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C’River: Retract Your Statement On Cocoa Estate Dispute

22.03.2026

Barr. MBA Ukweni (SAN) has threatened to take the Cross River State Attorney General, Mr Ededem Ani, to court if, within one week, he refuses to retract a statement he made on Màrch 12 regarding the cocoa estate in Etung local government of the state. MBA Ukweni had earlier inaugurated a task force committee to...

Brobbey Scores Late As Sunderland Win Tyne-Wear Derby 2-1

22.03.2026

Sunderland overcame a goal deficit to defeat Newcastle 2-1 in the Tyne-Wear derby at St. James’ Park, all thanks to a goal from Brian Brobbey in the ninetieth minute. Eddie Howe’s team had taken the lead into halftime after an early goal from Anthony Gordon. Twelve minutes into the second half, Chemsdine Talbi gave the...

Sokoto Gov Gifts Residents 18-Seater Bus

22.03.2026

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has gifted the Resident Community an 18-seater bus, promising to deliver a secretariat, schools, and other facilities. The gift was received during an Eid-el-Fitr visit led by the Special Adviser to the Governor, Hajiya Maryam Suleiman D’MAAS. Dr Godwin Onuh Odeh, Head of History and International Studies at Sokoto State...

Shettima Arrives Lagos To Brief Tinubu

22.03.2026

Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has arrived in Lagos to brief President Bola Tinubu on his on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in Maiduguri, Borno State, following his recent visit to the region. Sunday Telegraph recalls that Shettima’s visit followed a recent deadly suicide bombing at three Maiduguri locations, which claimed at least 23...

Ebonyi Community Endorses Nwifuru, Ken Eze For 2nd Term

22.03.2026

The People of Kpakpaji clan in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, have endorsed Governor Francis Nwifuru and the Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial zone, Engr. Kenneth Eze for re-election come 2027. The clan made this decision on Saturday during a constituency interactive meeting with Senator Eze at his Ohigbo Amagu country home,...

Oluremi Tinubu Locates Nexus Between Access To Water, Gender Equality

22.03.2026

The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has identified a relationship between access to water and gender equality in the country. Mrs Tinubu pointed this out in her message to commemorate World Water Day on Sunday, March 22. She wrote: “This year’s World Water Day, with the theme, ‘Water and Gender,” under the special campaign slogan ‘Where...

Lagos CP Warns Task Force May Be Dissolved Over Alleged

22.03.2026

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Moshood Jimoh, has declared that the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit, popularly known as the Lagos Task Force, could be dissolved if cases of misconduct and rights violations continue. Speaking at a press briefing in Ikeja, the Police Commissioner said the command would no longer...

Oborevwori Celebrates Tony Elumelu At 63

22.03.2026

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has extended warm felicitations to the Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr Tony Elumelu, on the occasion of his 63rd birth anniversary. He described him as an exceptional leader whose life continues to inspire hope, enterprise and prosperity across Africa. In a statement issued by his...

We’re Ready To Reclaim Our Rightful Place In National

22.03.2026

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the recent challenges have not diminished it but have refined it to take its rightful place in the nation’s political discourse. Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee, Abdulrahman Mohammed, at the inauguration of the National Convention Planning and Organising Committee in Abuja on Saturday, described PDP as a beautiful...

Labour Party, DMI, Others Hail Ngogbehie As Key Mobiliser Driving

22.03.2026

The Director General of the Labour Party Directorate of Mobilisation and Integration (DMI), Hon. Marcel Ngogbehie, has received commendations by party stakeholders, governance advocates and diaspora supporters as a central force behind the Labour Party’s expanding grassroots mobilisation drive. Ngogbehie’s political influence has attracted several endorsements, with many crediting him for strengthening citizen engagement and...

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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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