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LP Crisis: INEC Blow Raises 2027 Doubts

15.08.2025

EVINCE UHUREBOR writes on the lingering leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP), which is gradually eroding public confidence in the party’s ability to challenge the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 General Election As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general election, the Labour Party (LP), once seen as a political force...

FIRS Honours Aderonke For Outstanding Contribution To Public Image

15.08.2025

The Technical Assistant on Broadcast Media to the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi, has been recognised with an award of Outstanding Performance for her role in shaping and enhancing the public image of the organisation. The award was presented to her by the Executive Chairman of FIRS, Zacch Adedeji,...

Muhammad-Baba: Ability To Tackle Challenges’ll Determine Winner Of 2027 Presidency

15.08.2025

Prof Tukur MuhammadBaba is the Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF). In this interview monitored on Arise Television, he speaks on the build-up to the 2027 presidential election, single term debate and zoning of presidential tickets between the North and South, among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU writes What’s your reading of former President...

Over 13,900 People To Benefit From N2.5bn N-Cares Empowerment Scheme

15.08.2025

The Sokoto State Government has commenced payment for over 13,900 beneficiaries under the state’s N-G Cares programme, representing an investment of ₦2.5 billion across 244 wards in the state. Governor Ahmed Aliyu stated this at the flag-off of the second phase of the NG-CARES Result Area 3.2 programme. The initiative reflects our unwavering commitment to...

LG Poll: We’ll Not Tolerate Any Forms Of Criminality

15.08.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano State has said that it will not tolerate violence, vote-buying, snatchings of boxes, or any form of misbehaviour in Saturday’s Reruns and supplementary elections in the State. To this end, the Commission warned that they are determined to conduct free, fair and credible bye-election and Rerun election...

First Lady Hails Okonjo-Iweala Over $50m Women Empowerment

15.08.2025

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has commended the Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala-led World Trade Organisation (WTO), over the $50 million fund for women empowerment in the country. Mrs Tinubu’ gave the commendation on Thursday in Abuja, while inaugurating the Women Exporters in the Digital Economy (WEIDE) Fund. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the initiative is...

EFCC Probe: ‘I Shall Not Be Intimidated’

15.08.2025

The Senator representing Sokoto South in the 10th Senate, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has pledged to resist what he described as intimidation and blackmail, after securing bail from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). New Telegraph had earlier reported that the former Governor of Sokoto State was on Monday, August 11, interrogated by the anti-graft agency...

Edo By-Elections: INEC Distributes Sensitive Materials

15.08.2025

Sensitive electoral materials for the upcoming by-elections in Edo State have been dispatched to the designated local government areas by The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday began the distribution of sensitive electoral materials for Saturday’s by-elections in Edo State. A senatorial by-election will take place in Edo Central after Monday Okpebholo vacated his seat...

Public Transportation: FCTA Gets 4 CNG Buses From PCNG

15.08.2025

The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) on Thursday took delivery of four 50-seater hybrid buses powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from the Presidential CNG Initiative. The Mandate Secretary, FCTA Transport Secretariat, Chinedu Elechi, who received the keys, said the gesture would aid the efforts that FCT is making...

GDP: Combined Fiscal Balance Of States Up 3% To N7.1trn –Edun

15.08.2025

…says targeted vulnerable Nigerians being reached …economy on positive trajectory Following the progress made in the economy since the emergence of the current administration, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has said that the combined fiscal balance of states with regard to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown...

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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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