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NUJ, NIPR, NISMA Laud Oborevwori’s Fast-Lane Appointments

10.12.2024

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has hailed the Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori for appointing the immediate past chairman of the Council in the state, Comrade Michael Ikeogwu, as his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media Matters. This was as the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) inducted the Governor’s Director-General for the...

Tourism Key To Economic Growth In Nigeria

10.12.2024

An entrepreneur, Miss. Nancy Taye Aragbaye has identified tourism as a way to boost the nation’s economy and increase revenue accruing to the state governments without depending on allocation from the federation account for survival. Aragbaye, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Strategic Solutions Global who participated in the Global Entrepreneurship hosted by the Ondo...

Group Decries Robbery Attacks In Osogbo, Other Osun Communities

10.12.2024

Members of a sociocultural organisation, who are indigenes of the ancient town of Osogbo in Osun State, living in Kwara State, under the aegis of Concerned Oroki Elite Group, have expressed grave concern over the continued rise in armed robbery attacks and other violent crimes in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. In a statement issued...

ASUU Declares Indefinite Strike In Bayelsa Varsity

10.12.2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bayelsa State chapter of the Niger Delta University (NDU) has declared an indefinite strike over the alleged failure of the state government to honour agreements reached with the union. The academic union made its intention known on Tuesday following a meeting at the union’s secretariat in Amassoma. READ ALSO...

Brazil’s President Undergoes Brain Surgery

10.12.2024

The incumbent President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has reportedly undergone surgery after a brain haemorrhage related to a recent fall. This is contained in a statement released by the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday morning, December 10. READ ALSO The hospital posted the health update on the president’s official Instagram...

Police Tighten Security Ahead Abuja Protest

10.12.2024

Security has been significantly bolstered at the Ministry of Justice in Abuja as police operatives prepare for the anticipated #FreeDeleFarotimi protest. The planned demonstration aims to support human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is embroiled in a legal dispute over alleged defamatory remarks directed at prominent Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Afe Babalola. Farotimi, a...

Emir Sanusi Threatens To Fire Wife-Beating Chiefs

10.12.2024

The Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II has threatened to remove any traditional title holder under the emirate council who beats his wife. The ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor issued the warning during the opening of the 2024 National Dialogue on the role of Islamic Opinion Leaders in the prevention of Gender based violence...

Better Understanding Of Oil Sector Will Benefit Nigeria –Abbas

10.12.2024

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said more profound understanding of the petroleum sector, especially the functions of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), will create more benefits for Nigeria’s economy. The speaker made the call at a retreat on Legislative Measures Towards the Realisation of the Mandate of the Nigerian...

Inner Wheel Club Of Lagos Embarks On Life-Changing Community Projects

10.12.2024

A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), Inner Wheel Club of Lagos is excited to announce the successful completion and execution of several impactful community projects designed to uplift the less privileged and vulnerable populations in the state. Inner Wheel Club of Lagos, a proud member of the world’s largest women’s service organization between July and November 2024,...

Peter Obi Visits Afe Babalola, Meets Activist Lawer In Prison

10.12.2024

Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, on Monday, led a delegation to visit the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and owner of Afe Babalola University, Afe Babalola, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. New Telegraph reports that Obi’s visit to the elder statement was in connection with the detention of human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who...

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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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