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Rivers’ Crisis: Cacophony over latest S’Court’s ruling

16.02.2025

In this analysis, EMMANUEL MASHA, looks at the different interpretations given to the recent Supreme Court verdict in one of the litigations before it on the Rivers State’s political crisis That the political crisis rocking Rivers State is being fought on different legal fronts by Governor Siminialayi Fubara and politicians loyal to Barr. Nyesom Wike...

N’Delta Ex-Agitators Condole Otuaro’s Family Over Mother’s Demise

16.02.2025

Niger Delta ex-agitators have expressed their condolences to the former Deputy Governor of Delta State, Deacon Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, on the passing of his mother, Mrs. Pinapina Otuaro, who was also the stepmother of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Administrator, Dr Dennis Burutu Otuaro. In a statement issued on Saturday, the National Chairman of PAP...

Anambra will not be the same under my match, says Iwuoba

16.02.2025

As the November 2025 gubernatorial election draws near, one of the frontline contenders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) Hon Basil Iwuoba, speaks with OKEY MADUFORO on what he would do differently if elected as governor of Anambra State What informed your decision to contest for the governorship position of Anambra State?My ambition is divine...

We Must Reclaim Our Rightful Position In 2027 – PDP

16.02.2025

On Saturday, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Northwest reaffirmed its commitment to reclaiming power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. A communiqué issued at the end of a strategic meeting and read by the PDP Northwest Chairman, Senator Bello Hayatu Gwarzo, underscored the party’s resolve to take its rightful place in...

Zanzibar Hosts TRACE Awards To Celebrate African Music, Culture

16.02.2025

TRACE, a leading music network, is set to host the second edition of the TRACE Awards, a prestigious event celebrating African music, art, and creativity in Tanzania. The awards, which will be held on February 26, 2025, in Zanzibar, Tanzania, will be highlighting the growing influence of African music on the global stage, with genres...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News February 16

16.02.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Sunday, February 16, 2025. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Director-General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo on Saturday harped on technological adaptation and deeper economic regulation to drive a safer Nigerian...

Nigeria suffers economic downturn as GDP/capita falls 72% – IMF

16.02.2025

Africa’s largest oil producer, home to over 200 million people, has witnessed a worsening economic downturn in 10 years, with its GDP per capita plummeting by 72.35 per cent. Data obtained from the website of the International Monetary Fund indicated that Nigeria’s GDP per capita declined from $3,022 in 2014 to just $835.49 in 2024,...

PDP N’Secretary: How Damagum sabotaged NWC’s decision

16.02.2025

Fresh fact emerged yesterday on how the Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Ambassador Umar Ilya Damagum, sabotaged the decision of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to install Chief Sunday Udo-Okoye as the party’s substantive Secretary. On Wednesday, Damagum had presided over an NWC meeting where he put the contentious...

Open Letter: Kanu accuses FG of judicial fraud, demands fair trial

16.02.2025

The incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has accused the Nigerian government and its judiciary of engaging in “serial executive and judicial fraud” in a bid to deny him a fair trial and prolong his detention. In a letter, dated February 14, 2025 and made available by his lawyers,...

Indefinite Adjournment: SANs, Lawyers divided over Nnamdi Kanu’s trial

16.02.2025

Lawyers and Senior Advocates of Nigeria, were divided over the weekend on the legality or otherwise of the indefinite adjournment of the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu by Justice Binta Nyako.The Federal High Court in Abuja had on Monday adjourned Kanu’s trial indefinitely following Kanu’s insistence that...

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I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024

Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

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