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ECOWAS At A Crossroads Facing Existential Crisis, Says Tchintchibidja

16.06.2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “is at a crossroads” and “going through an existential crisis” despite the recent lavish celebration of its golden jubilee anniversary, says Vice President Damtien Larbli Tchintchibidja. He said this yesterday at the opening of the 37th Ordinary Meeting of the Administration and Finance Committee of ECOWAS in...

Killings: Group Urges Alia To Declare State Of Emergency On Security

16.06.2025

A group, Zone “A” Peoples’ Assembly (ZAPA), has urged Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia to declare a state of emergency on security to address security challenges in the state. Its president, Mr Fanen Mondo, made the call at a press conference yesterday in Makurdi. Mondo, who blamed the attacks, killings and displacement on armed herders,...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News June 16

16.06.2025

Here is Monday Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Monday, June 16, 2025 2027: N’East APC Leaders Endorse Tinubu, Ignore Shettima The stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North-East on Sunday endorsed President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 Presidential election. The decision which was...

Crisis Rocks Kano Varsity As Lecturers Seek Removal Of Governing Council Chair

16.06.2025

The Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano (YUMSFUEK), branch has demanded the immediate removal of the Chairman, Governing Council of the institution, Prof Ahmad Adamu. The university lecturers said that the dual role of Prof Adamu, who currently serves as Vice Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Chairman YUMSFUEK Governing Council constitutes a...

Ebonyi Rep, Others Ditch APGA For APC

16.06.2025

The representative of Ezza North/Ishielu Ebonyi State, in the House of RepresentativesJoseph Nwaobasi at the weekend ditched the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the ruling All Progressived Congress (APC). A n APGA member of the House of Assembly Kelvin Okah also defected to the APC alongside 5,000 party supporters. Announcing his defection during an...

Sowore: There Is No Opposition, APC Controls All Parties

16.06.2025

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that all opposition parties in Nigeria, except his African Action Congress, are under the influence and control of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking on Rubbin’ Minds, a Channels Television talk show aired yesterday, Sowore claimed that most of Nigeria’s opposition parties were...

2027: Aiyedatiwa Mobilises Support For Tinubu’s Re-Election

16.06.2025

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has declared that the government and people of Ondo State will give maximum support to the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Speaking when he received the state, local government and ward coordinators of a political group, The Lucky Guy, in Akure (TLG), during a visit, Aiyedatiwa expressed appreciation...

Nigeria’s Exports To African Countries Up 18.8% To N10.99trn

16.06.2025

Nigeria’s exports to African countries between January 2024 and March this year amounted to N10.99 trillion, findings by New Telegraph has revealed. The amount is 18.81 percent, or N1.74 trillion, higher than the N9.25 trillion that the country recorded as value of exports within the continent between January 2023 and March last year. An analysis...

Lawyer Drags School To Court Over Unsolicited SMS

16.06.2025

An Ibadan-based lawyer, Boluwatife Sanya, has filed a suit against a popular Ibadan based school, Valencia College, for allegedly violating his data privacy rights under the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023. The applicant instituted an action before an High Court of Oyo State after receiving an unsolicited SMS from the school, advertising its admission...

NBA-HRI Condemns Alleged Abuse Of Teenager By Judge’s Wife

16.06.2025

The Nigerian Bar Association Human Rights Institute (NBA-HRI) has condemned the heinous abuse and inhumane treatment of Miss Bashariya, a 14-year-old internally displaced girl from Zamfara State, who was reportedly subjected to physical and psychological torture while working as a domestic help in Abuja. According to widely circulated reports and disturbing video evidence, Bashariya, whose...

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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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