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Ebonyi Killings: Nwifuru Sacks Appointees, Dethrones Monarch, Village Heads

01.02.2026

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State, has ordered immediate removal from office all Government appointees from Amasiri community of Afikpo Local Government Area. The action followed the gruesome killing of four residents of Okporojo village in Oso Edda community, Edda Local Government Area. Nwifuru announced the measures yesterday, during an on-the-spot assessment visit to Okporojo...

Elizade JAC & Sterling Bank Offer Auto Financing in Nigeria

01.02.2026

Elizade JAC Autoland Limited says it has entered into a strategic partnership with Sterling Bank Plc to expand access to brand-new vehicles for Nigerians through structured and flexible financing options of up to four years, as both organisations seek to ease long-standing barriers to vehicle ownership. According to a statement made available to The PUNCH...

…Seek Reconciliation, Not Legal Battle, Oyo PDP Tells Turaki, Others

01.02.2026

The Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, has enjoined the faction of the party led by Tanimu Turaki (SAN) to seek reconciliation rather than pursuing futile legal battle. Chairman of the caretaker committee, Professor Abdulrahman Akinoso, made this declaration via a statement made available to Sunday Telegraph. The appeal was...

Obi Tags January ‘Distressing’, Laments Insecurity, Power Failure

01.02.2026

Labour Party former Presidential candidate and a Chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Peter Obi, has described January as a “distressing” month for Nigeria. Obi cited worsening insecurity, prolonged school closures, power grid failures, misplaced government priorities as reasons for such claim. In a new month post made on his X page, the former...

….IPOB Rejects Order, Denies Emma Powerful

01.02.2026

The alleged stay-athome order by the Indigenous People Of Biafra ( IPOB) slated for tomorrow in Anambra State has suffered heavy setback, following the dismissal of the body that it never issued such a directive. IPOB also rejected the use of what it called pseudonym of Emma Powerful as the signatory of its press statements,...

Senate Frustrating Electoral Act Amendment, Says ADC

01.02.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the Nigerian Senate of deliberating delaying the passage of the Electoral Act amendments to achieve a desired purpose. The party, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, noted that some of the proposed amendments have introduced new compliance and eligibility requirements that needed to...

LP: INEC’s Recognition Ends Our Internal Crisis

01.02.2026

The Labour Party (LP) has declared its leadership crisis over, with the recognition of its Interim National Leadership, led by Senator Esther Nenadi Usman by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Labour Party in a statement by Ken Asogwa, Senior Special Adviser on Media to Senator Usman, called on members of the party to unite...

Stay-At-Home: Showdown Looms in Anambra

01.02.2026

Tomorrow(Monday) may surely be a total showdown in Anambra, especially Onitsha, the commercial City. The looming confrontation is between the Police Command, Army and the Agunechemba Security Squad against the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for Actualization Of A Sovereign State Of Biafra (MASSOB ). That is as the state government drives...

Mutineers Can Be Tried Under Civil Laws – Lawyers

01.02.2026

Lawyers have said that Mutineers can be prosecuted and executed under civilian rule. The Lawyers spoke on the backdrop of a Court Martial set up for officers alleged to have been involved in the October 2025 coup. Speaking on the legality of the trial, Public Interest Lawyer, Dr. Abdul Mahmud, said that, “mutineers can be...

Alleged Coup Plot: Defence Intelligence Makes More Arrests

01.02.2026

The last may not have heard about the failed attempt to overthrow the President Bola Tinubuled government, as the Defence Intelligence architecture has broadened its searchlight, leading to more arrests of suspects. Highly-placed establishment sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity with Sunday Telegraph, disclosed the arrest of more officers serving and retired, including...

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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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