08/08/2024
*welcome to popular stand today Thursday 8th August 2024*
*Punch*
* Hunger protest loses steam as DSS grills seven foreigners
* EFCC quizzes Ogun officials over govt funds
* Wikeâs men threaten attack on Fubaraâs property
* Crude crisis: NâAssembly set to probe NNPC, Dangote refinery
* Government inefficiency affecting NIN-SIM linkage
* âOsimhen wonât take pay cut to join Chelseaâ
* Gallant DâTigress lost 88-74 to USA in qâfinals
* Security operatives raid NLC secretariat in Abuja, labour union kicks
* Politicians feeding fat, asking Nigerians to sacrifice â Bakare
* FG rice canât solve hunger problem â Edo
* : Sustain efforts on public safety, DIG tells Kano policemen
* Danjuma donates second girls' hostel to UNIBEN
* 17 states yet to adopt Disability Act â Report
* NGF raises girl-child ambassadors to boost school enrolment
* Riot: UK guarantees Nigeriansâ safety
* Lagos seals church, firm for noise pollution
* Oyo to interview 8,000 for teaching jobs
* Delta community celebrates granting of autonomy by court
* Activist urges revival of looted PAP vocational centre
* Ibibio group urges Tinubu to cut governance cost by implementing Oronsanye report
* Family announces Abimbola Aboderinâs passage
* Western democracy not working for Nigeria â Al-Mustapha
* Tinubu appoints governing councils for six education colleges
* DCLM launches âChange Makers Internationalâ to drive social impact
* EFCC quizzes Ogun officials over govt funds
* 7,975 applied for student loan in 24 hours â NELFUND
* Wikeâs men threaten attack on Fubaraâs property
* Sanwo-Olu mourns ex-Ikeja NBA chair, Ogunlana
* Ekiti varsity unveils 70 new professors
* Nigeria urges ECOWAS defence chiefs to curb coups
* Nigeria urges ECOWAS defence chiefs to curb coups
* After Ortomâs suspension, Benue PDP summons Suswam for probe
* FG to reverse technical, science colleges merger
* NDLEA seized 739,040kg drugs, arrested 8,228 in six months -Report
* APC tackles Bauchi gov over attack on Tinubu
* Osun IPAC not opposition to government - Chairman
* 30,000 women to benefit from CWFI N20m empowerment at 50th anniversary
* Ogoni Diaspora gives Wike ultimatum over alleged oil-impacted communitiesâ $300m fund diversion
* Delta riverine communities praise Gov for establishing new ministry
*Vanguard*
* Steer clear of our internal issues, FG warns foreign powers
* NLC gives details of invasion of Labour House by security operatives
* Edo guber: Govt, APC war over alleged violent protests plot
* Forex: NAFEM records 30% rise in turnover to $4.34bn
* Protest against government policies not peculiar to Nigeria â Ganduje
* Naira depreciates to N1,595/$ in parallel market
* NLC gives details of invasion of Labour House by security operatives
* We are ready to implement new National minimum wage â Babagana
* NYSC top officer, driver missing on Onitsha-Owerri highway
* Challenges before incoming NBA president, Osigwe, SAN â Senior Lawyers
* 60 directors jostle for 12 perm sec positions in Kogi
* Kaduna govt relaxes curfew
* Forex: NAFEM records 30% rise in turnover to $4.34bn
* Unpaid gratuities: Court refuses bankâs application for stay of judgment
* Police warn cultists against celebrating 8/8
* ICAN urges accountants to embrace emerging technologies
* 8 years after, electricity returns to Ogwashi-Uku communities
* FG, Rep Laguna, others, support establishment of National Polytechnic Commission, as Reps hold public hearing
* Edo guber: Govt, APC war over alleged violent protests plot
* Police invade Abuja NLC headquarters
* Presidentâs speech: A call for urgent and effective action
* FCMB, FMO seek agric solutions in Nigeria with agritech hackathon
* Police warn cultists against celebrating 8/8 in Osun
* Rafael Nadal opts out of US Open
*Leadership*
* Rafael Nadal opts out of US Open
* IHRC Hails Nigeria For Acknowledging Citizensâ Right
* Ugochinyere Denies Bribing Speaker To Chair House Committee
* âTinubuâs Administration Not Cause Hardshipâ
* NOUN Strengthens Research, Commissions 7 ACETEL Laboratories
* 7 Polish Nationals Arrested In Kano Were Waving Foreign Flags â DSS
* Again, Onne Port Receives Largest Container Vessel, KOTA CEMPAKA
* 151 Banks, MFIs, Others Bid For Credit Disbursements From CREDICORP
* Veritas Kapitalâs Profitability Rises To N4.9bn In H1
* NYSC Coordinator, Driver Abducted In Uyo
* Bank Recapitalisation Key To Real Estate Developmen â Edumoh
* SDP Relying On Failed Strategy To Discredit Judiciary
* Kwara Governor Gifts Best Student In WAEC Exam N1m
* Plateau Govt Relaxes Curfew On Jos/Bukuru Metropolis
* Furniture Association Begs Wike To Resolve Dispute With Air Force
* Youths Appeal For Patience To Nominate FCT Mandate Secretary
* Polytechnic Commission, Lagos, Kano Vocational Schools Will Spur Devt â Reps
* Katsina Govt Lauds Tinubu For Appointing Masari, Others
* CNG Condemns Use Of Foreign Flags, Seeks Release of Protesters
* Yobe Distributes Free Agricultural Equipment
* CSOs Applaud Tinubu Over Appointments
* Buni Commends Security Chiefsâ Handling Of Protesters In Yobe
* Kano Govt Allocates N2.67bn For Infrastructure
* Army Arrests Soldier Who Killed Teenager In Zaria
* Residents, NUJ Commend Buni For Roads Construction In Yobe
* Protest: Group Condemns Harassment, Brutality Of Journalists By Security Operatives
* FERMA Begins CNG Conversion Of Operational Vehicles
* Punish Protesters Raising Russian Flags â Kailani
* Zulum Commissions Nguro-Soye 500 Housing Estate, Resettles 10 Communities
* Group Alleges Blackmail Against Akpabio, Urges DSS Investigations
* Protest: Military Rule Not Solution, Says Al-Mustapha
* Commission Worries Over Child Participation In Protests
* Niger Severs Diplomatic Ties With Ukraine
* Senate Queries $1.5bn Spent On Port Harcourt Refinery
* District Head Lauds Governor Idris, Emir Over Appointment
* Police Arrest Notorious Kidnapper, Recover Fi****ms In Kaduna
* $600m Donation To Colleges: Chidoka Urges Nigerian Billionaires To Emulate Bloomberg
* Mother Of Brain Tumor Patient Seeks Help To Raise N2m
* Adamawa Maps Out Irrigation Sites For Agricultural Diversification
* Ondo Major Highway Is Fast Becoming An Axis Of Evil
* Fog Over Port Harcourt Refinery
* The Bridge Builder : Distinguished Senator Abdullahi Adamu At 78
* Good Governance Tames Shrew Of Protest In Lagos
* Hunger Protests: FG Warns Against Foreign Interference
* Bureaucracy Behind Delay In Our 50% Salary Slash â Reps
* LEADERSHIPâs Initiative To Lift 2m Out Of Poverty Imperative â Governor Sule
* West African Defence Chiefs Insist On Civilian Rule
* Kaduna Govât Relaxes Curfew On Capital, Zaria Cities
*The Nation*
* Glorious days back soon, Tinubu pledges
* NELFUND records highest student loan requests in 24hrs
* BREAKING: DâTigress lose to USA, crash out of Olympics
* Protests: DSS arrests seven Europeans
* Army detains soldier for killing teenage protester in Kaduna
* âDelta yet to get Fed Govtâs 20 trucks of riceâ
* Kalu receives 600 LP, PDP, APGA members into APC
* Reps salary is N600,000, not N900,000, says spokesperson
* Ad hoc committee on oil and gas dissolved to enhance effectiveness, says House spokesman
* House committee chair debunks $1.7m inducement
* Badaru to ECOWAS defence chiefs: secure West Africa
* Smear campaigners behind $10m bribery allegation, says dep. speaker
* Senate queries $5.1b spent on Port Harcourt Refinery overhaul
* Police: violent Rivers protesters attacking shop owners, motorists
* Community to Senator: donât interfere in probe of killings
* Access Holdings outlines plans to put Africa on global markets
* Non-profit body partners others to provide training, relief
* Comic series stress strength, resilience and courage in overcoming challenges
* Soyinka at 90: Young achievers honoured
* Nogosa Farm to expand into dairy sector
* Institute gives entrepreneur doctorate
* Less privileged get foodstuffs, cash
* Itâs time for true reflections, Delta monarch begs protesters, govts
* FIFA lifts transfer ban on Kastina United
* Police arrest three protesters for theft in Rivers
* NELFUND receives 9,687 applications for student loan in 24 hours
* Power generation records 25% increase, says FG
* JUST IN: Gunmen abduct NYSC Akwa-Ibom state coordinator, driver
* Economic sabotage: NNPCL, NMDPRA, others deny complicity
* FERMA begins CNG conversion of operational vehicles
* Protest: Present turbulence will soon be over, Ganduje assures Nigerians
* Tinubu appoints mandate secretary for FCTA Youth Development Secretariat
* Tinubu appeals to Nigerians to have faith in his administration
* Tinubu appoints new RMAFC commissioners
* We are changing previous negative narratives of NDDC, says Ogbuku
* There is petrol - NNPCL insists as marketers complain of shortages
Queeneth Njoku.