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2027: Heaven Won’t Be Happy If Anyone Runs Against Kalu –Cleric

07.07.2025

Rev Uche Emenike of the Methodist Church has declared that “heaven won’t be happy” if anyone dares to contest against Senator Orji Uzor Kalu in the 2027 general election. Speaking in Ogudu Asaa in the Isikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, he described the former governor as “a divine gift to Abia North”, adding...

I’m Eying Presidency In 2027 –Peter Obi

07.07.2025

One of the opposition arrowheads, Peter Obi, has said he will contest for the office of President in 2027, dismissing rumours that he will be a running mate for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “I’m going to contest for the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and I believe I am...

Wike: Opposition Coalition Out To Rescue Their Stomachs, Not Nigerians

07.07.2025

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has once again hit out at the leaders of newly formed opposition coalition, accusing them of selfish interest rather than genuine intention to rescue Nigerians. Speaking at the thanksgiving service held to mark the completion of projects by the FCT Administration yesterday, Wike lashed out at...

3 Navy Officers, 2 NYSC Members, Driver Die In Delta Boat Accident

07.07.2025

Three naval personnel, two National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and a driver have been confirmed dead, with three others missing after a Nigerian Navy gunboat they were travelling capsised in Delta State. According to reports, the accident occurred on Thursday during a free medical outreach in Okerenkoko in the Warri South West Local Government...

Poly Lecturers Threaten Strike Over Salary Delays

07.07.2025

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) yesterday threatened a nationwide strike over salary delays. In a statement, President Kpanja Shammah said the situation had subjected lecturers to “mental torture”. He blamed the delays on the transition “in the last eight months” from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated...

FG Lists 20-Year-Old Presidential Jet For Sale In Switzerland

07.07.2025

The Federal Government has put its two decade-old Boeing 737-700 Business Jet up for sale, with the listing hosted by AMAC Aerospace in Basel, Switzerland. The aircraft, acquired for $43m in 2005 during former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure, is being sold months after President Bola Tinubu transitioned to a refurbished Airbus A330- 200 last August...

IATA Flays Call For Rise In Taxes

07.07.2025

..says airline industry not cash cow The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has expressed its deep disappointment at the recommendation of the Global Solidarity Levies Task Force (GSLTF) to target air transportation with its aim to “improve domestic revenue mobilisation of developing countries and support international solidarity (in particular with regards to climate change mitigation...

Pollution: Group Seeks Patronage For Locally Made CNG, Electric Vehicles

07.07.2025

Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CO – NYL), at the weekend, appealed to government at all levels to patronise made in Nigeria CNG and electric vehicles in order to reduce environmental pollution and also encourage the growth of local automotive industry. The group, a coalition of youth groups across the six geopolitical zones, in a...

2027: Nasarawa North APC Stakeholders Endorse Tinubu, Sule For Senate

07.07.2025

Stakeholders of All Progressives Congress (APC) from Nasarawa North Senatorial District have endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term and Governor Abdullahi Sule to vie for Nasarawa North Senatorial seat in 2027. The decision was reached during an expanded stakeholders’ meeting yesterday in Akwanga. Mr Timothy Anjide, a former Secretary to Nasarawa State Government...

Bauchi Gov Clears Gratuity For December 2012 Retirees

07.07.2025

Executive Secretary of the Bauchi State Contributory Pension Commission, Alhaji Ibrahim Inuwa, has announced that gratuity cheques are ready for collection by December 2012 state retirees. This was contained in a statement by the Commission’s Public Relations Officer, Muhammad Sani Yunusa and made available to newsmen in Bauchi. According to the ES, this milestone is...

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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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