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NOS Clears Oden Ewa For C’River Central, Others

18.05.2026

Ahead of the ongoing All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial Primaries across the country, Oden Ewa and seven other aspirants have been cleared by the party’s National Organising Secretary (NOS) in Cross River State to contest the primaries. The NOS made this announcement on Monday, May 18, after the screening exercise in the State. Ewa, the immediate...

Health Unions Suspend Strike As EFCC, UUTH Resolve Altercation

18.05.2026

The Akwa Ibom State Government has successfully intervened in the altercation involving operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), leading to the suspension of the industrial action earlier embarked upon by health sector unions in the State. The resolution was reached at the end of...

FG Explains Delay In Release Of Quarterly Budget Reports

18.05.2026

The Federal Government yesterday defended the delayed publication of recent Quarterly Budget Implementation Reports, saying the fiscal year is determined by legislative authority rather than the Januaryt-to-December calendar cycle. In a statement, the Budget Office of the Federation Director-General, Tanimu Yakubu, said while the calendar year follows a fixed 12-month structure, the fiscal year is...

APC Aspirant Rejects Result, Seeks Nullification Of Primary In Ondo

18.05.2026

An aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Adetula Oludasa, has rejected the outcome of the primary election in Owo/Ose Federal constituency of Ondo State. Oludasa said there was no primary election in any of the political wards in his constituency and expressed dismay that results were announced without votes. The...

Strong Institutions Key To Economic Growth, Obasa Tells Investors

18.05.2026

The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has said no economy can achieve sustainable prosperity without strong institutions and strategic collaboration between the government and private investors. He made the comment in his address on the theme, “Legislative Leadership and the Role of Global Private Capital in Modern Economic Growth” at the HOC...

Why I’m Not Afraid To Face Tinubu In 2027 — Adebayo

18.05.2026

…Says Hunger, Poverty More Important Than Regional Politics The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo, has declared that he is not intimidated by the prospect of facing President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, despite both men coming from the South-West region. Adebayo said the SDP would not play...

Itsekiri Endorse Tinubu, Oborevwori For Re-Election

18.05.2026

The Itsekiri ethnic nationality yesterday endorsed Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and President Bola Tinubu for reelection. The group announced the duo’s endorsement at the palace of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, where Oborevwori was also conferred with the prestigious Royal Order of Iwere (ROI) by the monarch. Speaking during the conferment, the...

Kano Police Launch Violence Crime Response Unit

18.05.2026

As thuggery and Daba fighting escalated in Kano State, the State Police Command has launched a Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) with a strong warning against the perpetrators of the crime to stop or be prosecuted. Speaking on Monday while commissioning the units, the State Commissioner of Police, Dr Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, said it is...

Ondo Senator Escapes Death As APC Primaries Turn Violent

18.05.2026

A chaotic scene unfolded in the early hours of Monday, May 18, 2026 at Ward 5, Oke-Lisa/Amudipe in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, as suspected political thugs reportedly disrupted voting during the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary election. Eyewitnesses said the incident caused panic in the area as sporadic gunshots were...

Senate Leader, Bamidele Emerges APC Senatorial Candidate For Ekiti Central

18.05.2026

The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has emerged as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ekiti Central ahead of the 2027 general elections. Bamidele’s emergence followed the release of the list of duly screened senatorial aspirants in Ekiti State by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Arugungu, on Sunday night....

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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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