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Emergency Rule: FG To Release Rivers’ FAAC Allocation To Sole Administrator

20.03.2025

The Federal Government has defended President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, describing it as a necessary step to prevent a complete breakdown of governance, law, order and a threat to national stability; this is as it said it would be releasing the withheld monthly federal allocations of the state...

Rivers Crisis Spurs Market Anxiety As Equities Lose N288.9bn

20.03.2025

…oil firms tumble The Nigerian equities market suffered a major setback midweek, shedding N288.9 billion as investor sentiment soured amid deepening political tensions in Rivers State. The All-Share Index (ASI) tumbled 0.44 per cent to 104,915.13 points, trimming the year-to-date return to 1.93 per cent. Market capitalisation also declined 0.44 per cent to N65.79 trillion,...

Delta APC Crisis Deepens As Leaders Demand Chairman’s Removal

20.03.2025

The leadership crisis in the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC deepened yesterday as the State Executive Committee (SEC) and other leaders demanded sacking of Chairman Omeni Sobotie. In their petition to the party’s National Chairman Umar Ganduje, they accused the state chairman of causing disaffection in Delta APC. The petitioners also...

Ex-Minister Faults Tinubu Over Rivers Emergency Rule

20.03.2025

Erstwhile Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung insists President Bola Tinubu has no power to suspend a democratically elected governor. Speaking on Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State and Governor Sim Fubara’s suspension for six months in Jos yesterday, he said the President had no constitutional right to suspend a...

Shettima To Lawmakers: Make Laws Enhancing Nutrition, Food Security

20.03.2025

The Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored lawmakers across the country to enact relevant legislations that would enhance nutrition and food security in order to ensure that every household has access to the manifold diets required for a healthy and productive life. This, he said, was the reason why the administration of President Bola Tinubu...

Gishiri Demolition: Wike Orders Compensation, Relocation Of Victims

20.03.2025

Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Minister, Nyesom Wike, has directed officials of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to ensure that both compensation and relocation of victims of demolition at Gishiri village is completed within one week. Wike who visited the community on Wednesday gave the directive, noting the funds for compensation was ready for payment,...

Igbo Groups Make A Case For Nnamdi Kanu

20.03.2025

The American Veterans of Igbo Descent (AVID), the Rising Sun (TRS) and the Ambassadors for Self Determination (ASD) have Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja to be fair in the trial of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday, is facing...

Okpebholo Tips Tinubu To Win 2027 Election By Landslide

20.03.2025

Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo yesterday predicted a landslide victory for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. He made the prediction when he received 17 acting local government chairmen out of the 18, who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okpebholo praised Tinubu’s leadership style, especially...

Many Feard Dead As CNG Truck Explodes In Abuja

20.03.2025

Many people are feared dead following a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tanker that exploded along Kugbo-Karu-Nyanya express way, in Abuja. While the number of deaths was not known as at the time of filling this story, eye witness accounts have it that many people were burnt beyond recognition. Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News March 20

20.03.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Thursday, March 20, 2025. Emergency Rule: APC Plotting To Take Over S’South In 2027 – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday is...

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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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