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Ex-Delta APC Scribe Urges Govs To Emulate Oborevwori’s Developmental Strides

11.11.2025

A former Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Delta State, Otunba Nick Ovuakporie, has urged other states in the Niger Delta to deeply emulate the developmental strides of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. Speaking to journalists at a public function, Ovuakporie said Oborevwori’s approach to governance not only aligns with global development standards, but also positions...

Ogun Set to Inaugurate Newly Renovated 250-Bed Hospital In Dec

11.11.2025

The Ogun State Medical Centre of Excellence, also referred to as the 250 bed hospital in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta is set to be commissioned in December, 2025. Governor Dapo Abiodun made this known during the inspection of the level of work done at the hospital which was built but not completed by the immediate past administration....

Union Protests Against Sacked AEDC 800 Employees

11.11.2025

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) yesterday decried the recent mass retrenchment of 800 employees of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) under its restructuring scheme. The union said the restructuring fell short of the agreement between the Unions and Management anchored on mutual trust. In a statement, the acting General Secretary Dominic Igwebike...

ADEPTI: Don Hails NCC, DBI On Digital Skills Acquisition Training

11.11.2025

The Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Ilesa, Prof Olufemi Asaolu, and Rector of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora, Prof. Akinola Akinlabi, have commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) for the training provided to both academic and non‑academic staff in Nigerian tertiary institutions on ICT and...

Diabetes Crisis in Africa Worries WHO

11.11.2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) has sounded a warning over the rapid surge of diabetes across Africa. In a message to commemorate the 2025 World Diabetes Day, WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Mohamed Janabi, said the continent was witnessing an “unprecedented rise” in diabetes cases driven by changing lifestyles, poor diets, and limited access...

Suspend 15% Fuel Import Duty Now, Group Tells FG

11.11.2025

Peering Advocacy and Advancement Centre in Africa (PAACA) yesterday asked the Federal Government to suspend its proposed 15 per cent import duty on fuel and diesel until the domestic refining capacity meets at least 80 per cent of national demand. Addressing reporters in Abuja, Executive Director Ezenwa Nwagwu described the proposed tariff as a “monopoly...

Mulumbu Backs DR Congo To Secure 2026 World Cup Spot

11.11.2025

The former Democratic Republic of Congo captain, Youssouf Mulumbu, has expressed strong confidence in the nation’s present crop of players, insisting they possess the quality and unity needed to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States (US), Canada, and Mexico. DR Congo last featured on football’s biggest stage in 1974, then...

History Will Be Kind To You

11.11.2025

The Mutawalli of Ilorin, Dr. Muhammad Alimi AbdulRazaq, has extolled the Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Chiefs, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, describing his 30-year reign as transformative and worthy of historical admiration. In a congratulatory message issued on Tuesday in Ilorin to mark the Emir’s 30th coronation anniversary, Dr. AbdulRazaq...

WHO, FCDO Laud Mbah’s Strategic Investments in Health System Devt

11.11.2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have donated vehicles, equipment, and various training items to the Enugu State Colleges of Nursing at Park Lane, Enugu, and Awgu, lauding Governor Peter Mbah’s bold and strategic investments in health system development in the state. The items donated include...

…Orders Regional Commissions To Join Fight Against Growing Insecurity

11.11.2025

President Bola Tinubu yesterday ordered the regional development commissions to be involved in the fight to tackle the rising security threats in the country. According to him, apart from security issues, they are to work with state governments to improve critical infrastructure, including roads. The Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, said this after meeting...

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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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