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Aisha Yesufu Vows To Stand By Natasha Over Senate Resumption

21.07.2025

Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, on Monday vowed to stand by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, as she insist on resuming her duties on Tuesday at the Senate despite opposition from the upper chamber. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television, Yesufu stated that she and others would accompany Akpoti-Uduaghan to the National Assembly, asserting that the embattled...

LP Candidate Vows To Defeat Okpebholo

21.07.2025

Candidate of the Labour Party for Edo Central senatorial district in August’s by-election, Paul Okojie, has said he would defeat Governor Monday Okpebholo and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Joseph Ikpea, at the polls. The Edo Central seat became vacant follwoing the election of Okpebholo as Governor. Okojie, who spoke shortly after he...

Famer/Herder Crises: Fulani Leaders Plead For Grazing Reserves

21.07.2025

Three Fulani dignitaries, National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta lore Fulani Socio-cultural Association, Alhaji Dr. Bello, and the secretary, Engr. Salleh Alhassan, speaking during the South West Peace Summit and inauguration of Oyo executives at Iseyin, pleaded with the government to create grazing reserves for herders in their respective States. The two leaders provided a...

Benue LG Chairmen Temporarily Relocate Offices

21.07.2025

Fresh security concerns have engulfed Guma and Vandeikya Local Government Areas of Benue State, prompting the relocation of official council offices by their respective chairmen in response to growing threats. In Guma, home of former Governor Chief Samuel Ortom, the council chairman, Maurice Orwough, announced the relocation of his official office from Gbajimba to Daudu....

Improve Facilities At Nigeria Correctional Centres, Ajadi Urges FG

21.07.2025

A South West stalwart of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has called on the Federal Government to improve the conditions of inmates and the facilities at the Correctional Centres across the country. Ajadi who spoke on Sunday while celebrating his birthday at the Agodi Federal Correctional Centre, Ibadan, Oyo state, said he...

Nigeria Enlisted In FATF Decision Making Organ

21.07.2025

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has invited Nigeria to participate in its decision making processes. The invitation from the President of the FATF, Elisa de Anda Madrazo addressed to the Director/CEO of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, will allow Nigeria to participate in the FATF Style Regional Bodies (FSRB) jurisdictions...

IBM Haruna Advises FG Against Hiring Mercenaries To Tackle Terrorism

21.07.2025

Maj-Gen IBM Haruna (rtd) yesterday advised the Federal Government to reject calls to engage foreign mercenaries to assist government forces in tackling the country’s security challenges. Also, the civil war veteran insists that the 1999 Constitution is not solely responsible for Nigeria’s multiple problems. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday,...

NMA: Shutdown Of Health Services Imminent As FG Unresponsive

21.07.2025

Two days to the expiration of the 21-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), urging the Federal Government to accede to its demands over welfare and others or face the shutdown of healthcare services nationwide, the President of NMA, Dr. Bala Audu has said the lack of expected response from the Federal Government...

Govs, Media Chiefs, Dignitaries To Attend Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture On July 23

21.07.2025

Two days to the 3rd Lateef Jakande Memorial Lecture organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) in honour of the late former Lagos State governor, state governments, dignitaries and media chiefs have confirmed their attendance. The event is scheduled to be held in Ikeja. In a statement yesterday, the NGE said the Bauchi State...

Ganduje Is Fine, Not In Critical Condition

21.07.2025

Comrade Mohammed Garba, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to the former All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman and former Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, on Monday dismiss reports claiming his principal is in critical condition at a hospital in London. In an interview, Garba provided clarity, stating that Ganduje is indeed in London,...

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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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