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Atiku, Makinde, Others Political Liabilities Not Welcomed Back To PDP

01.05.2026

…Says ADC is still in Big Problem The Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has ruled out the possibility of welcoming back to the 2023 People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) presidential candidate the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, and the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and others who joined forces with the African...

Oil at 4-year high, stocks slip on Trump blockade warning

01.05.2026

Oil prices held around four-year highs on Thursday while stocks fell after Donald Trump warned the US blockade of Iranian ports could last months as peace talks remained stalled. While Tehran submitted a fresh proposal this week to reopen the crucial Strait of Hormuz, the US president reportedly did not believe it was not negotiating...

S’Court Judgement Ends Uncertainties, Manufactured Disputes

01.05.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said the Supreme Court judgement that recognised Senator David Mark-led National Working Committee (NWC) has put to rest all contrived disputes and manufactured uncertainties against the party. ADC, in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the judgement reinforced the principle that the rule of law,...

Stakeholders Reject New Revenue Institute, Urge Senate To Kill Proposal

01.05.2026

The Senate’s push to establish a Chartered Institute of Revenue and Fiscal Management hit a wall on Thursday as key stakeholders in the revenue sector kicked against the move. Fierce opposition emerged during a public hearing on the establishment bill, organised by the joint Senate Committee on Finance, Establishment and Public Service. First to oppose...

Ajimati Joins Kwara South Senate Race, Picks APC Nomination Form

01.05.2026

All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Chief Sola Ajimati, has obtained the party’s Senatorial Expression of Interest and Nomination Form to contest the Kwara South seat in the 2027 elections. Ajimati picked up the form at the Ladi Kwali Hall of the Sheraton Hotel in Abuja. He said his decision follows calls for a new generation...

Poor Power Services Worsen In Lagos As Egbin Shut

01.05.2026

The Nigerian Independent System Operator has announced that public power supply in Lagos State has been significantly disrupted following a major shutdown at the Egbin Power Station and a simultaneous fault on a key transmission route feeding the state. The operator in a statement on Thursday stated that the combined incidents could lead to prolonged...

Desmond Elliot Tenders Apology To Gbajabiamila

01.05.2026

A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Desmond Elliot, has appealed to the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Femi Gbajabiamila, for forgiveness over any perceived shortcomings as he formally signalled his intention to seek re-election in 2027. Elliot, representing Surulere Constituency I, made this remark while addressing journalists after obtaining his nomination...

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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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