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Why Defections to APC Won’t Lead to One-Party State, by Ahamba

16.05.2025

A foremost constitutional lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigerian, Chief Mike Ahamba (SAN), has allayed fears of a possible one-party state following the gale of defections of notable politicians to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said to the extent that not all politicians and members of opposition political parties will join the APC,...

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16.05.2025

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Boro Day: Otuaro Celebrates Niger Delta Hero

16.05.2025

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has paid tribute to the cherished memory of the hero and icon of the Niger Delta, the Late Isaac Boro, on the occasion of the 2025 Boro Day celebration. Otuaro described Boro as an uncommon visionary and foresighted Ijaw man who dedicated his life...

Capital Flight: Investors’ Pull From Capital Market Up 250.8% To N420bn

16.05.2025

Despite efforts by the Federal Government to curtail capital flight, the situation rather received a spike in the first quarter of the year as foreign portfolio investors withdrew a staggering N420.37 billion from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). The amount a 250.86 per cent surge in capital outflows compared to N119.81 billion recorded in the same...

ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Release Man Detained For 16 Years Without Trial

16.05.2025

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court yesterday ordered the Federal Government to release a businessman, Moses Abiodun, who has been in detention since 2009 without trial. The court also ordered the Nigerian Government to pay N20 million compensation to the victim for what it described as the “multiple violations” of his fundamental...

Senate To Mandate Mdas To Prioritise Locally Manufactured Automobiles

16.05.2025

…sets up c’ttee to plan National Security Summit The Senate yesterday passed for second reading a Bill seeking to mandate Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government to prioritise locally manufactured automobiles in their procurement processes. The Bill, titled Local Automotive Industry Patronage Bill, 2025, was sponsored by Senator Patrick Ndubueze (Imo North). He...

Lafarge Africa Plc Bags ISO Certification

16.05.2025

Lafarge Africa, manufacturer of a range of cement brands, has been awarded two certifications by the International Organisation for Standardisation for its ReadyMix solutions. The two certifications, which are Integrated Management System (IMS) ISO 9001:2015, and IMS ISO 14001:2015, were approved and issued recently by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) following the submission of...

Top 15 News Roundup For Latest Nigeria News May 16

16.05.2025

Here is New Telegraph’s news roundup of the top 15 latest Nigerian news making headlines today Friday, May 16, 2025 Tinubu To Attend Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday for Rome, Italy, to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. According to a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga…Read...

Devt Project: Niger Dole Out N822m To 274 Wards

16.05.2025

As part of efforts to ensure inclusive grassroots development and sustaining the Ward Development Project as a vehicle for delivering tangible development to communities across the state, the Niger State Government has earmarked the sum of N822,000,000 to 274 wards in the state. Making this disclosure during a sensitization tour of key traditional institutions across...

Cyberbullying: IGP Rearraigns VDM Over Posts Targeting Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, Samklef

16.05.2025

Social media personality Martins Otse (aka VeryDarkMan), was yesterday re-arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a fivecount of cyberbullying and defamation. The charges stem from alleged online attacks against several public figures, including Nollywood actresses Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, and music producer Samuel Oguachuba (aka Samklef). VDM was re-arraigned before Justice Musa...

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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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