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PERESSA Urges FG To Scrap 5% Fuel Tax, Demands N150, 000 Minimum Wage

13.09.2025

PERESSA Urges FG To Scrap 5% Fuel Tax, Demands N150, 000 Minimum Wage

Why There’s Proliferation Of Small Arms, Light Weapons –Rtd General

13.09.2025

A former Director of Legal Services at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja, Maj-Gen. Yusuf Shalangwa (Rtd), has blamed the proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country on possible weakness of agencies of government responsible for border security. The retired two-star general further identified the subsisting ECOWAS protocol on free movement...

Sanwo-olu Unveils N214.8bn Bond Plan, Woos Private Investors

13.09.2025

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on private sector players to deepen their collaboration with his administration as the state launches a fresh ₦214.8 billion bond issuance programme aimed at funding critical infrastructure. Speaking at an Investor Forum in Lagos, the Governor announced the rollout of a maiden ₦14.8 billion Green Bond and...

Abia North: Why We Want Orji Kalu To Return In 2027 –Cleric

13.09.2025

Reverend Kalu Ukpai Ota, a respected cleric from Abia State, has thrown his weight behind the return of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu to the Senate in 2027, stating that the people of Abia North are eager to see him continue his legislative service. Speaking to journalists, Rev Ota described Senator Kalu as a man of...

Coalition: ADC To Read Riot Act To Undecided Members

13.09.2025

…accuses APC of stifling opposition in Lagos In its bid to consolidate control on the party, the leadership of the coalition initiative, African Democratic Congress (ADC), through its National Working Committee (NWC), will meet next week, barring any change in plans. The move, according to competent sources within the party is in furtherance of...

Fubara’s Reinstatement Not Worth Looking Forward To –Briggs, Others

13.09.2025

Six months after Rivers State governor, Siminialayi Fubara, was suspended by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, he is set to resume governance on Thursday, September 18, barring any last minute change of plans by the President, but many political leaders and residents of the state are not excited. Niger Delta activist, Ann-Kio Briggs and a...

MPC Member: Naira May Appreciate To N1,400/$1 By Year-end

13.09.2025

Citing the recent increase in daily crude oil production, new inflows of capital and improved balance of payment, a member of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), Professor Murtala Sagagi, has said that the naira will likely keep appreciating and reach N1400/$1 before the end of this year. In personal...

FRSC Boss Visits 81 Div, Nigerian Army

13.09.2025

The Zonal Commanding Officer Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone RS2HQ in charge of Lagos and Ogun State Command, Assistant Corps Marshal Ann O. Oladayo, has called for enhanced collaboration with the 81 Division Nigerian Army to achieve its mandate within Lagos State. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations 81 Division Nigerian Army,...

“Iyanu: The Age Of Wonders” Animated Film Hits Showmax September

13.09.2025

Following the breakout success of the first season of “Iyanu,” the epic franchise returns with an animated feature film, “Iyanu: The Age of Wonders.” It’s premiering on Showmax this weekend, right after its U.S. debut on Cartoon Network and HBO Max. Produced by Lion Forge Entertainment and spearheaded by creator, director, and showrunner, Roye Okupe,...

IMF Approved $69bn Loans For Nigeria, Others In 5 Years

13.09.2025

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has since 2020 provided nearly $69 billion in financing to African countries, including Nigeria, and expects to continue to extend credit to the region, according to a Bloomberg report yesterday. The news agency said demand from African nations for financing from the Fund is expected to remain high, as...

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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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