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2027: Don’t turn your pulpits into platforms for incitement, Tinubu cautions bishops
By Chidinma Chukwu, Abuja ABUJA — Ahead of the 2027 general election, President Bola Tinubu has urged Christian leaders to promote peace and responsible participation in the electoral process, warning
Nasarawa plans mobile courts for parents of out-of-school children
Government begins advocacy campaign, plans enforcement against parents who keep children out of school By Edwin Phillip, Lafia LAFIA — The Nasarawa State Government has directed the State Universal Basic
CBN warns banks, fintechs over cyber risks
…Says weak links could destabilise financial system By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief ABUJA: The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has urged banks, fintechs and other financial institutions to treat
Yobe LG poll: ADC alleges exclusion by YSIEC
By Maryam Abdul-aziz Usman, Damaturu DAMATURU — The Yobe State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has accused the Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, YSIEC, of excluding the party
Tinubu’s wife empowers 500 women in Ebonyi
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has distributed empowerment items to 500 indigent women in Ebonyi State to support them in starting new
Unilorin don urges FG to prioritise aquaculture
By Demola AkinyemiILORIN: A Professor of Agriculture and Fisheries at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Wasiu Adeyemi Jimoh, has urged the Federal Government to make sustainable aquaculture a strategic
Gombe JPDA DG highlights three years of projects
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — The Director-General of the Gombe State Joint Projects Development and Essential Social Services Agency, JPDA, Dr Mahmood Yusuf, has highlighted the agency’s projects across
Gombe women mobilise over 6,000 for unity summit
By Ben Ngwakwe, Gombe GOMBE — More than 6,000 women from across Gombe State on Wednesday converged on the APC Square, Gombe, for the maiden Gombe Women’s Unity and Progress
Polaris Bank manager killed in Imo kidnapping attack
OWERRI — Polaris Bank has expressed grief over the killing of one of its branch managers, identified as Mr Ossy, who was reportedly shot dead by suspected kidnappers at the
Police arrest 27-yr-old woman over fake OPay shutdown notice
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over the alleged creation and circulation of a forged document claiming that fintech company OPay Nigeria Limited was shutting
