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Pere Egbi Defends Osimhen Amid Calls For Disciplinary Action

06.01.2026

Former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate and Nollywood actress, Pere Egbi has reacted to the growing demands for Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen to be dropped from the 2025 Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) squad following a heated moment involving teammate Ademola Lookman. New Telegraph had earlier reported that the brief confrontation occurred during...

Lagos Assembly Vows To Enact More People-Oriented Laws

06.01.2026

The Lagos State House of Assembly has reaffirmed its commitment to enacting people-oriented legislation aimed at strengthening good governance and accelerating development across the state. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security and Strategy, Mr. Stephen Ogundipe, made this pledged during an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday, January 6. Ogundipe, who...

Why Resident Doctors’ Demands Persist Despite N90bn Pay Upgrade

06.01.2026

The Federal Government has explained why demands by resident doctors have persisted despite the approval of a ₦90 billion annual increase in health workers’ allowances, attributing the impasse to structural regulations and policy constraints rather than a lack of commitment. Speaking on Tuesday during an interview on AIT’s Kaakaki programme, the Minister of State for...

2027: Tinubu Will Pull Over One Million Votes in Plateau

06.01.2026

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has declared that Plateau State will deliver over one million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, citing the party’s growing dominance and the collapse of opposition structures in the state. Yilwatda made the declaration on Tuesday at an APC...

A’Ibom CP Tasks Senior Officers, Commanders On Professionalism, Discipline

06.01.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has tasked senior officers, Divisional Police Officers (DPOs), and tactical commanders of the command on professionalism and discipline. CP Azare gave the charge during his first management and strategic meeting of the year 2026 with senior officers, DPOs, and tactical commanders, where he...

ADC Will Not Give Obi Presidential Or Vice-Presidential Ticket, Says Bwala

06.01.2026

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy and Communication, Daniel Bwala, has said the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Peter Obi, will not secure either the presidential or Vice-Presidential ticket of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Bwala, who spoke in a recent interview on “The Clarity Zone Podcast”, described Obi as...

2027 Presidency: Obi Will Not Be Running Mate To Anyone In ADC

06.01.2026

Tanko made the clarification while speaking on Frontline, a current affairs programme on Eagle 102.5 FM, where he dismissed speculations that the ADC is controlled by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. According to him, the ADC coalition is jointly owned by all stakeholders who contributed to its formation. “Everybody that was in that particular coalition...

Anthony Joshua To Retire, Uncle Announces Plans

06.01.2026

“The major thing there is that he has retired from boxing,” Adedamola said during a visit to the family’s home in Sagamu, Ogun State. He added, “That is one thing that makes us glad because each time he’s fighting in the ring, we are always carried away emotionally.” On Sunday, Joshua attended an emotional Janaza (Islamic funeral...

Nigeria Not Poor, But Poorly Governed

06.01.2026

Former National Leader of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has said Nigeria has sufficient resources to provide basic necessities for its citizens, but poor governance and misplaced priorities continue to undermine national development. Obi made the remarks while narrating an encounter with a young Nigerian nurse who was born and trained in the United...

Oyo Suspends Monarch Over Alleged Mining Law Violation

06.01.2026

The Oyo State Government has suspended the Sobaloju of Ofiki, Chief Jacob Adefabi Sobaloju, over alleged violations of the State’s Executive Order 001/2023, which regulates mining activities, and for allegedly encouraging trespass on government gazetted assets. The government said the action was taken in the interest of protecting the state and its citizens. According to...

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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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