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Police Arrest Six Kidnap Suspects, Rescue Victims In Kaduna

05.05.2026

The Nigeria Police Force has arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued victims in Kaduna State in a major operation targeting criminal networks. According to a statement by Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Okon Placid, the suspects were apprehended by operatives of the Force Intelligence Department Special Tactical Squad (FID-STS) on April 3, 2026. The suspects,...

Centre Pushes For Sustained Professional Governance In Nigeria Customs

05.05.2026

Sea and Empowerment Research Centre (SEREC) has called for a sustained professional governance structure in the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to forestall institutional regression. SEREC made the call in its executive brief issued to newsmen by its Head of Research, Dr Eugene Nweke, on Monday in Abuja. Nweke noted that the NCS had recorded notable...

Veteran Broadcaster, Odochi Uchenna Declares For Aba Central Assembly Seat

05.05.2026

Veteran broadcaster and political commentator, Anastasia Odochi Uchenna, has officially declared her intention to contest for the Aba Central State Constituency seat in Abia State on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Uchenna, who has spent nearly two decades in journalism and about 16 years actively analysing politics and advocating for good governance,...

17 Reps Dump ADC For NDC

05.05.2026

17 Reps Dump ADC For NDC

Group Endorses President Tinubu, Gov Bago, Sani Musa

05.05.2026

An advocacy group, Niger Without Borders, has formally endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger State, for a second term in office, and Senator Mohammed Sani Musa for a third term in the 2027 general elections. The endorsement was announced on Tuesday, May 5, at a press conference held in Abuja....

Kogi SDP Elects Achimugu As 2026 Working C’tte Chairman

05.05.2026

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State turned a new page on Monday, electing Dr Emmanuel Achimugu as State Chairman of its 2026 State Working Committee in a congress that party leaders hailed as peaceful and transparent. Held at the SDP state secretariat in Lokoja, the well-attended congress filled out a full roster of...

Osun NUJ Seeks Stronger Media Partnership With Ooni’s Palace

05.05.2026

The executive members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Osun State Council, have reaffirmed their commitment to promoting ethical journalism and preserving cultural heritage through strengthened collaboration with the Ooni’s Palace in Ile-Ife. The newly elected NUJ leadership, led by Chairman Adeyemi Aboderin, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Director of...

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed Faults Peter Obi’s Leadership, Doubt

05.05.2026

The 2023 Vice-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has criticised the decision of Peter Obi to leave the party amid its internal crisis, describing the move as inconsistent with strong leadership. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on Monday with newsmen, expressed scepticism over the chances of a proposed political alliance between Obi and...

We’ve A Major Crisis On Our Hands If Opposition Is Shut Out Of 2027 Polls –Peterside

05.05.2026

Atedo Peterside is the President of ANAP Foundation and founder of Stanbic IBTC. In this interview monitored on Arise Television, he speaks on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) leadership crises, among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU reports You’ve said that democracy rests on...

Sokoto Earmarks N6bn To Fix Waterworks, Install 4.2MW Solar

05.05.2026

The Sokoto State Government, on Tuesday, said it has earmarked over N6 billion to revamp the 40-year-old Sokoto Waterworks and improve a steady water supply in Sokoto metropolis and its environs. The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Aminu Iyan Sokoto, made this disclosure, saying the renovation became necessary because the water supply facilities were...

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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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