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Lalong Congratulates NIPSS Director General, Omotayo On Reappointment

05.03.2026

Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Simon Bako Lalong, has congratulated the Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Prof. Ayo Omotayo, on his reappointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Senator Lalong, in a press statement he signed and issued in Jos on Thursday, described the reappointment as a well-deserved...

Senate Leader, Bamidele Chairs Ekiti APC Campaign Council

05.03.2026

The Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has been appointed as the Chairman of the 57-member Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) 2026 Governorship Election Campaign Council. The list of the 57 members of the Campaign Council was released on Thursday in a press statement signed by the State APC chairman, Barrister Sola Elesin, in...

Parents, Politicians Charged On Morality, God-Fearing Leadership

05.03.2026

A Muslim scholar, Alhaja Abiyemi Suwebah Abdulateef, has urged parents to prioritise the moral upbringing of their children while calling on politicians to govern with transparency and the fear of God. Abdulateef made the call while delivering a Ramadan lecture organised by the Yoruba Progressive Forum (YPF) at Sanusi Event Hall, Admos Hotel, Akoda, Ede,...

Kano Assembly Begins Impeachment Process Against Deputy Gov

05.03.2026

No fewer than 38 members of the Kano State House of Assembly have signed a notice seeking the impeachment of the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, over allegations of gross misconduct, abuse of office and breach of public trust. The notice, presented during plenary, was said to be in compliance with Section...

KBSG Commends DSS For Role In Establishing Forest Guards

05.03.2026

The Kebbi State Government (KBSG) has commended the Department of State Security (DSS) for its efforts in ensuring the security of lives and property in the state. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed BK, he highlighted the DSS’s pioneering roles in supporting the state government, particularly in...

Badaru Intensifies Consultations To Mobilize Support For Tinubu

05.03.2026

The former Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has intensified high-level political consultations aimed at strengthening unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State and across the North-West region ahead of the 2027 general elections. Since returning to Nigeria in early February 2026 from his end-of-year vacation abroad, Badaru Abubakar has renewed efforts...

Court Orders UNICAL To Pay Students N55m For Admitting Them Without Accreditation

05.03.2026

A five-year legal battle between the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and eight of its students has concluded with a scathing judgment from the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar. The court declared the institution’s actions in admitting students into unaccredited engineering programs as “fraudulent, reckless, and deceitful.” Presiding Judge, Justice R. O. Dugbo-Oghoghorie, delivered the...

NRM Warns Against Party Hijack

05.03.2026

On Thursday, the factional members of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) on Thursday, strongly backed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), insisting that the electoral body had not breached any court order in relation to the party. This is as the emerging party warned against alleged attempts by “forum shoppers” to hijack its leadership through the...

Reps Address NPERA Bill To Strengthen Port Regulatory Framework

05.03.2026

The House of Representatives has addressed the areas of conflict in the amended Nigeria Port Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) Bill to strengthen the port economic regulatory framework. The bill, which is now awaiting concurrence of the Senate, will provide the statutory foundation for strengthening Nigeria’s ports and will further reposition the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)...

IGP’s Wife Assumes Office As POWA President

05.03.2026

Mrs. Oluwafunmilola Mutiat Disu has assumed office as the 23rd indigenous President of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), unveiling a five-point agenda focused on welfare, empowerment, and unity among families of police personnel. Speaking at the handover ceremony on Tuesday, Mrs. Disu said her administration would prioritise mental health support, economic empowerment, education and...

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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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