JUST IN: Nigeria, others affected as UK increases visa fees, health surchar
United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced an increase in visa application fee paid by immigrants. He also said the surcharge paid for the
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Horrible! 289 children died crossing Mediterranean sea in 2023 – UN
Some 289 children are known to have died in the first half of 2023 while trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe,
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Nwifuru increases salaries, orders recruitment of 1,454 workers
Ebonyi Governor Francis Nwifuru has approved the increment of salaries in the civil service system. The Governor also ordered the recruitment of 1454 civil servants
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Senate confirms appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, Service Chiefs
THE Senate has confirmed the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The top security Chiefs
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Oil Subsidy Palliative: Tinubu promises 12m families will receive N8,000 for six months
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says about 12 million households will get N8,000 over a period of six months to ameliorate the hardships faced
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Soyinka’s source of inspiration, encouragement — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Nobel Laureate and elder statesman, Professor Wole Soyinka, on his 89th birthday anniversary, describing him as a veritable source of support,
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Lagos Chief judge grants amnesty to 30 inmates
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, on Thursday granted amnesty to 30 prisoners in the state and directed their re-integration into
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Edo gov’s office takes over revenue generation supervision
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has directed that all revenue collection functions of the state government should now come under the
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House approves Tinubu’s request for palliatives
The House of Representatives on Thursday approved the request of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for an amendment to the 2022 appropriation act to allow the
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Political parties protest alleged attempt by LP to tamper with BVAS
About 14 political parties in Enugu State have protested an alleged attempt by the Labour Party (LP) to tamper with the Bimodal Voter
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Police arrest suspect over attack on Apostle Suleman
The Police have arrested a 32-year-old man identified as Yusuf Isah in connection with the attack on the senior pastor and General Overseer
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Tribunal dismisses petition challenging Makinde’s victory
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Ibadan on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by the Allied Peoples’ Movement against the March 18 victory
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Abducted Catholic priest, three others regain freedom
Fr. Joseph Azubike, the Catholic priest kidnapped on Monday in Ebonyi has regained freedom. Three others kidnapped with him have also been freed. Rev Father
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JUST IN: Second Niger bridge vandalised
Some road fittings installed on the newly inaugurated Second Niger bridge have been stolen by vandals, The PUNCH can exclusively report. A source
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Kaduna: Governor Sani partners with service chiefs over insecurity
Kaduna Governor Uba Sani has solicited the support and cooperation of the Service Chiefs over seemingly unending insecurity in the state. Governor Uba
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‘Senate should not be a rubber-stamp’
Senator Gbenga Daniel (Ogun East) yesterday said the 10th Senate should not be seen as rubber-stamp if it maintains a cordial relation with the
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CDS decries delayed suspects’ trial
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, has lamented the delay in the trial of suspects handed over to civil authorities
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Enugu Gov, Mbah commiserates with victims of auto crash
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed deep grief over the fatal road accident that occurred at Ugwu Onyeama, near Enugu,
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VAT rate may go up
The Value Added Tax (VAT) may be jacked up in an attempt by the Federal Government to harmonise Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT)
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Ogun State Govt website hacked
The Ogun State Government website has been hacked, The PUNCH reports. A check by our correspondent on Wednesday morning showed that the website, www.ogunstate.gov.ng, has
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BREAKING: NECO releases common entrance result, six students score 01
A total of six students scored 01 in the 202: National Common Entrance Examinations conducted by the National Examinations Council, The PUNCH reports.
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Buhari’s administration worst in corruption –Kukah
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, Nigerians experienced the worst type of corruption during the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari than
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Electoral offences: Adebutu, others arraigned for alleged vote buying
The Federal Government on Monday arraigned the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 governorship election in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu
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Lawmaker accused of alleged misconduct
SEVENTY-nine year old businessman, Timothy Umenzekwe, has raised the alarm over what he termed “serial involvement in criminality, misconduct and desecration of ethics”
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It’s unconstitutional for lawmakers to decide their salaries –Obasanjo
Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said it is unconstitutional for lawmakers to decide their salaries, saying those who should uphold the law were the
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Election petition: APC already planning for re-run, says LP
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure on Monday said he got information that the All Progressives Congress was already
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Ihie Abia felicitates with Madubuike on his 80th birthday
The Convener of Ihe Abia, Ichie Dr. Emeka Okpara has felicitated with Prof. Ihechukwu Chiedozie Madubuike, former Minister of Education in the Second
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Assemblies of God Church: Leadership war without end
For some time now, the Assemblies of God Church has been embroiled in what looks like an irreconcilable fraternal controversy – to the extent
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Alleged certificate forgery: Tribunal admits documents tendered by NYSC against Mbah
Despite objections by Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Enugu
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Former Ohanaeze President-General, Joe Irukwu, dies at 89.
The former President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof Joe Irukwu, is dead. He died at the age of 89. Prince Harrison Okorie, President-General,
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