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APGA, LP Candidates Mere Pretenders – APC

29.07.2025

Ahead of the August 16 Anambra South Senatorial District by-election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed candidates of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Labour Party (LP), and others as “pretenders” with no real interest beyond appearing on the ballot. This comes as over 3,000 members of APGA, LP, and the Peoples Democratic Party...

Dangote Refinery Withdraws N100bn Lawsuit Against NNPCL, Others

29.07.2025

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals on Tuesday withdrew its lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and five other petroleum companies. The case, filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, was formally withdrawn by the plaintiff’s legal team. According to a notice of discontinuance...

Okpebholo Credits Electoral Victory To Deputy, Idahosa

29.07.2025

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has attributed his victory in the 2024 governorship election to his decision to select Dennis Idahosa as his deputy. Speaking during a meeting with defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Okada, the administrative headquarters of Ovia North-East Local Government Area, Okpebholo described Idahosa as a brother and...

Zamfara APC Congratulates New Emir Of Gusau

29.07.2025

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the newly appointed Sarkin Katsinan Gusau, Alhaji Abdulkadir Ibrahim Bello, on his ascension as the 16th Emir of Gusau. In a statement issued by the party’s State Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, the APC described the new Emir’s emergence as a divine continuation...

Nabena To Kwankwaso: Your Criticisms Are Sentimental

29.07.2025

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Yekini Nabena, has dismissed the recent comments by Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on alleged northern marginalization under President Bola Tinubu’s administration, describing them as mere sentiments targeted against a Southern President. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, Nabena said such...

Okpebholo Suspends Special Adviser Over Unapproved Fundraising

29.07.2025

The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, on Tuesday, disclosed the suspension of his Special Adviser on Oil and Gas, Felix Osemwengie Isere, over alleged unauthorised fundraising for an upcoming oil and gas summit in the state. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Umar Ikhilor,...

Northern Govs Won’t Be Re-Elected Unless They Join ADC- Babachir

29.07.2025

The immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir Lawal, on Monday, said there will be no re-election for all elected officials in the North, including governors, unless they join the opposition coalition, African Democratic Congress (ADC). Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Babachir, said that the ruling All Progressives Congress...

Fraud Control: Nigerians’ BVN Enrollment Hits 66M –NIBSS

29.07.2025

A total number of 2.76 million Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) were generated between the end of December 2024 and July this year, findings by New Telegraph has shown. According to latest data released by the Nigeria Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), total BVN enrollment, which stood at 63.47 million at the end of 2024, increased to...

APC Nat’l Chairman Seeks Closer Collaboration Between Engineers, Politicians

29.07.2025

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, has reaffirmed his commitment to engineering excellence and national development, stressing the need for deeper collaboration between political leaders and the engineering profession. Yilwatda stated this on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by the President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers...

FAAN, NAMA Report Quashes Lufthansa’s Crew Claim Over ‘Unaware’ Damaged Abuja Runway

29.07.2025

There are indications that the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) duly notified all airlines through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) of a section of damaged section of the Abuja airport runway, which was supposed to keep airlines away for some time pending the repair of the bad...

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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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