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President Bola Tinubu will today (Monday) swear in three additional ministers into his 48-person cabinet, The PUNCH has learned. A senior official in the Presidency, who did not want his name mentioned because he was not authorised to speak on the matter, confirmed to our correspondent that the three new ministers will be sworn into office atContinue reading "Tinubu swears in new ministers as FEC meets today"

As part of measures to tackle climate change, the Adamawa State Government has introduced a cash incentive for planting and nurturing trees in the state. This comes as desert encroachment and its consequential climate crisis threaten the environment and life generally in the Northeastern Nigerian state. The government announced the incentive in Yola, the stateContinue reading "Adamawa Government To Recompense Tree Planters With N50,000 For 100 Trees A Year"

A faulty power line of the Jos Electricity Distribution Plc. (JED) electrocuted eight persons at Kabong community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau on Saturday, killing six of them. The faulty line emitted sparks and electrocuted the victims in the various homes at about 3 a.m., just as it razed houses and shopsContinue reading "6 DIE AFTER HIGH TENSION CABLES ELECTROCUTE 8 PERSONS IN JOS"

The Nigerian police have said that the father of an 11-year-old boy buried alive by his stepbrother in Apamsede, Kogi, is on the run. This was revealed to journalists by the Kogi Command spokesperson, SP Williams Ovye-Aya.  According to SP Williams, the police are looking for the father of the young boy, identified as OshodiContinue reading "Family Of Nigerian Boy Buried Alive ‘To Be Banished From Kogi Community After Sacrifices To Cleanse Land’"

The Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has promised to pay N-Power beneficiaries their withheld eight-month allowances. The N-Power National Programme Manager, Akindele Egbuwalo, confirmed this, adding that the affected persons are beneficiaries of the Batch C programme who had been owed for eight months. The Federal Government had suspended the N-Power programme last week, stating thatContinue reading "Nigerian Government Set To Pay N-Power Beneficiaries’ Eight-Month Outstanding Allowances"

man, identified as Sunday Mathew, is currently on the run after he allegedly killed his sister’s husband, Onwe Uchenna for marrying a second wife, witnesses told SaharaReporters. The incident occurred on October 12 in Ugboenyim Ishieke village, Ebonyi state. According to eyewitnesses, Mathew stabbed his sister’s husband to death for marrying another wife. “He isContinue reading "Nigerian Man Flees After Allegedly Killing Brother-In-Law For Marrying Another Wife"

Governor Dauda Lawal has restated that his government will not sit and dialogue with terrorists ravaging the state.  Lawal made the remarks on Friday while serving as the Guest of Honour at the Ministry of Religious Affairs' weekly preaching session. He described the programme as a chance to emphasise the necessity of self-discipline and forthrightnessContinue reading "No Negotiation With Terrorists; Past Dialogues Have All Failed — Zamfara Governor, Dauda Lawal"

No fewer than 62 cases of alleged disappearance of manhood have been reported in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, the police have said. In a statement on Friday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Haruna G. Garba, said among the 62 cases reported to the command, 51 were discovered to be false alarms. He explained that theContinue reading "Nigeria Police Say 62 Cases Of Alleged Manhood Disappearance Reported, 51 Suspects In Court For Raising False Alarms"

The Senate has passed for first reading a bill that recommends a fine of N50,000 to parents who default in providing their children with primary and secondary school education. The Red Chamber also recommended free meals for every child in the country. The bill proposed by Senator Orji Kalu titled, “Compulsory free Universal Basic EducationContinue reading "Senate Begins Hearing Of Bill To Fine Nigerians N50,000 For Failing To Send Children To School"