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Sokoto Launches Polio Immunisation Campaign, Targets 1.2m Children

06.03.2026

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmad Aliyu has officially flagged off the March 2026 Polio Vaccination Campaign on Friday,bMarch 6, at the Palace of the District Head of Kware. The campaign, which is scheduled to kick off on Saturday, March 7th, targeted 1.2 million children under 5 years for routine immunisation across Sokoto State. Governor Aliyu, represented...

Refrain From Unbridled Partisanship, PDP Tells INEC

06.03.2026

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to play the role of an electoral umpire and refrain from unbridled partisanship. PDP, in a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Ini Emembong, reminded the commission of several judgements to the effect that it cannot exclude lawfully nominated candidates. The...

Obasa Calls On States To Seize First Lady’s Developmental Programmes

06.03.2026

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has urged state governments across Nigeria to rally behind the ongoing developmental interventions of the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, describing her Renewed Hope Initiative as a transformative force for vulnerable women and youths. Obasa made this declaration whole speaking to State House correspondents...

Tinubu’s Reforms Laying Foundation For Capital Flow, Says Oduwole

06.03.2026

The Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole has said President Bola Tinubu’s comprehensive economic reforms under the Renewed Hope Agenda was laying the foundation for capital to flow and trade to thrive in the country. The Minister spoke at a colloquium in honour of women’s role in industry, trade and investment with the...

Terror Group Claims Attack on Ngoshe, 300 Residents Abducted

06.03.2026

A yet-to-be-identified armed group has claimed responsibility for the devastating attack on Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, which left scores of soldiers and civilians dead and over 300 residents abducted on Wednesday night. New Telegraph had earlier reported that the assailants stormed the local military base, fired sporadically, and...

Court Halts INC Election, Orders Parties To Resolve Dispute Within 7 Days

06.03.2026

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has halted the scheduled national election of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) slated for March 7, following an interim order of injunction restraining the organisation and its electoral committee from conducting the poll. The order was granted today by Justice S. H. Aprioku of High Court...

INC Election: I’ve No Preferred Candidate

06.03.2026

Ahead of Saturday, March 7, Ijaw National Congress (INC) Election, Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has stated that he has no preferred candidate among the five contestants for the presidency. This was as he charged the Ijaw ethnic nationality and the Ijaw National Congress (INC) to sustain the agitation for the creation of more...

Asake Surprises Father With Toyota Land Cruiser

06.03.2026

Popular Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Ahmed Ololade, better known as Asake has captured the heart of fans after surprising his father with a brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser 250, days after gifting his mother a luxurious ride. New Telegraph reports that the moment, which is making rounds on social media, has captured social media followers who took...

Jang Completes E-Registration, Reaffirms Commitment To Plateau PDP

06.03.2026

Former Governor of Plateau State and one of the founding fathers of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria, Sen. Jonah David Jang has officially completed his electronic membership registration, reaffirming his loyalty and commitment to the party’s growth and rebuilding process. New Telegraph reports that the registration took place on Friday in his Du...

UNICEF Launches Malaria Vaccination Drive For Children In Bauchi

06.03.2026

…target 280,000 children In a bid to combat malaria, one of the leading causes of child mortality in the state, UNICEF has provided 350 doses of malaria vaccine alongside logistics support for a vaccination campaign targeting 280,000 children aged 1-2 in Bauchi State. The initiative was officially flagged off by the First Lady of Bauchi...

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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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