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Monday, June 14, 2021

Gateway United Record Historic Massive Win To Lift Ogun FA Cup

ABEOKUTA - Gateway United Football Club of Ogun State on Monday recorded a massive win against debuntant and NLO side, Easywell FC to win t...

METRO

Lagos Decries Blockage Of Drainage By Residents

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 2:19 PM 0

LAGOS State Government has charged residents to complement its effort at cleaning primary and secondary channels by cleaning tertiary drain...

Sunday, June 13, 2021

POLITICS

LG Poll: Ogun Lawmaker Refutes Claim Of Beating Afon Regency Chairman

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 11:13 PM 0

Hon. Akingbàde Michael-Azeez Ogunsiji ABEOKUTA - A member of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Jemili Akingbàde has denied allegation o...

METRO

Ogun To Reconstruct Papalanto-Ilaro-Sagamu Interchange Road, Abiodun Assures Residents

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Gov. Abiodun ABEOKUTA - The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that his administration had reached advanced stage of discussi...

Saturday, June 12, 2021

METRO

JUNE 12: Sholebo Joins Other Transport Union Leaders To Honour MKO Abiola

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Chief Sotayo Razaq ABEOKUTA - Thousands of members of the Riders and Owners of Motorcycles Organisation (ROMO), on Saturday stormed the MKO ...

POLITICS

Ogun: APC Chairman Congratulates Farouk Akintunde Over New Appointment

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 1:54 PM 0

Farouk Akintunde ABEOKUTA - The Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC) Abeokuta South Local Government, Hon. Adetunji Henry Fagbenro has...

METRO

June 12: Don't Resort To Any Protest, Abiodun Tells Ogun Residents

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 7:11 AM 0

ABEOKUTA - Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has advised the people of Ogun State to shun the planned protest in the state, saying such co...

Friday, June 11, 2021

POLITICS

Nigerians in America write Buhari on ‘state of the nation’

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 1:38 PM 0

Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Americas (NIDOA), USA Chapter, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari on some issues affecting the cou...

CRIME

June 12 protest: Stay away from S/West – Yoruba forum warns

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 1:30 PM 0

The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has warned those planning a nationwide protest on June 12 Democracy Day to stay away from the South West. T...

BUSINESS

$1.5bn Lagos-Ibadan rail line’ll create wealth, business opportunities —Buhari

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 1:23 PM 0

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, commissioned the $1.5 billion Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway project, saying the project will...

METRO

BREAKING: Nigeria needs twitter, says Senate President

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 1:17 PM 0

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has broken his silence on suspension of micro blogging and social network platform Twitter by the Federal Gov...

SPORTS

Ekiti State Dissolves Sport Associations’ Boards

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 1:10 PM 0

ADO-EKITI-The Ekiti State government yesterday dissolved the boards of all sport associations in the state. Chairman, the State Sports Cou...

EDUCATION

House committee says no scrapping of NYSC

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 12:33 PM 0

The Chairman House Committee on Youth Development, Mr Yemi Adaramodu, has given assurance that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) sch...

BUSINESS

FG Moves to Blacklist Shipping Companies over Tariff Hike

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 12:28 PM 0

The federal government has announced that it will not accept any further increase in tariff at the nation’s seaports. In a yet to be publi...

CRIME

3-month-old baby and 5 women kidnapped in Abuja

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 12:20 PM 0

Some gunmen have reportedly kidnapped a three-month-old baby and five women at Anguwar Epe, behind Government Science Secondary School (GS...

METRO

"Respect your citizen's rights''- United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken kicks against FG's Twitter ban

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 12:15 PM 0

The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has kicked against the Buhari-led government's decision to suspend Twitter opera...

METRO

EFCC charges banks to regulate mobile money operators

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 12:11 PM 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged banks operating across the country to adopt strict mechanisms in order to regulat...

CRIME

UPDATED: Bandits kill one, kidnap two lecturers, eight students in Nuhu Bamali Poly, Kaduna

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 12:08 PM 0

KADUNA-A student has been confirmed dead while scores were abducted following bandits attack on the main campus of the Nuhu Bamali Polytec...

METRO

Abducted UNIJOS lecturer regains freedom

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 11:39 AM 0

JOS-A senior lecturer with the University of Jos, Dr Dan Ella, who was kidnapped by gunmen has regained his freedom. It was learnt that El...

POLITICS

BREAKING: NANS suspends June 12 protest, distances self from ‘Buhari-must-go’ campaign

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 11:33 AM 0

The National Association of Nigerian Students has suspended its planned June 12 nationwide protest, The PUNCH has learnt. NANS President, ...

INTERVIEW

At 66, I've Learnt Never to Give Up - Aare Sarifiyu Adebanjo

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 7:05 AM 0

Six more years in the decade of a sexagenarian has given Aare Sarifiyu Kazeem Adebanjo occasion to look straight ahead in deep contemplation...

BUSINESS

Rite Foods Celebrates World Environmental Day, Supports a Cleaner Lagos Initiative

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 6:52 AM 0

L-R: Daniel Abokede, Events and Activation Manager, Rite Foods Limited; with Olapeju Ibekwe, Chief Executive Officer, Sterling One Found...

POLITICS

LG Poll:PDP Says OGSIEC Planning To Make Ogun One-Party State, Accuses Abiodun, Commission Of Meddling In Party's Affair

THE ENCOUNTER NEWS 6:35 AM 0

Hon. Ogundele in the midst of the protesters addressing Journalists on Thursday ABEOKUTA - The Ogun state chapter of Peoples Democratic Part...

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