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2027: Timi Frank Warns Coalition Against Agitation For Southern, Northern Presidency

08.07.2025

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Publicity Secretary Timi Frank has cautioned the new coalition out to wrest power from President Bola Tinubu in 2027 to remain focused on their goal. He warned that any attempt to exclude any region from participating in the contest to select a presidential candidate for the coalition would...

Over 43m Nigerians At Risk Of River Blindness – NIMR

08.07.2025

The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba, Lagos, has given a frightening figure that over 43 million Nigerians are at risk of Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), and need to be treated or immunised against the disease. This is as the institute said it is currently partnering and collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Health to...

Flash Flood: Sokoto, Lagos, Ondo, 17 Others At Risk In July –NiMet

08.07.2025

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) yesterday released its crucial Flash Flood Risk Alert for July 2025, warning that numerous states across the country face varying probable risks of experiencing flash flooding events as the onset of rainfall intensifies. This flash flood warning aligns with NiMet’s earlier Seasonal Climate Prediction (SCP) for the year, prompting an...

July 21 Protest: NPF Launches Nation-Wide Check On Officers

08.07.2025

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) yesterday said it had launched a nationwide roll-call exercise to monitor and identify serving officers who may be showing support for an upcoming protest by retired police personnel scheduled for July 21. The move Is seen as an attempt to curtail possible internal solidarity with the planned demonstration. The protest,...

Alleged N400m Fraud: AGF Gives Goahead For Trial Of Andy UBA, Accomplice

08.07.2025

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has given the InspectorGeneral of Police (IGP) of Police the permission to prosecute Sen. Andy Uba over allegations bordering on fraud to the tune of N400 million. IGP’s counsel, A.M. Abdullahi, told Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday upon resumed hearing in the matter....

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News July 8

08.07.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Tinubu Receives Olubadan’s Death With Shock President Bola Tinubu has received with deep shock the news of the passing of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, who passed away at the...

CSOs Demand Explanation From Police

08.07.2025

Barely 24 hours after an attack on the Kano Emir’s Palace known as Gidan Rumfa located in Kofar Kudu within the old city, some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) led by One KANO Agenda, have demanded explanations from the police over their deafening silence on the incident. The Kano Emir’s Palace allegedly came under attack on...

Kegites Elders Donate To US Military Veterans

08.07.2025

The Universal Archaivar Elders (UAE) recently renewed yet another of its public-spirited activities by donating gift items to veterans of the United States military at a facility in Orlando, Florida. The gesture was part of activities marking the first anniversary of the group, also known as the Egbe Agba Elemu. It was a week of...

Group Accuses Tinubu Of Withholding Council Funds, Defying Court Order

07.07.2025

A socio-political group, Osun Leaders of Thought has alerted President Bola Tinubu of increasing anger against his Presidency and his party on the streets of Osun because of his alleged illegal withholding of local government allocations and non-recognition of duly elected local government officials. In a statement signed by its press officer, Comrade Adekunle Adebayo,...

Gimba Commends Male Lawmakers For Backing Reserved Seats Bill For Women

07.07.2025

Hon. Zainab Gimba, who represents the Bama, Ngala, and Kala-Balge Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, has lauded her male colleagues for their overwhelming support for the bill seeking reserved legislative seats for women. Speaking during an interview on the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, Hon. Gimba revealed that about 80% of male lawmakers...

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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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