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Crisis: SDP Dismisses Expulsion Of Chairman, Others As Illegal

25.10.2025

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Friday dismissed reported expulsion of its National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, the National Youth Leader, Dr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu and others, describing the move as an illegal and a desperate attempt to destabilise the party. In a statement in Abuja issued by A.J. Baba who is the special...

Oriolowo Honoured For Saving Lives Across Borders

25.10.2025

At a time when health systems worldwide are under pressure from workforce shortages, health inequalities and the opioid crisis, a medical doctor, Temitope Oriolowo, has distinguished herself as a physician and strategist working to reshape care delivery across Nigeria and the United Kingdom. Oriolowo’s contributions have since earned her recognition as a Fellow of the...

Ooni, Alaafin Meet In Lagos, Create Joint Council For Yoruba Unity

25.10.2025

The Ooni of Ile-Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade, met in Lagos on Friday to reaffirm unity and peace across Yoruba land. The historic meeting, held at the Eko Hotel Signature Building, was convened by Sir Kessington Adebutu, during his 90th birthday anniversary. In a joint communiqué issued...

PDP’ll Bounce Back – Zamfara Gov

25.10.2025

Zamfara State governor, Mr. Dauda Lawal, has expressed confidence that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) will bounce back to prominence and reckoning despite the gale of defections that hit the party in recent time. Governor Lawal who spoke in Abuja after the inauguration of Special Subcommittee for the November 15 national convention, explained...

TETFund Commissions N4.089bn Projects In IBB University, Lapai

25.10.2025

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has commissioned two landmark projects worth N4.089 billion at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State. Executed under its 2023 Special High Impact Intervention and 2020/2021 merged interventions, the projects which are the Remodelled University Senate Building and the Faculty of Law Complex which were constructed at...

OPS: FG’s 4% FOB Levy Bleeding Manufacturing Sector

25.10.2025

With the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) still keeping local manufacturers guessing of its promised HS Code levy that would include them to join in the list of some key sectors already cleared by the government from duty exemption certificates, under the concessions provided in Chapters 98 and 99 of the customs tariff from the 4%...

LASAA Employee Faces Sanctions For Policy Breach After Viral Allegation, Cleared Of Fraud

25.10.2025

The Lagos State Signage and Advertisement Agency (LASAA) has announced that an internal investigation has cleared a staff member of a fraudulent transaction allegation that recently went viral on social media. However, the employee will still face disciplinary action for violating the agency’s strict ‘no cash’ policy and using a personal account for a transaction....

Zulum Raises Concern Over Use Of Drones By Boko Haram

25.10.2025

The Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, has raised concern over the proliferation of drone attacks by Boko Haram insurgents and called on the federal government to conduct an immediate and a comprehensive review of the nation’s air safety and defence mechanisms. Governor Zulum, who made the call on Friday in an interview with journalists...

Africans Already Civilised Before Europeans Arrived – Elebuibon

25.10.2025

The renowned Chief Priest of Osogboland, Araba Ifayemi Elebuibon, has asserted that the Yoruba have their complete and unique traditions contrary to the popular belief that the Europeans came to teach them how to be civilised. While hosting members of the Ọmọ Yoruba Atata Socio-Cultural Initiative (OYÀSI), Elebuibon, who is globally known for his deep...

Service Chiefs: Assure Nigerians That Democracy’s Not Under Threat – ADC

25.10.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has told the presidency and the All Progressives Congress (APC), to tell Nigerians the reasons behind the change of service chiefs. The ADC had earlier demanded the Federal Government’s explanation behind the rumoured coup that led to the arrest of some army officers by the Department of State Services (DSS)....

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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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