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Oku Ibom Ibibio Mourns King Dandeson Jaja

13.04.2026

Oku Ibom Ibibio and President General of Akwa Ibom State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers, His Eminence, Ntenyin (Dr) Solomon Daniel Etuk, has mourned the loss of His Majesty, King (Dr.) Dandeson Douglas Jaja, Jeki V. Ntenyin Etuk described the transition of King Jaja, the revered Amanyanabo of Opobo Kingdom and former Chairman of the...

Police Uncover Plot To Disrupt Economic Activities In A’Ibom Community

13.04.2026

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, on Sunday, said it has uncovered credible intelligence indicating a coordinated plan by certain individuals, including some traditional rulers, politicians, and youth leaders, to orchestrate actions capable of causing economic disruption in the Eastern Obolo Local Government Area of the state. DSP Timfon John told Journalists that the State...

Over 50 Feared Killed As NAF Airstrike Hits Borno–Yobe Border Market

13.04.2026

No fewer than 50 people are feared killed and many others injured following suspected accidental airstrikes at Jilli Market near Fuchimiram Village in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. Jilli is a border community with Damasak in Borno State and is located over 200 kilometres from Damaturu, the Yobe State capital. The incident, reported...

David Mark’s Leadership Is The Status Quo, Sagay Tells INEC

13.04.2026

The former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof Itse Sagay (SAN), has picked holes in the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-recognise the David Mark leadership of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). Following the ruling of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal directing parties...

Trump Orders US Navy To Block Hormuz After Iran Talks Fail

13.04.2026

President Donald Trump yesterday said the US Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight. In his first public comments after the 21-hour talks, Trump sought to exert strategic...

US Hails FG Over Convictions Of 386 Islamist Militants

13.04.2026

The United States yesterday applauded the Bola Tinubu government for “addressing terrorism and related crimes”, welcoming “the convictions of 386 Islamist militants”. In a statement on X, US Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs, Massad Fares Boulos, also praised the government for addressing long-standing delays in the courts. Boulos emphasised the importance of timely...

S’Court To Hear Mark-Led ADC’s Appeal Against Nafiu Bala Tomorrow

13.04.2026

The Supreme Court has fixed tomorrow for the hearing of an appeal filed by David Mark, National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), against a suit filed by Nafiu Bala, a former deputy national chair, challenging his leadership. In the appeal marked SC/ CV/180/2026, Mark is asking the court to grant an order staying...

Abiodun Attributes Achievements To Support From Monarchs

13.04.2026

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has linked the achievements recorded so far by his administration to the support received from traditional rulers in the state. The governor stated this at the first statutory meeting of the Ogun State Council of Obas, which took place at the Obas Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, describing the forum as a...

Ondo AG Rallies S’West Youths On Innovation, Discipline

13.04.2026

The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ondo State, Dr Olukayode Ajulo (SAN), has urged young people across the Southwest geo-political zone to embrace innovation, ethical leadership, and strategic preparation as pathways to shaping a resilient future. In a keynote lecture at the Southwest Youth Summit held in Akure, the state capital, Ajulo emphasised...

Financial Institutions’ Tax Payments Up 116% To N1.49trn

13.04.2026

Company Income Tax (CIT) payments by banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions in the country rose by 115.98 per cent, or N802.08 billion, to N1.49 trillion in 2025 from N691.59 billion in the preceding year, latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows. New Telegraph’s analysis of CIT reports for Q1-...

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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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