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Terrorists Attack Kebbi Immigration Border Facilities, Kill Four

12.01.2025

Suspected terrorists have attacked the Nigeria Immigration Service’s border facilities at the Kangiwa Border in Kangiwa Local Government Area of Kebbi State. Sunday Telegraph reports that the incident, which occurred on Friday, January 10, resulted in the killing of three contractors, and a “Local watchman”. In a statement signed on Sunday by its spokesperson, DCI...

Gov Sule Replies ATT, Insists On His Position On VAT

12.01.2025

Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has refuted claims made by a group, Arewa Think Tank (ATT) that he supports the tax reform bill presented before the National Assembly. Responding to a statement issued by a group, Arewa Think Tank (ATT), Governor Sule said he never said he was supporting the tax reform bills. Governor Sule...

Obi Retracts Statement On National Grid Collapse

12.01.2025

The 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has retracted his earlier comment regarding an alleged collapse of Nigeria’s national power grid. The clarification followed updated information from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), which stated that the incident was a tripping of the Osogbo-Ihovbor and Benin-Omotosho lines affecting the Lagos axis,...

Avoid Inciteful Comment, Don’t Cause Unrest In Nigeria, APC Chieftain Warns Opposition

12.01.2025

Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, has urged Nigerians, especially members of the opposition parties to desist from making statements that can incite the masses against the government. Oyintiloye said that, while it is the right of the opposition parties to act as a watchdog for the government’s...

Commissioner Lauds Effort To Make Sokoto Environment Green

12.01.2025

The Commissioner for Environment in Sokoto State, Alhaji Nura Shehu Tangaza, has lauded the efforts of the “Make Sokoto Green Development Initiative” to lead the campaign for environmental sustainability in the state. He gave this commendation when the Executive Director of the Initiative, Mr Nasir Abbas Babi, led members of the group on a courtesy...

2027: APC Moves to Secure S’ East

12.01.2025

There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress(APC) is making serious efforts to score a major victory in the South East Zone in 2027. Since the return of democracy in 1999, the APC, which emerged from the amalgamation of different political parties, has not performed well in the zone. Previously, the South East...

Nat’l Secretary: Tension in PDP as NWC Resumes

12.01.2025

There is palpable tension at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Abuja as workers of the party resume tomorrow after Christmas and New Year break. This is because of the contest over the secretaryship position of the party. Two persons, Senator Samuel Anyanwu and former National Youth Leader, Sunday Ude-Okoye, are...

Army: Major Shake Up as PSOs, GOCs, Other Senior Officers Redeployed

12.01.2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has ordered the redeployment of Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), Corps Commanders, General Officers Commanding (GOCs)Divisions, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders and other key positions. The development confirms an exclusive report by our daily publication on imminent reorganisation at the strategic, tactical and operational levels of...

Sanusi: A’Court affirmed state’s powers on Emirates, says Gov Yusuf

12.01.2025

The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said that the judgment of the Appeal Court, which was in favour of the 16th Fulani Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ii, has clearly upheld the sanctity of the state powers in Chieftaincy affairs. He said that the judgment clarified the rightful jurisdiction over the matter,...

NAF Expanding Operational Capacity for Effectiveness –CAS

12.01.2025

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, has said that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has in the last 18 months, expanded its capacity to enhance its operational effectiveness. Abubakar, who was represented by the Chief of Administration, AVM Idi Sani, said this at the maiden edition of his parley with...

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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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