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AEDC Reconnects FCT Water Board, Restoring Water Supply

18.01.2026

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc. (AEDC) acknowledges the concerns and spirited appeals from residents of the Federal Capital Territory following the disruption to the water supply arising from the recent disconnection of electricity to the FCT Water Board over an unpaid electricity bill. AEDC wishes to clarify that the disconnection followed the accumulation of over...

INC Must Remain Platform For Emancipation – Elder Ogoriba

18.01.2026

Elder Timi Kaiser-Wilhelm Ogoriba, one of the Presidential Candidates in the March 7, 2026, Ijaw National Congress, has maintained that the platform should remain a platform for the emancipation of the Ijaw people. He disclosed that the INC should be used for self-recognition, resource control, and the practice of true federalism. Speaking at the weekend...

Uzodimma Inaugurates C’ttee To Investigate Insecurity In Okigwe

18.01.2026

Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has inaugurated a fact-finding Committee charged with the responsibility of investigating the prolonged insecurity and socio-economic devastation that have bedevilled Okigwe Zone for some time now, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to rebuilding the area and bringing back peace, justice and enduring security. Members of the Committee include: the Prelate...

Battle For Osolo Of Isolo Stool: Yekini-goloba Got More Kingmakers

18.01.2026

A key witness in the legal tussle over the rightful occupant of the Osolo of Isolo stool, Hon. Muniru Abiodun Hakeem, has said Prince Jimmy Adetokunbo YekiniGoloba got more votes from the kingmakers than the current traditional ruler of Isolo, Prince Isa Shekoni-Faronbi, during the selection process. The former member representing Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency, Lagos...

PDP: We’re Working With Other Opposition Parties

18.01.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is working with opposition political parties towards forging a common front in the 2027 general elections. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Ini Emembong, in an interview over the weekend, stated that though the time for merger with other political parties “hasn’t matured,” the collaboration is in an “embryonic stage.”...

Bayelsa PFN Settles Differences

18.01.2026

…aggrieved parties pledge to work with EXCO All is now settled as the aggrieved parties at the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bayelsa State Chapter, have been reconciled and agreed to work together with the current Executive Committee led by Pastor Tam Seth Eyedoude. Recall that PFN, Bayelsa State Chapter held its election on the 2nd...

Daystar Centre Feeds Lagos Residents

18.01.2026

Hundreds of individuals and families across Lagos experienced the joy of Christmas as Daystar Christian Centre reached out with free food items and support through its Annual Love at Christmas Outreach. The initiative, which reflects the church’s deep commitment to compassion and community impact, took place last December across all Daystar Worship Centres in Ikorodu,...

CAN Pays Tribute To Late Imam Who Saved 262 Christians

18.01.2026

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has paid glowing tribute to the late Imam Abubakar Abdullahi for what it described as an extraordinary act of courage and humanity that saved 262 Christians during a violent attack in 2018. In a statement signed by CAN President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, on Saturday, CAN described the late cleric...

Sokoto Hosts Special Prayers To Promote Nigeria’s Peaceful

18.01.2026

As part of efforts to promote peaceful coexistence and national development, the Sokoto State Government has held a special prayer session for the peace, unity, and progress of Nigeria. The prayer session took place at the Sultan Bello Jumu’at Mosque, Sokoto, immediately after the two raka’at Jumu’at prayers. The Chief Imam of the Sultan Bello...

193,000 Kwarans To Benefit From Tinubu’s RHWDP Initiative

18.01.2026

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has launched the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP) in the state, a non-partisan socio-economic initiative of President Bola Tinubu to lift millions of Nigerians out of poverty. A total of 193,000 Kwarans are to benefit from the initiative across the 193 wards in the state. The Governor said the...

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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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