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Targeted Killings: Foreign Lobbyists Fueling Claims –FG

06.11.2025

The Federal Government has said that external lobbyists are behind the unwarranted international spotlight on Nigeria following allegations of systematic killing of Christians in the country. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who said foreign lobbyists are fuelling the narrative. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja,...

White House: Trump’s Watching Unfolding Situation in Nigeria Very Closely

06.11.2025

US President, Donald Trump, is watching the unfolding situation in Nigeria very closely, White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has disclosed. She said this during a question and answer session after a press briefing at the White House on Tuesday. Last week Trump said the US will enter Nigeria “guns-a-blazing” over alleged attacks on Christians...

FG Renews Plan to Sell PH, Warri, Kaduna Refineries

06.11.2025

Nigeria lost $300bn to crude oil theft in 10 years –Senate The Federal Government has said it may sell off its publicly-owned refineries to attract investors, boost competition, and improve efficiency in the downstream oil sector. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, stated this in an interview with Bloomberg TV...

Opposition Jittery Because Ododo Is Performing

06.11.2025

The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Femi Fanwo, has said that the opposition in the state is jittery because Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo is delivering on his promises and changing lives through visible, people-oriented projects. Fanwo stated this on Tuesday during the Monthly Ododo Media Awards held at the Ministry, where...

COSEYL Hails Passage Of Kalu’s Electric Vehicle Transition, Green Mobility Bill

06.11.2025

The Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), on Wednesday, expressed support for the recent advancement of the Electric Vehicle Transition and Green Mobility Bill, 2025, sponsored by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. COSEYL made the expression in a statement issued in Abuja by the President General of the group, Comrade Goodluck Ibem. The statement reads:...

Court Dismisses Dangote’s Suit Against NMDPRA, NNPC Ltd, Others

06.11.2025

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, presided over by Justice Mohammed G. Umar, on Wednesday dismissed the suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) and five others. The dismissal was sequel to a notice of discontinuance...

Nigeria Unveils Bold Social Transformation Blueprint At Global Summit

06.11.2025

Nigeria has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to inclusive social development and people-centered governance at the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD) held in Doha, Qatar. Delivering the country statement on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, in a statement by her Special Adviser, Media & Publicity, Jonathan...

Musa Charges INEC Chairman On Integrity, Accountability

06.11.2025

…Says Anambra poll a litmus test The National Youth Leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ambassador Auwal Muhammad Musa, has challenged the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, to match his public declarations of integrity and transparency with genuine, measurable action. In a letter addressed to...

Customs Launches Electronic Cargo Tracking System To Boost Trade, Security

06.11.2025

The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has launched the Electronic Cargo Tracking System (ECTS), a digital innovation aimed at enhancing national security, boosting revenue generation, and facilitating seamless trade across Nigeria’s ports. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Tunde Ayagbalo said in a statement on Wednesday that the pilot phase of...

ASUU Unijos Blasts Education Minister, Accuses FG Of Insincerity

05.11.2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Jos Branch, has accused the Federal Government and the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, of deceit, negligence, and lack of genuine commitment to addressing the lingering issues confronting the nation’s public universities. In a strong Press statement signed and issued on Wednesday by the Unijos...

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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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