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FG Protests ‘Inhuman’ Deportation Of 40 Nigerian Traders From Mozambique

01.04.2026

The Federal Government yesterday protested against the “inhuman” deportation of 40 Nigerian spare parts dealers by Mozambique. Initially, reports claimed that Mozambican authorities detained 42 Nigerian spare parts traders because they were involved in selling stolen car parts. But the National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) later clarified that the Nigerians were arrested because they were...

MRA Criticises Poor Funding For FoI Implementation In 2026 Federal Budget

01.04.2026

Media Rights Agenda (MRA) yesterday expressed concern over the poor allocation of funding for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, 2011, in the 2026 Federal Government budget, with over 99 percent of public institutions having no dedicated funds to carry out their obligations under the Act. It accused the Government of institutionalising...

Udofia Mobilises Media Frontline To Back New AIG Akpanudom At FCID Lagos

01.04.2026

In a strategic move aimed at strengthening collaboration between law enforcement and the media, Ambassador Cornel Udofia has called on media practitioners and journalists across the country to rally support for the newly appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), FCID Annex Lagos, Simeon Udofia Akpanudom. Amb. Udofia, a respected media personality and Public Relations Officer...

Trump Willing To End War Without Reopening Hormuz

01.04.2026

There are indications that President Donald Trump is willing to end the war with Iran even without waiting for the vital Strait of Hormuz to be opened. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, the US President has told aides he’s willing to end the military campaign against Iran even if the Strait...

Enugu Raises The Alarm Over Rabies Outbreak

01.04.2026

The Enugu State Government yesterday confirmed an outbreak of rabies in the Igbo Etiti Local Government Area. In a public notice, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialisation warned residents to take immediate precautions, describing rabies as a highly fatal disease that affects both animals and humans. According to the ministry, rabies is primarily transmitted through...

NRC To Run 3-Trips On Lagos-Ibadan Corridor, Osun Special Service

01.04.2026

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced special Easter train service arrangements across its corridors to accommodate increased passenger movement during the holiday period. The Chief Public Relations Officer, NRC, Mr Callistus Unyimadu, said this in a statement yesterday in Lagos. According to Unyimade, as part of the Easter operations, the Lagos-Ibadan Train Service (LITS)...

Kwankwaso Directs Loyalists To Be Ready For General Elections

01.04.2026

Former Presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has directed his Kwankwasiyya Movement to get prepared for the worst case scenario in the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso gave the directive on Monday while receiving membership card of his new political platform African Democratic Congress (ADC) at his Miler Road...

2027: ADC Woos Bauchi Gov

01.04.2026

Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed yesterday said he would announce his new direction on Thursday, signaling a possible defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 general election. He said this while receiving a delegation of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF)...

How Police Operatives Nabbed Suspects In $550,000 Identity Theft Case

01.04.2026

The Force Headquarters (FHQ) announced on Tuesday that operatives of the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja recorded a breakthrough in the investigation of a transnational fraud, identity theft, and money laundering case involving a United States-based victim. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), DCP Anthony Placid, who made this disclosure in a statement,...

Senate Directs INEC To Restore 3 Benue Constituencies Ahead Of 2027 Elections

01.04.2026

The Senate, on Tuesday, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately restore Ukum II, Konshisha II (Shangev-Tiev), and Gboko East I state constituencies in Benue State ahead of the 2027 general elections, following a Court of Appeal ruling. The Court had on December 5, 2025, ordered INEC to conduct elections in Ukum II...

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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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