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Relief For Nigerians, Others As Trump Withdraws 700 ICE Officers From Minnesota

05.02.2026

With already 79 Nigerians set to be deported from the United States, relief may be in sight for some Nigerians living there as President Donald Trump’s administration has announced it is pulling out 700 federal agents out of the state of Minnesota, following large protests against the crackdown on immigrants. Although the Trump administration is...

Reps Move To Reconcile FG, Abuja Firm

05.02.2026

The House of Representatives yesterday began hearing of a petition from a dispute between Abuja Power Company Limited (APCL) and the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation over the proposed Gurara II Hydropower Project in Niger State. The Committee on Water Resources Chairman Sada Soli said they received a petition from APCL’s legal representatives regarding...

FG Launches S’East Vision 2050 Economic Devt Blueprint

05.02.2026

Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday launched a 25- year development blueprint for the South East, saying the region is a central pillar of the country’s economic future. He also announced that President Bola Tinubu had approved the establishment of the South East Investment Company Limited, designed to mobilise resources from the diaspora, capital markets, and...

…As Mbah Pushes For Common S’East Market, Economic Bloc

05.02.2026

Governor of Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, yesterday said the South East must be reimagined and built into a common market and economic block in order to realise its potential as an economic power house. Mbah emphasised that the South East could no longer afford to operate as five parallel states, commending President Bola Tinubu...

Angela Okorie Apologises To Mercy Johnson

05.02.2026

Nigerian actress, Angela Okorie, has tendered a public apology to her colleague, Mercy Johnson, following the cyberstalking incident that led to her arrest and detention. In a video posted on her Instagram page, Okorie revealed that misinformation and rumours were the reason she did what she did, noting she has since made peace with Johnson,...

My Govt’ll Continue To Support, Partner Nigerian Air Force, Says Sanwo-Olu

05.02.2026

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has promised continuous support and partnership with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) for security in the state. He said Lagos is important and strategic to the economic progress of Nigeria; therefore, the Lagos State Government will continue to lead and provide necessary support for the Nigerian Air Force. Sanwo-Olu spoke...

Senate Demands New Military Barracks In Katsina

05.02.2026

The Senate yesterday asked President Bola Tinubu to establish new military barracks in Katsina State to help tackle banditry. The parliament also directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief support for traumatized families and affected communities in the state. It also asked the Inspector-General of Police to...

How Nigeria’s Reforms Are Rewriting And Modernising Trade Facilitation

05.02.2026

On the surface, the 2026 World Customs Organisations Technology Conference in Abu Dhabi in the last week of January 2026, followed a familiar script. Flags, formal sessions, carefully worded speeches. But beneath the choreography, something more consequential was unfolding. As customs chiefs and trade officials compared notes on the future of borders, Nigeria arrived not...

Senate’s Rejection Of Election Result E-transmission, Harmful To Democracy – PDP

05.02.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the rejection of electronic transmission of election results at polling units, by the Senate, in the amendment of the Electoral Act, 2022, is harmful to the nation’s democratic process. PDP in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Ini Emembong, reminded the lawmakers that as representatives of the people,...

PANDEF Demands 30 Mini-Refineries, LNG Plants In N’Delta

05.02.2026

The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) yesterday told the Federal Government to establish at least 30 mini-refineries and mini-liquefied natural gas plants in Niger Delta. Addressing journalists at the NUJ Secretariat in Ughelli, spokesman for the group Ominimini Obiuwevbi said while Nigeria survives on resources extracted from the region, its people remain impoverished, unemployed, and deliberately...

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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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