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Bisola Aiyeola Recounts Losing Her Daughter’s Father

08.05.2026

Nollywood actress and former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Bisola Aiyeola, has described the death of her daughter Leyla’s father in 2018 as an unanticipated and agonising loss. Bisola, who spoke in a recent interview on Ife Agoro’s show, revealed that Leyla’s father passed away while in the hospital due to an illness. According to him,...

Eno Links Three Communities With 11km Rural Road

08.05.2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to rural development and infrastructure expansion with the commissioning of the 11km Owot Uta-Nung Oku- Edeobom road project. The Governor, who was represented by the Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, said the project was part of the administration’s determination to open up rural...

Kaduna Contractors Factionalised Over Alleged N30bn Unpaid

08.05.2026

A faction of contractors Association of Kaduna State has disassociated itself from the protest staged last week by a “few individuals” over non-payment of a N30 billion contract allegedly awarded to them and executed by a firm, Formal Act Legacy Limited, Kaduna. The association, in a letter dated May 6, signed by its Executive Chairman,...

Obi Not Desperate To Be President But Wants To See Nigeria Work –Tanko

08.05.2026

Dr Yunusa Tanko is the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement. In this interview monitored on Arise Television, he speaks on the defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the push to form a stronger opposition alliance ahead of the 2027 elections, among other issues, EVINCE UHUREBOR reports...

Ondo Community Demands New Monarch For Idanre Kingdom

08.05.2026

Following the death of the Prime Minister and Lisa of Idanre, Chief Olu Christopher Akindolire, the Idanre Development Assembly (IDA) has appealed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State to urgently approve the resumption and conclusion of the selection process for a new monarch of Idanre Kingdom. The death of Akindolire, the nonagenarian leader of...

Tinubu’s Legacy Projects And Alleged Marginalization Of The North

08.05.2026

The Federal Government recently took journalists on a tour of projects executed by President Bola Tinubu in North-West geopolitical zone, ONYEKACHI EZE, who was part of the tour, reports When he addressed a team of journalists on media tour of federal and state government projects in his state, Kaduna State governor, Ubah Sani, said the...

Kaduna Gov Inaugurates New C’ttee To Boost Security

08.05.2026

Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani yesterday inaugurated the Kaduna State Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR), Peace and Security Committee, pledging to provide the political will for its success. The framework of the committee, which is the first to be inaugurated in the country, was facilitated by the Office of the National Security Adviser and the...

SDP ’ll Enter Into An Alliance If There’s Need For It –Gabam

08.05.2026

Shehu Gabam is the National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In this interview, he speaks on the internal wrangling and competing claims to the leadership of the party and his recognition by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU reports INEC has recognised you as the national chairman of...

Shettima Warns Against Imposition Of Candidate

08.05.2026

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and aspirant for the Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Yerima Shettima, has cautioned against alleged moves to impose a consensus candidate for the district ahead of the 2027 elections, warning that such a development could weaken the ruling party’s cohesion and electoral prospects. Shettima, in a statement, alleged...

2027: We’ll Rebuild Economy, Secure Nigeria

08.05.2026

Former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of FSB International Bank Plc, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has promised to rebuild the nation’s economy and secure the country if elected Nigeria’s president. Hayatu-Deen, who spoke on Thursday after obtaining the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential nomination form in Abuja, said his administration would focus on security, economic recovery, job creation,...

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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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