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IPC Urges Ethical Election Reporting Amid Threats, Censorship, Misinformation

06.07.2025

The International Press Centre (IPC) has called on journalists covering elections in Nigeria to strictly adhere to professional ethics and the Nigeria Media Code of Election Coverage to ensure credible and responsible reporting. Lanre Arogundade, Executive Director of IPC, made the call on Saturday during a one-day training session for North West journalists held in...

DJ Cuppy Speaks As Suitors Compete For Her Attention

06.07.2025

Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey and daughter of Nigerian billionaire business mogul, Florence Otedola, better known as DJ Cuppy, has revealed that she is currently single, though not entirely off the dating scene. In a candid moment captured at a private gathering with her sisters, Tolani and Temi Otedola, the award-winning disc jockey and philanthropist opened...

Kano: NEMA Conducts Flood Readiness

06.07.2025

In a move to strengthen Nigeria’s disaster preparedness as the rainy season in Nigeria intensifies, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday conducted a Full-Scale Flood Response Simulation” exercise in Wudil Local Government Area, Kano State. The NEMA Director-General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, during the simulation exercise, emphasised the importance of readiness in the face...

Rotational Presidency, State Creation, State Police Top Requests In S’East

06.07.2025

Requests for creation of additional states in South East, rotational presidency, state police and full autonomy to local governments dominated requests by people of South East geopolitical zone during the Senate public hearing on the review of the 1999 Constitutional held in Enugu at the weekend. The people in their separate presentations argued that...

2027: S’South APC Leaders Endorse Tinubu, 4 Govs As Sole Candidates

06.07.2025

The South-South zone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as its sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. This decision was reached yesterday at the party’s zonal stakeholders’ meeting held in Benin City, the Edo State capital. In a move aimed at consolidating party strength...

Nigeria Records 145 Lassa Fever Deaths, As Fatality Rate Increases

06.07.2025

Nigeria has recorded 145 deaths from Lassa fever as of 2025 Epidemiological Week 25, with a case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.6 per cent. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), disclosed this in its latest report via its official website yesterday in Abuja. The NCDC said the week 25 figure marks an...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News July 6

06.07.2025

Here is Sunday Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Sunday, July 6, 2025 Tinubu, Lula Forge Agric, Food Security Alliance President Bola Tinubu has assured that all bottlenecks hindering Nigeria’s agricultural and livestock production potential will be removed to achieve food sovereignty and boost exports. Speaking during a...

Coalition: Uncertainty Surrounds ADC’s Move To Unseat Tinubu

06.07.2025

There are still suspicions over the possibility of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to serve as platform of opposition leaders for the 2027 general elections. ADC was unveiled in Abuja last Wednesday by coalition leaders led by former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark, who emerged as interim...

Forget 2027, Focus On 2031, Presidency Tell Coalition Advocates

06.07.2025

The Presidency has advised the group of politicians forming a coalition against second tenure ambition of President Bola Tinubu to forget 2027 and prepare for their chance in 2031, when he would have completed his second term on office. A Presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, gave this counsel while reacting to concerns being raised on the...

Constitution Review: NASS To Transmit Report To State Assemblies Before December

06.07.2025

The National Assembly yesterday disclosed that it would transmit the report of the ongoing constitution review to 36 state assemblies before December 2025 consistent with its design and timetable. The parliament, however, challenged all stakeholders with special requests to engage and lobby their state assemblies, noting that the National Assembly “cannot successfully review the...

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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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