that the Delta State Commissioner of Police, CP Olufemi Abaniwonda, “has ordered...

Police rescue four trafficked children in Plateau, arrest 25 suspects

23.10.2024

The Plateau State Police Command has rescued four children who were allegedly lured away with biscuits by suspected child traffickers in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adesina, disclosed this while addressing journalists on Wednesday at the Command’s headquarters in Jos. Adesina revealed that the police received a distress report on 12 October 2024,...

Wike confronts FCT residents over alleged illegal land claims

23.10.2024

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, confronted residents of the FCT over accusations of illegal land acquisition, during a heated visit to the community on Tuesday. The minister, in a video recorded by one of the residents during the confrontation and shared on social media, criticized residents who had protested against the...

APC has torn PDP’s umbrella in Ondo, says Aiyedatiwa

23.10.2024

As All Progressives Congress continues its campaign in Ondo State ahead of the November 16 governorship election, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has called on the people to vote for the ruling party, saying no other party existed in the state. Specifically, the APC candidate said the Peoples Democratic Party had died in the state, adding that...

Cross River benefiting from interfaith, intertribal unions — Gov

23.10.2024

The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has stressed the significance of harmony in establishing a sense of belonging. He said through interfaith and intertribal unions, several families in Cross River have benefited immensely and promoted peaceful co-existence. Speaking at the two-day Interfaith Unity Conference of Jama’atu Nasril Islam on Tuesday, Otu urged...

Sokoto to go tough on school property vandals

23.10.2024

The Sokoto State Government has pledged to take strict measures against anyone caught vandalising school property in a bid to maintain the quality of education across the state. This was stated by the Executive Chairman of the Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board, Umar Tambuwal, during an unscheduled visit to Marafa Danbaba Model Primary School...

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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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