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Reps To Subpoena REA, NEP Heads, Issue Final Warning

03.03.2026

The House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy on Tuesday issued a final summons to the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Engr. Abba Aliyu, and the Head of the Nigeria Electrification Programme (NEP), Mr. Olufemi Akinyelure, over their repeated failure to appear before the panel. Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Afam Ogene,...

ADC Demands Transparency, Evidence Base In Malami, el-Rufai Trial

03.03.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said the trial of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, and former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, must be transparent, time-bound, and supported with credible evidence. The party also accused the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government of using coercive instruments to...

Obasa Congratulates Lagos APC Executives, Welcomes Ojelabi’s Re-Election

03.03.2026

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated the newly elected executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, following the successful conduct of the party’s 2026 State Congress. The congress, held on Tuesday, March 3, at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium (formerly Onikan Stadium), Lagos Island, produced a...

2Baba’s Wife, Natasha Resumes Legislative Duties At Edo Assembly

03.03.2026

The lawmaker representing Egor Constituency of the Edo State House of Assembly and wife of legendary singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Baba, Natasha Osawuru, has officially resumed her legislative duties following the birth of her first child. Taking to her Instagram story on Tuesday, March 3, Natasha revealed that she is glad to be...

Fubara Sends List Of Commissioner Nominees To Rivers Assembly

03.03.2026

On Tuesday, the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, forwarded the list of nine Commissioner nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. This is as the clerk of the Rivers Assembly, Emeka Amadi, asked the commissioner nominees to submit their credentials to his office for review. New Telegraph reports that the...

Moment Asake Gifts Mother G-Wagon For Ramadan

03.03.2026

Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has surprised his mother with a brand-new multi-million-naira G-Wagon. New Telegraph gathered that the singer gave her mother the gift in celebration of the Holy Month of Ramadan. READ ALSO: In a heartwarming video circulating on social media on Tuesday, the “Lonely At The Top” crooner...

Ebonyi APC Chapter Conducts State Congress, Adopts Consensus Candidates

03.03.2026

The Ebonyi State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday conducted its state congress to elect new leadership of the party for the next four years. Governor Francis Nwifuru, speaking at the event held at the Ngele Oruta Township Stadium in Abakaliki, attributed the success of the congress to the peaceful disposition of...

NCAA Lauds Zamfara Governor Over Progress Of Gusau Airport Project

03.03.2026

The Director of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Ahmad Abba, has commended Governor Dauda Lawal for the remarkable progress recorded in the ongoing construction of Gusau Airport. The commendation was made during an official visit to the project site in Gusau, where Abba was welcomed and conducted around the airport facilities by the Commissioner...

INEC Promotes 45 Staff To Directors, 2,339 Others

03.03.2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission has approved the promotion of 2,339 employees following the conclusion of its 2025 Senior Staff Promotion Exercise. In a press statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja, the electoral commission revealed that the decision was reached during the Commission’s meeting held on February 26, 2026. According to the statement, the Directorate...

GOC Oyinlola Vows Decisive Action Against Bandits In Alkaleri LGA

03.03.2026

The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Eyitayo Folusho Oyinlola, has assured that intensified military operations are underway to flush out bandits from Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. While briefing Governor Bala Mohammed on recent attacks in Mansur, Futuk, Gigare, and Gwana communities, the GOC disclosed that...

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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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