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Kaduna Contractors Threaten To Remove Healthcare Infrastructure Over Unpaid N30bn Debt

27.04.2026

…Cries to Gov Sani, LG Affairs, EFCC A Coalition of Contractors who handled healthcare infrastructure projects in Kaduna State has raised alarm over the non-payment of over N30 billion for the projects executed and completed across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state since 2023. The contractors, in a statement made available Monday, through...

Dangote, Saudi Envoy Discuss Investment Opportunities In Energy, Infrastructure

27.04.2026

Chairman of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote and Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Nigeria, Yousef bin Mohammed Al-Balawi have held talks on how to boost investments opportunities in energy and infrastructure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) also reported that the talks were geared to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia, and that...

Lagos Tax Growth Hinged On Tinubu’s Foresight As 159th JRB Meeting Ends

27.04.2026

The Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS), Dr Ayodele Subair, has said the remarkable growth of tax administration and internally generated revenue in Lagos State can be traced to the bold reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu during his tenure as governor of the state. Subair stated this at the Gala...

Goke Bajowa Issues Warning To Boye Best Over Copyright

27.04.2026

Veteran gospel musician Prince Goke Bajowa has publicly cautioned fellow artist Boye Best over what he claims is the unauthorised use of his music. The warning follows allegations that Boye Best has been performing Bajowa’s song, Iwo Ko Lodami, at various events without properly crediting its original creator. The matter gained widespread attention after Bajowa...

Kwara Pilgrims Departure Schedule Adjusted To May 6, 7, 8

27.04.2026

The Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says intending pilgrims from the state will now depart for the holy land on May 6, 7 and 8. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji AbdulKadri Abdulsalam made this known at an enlightenment programme for the pilgrims yesterday in Ilorin. “Earlier, we announced departures for May 6,...

22 Aspirants Jostle For Senatorial Tickets In Delta

27.04.2026

Over 22 All Progressives Congress (APC), Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) and Labour Party (LP) members are targeting their parties’ to the National Assembly election in the three senatorial districts in Delta State. Some of the aspirants are said to have been sponsored to reduce the strength of some of the prominent ticket-seekers. Among those jostling...

Buratai Salutes Troops For Successes Against Terrorism

27.04.2026

Former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday saluted the armed forces for their successes against terrorism, banditry and other forms of criminality across the country. But he warned them that “the fight is not over”, adding that “this is the time to intensify operations and deny the enemy any opportunity to recover”....

Stakeholders In Health Sector Intensify Efforts To Combat It

27.04.2026

…FG supports GHC As the world commemorates World Malaria Day 2026, stakeholders in Nigeria’s health sector have intensified coordinated efforts to combat malaria, with renewed emphasis on youth-driven advocacy as a pathway to national transformation. In a major boost to this agenda, the Department of Public Health under the Federal Ministry of Health and Social...

Wumi Toriola Speaks Amid Age Debate After Row With Enioluwa

27.04.2026

Nollywood actress and filmmaker Wumi Toriola has addressed the ongoing conversation about her age after a viral video involving Nigerian social media influencer Enioluwa Adeoluwa surfaced online. New Telegraph reports that the discussion began after a video on Saturday, April 25, 2026, captured an interaction between Toriola and Enioluwa. In the clip, the influencer addressed...

Atiku Protests Move To Suspend Campaigns In Borno, Benue, Plateau, Others

27.04.2026

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday protested against the alleged move by the government to suspend political campaigns in parts of the North. According to him, such a step could undermine constitutional rights and deepen fears of disenfranchisement amid worsening insecurity. The former Vice President said this following the reports that the Senate might recommend...

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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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