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OPEC Approves $1bn New Development Financing

11.12.2024

…reappoints Al-Ghais as Sec-Gen The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has re-appointed Haitham Al-Ghais as its Secretary-General. With this reappointment, his tenure will last till mid-2028. Al-Ghais who is from Kuwait, has been the Secretary-General of the oil cartel since mid-2022. According to a statement yesterday, also the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC...

Uneasy Calm As Another Okuama Chieftain Dies In Military Custody

11.12.2024

Again, another elder statesman, Pa Dennis Okugbaye, an 81 years old man, that was arrested after the killing of 17 military officers and soldiers at Okuama in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, has died in military custody. This happened six days after the death of the President-General of the community, Pa James...

HYPREP Tasks Beneficiaries On Making Ogoni

11.12.2024

…an Economic Hub with Acquired Skills The Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) has tasked 5000 trainees on the first phase of sustainable livelihood training for Ogoni youths and women to transform Ogoni into an economic hub. The HYPREP Project Coordinator, Nenibarini Zabbey, made this known at the symbolic event to commence the issuance of starter...

Olajumoke ‘The Breadseller’ Hits Runway At A Fashion Show In Lagos

11.12.2024

The former bread seller, Olajumoke Orisaguna, popularly known as Olajumoke Onibread, makes a comeback as she hits the runway at a fashion show in Lagos State. New Telegraph recalls that the fashion model gained attention after she accidentally photobombed a photoshoot with British rapper, Tinie Tempah while hawking bread on the streets of Lagos. However, she...

Tinubu Welcomes German Leader Steinmeier At Aso Villa

11.12.2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday, warmly welcomed the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to the Presidential Villa in Abuja. New Telegraph reports that the high-profile state visit marks a significant step in strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and Germany. Upon his arrival at the Presidential Villa, President Steinmeier...

LEDCo, Lagos To Deploy Of 20,000 Smart Solar Lights

11.12.2024

…Delivers 6MW Solar Power, 24.5MWh Energy Storage LEDCo Limited has said that it is partnering with the Lagos State Government for the implementation of a landmark Solar Street Lighting Project. It stated that the new project will see the deployment of 20,000 units of LEDCo’s state-of-the-art NightSUN, an all-in-one solar light across Lagos. According to...

Abia Is Ready To Partner With Devt Minded People

11.12.2024

The Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to partner with individuals and organizations ready and willing to create an enabling environment for youth development in various fields including sports. Otti made the promise during this year’s kick-off of a triennial football tournament at Okpuhie Community Central School, Okporo Ahaba,...

Court Denies Farotimi Bail, Adjourns Case Till Dec 20

11.12.2024

Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court yesterday adjourned until December 20 a ruling on the bail application by Dele Farotimi. The lawyer and human rights activist is facing charges of criminal defamation of Chief Afe Babalola (SAN). Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun reserved a ruling on the bail application, ordering Farotimi to be sent back to correctional custody...

Anambra Pays Medical Expenses For Brutalised Ex Chamber Of Commence Boss

11.12.2024

Following the alleged brutalisation of the former President of the Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, Mr Okey Akaneme by officials of the Anambra State Waste Management Agency (ASWMA), Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced that the state government will cater for his medical bill. The state Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor who made...

UNICEF Decries Bauchi Schools’ Plight, Urges Intervention

11.12.2024

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concerns over the deplorable state of schools in Bauchi State. It decried the decaying infrastructure and a severe shortage of teachers as major obstacles to children education. Speaking during a visit to Gyamzo Central Primary School in the Toro Local Government Area, UNICEF Country Representative to Nigeria,...

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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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