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Minister Warns Kwankwaso Against Inflammatory Comments

19.11.2024

The Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Yusuf Abdullahi Ata yesterday warned Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso against statements capable of creating tension in Kano State. He told Kwankwaso to refrain from comments that could lead him to contempt of court regarding the legal tussle over the Kano Emirate Council. Ata noted that the issue...

Yoruba Youths Disagree With Obasanjo’s Call For INEC Chairman’s Removal

19.11.2024

The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) has disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s demand for the removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The group’s reaction follows Obasanjo’s remarks at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum held at Yale University in the United States, where he criticised INEC’s handling of the 2023...

Don’t Turn S’West Into War Zone, Osun NNPP Chair Cautions Ganduje

19.11.2024

The Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Osun State, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi, has berated the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, for saying his party is ready to capture Osun and Oyo states. Odeyemi said such a statement was not expected from an elder statesman who was aware...

Okpebholo Signs Revised N486bn Appropriation Bill Into Law

19.11.2024

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has signed a revised Appropriation Bill of N485.63 billion into law. The move by the new administration is to ensure the implementation of its developmental projects. The budget, as approved by the Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA), is divided into N202.65 billion for recurrent expenditures and N282.99 billion...

Abia Launches Counter-Offensive Against Resurgence Of Crime

19.11.2024

Abia State government has warned those it described as ‘unpatriotic politicians’ in connivance with some external parties who mastermind the resurgence of violent crimes, that it will not watch the actors unleash terror and instil fear on innocent citizens. The warning came after the convoy of the member representing Isialangwa North and South Federal Constituency,...

Oyo PDP Group Lauds Makinde For Supporting Guber Candidate

19.11.2024

A group within Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ‘Oyo PDP-Visionaries,’ has commended the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for giving a good account of himself as a true democrat and a strong believer in electoral democracy. The governor was commended for his support for the governorship candidate of the PDP in Ondo State, Mr...

Abbas Congratulates Aiyedatiwa – New Telegraph

19.11.2024

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has congratulated Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his victory in the Ondo State governorship election held on Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Governor Aiyedatiwa, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the winner of the poll. The speaker said Aiyedatiwa’s landslide...

Exemplary Leadership Has Earned You Victory –CAN

19.11.2024

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has said that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory in Saturday’s election was due to his exemplary leadership and dedication to the people of the state. Rev. Father Anselm Ologunwa, the Ondo State chairman of CAN, stated this in a statement in Akure. “Your exemplary leadership and dedication to the people...

Miss Universe: Adetshina Represents Symbol Of Hope –Obi

19.11.2024

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has hailed Nigerian beauty queen, Chidimma Adetshina, as a symbol of hope and resilience, following her remarkable achievement as the first runner-up in the 2024 Miss Universe competition. In a statement celebrating her achievement, Obi expressed his admiration for Chidimma’s inspiring journey, describing it...

Abiodun Vows To End Tyranny, Hooliganism In Ogun

19.11.2024

…swears-in newly elected local government chairmen The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged to end all forms of tyranny and hooliganism in the state. He assured that anyone found culpable in the recent disturbances at Iperu-Remo during the just-concluded local government elections would face the full weight of the law, irrespective of their...

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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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