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Can Sanwo-Olu Claim Lagos Leadership Over Fubara’s ‘001’ Comment

13.01.2026

The former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose has challenged assertions of political leadership in Rivers State, critiquing Siminalayi Fubara’s self-declaration as “001” in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking in an exclusive interview with Arise TV on Tuesday, Fayose drew parallels with Lagos politics, saying Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu cannot claim to be the political leader...

Princess Calls Out Prominent Nigerian Pastors Over Marriage

13.01.2026

Popular Nigerian comedienne and media personality, Princess, has sparked widespread reactions online after publicly addressing some of Nigeria’s most influential Christian clerics over issues surrounding marriage and accountability within the church. In a candid statement shared on social media, Princess mentioned well-known pastors, including Jerry Eze, Apostle Joshua Selman and Pastor Bolaji Idowu, urging them...

Tinubu Has Made It Impossible For Any Governor In Nigeria To Fail –Anyim

13.01.2026

Dr Nyerere Anyim was the first National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governorship candidate of the party in Abia State. In this interview with EMMANUEL IFEANYI, he explains why the 36 governors have no reason to fail, about the challenges they face to introduce APC to Igbos, the chances of...

Michael Carrick Appointed Manchester United Caretaker Manager

13.01.2026

Manchester United have confirmed that Michael Carrick will take over as Caretaker Manager until the end of the season. The club reached a verbal agreement with Carrick on Monday, January 12, which has now been finalized in full, including arrangements for his backroom staff. Carrick, a former United midfielder and longstanding member of the coaching...

ADC Rejects Allegation Of Secret Funding By Kwara Gov

13.01.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed claims that Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State was secretly funding the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The allegation was made by a socio-political group in the Kwara North Senatorial District, calling itself the Kwara North Development Commission (KNDC). In a statement issued on Tuesday, signed by...

Anambra Community Boils Over Chieftaincy Tussle

13.01.2026

Ndiowu Community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State is currently boiling following plans to conduct the election of a new traditional ruler for the town. The last traditional ruler of Ndiowu community had died about eleven years ago and ever since the community do not have a monarch. Meanwhile the Anambra State...

Edo PDP Demands Release Of 52 Protesters Arraigned By Police

13.01.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has condemned the arrest and arraignment of 52 persons, including students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, who were protesting incessant kidnapping in the state. The party urged the Edo State Government and the Nigerian Police to as a matter of urgency release the protesters. The Publicity Secretary...

Nestoil, Neconde, Ernest Obiejesi And Nnenna Obiejesi’s Appeals Suffer Major Set Back As Supreme Court Orders Them Back To The Court Of Appeal

13.01.2026

…Judge cautions debtors must repay debts rather than file cases The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja today in a panel presided over by his lordship Justice Inyang Okoro JSC ordered parties to go back to the Court of Appeal for that Court to resolve the issue of legal representation and thereafter report back on the...

Nigeria At War, Must Change Budgetary Approach –Rtd AVM

13.01.2026

A former Chief of Logistics at Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, has declared that Nigeria is at war, in view of the security challenges occasioned by banditry, kidnapping and other acts of terrorism. Accordingly, the retired Branch Chief has made a strong case for adequate funding of the Armed Forces...

Tinubu’s Suppression Of Opposition, Threat To Democracy –Atiku

13.01.2026

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called for the immediate release of Abubakar Salim Musa who was arrested on Sunday for allegedly criticising the deteriorating security situation in Northern Nigeria and across the country. Atiku in a statement yesterday, noted that Musa’s arrest was yet another stark example of the repressive nature of the...

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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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