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ADC Appeal For State Of Emergency In Katsina, Zamfara

24.08.2025

The African Democratic Congress has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in Katsina and Zamfara States, following the killing of villagers and worshippers in Malumfashi, Katsina. The party, which made this plea in a press statement issued by its Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, on Sunday, said the gruesome killings highlight the...

Bayelsa’s New Yenagoa City 95% Complete, Govt Urges Investments

24.08.2025

The Bayelsa State Government has announced that road projects at the emerging New Yenagoa City are almost 95% completed, encouraging Bayelsans and investors to begin acquiring land and developing properties in the area. Speaking in Yenagoa, Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Surveyor Moses Teibowei, who represented the Prosperity Government during a media tour organized for...

Abians Are Satisfied With Otti’s Performance – Ubani Isioma Madike

24.08.2025

Human rights lawyer and activist, Dr Monday Ubani (SAN), has declared that the people of Abia State are solidly behind Governor Alex Otti, owing to his achievements in office. Ubani, who spoke in an interview with Saturday Telegraph against the backdrop of criticisms by what he described as opposition figures in Abia politics, said that...

Ideye Warns Footballers Against Poor Financial Planning

24.08.2025

Former Super Eagles of Nigeria striker, Brown Ideye, has cautioned professional footballers to take financial management seriously. This is as he said that those who squander their earnings and end up broke after retirement should “Face jail time.” Ideye, who was part of Nigeria’s victorious squad at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), issued...

Veekee James Breaks Silence On Rumours Of Stealing Friend’s Man

24.08.2025

Popular Nigerian celebrity fashion designer, Veekee James, has opened up about the emotional toll that the rumours of her stealing her husband, Femi Atere, from a friend had on her mental health. The 30-year-old designer made this disclosure during the couple’s appearance on The Nancy Isime Show, where she admitted that the controversy almost pushed...

Abdulsalami, Obasanjo, Others To Launch Care365 Health Hub In Abuja

24.08.2025

Nigeria is set to witness a major milestone in healthcare on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, with the grand unveiling of the Care365 Health Hub at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. The landmark event will be led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (rtd.), who serves as the Chief Host and...

MDCAN Commends FG On Corrected CONMESS Circular

24.08.2025

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has commended the Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), for releasing a corrected Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) circular, describing the move as a significant step toward honoring agreements with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). MDCAN President, Prof. Mohammad Aminu, gave...

Widows’ Enrollment In Delta Health Insurance Hits Over 2.6m

24.08.2025

The Delta State Contributory Health Commission (DSCHC), has registered the 10,000 widows that were recently empowered under the Widows Welfare Scheme with monthly stipend by Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. This came as the Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) during the Quarterly Stakeholders Meetings on Disability Inclusion – an European Union (EU) and the Christian Blind Mission...

Pension Funds Safe, Secure – PenCom Replies NLC

24.08.2025

The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has assured pension contributors and retirees that their funds remain safe, well-managed, and not at risk, dismissing allegations by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) of mismanagement and lack of transparency. In a letter to the NLC, PenCom clarified that it does not directly invest pension funds. Rather, licensed Pension Fund...

Hunpe Urges Tourism Stakeholders To Harness Sector For Dev’t

24.08.2025

The Chairman of Badagry Local Government Area, Mr. Babatunde Hunpe, has called on tourism practitioners to leverage the sector for the development of their communities and residents of the council. Hunpe made the appeal during the International Day for the Abolition of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition, organised by the council in collaboration with...

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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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