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Olubadan Hands Over Suspected Land Grabber To DSS

13.02.2026

The Olubadan of Ibadanland Oba Rashidi Ladoja has handed over a suspected land grabber to the Department of State Services (DSS). According to a statement, the suspect, whose identity was withheld, was arrested in connection with a protracted land dispute in the Elebu area of Ibadan, involving the Akoto and Ojofeitimi families. The statement said...

Campaign To End APC Misrule Begins With FCT Election, Says Atiku

13.02.2026

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has called on Nigerians to begin the process of ending the sufferings inflicted on them by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), with the February 21 Area Council elections in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Atiku who led the campaign of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chairmanship candidate for...

El-Rufai’ll Honour Efcc’s Invitation On Monday, Says Lawyer

13.02.2026

Nasir El-Rufai is expected to honour the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s invitation on Monday. Ubong Akpan, lawyer for the immediate past Kaduna State governor, confirmed the attempt by security officials to arrest his client at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, after he arrived from Egypt yesterday. In a statement, he said ElRufai...

Enugu Vaccinates 1.5m Children Against Measles-Rubella

13.02.2026

The Enugu State Government yesterday said over 1.5 million children have so far received vaccination against measles and rubella within a week in the ongoing statewide immunisation against the diseases. The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency Secretary Ifeyinwa Ani-Ocheku said this during the kick-off of the integrated measles-rubella vaccination campaign held at the...

Umahi Condemns Vandalism Of Critical Infrastructure

13.02.2026

The Minister of Works Dave Umahi yesterday expressed concerns over the vandalism of critical infrastructure projects across the country. Addressing a news conference in Abuja, he warned that the destruction threatened the sustainability of Nigeria’s road and bridge network. He said the ministry was compelled to address the growing incidents of sabotage, particularly along the...

Sea Gives FG 21-Day Ultimatum To Create 24 New LGs, Control Resources

13.02.2026

The Supreme Egbesu Assembly (SEA) on Wednesday took a bold stance, demanding the creation of 24 additional local governments in Bayelsa State, bringing the total to 32. This move is seen as a major push for autonomy and selfdetermination, with the group asserting that the current eight local governments are grossly inadequate, considering the state’s...

Group Hails Tonlagha As Economic Stability Champion

13.02.2026

The Hope Alive Initiative (HAI), has hailed philanthropist and businessman Mr Matthew Tonlagha on his 50th birthday, describing him as a patriot, community builder, and visionary entrepreneur who has invested significantly in building a better Nigeria. In a statement signed by its Director of Press and Communications, Ernest Omoarelojie, the civil society organisation described Tonlagha’s...

Court Sentences 4 To Death Over Killing Of Ahoada DPO

13.02.2026

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced four persons to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of former Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada East Police Division in the state, SP Bako Angbashim. In it’s judgment yesterday, the court presided by Justice Sika Aprioku found guilty the first defendant, Robinson Sonabari, a...

Senate Tackles AGF Over Zero Capital Allocation To MDAs, Unpaid Contracts

13.02.2026

The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Shamseideen Ogunjimi yesterday came under intense attack at the Senate over zero capital allocations to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the 2025 budget, as well as the non-payment of contractors for executed projects and the Centralised Payment System. Ogunjimi had appeared before the Committee on Finance for...

US Position On Kwankwaso Misleading, Unfounded –Kwankwasiyya Movement

13.02.2026

The Kwankwasiyya Movement has described a proposed bill before the United States Congress, the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act 2026 (HR 7457), allegedly referencing the name of its leader and principal, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, in connection with claims of “severe religious freedom violations”, as shocking and disbelieving. The Movement, in a statement signed...

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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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