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Police Officer Shoots Boy Over Knockout In Justice

08.12.2024

A tragic incident occurred on Saturday night in Ozoro Community, Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, as a young boy was fatally shot by a police officer over possession of a knockout. Sunday Telegraph gathered that the police stormed the area and discovered the victim in possession of a knockout and when the...

FG Urged To Designate Single Agency To Oversee Finances In Public Varsities

08.12.2024

The Registrar of the University of Ilorin, Barrister Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has urged the Federal Government to designate an agency that would be saddled with the responsibility of over-sighting the finances of publicly owned universities in the country. He explained that having different government establishments perform such functions is retrogressive and could cause inconsistencies in...

A’Ibom Workers Honour Eno For Contributions In Aviation Sector

08.12.2024

…call for more collaboration to improve the sector. Airport workers in Akwa Ibom State on Sunday gathered at the Victor Attah International Airport to celebrate the International Civil Aviation Day. They also honour the Governor of Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno, for his invaluable contributions to the advancement of the state’s aviation infrastructure. The ceremony,...

Alia To Establish Benue Varsity Satellite Campuses In Two Senatorial Districts

08.12.2024

The Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Allia has said that he will facilitate the establishment of satellite campuses of Benue State University Makurdi in Benue North East and South Senatorial Districts to bring education closer to the people and cater for the growing demand for higher education at the grassroots. He said, “This...

Afe Babalola Tasks Govt On New Constitution To Prioritize Welfare Of Monarchs

08.12.2024

…as ABUAD Founder conferred Living Legend award in Ondo Elder statesman and legal luminary, Aare Afe Babalola has called on government at all levels to come up with a new constitution that will bring back the establishment of the House of Chiefs and prioritize the welfare of traditional rulers in the country to ginger them...

NDLEA Arrests Grandma With Opioids In Lagos

08.12.2024

A 65-year-old grandmother, Ramata Bola Adeyemo has been arrested by the operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and recovered 20.6 litres of codeine-based syrup from her. The Agency’s Spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi in a statement issued on Sunday said she was arrested on Friday, December 6, 2024. Also arrested in Lagos was...

APC Nat’l Youth Leader, Israel Honoured With Leadership Award

08.12.2024

The National Youth Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dayo Israel, was recognised for his exemplary leadership and contributions to youth empowerment at the 7th annual conference of the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria over the weekend. The event was held on December 6, in Abuja. The APC youth leader...

Notre Dame Holds First Mass After Fire Accident

08.12.2024

The Newly restored Notre Dame cathedral holds its first mass with Christians celebrating the return of the French capital’s most famous place of worship after a fire incident five years ago on Sunday, December 8. New Telegraph recalls that the beloved Paris monument which nearly burned down in 2019 has been fully renovated inside and...

NDLEA Arrests Engineer Sizes 7.4Kg Cannabis

08.12.2024

On Sunday, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested a suspected drug trafficker, Egwu Phillip Inya, a building engineer while attempting to receive illicit drugs concealed in imported pressure machines. The Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement shared on the Agency’s website. According to the statement,...

NAFDAC Reaffirms Ban On Sachet, PET Bottle Alcohol

08.12.2024

The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated the agency’s commitment to enforcing the ban on sachet and PET bottle alcoholic beverages. Prof. adeyeye who made this disclosure while speaking at a session in Abuja on Sunday emphasized that the ban on alcohol in...

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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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