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Sanwo-Olu Appoints Egunjobi As HEFAMAA Executive Secretary

12.04.2026

Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the appointment of Dr Victoria Egunjobi as the new Executive Secretary of the Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), in a move aimed at strengthening healthcare regulation and quality assurance across the State. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Public Affairs at...

Lagos Raises Alarm As Lassa Fever Spread Rises To 660 Cases, 167 Deaths

12.04.2026

Lagos State Government has sounded a strong public health alert on Lassa fever, announcing the commencement of a statewide awareness and prevention campaign amid rising national Lassa Fever cases that have resulted in 167 deaths nationwide. The development comes amid growing concerns over healthcare worker infections, with cases of the disease spread which has risen...

Commonwealth Peace Prize Co-Recipient Commends KADCCAM

11.04.2026

The co-recipient of the Commonwealth Peace Prize, Rev Dr James Wuye, commended Kadccam for its commitment towards promoting awareness on climate change accountability through media, both online and offline. Briefing at Teku International Farms, Rev Dr James praised KADCCAM for their commitment through using various forms of media to create awareness among the general public...

Kalu Bags Doctor Of Laws At UNICAL

11.04.2026

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has been conferred with a Doctor of Laws (PhD) by the University of Calabar during its 38th convocation ceremony. Kalu’s doctoral research was also selected as one of the most outstanding projects, earning a place at the University’s Achievement Exhibition on Contribution to Knowledge....

Gov Yusuf Empowers 6,680 Women With N50,000 Each

11.04.2026

In continuation of a monthly women empowerment embarked upon by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State since the inception of his administration in 2023, another 6,680 Women were given N50,000 each to start some small-scale businesses. Governor Yusuf disbursed 338 million Naira in support of 6,680 women across the 44 Local Government Areas, as...

Kalu Bags Doctor Of Laws At UNICAL

11.04.2026

Idahosa Hails Okpebholo, Oshiomhole, Others Amid Mother’s Demise

11.04.2026

Hon. Dennis Idahosa, deputy governor of Edo State, has appreciated the support shown to him and his family by Governor Monday Okpebholo, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, and the leadership of the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the death of his mother. In a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Friday...

Inuwa Yahaya Names Chair, Commissioners For Electricity Commission

11.04.2026

…As Gombe Assembly Confirms GOSERC Leadership Team Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has approved the appointment of the Chairman and Commissioners of the newly established Gombe State Electricity Regulatory Commission (GOSERC). The appointments, with effect from 21st January 2026, were earlier forwarded to the Gombe State House of Assembly, which has since confirmed them...

Ondo Communities Protest, Query Security Votes’ Impac

11.04.2026

Communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday protested incessant kidnapping for ransom and killings in the communities in the council area. The communities, including Imafon, Igushin, Ilado, and Ilu-Abo communities in Akure North Local Council Area, have been a hotbed of criminality, including kidnapping for ransom and killing. Suspected bandits...

Anambra Refutes Report On Collapse Of Govt House Building

11.04.2026

The Anambra State Government has dismissed as a false report from some quarters that last Thursday’s rainstorm destroyed some buildings at the Light House Awka. According to the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Charles Soludo, Mr Christian Aburime, there was no such incident, contending that it was a barricade but outside the compound of the...

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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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