Activities commemorating the third coronation anniversary of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, will kick off on Monday at the palace with a praise and worship session. The Eson of Warri kingdom and Chairman of the anniversary’s Publicity/Media Committee, Chief Solomon Arenyeka, disclosed this to journalists in Warri, Delta State, on Saturday while unveiling the programmes earmarked for the anniversary. The week-long celebration, according to Arenyeka, will continue on Tuesday with homage-paying ceremonies/anniversary lectures also at the Palace from noon. The programme showed that Wednesday, August 21 will feature an anniversary/homage paying at the palace. On Thursday, August 22,…
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The management of the National Youth Service Corps has lamented that the University of Calabar once mobilised a bread seller on its graduation list for the one-year mandatory national service. It said as part of moves to restore sanity, it has demobilised 54 illegally mobilised graduates of the university to prevent the award of Certificates of National Service to unqualified persons. This was contained in a statement signed by the scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Friday. The statement quoted the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, as disclosing this in Abuja on Friday,…
The Kano Electricity Distribution Company says it has recorded significant performance improvement and reduction in aggregate technical, commercial, and collection losses since its acquisition by the new core investor, Future Energies Africa. This was contained in a statement by the Head, Corporate Communications Unit of the company, Mr Sani Sani, a copy of which was made available to PUNCH on Saturday. “KEDCO recorded 80% Billing Efficiency in June 2024 up from 75% in January 2024 and also reduced ATC&C by almost 20 percentage points to a record of 42%,” Sani said. Recall that in November 2023, Future…
Arne Slot got off to a winning Premier League start as Liverpool manager thanks to two quickfire goals from Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah in a 2-0 win at newly-promoted Ipswich on Saturday. Slot has the unenviable task of succeeding Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, but a commanding second-half performance will have heartened the Dutchman. Ipswich were riding the crest of a wave after back-to-back promotions and a return to the Premier League for the first time in 22 years. Celebrity fan and minority owner Ed Sheeran was in attendance at Portman Road, although the singer-songwriter had to leave at half-time…
A former Commissioner for Transport in Edo State, Victor Enoghama, has chided members of the Peoples Democratic Party for leaving the party for opposition parties in the state. Enoghama, who was a Commissioner for Local Government And Chieftaincy Affairs under Adams Oshiomhole, said that despite the movement of members to other parties, the PDP would Read More Source link
The Nigerian Medical Association has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to urgently intervene in the abduction of 20 medical students who were kidnapped on their way to Enugu for a conference. The NMA Secretary-General, Dr Benjamin Egbo, disclosed this in a letter to the IGP, which was posted on the association’s X.com account on Saturday. The letter dated August 16 read, “I write on behalf of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to urgently bring to your attention a grave situation involving the abduction of 20 medical students. “These students, comprising 12 from the University of Jos…
The ongoing Bauchi State local government election is currently witnessing low voter turnout. PUNCH Online reports that unlike the 2023 general election where voters crowded polling units to cast their votes, the local government election is characterised by low turnout. Our correspondent gathered that as elections are being concluded in some areas, the results of ward councillors have started emerging. “After voting, I got notified that the councillor’s result was going to be announced at a certain location, and I went there. So the result was announced by the returning officer, Muhammad Saleh. “I was also told that in a…
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has criticised the Federal Government following the international seizure of three Presidential jets belonging to Nigeria. Ejiofor described the incident as an international disgrace and embarrassment in a press statement on Saturday, adding that Nigerians are no longer under any form of illusion that the country’s sovereignty is under serious threat, amid mountain debt concerns. The presidential jets were seized by a French court on August 15, due to a contract disparity between the Ogun State Government and a Chinese company, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co.…
Indian doctors held a nationwide strike on Saturday, escalating protests after the “barbaric” rape and murder of their colleague that has channelled outrage at the chronic issue of violence against women. The discovery of the 31-year-old doctor’s bloodied body at a state-run hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked furious protests in several cities across the country. Many have been led by doctors and other healthcare workers but also joined by tens of thousands of ordinary Indians demanding action. In Kolkata, thousands held a candle-lit vigil into the early hours of Saturday morning. “Hands that heal shouldn’t…
The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji, has revealed that the Service would be seeking the support of the National Assembly to enact a law on the crypto industry. Adedeji said this on Saturday at a stakeholder engagement with the Senate and House Committee on Finance organised by the Intergovernmental Relations Department of the Service with the theme, ‘Repositioning The FIRS To Achieve Its Mandate.’ He said, “The plan first is to have the law that regulates it, and that is why you see that we are here with the legislature, which will be the base…