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$1.25B W’Bank Loan: Tinubu Mortgaging Nigeria’s Future

14.05.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said President Bola Tinubu is mortgaging Nigeria’s future with his increasing external borrowings. ADC, in a press statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, said the fresh $1.25 billion World Bank loan being requested by the president will further deepen the nation’s debt profile, which he...

Kwara Orphanage Operators Seek Govt Support To Enhance Child Welfare

14.05.2026

…Say Over 14 Million Children Are In Orphanage Homes In Nigeria The Kwara State Coordinator of the Association of Orphanages and Homes Operators in Nigeria (ASOHON), Dr Omolehin Christie, has called for urgent government and public support for orphanages and vulnerable children amid growing economic hardship in the country. Speaking with journalists on the sidelines...

Gov Otu Raises Alarm Over Flooding, Seeks Federal Action

14.05.2026

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has raised concerns over the recurring flood disasters affecting the state, describing the situation as a growing ecological threat requiring urgent and coordinated intervention from all levels of government. Speaking while receiving the Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar and her delegation, including...

PDP-APM Alliance, Another Fraudulent Move By Desperate Politicians

14.05.2026

The Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the alleged alliance formation between the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) and the Allied People’s Movement (APM) as another fraudulent move by some politicians. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday after inspecting the Yangoji-Gomani road in the Kwali Area Council. He said that...

Keyamo Backs Bayelsa’s Pioneer Airlines

14.05.2026

…As Nigeria Eyes More State-Owned Carriers The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has hailed the launch of Bayelsa State’s Pioneer Airlines, saying the growing involvement of sub-national governments in airline operations could strengthen Nigeria’s domestic and regional routes. According to a statement forwarded to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by Tunde Moshood,...

Eradiri Sets Agenda For Igbadiwei’s New Leadership

14.05.2026

Former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, on Thursday, declared that MacDonald Igbadiwei and his new leadership of Ijaw National Congress (INC) have a daunting responsibility of reorganising and making the organisation a respected institution once again. Congratulating all the newly inaugurated executive council of the INC led by High Chief...

Uche Jombo Vows To Support Alex Ekubo’s Wife

14.05.2026

Nigerian actress and producer Uche Jombo has pledged to support the wife of late Nollywood actor, Alex Ekubo, who died on Monday, 11, after a long battle with liver cancer. In an Instagram post, Jombo said she joined others in visiting Ekubo’s home, where they met with his wife and spoke about the actor. She observed...

Benue LG Workers Begin Strike Over Non-Payment Of Salaries

14.05.2026

Local Government Council workers in Benue State have embarked on a two-week warning strike over non-payment of salaries and arrears, promotion of staff as at when due, reinstatement of 2011/2012 illegally sacked workers, among other things. The strike came barely a week after the state’s House of Assembly had ordered the immediate suspension of the...

Ex-IGP, Baba Withdraws From Yobe Gov’ship Contest

14.05.2026

A former Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has withdrawn his gubernatorial ambition for the 2027 Yobe State governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alkali Babamade this announcement on Thursday in a statement made available to journalists in Damaturu ahead of the party’s governorship primaries. New Telegraph reports that the...

Makinde Announces Presidential Bid Amid PDP-APM Alliance

14.05.2026

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, formally declared his intention to contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Governor Makinde made this announcement on Wednesday during a political rally held at Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, amid ongoing political realignments involving factions of...

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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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