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Ekiti 2026: Fayemi Urges Sustained Mobilisation For Oyebanji’s Re-election

28.12.2025

The Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has charged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State to step up their mobilisation for Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election for a second term, despite weak opposition in the state. Dr Fayemi gave the charge during the annual get together of leaders of...

FG Graduates Over 7,000 Forest Guards For Immediate Deployment

28.12.2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), has announced the graduation of over 7,000 newly recruited Forest Guards drawn from seven frontline states, following the successful completion of an intensive three-month training programme. The initiative is under the Presidential Forest Guards Initiative launched by Bola Tinubu in May...

APC Nat’l Chairman Yilwatda Donates N10m, Farm Inputs To Plateau Farmers

28.12.2025

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has donated ₦10 million, alongside seedlings and other agricultural inputs, to farmers in Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State, as part of efforts to boost food security and support grassroots livelihoods. Yilwatda made the donation on Saturday at his home community of...

Defection: Fubara Tightens Grip On Rivers Politics

28.12.2025

Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, is consolidating his grips on power, and utilising his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the journey to 2027. This situation has landed key elected loyalists of Barr. Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to the APC. There...

Tinubu’s New Supporters Nowhere In 2023 – Wike

28.12.2025

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Chief Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at politicians, who now support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, noting they were nowhere to be found in 2023. Wike, who spoke yesterday, at the country home of Chibudom Nwuche, the Chairman, South-South Development Commission, SSDC, and erstwhile Deputy Speaker, House of...

No Need To Panic Over Us Attack – Gen Williams (Rtd)

28.12.2025

One time Chief of Plans and Policy, Nigerian Army and Commander, Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), Major General Ishola Williams (rtd), has said that Nigerians need not panic over America making good its threat of military invasion to take out the terrorists, who have made a ring around some parts of the country. Nigerians woke...

COAS Charges Troops To Sustain Momentum, Crush Bandits, Terrorists

28.12.2025

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has charged troops to sustain the current operational tempo to decisively eliminate bandits and terrorists operating within their Area of Responsibility. Shaibu gave the directive yesterday, while addressing troops of 248 Reconnaissance Battalion, Illela, Sokoto State, operating under 8 Division and Joint Task Force, Operation FANSAN...

Insecurity: Why We’re Happy With Airstrikes – Vatsa

28.12.2025

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, has described the ongoing airstrike against the Islamic State sects and other terrorists across the country as the best thing that happened to Nigeria in recent times, saying, “we are very happy about the airstrike because it gave us a great...

Ethnic Nationalities: We Expect 2026 To Be Better Than Last 2 Years

28.12.2025

As 2025 comes to a close, Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities have shared their experiences on what Nigerians made of the year, while they look forward to 2026 with vigour. In separate interviews with Sunday Telegraph, the ethnic leaders, through their spokespersons, were unanimous that it was a mixed bag of experiences. The National Publicity Secretary of...

Guo Denies Claims Of Armoured Buses Amid Rising Insecurity

28.12.2025

GUO Transport Company Limited, one of Nigeria’s most prominent intercity transport operators, has not deployed bulletproof or armoured buses in its fleet, debunking widespread claims and social media speculation that the company had introduced ballistic-protected vehicles for passenger services. Investigations by Sunday Telegraph showed that GUO’s operations remain anchored on conventional luxury and mass-transit buses,...

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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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