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Braced Commission Eyes Blue Economy, Manufacturing For S’South’s Growth

22.03.2026

To boost and sustain the growth of the South South, the BRACED Commission, a regional development body, has resolved to focus more on blue economy and manufacturing, noting that it would speed up economic activities in the region. BRACED is an acronym for Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Edo and Delta States that work...

ADC Aspirant Decries Poor Representation Of Alimosho

22.03.2026

A Lagos-based businessman and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Olalekan Anjolaiya, has lamented the poor representation of Alimosho Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives despite its contributions to the national development. Speaking at the formal declaration to contest the seat on the platform of the ADC, Anjolaiya also lamented the state...

Gov Sule To Contest Nasarawa North Senatorial Seat

22.03.2026

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has declared his intention to contest the Nasarawa North senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. Governor Sule made this disclosure while receiving members of the State Executive Council, who paid him a Sallah visit at his residence in Gudi, Akwanga Local Government Area of the State. READ ALSO...

Diaspora Group Mobilises Support For Yayi, Denies Campaign

22.03.2026

The Yayi Diaspora Support Group has launched an international mobilisation effort to support the governorship ambition of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi) ahead of the Ogun State election. The group made this known following its inaugural virtual strategy meeting held on March 14, 2026, which brought together supporters from the United States and Canada. According...

Lagos Short-Let Market Generates N281bn Amid Competition

22.03.2026

Lagos’ short-let market generated an estimated N281.03bn in revenue in 2025, holding steady despite high inflation and intensifying competition, according to a report from Edala Development. The Lagos Shortlet Market Report 2025 notes that while the sector’s phase of rapid, unregulated growth is ending, it remains a key contributor to the city’s real estate economy,...

Iran’s Blockade Hurts Global Trade Further

22.03.2026

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran has triggered a sweeping disruption across global shipping and energy markets, energy security, with industry operators suspending voyages and insurers retreating from one of the world’s most critical maritime corridors. The crisis, which escalated after coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel on Iranian targets...

Nigeria’s Security Agencies Working To Secure Country – FG

22.03.2026

The Federal Government has denied that the nation’s security system has collapsed, going by last week’s Borno attack. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, in an interview with the BBC’s Victoria Uwonkunda, published via YouTube, said agencies are working around the clock to ensure the safety of citizens. Alhaji Idris who addressed...

Police Arrest Shop Burglars, Recover Firearms, Stolen Item

22.03.2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has announced another operational success in its sustained efforts to combat burglary and related crimes across the state. Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John, said on March 17, 2026 at about 0330hrs, acting on credible intelligence, operatives of the command conducted a targeted operation around Aka Road and...

Maclver Declares Support For Tinubu

22.03.2026

As Nigeria goes into another round of elections in 2027, Great Joshua MacIver has declared his total support for the reelection bid of President Bola Tinubu, declaring that Tinubu’s re-election project is non-negotiable. MacIver, who was an APC deputy governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections in Bayelsa State, In a statement on Saturday titled,...

Oku Ibom Ibibio Tasks Governing Council On Excellence, Devt

22.03.2026

…Lauds Eno’s commitment to varsity growth Oku Ibom Ibibio and President-General of Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr) Solomon Etuk, has charged members of the newly inaugurated Governing Council of Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU) to work assiduously in taking the varsity to greater heights of academic excellence 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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