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Iyabo Ojo Declares Herself President General Of Single Mothers

05.01.2026

Popular Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has declared herself the President-General of single mothers, insisting that a woman’s success should not be measured by her marital status. Pushing back against long-held social prejudices on single motherhood, the 48-year-old actress, who raised her two children on her own from an early age, said her journey as a single...

Nigeria’s Political Elites Lack Sense Of Leadership,

05.01.2026

Prince Adewole Adebayo was the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections. In this interview with select journalists, he speaks on the new tax policy, President Bola Tinubu’s administration in the outgone year, and the fear of Nigeria becoming a one party state, among other issues. ANAYO EZUGWU reports What’s...

Bimbo Thomas Recounts Encounter With Armed Robbers

05.01.2026

Nollywood actress Bimbo Thomas has shared a chilling account of an armed robbery incident that occurred during the filming of Omo Ghetto: The Saga in Ebute Metta, Lagos, revealing how the cast and crew were thrown into fear when gunmen stormed the hotel where they were lodged. Speaking during an interview with media personality Chude...

Makinde Sacks SSG, Adeyemo, Announces Instant Replacement

05.01.2026

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has announced a cabinet reshuffle, sacking the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Olanike Kudirat Adeyemo, and relieving her of her appointment with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by the Governor’s Special Adviser (Media), Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, Governor Makinde has therefore announced the appointment of Professor Musibau Adetunji...

Tax Laws Protest Rumor: FG Places Police On High Alert

05.01.2026

The Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), Zacch Adedeji, yesterday directed law enforcement agencies to be on high alert amid the rumour of protests against the new tax laws. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, he cautioned Nigerians against being misled by misinformation surrounding the new laws. Adedeji urged Nigerians to study the...

US Drives Global Insured Disaster Losses to $107bn in 2025

05.01.2026

Swiss Re Institute has said that global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit about $107bn in 2025, mainly on the back of wildfires in Los Angeles and severe convective storms in the US. This was disclosed in a statement, which also indicated that 2025 was the sixth consecutive year in which insured natural catastrophe losses...

Terrorists Attack Niger Again, Kill Over 40, Abduct Scores Including Children

05.01.2026

Barely two weeks after 230 children and teachers were rescued and reunited with their families, terrorists have attacked communities in Agwarra and Borgu Local Government Areas of Niger State killing no fewer than 42 persons and abducting an unconfirmed number of persons including children. The terrorists, according to a reliable source, have been attacking villages...

Eno Sets Up Implementation C’ttee

05.01.2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has announced plans for the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2026 party congresses as part of preparations for the 2027 general elections. The governor made this known during the New Year APC Stakeholders’ Meeting where he disclosed that an implementation committee has been constituted to ensure a transparent, consultative...

BREAKING: Rivers SSG Leaves PDP

05.01.2026

Amid the waves of defection that have hit Rivers State, Benibo Anabraba, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), has also announced his defection from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). New Telegraph reports that Anabraba’s defection was contained in a letter dated Monday, January 5, 2026. He submitted his resignation...

Niger State Attack: Northern Govs Back Tinubu’s Order To Arrest Perpetrators

05.01.2026

The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Tinubu’s order to fish out the terrorists behind the deadly attack at the Kasuwan Daji market in Niger State. It also condemned the attack, which led to the death of over 40 people in the Demo community, Borgu Local Government Area of...

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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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