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Police Keep Mum As Sowore Alleges Removal Of IGP, Egbetokun

24.02.2026

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has been removed from office. Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporter, claimed that Egbetokun had been replaced by a senior officer currently serving at the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID) in...

Senate Dismisses Claims Of Starving Its C’ttees Of Funds

24.02.2026

The Senate has dismissed claims that its standing committees were being starved of funds to operate effectively arguing that the funding challenges being experienced by some of the committees was a reflection of broader financial difficulties in the economy. The apex legislative assembly made the clarification sequel to concerns raised by some Senators over perceived...

Nigerian Students With Valid F1, J1 Visas Not Affected By Restriction Order, US Clarifies

24.02.2026

The United States embassy in Nigeria has said Nigerian students with valid F1 and J1 visas are not affected by the visa restrictions order issued on December 16, 2025. The presidential proclamation 10998, which took effect on January 1, 2026, imposes entry and visa restrictions on nationals of 15 countries, including Nigeria. The US government...

Peter Akpe Becomes Deputy Governor-Designate Of Bayelsa

24.02.2026

Peter Akpe, Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government, has been confirmed as the new Deputy Governor-designate of the state. Akpe is also the Provincial Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Province One, Bayelsa State. It was learnt that Governor Douye Diri nominated him to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly for...

Nkechi Blessing Warns Against Public Recording Without Approval

24.02.2026

Nigerian actress Nkechi Blessing has cautioned the public against secretly recording her and her partner during outings, describing the act as intrusive and disrespectful. Taking to her social media page, the actress described a recent incident at a restaurant where a woman allegedly filmed her and her partner without their knowledge in a video that was...

ADC Drags Enugu Govt, Threatens Court Action

24.02.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State has rejected the N150 million political campaign advertising permit fee imposed by the Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertising Agency (ENSSAA), describing it as illegal, unconstitutional, and a ploy to cripple opposition parties ahead of the 2026 council and 2027 general elections. The opposition party accused...

Portable Rejects N50 Million Boxing Bout With Carter Efe

24.02.2026

Controversial Nigerian artist, Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable has turned down a proposed N50 million deal to face well-known streamer Carter Efe in a boxing bout, calling the money insufficient. Speaking during a livestream session, popular music executive, Soso Soberekon presented the proposition, which Carter Efe quickly embraced and called for the fight to...

How El-Rufai Suffered Nosebleed In EFCC Custody

24.02.2026

The immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai’s spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye has disclosed that his principal experienced a nosebleed overnight in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Adekeye, who made this disclosure in a press statement issued on Monday, said the commission also prevented El-Rufai from receiving a meal directly from...

Oshiomhole Credits Wike for Standing Firm During Political Crisis

24.02.2026

Former Edo State Governor and Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, has applauded the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, for supporting him during what he described as a difficult period of political isolation after his removal as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Oshiomhole, made this revelation, in...

Decamping To APC Pushed Kano Political Gladiators To United Front

24.02.2026

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has expressed full satisfaction with his decamping to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as one that has pushed Kano’s political gladiators toward a more united front in the state’s political history. He made the pronouncement when the Ward and Local Government Congress Committee paid him...

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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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