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Matawalle Welcomes Gov Lawal To APC, Calls For Unity Against Insecurity

11.03.2026

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has welcomed Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Matawalle described the development as a significant moment for Zamfara and Nigeria’s political scene. He said the entry of Governor Lawal into the APC is an opportunity for unity and collective action to tackle...

Electronic Transmission Of Results Will Guarantee Credibility Of Elections –Olaitan

11.03.2026

Oba Oladipo Olaitan is the leader of pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere. In this interview, he speaks on the controversy around electronic transmission of election results and the danger of violence during elections, among other issues Looking at Nigeria’s electoral history, especially the 2023 elections, with all the technical glitches that were experienced by the...

Ex-Lagos Guber Aspirant Calls For Deeper Examination Of Govt Performance

11.03.2026

A former governorship aspirant in Lagos State, Mr. Funso Doherty, has challenged prevailing narratives about Lagos’ economic success, calling for a deeper examination of how government performance is measured. Lagos is frequently described as Africa’s commercial capital, citing rising Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), expanding infrastructure and sustained economic activity but Doherty, questioned whether revenue growth...

Mbah Urges S’East To Reconnect With Nat’l Politics

11.03.2026

The Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah, has called on the South East to return to strategic politics and rebuild alliances that will enable the region remains relevant in Nigeria’s national decision-making process. Mbah made the call while receiving members of the City Boy Movement, led by its South East Coordinator, Obinna Iyiegbua popularly known...

Obasa Appointed To Commonwealth Parliamentary C’tte

11.03.2026

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been appointed as a Sub-National Representative in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association African Region Executive Committee. The letter conveying the appointment was read on the floor of the House by the Clerk of the Assembly, Olalekan Onafeko. It formally notified lawmakers that the Speaker...

Why Alia Should Reconcile With Akume, By Aondoakaa

11.03.2026

Michael Aondoakaa is a former Minister of Justice and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In this interview, he speaks on the crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State over parallel congresses organised by factions loyal to Governor Hyacinth Alia and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, among...

Fubara To Swear In Five Commissioners-Designate Wednesday

10.03.2026

The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, will on Wednesday swear in five commissioners-designate screened and confirmed by the State House of Assembly. New Telegraph had earlier reported that Governor Fubara submitted a list of nine commissioner nominees to the State Assembly for screening and confirmation as the members of the State Executive Council (SEC)....

Your N300bn Loan Allegation, Attempt To Cover Up LG Fund Hijack

10.03.2026

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is scheming to divert attention from what he described as its criminal hijacking of N250 billion belonging to Osun local governments by spreading what he called baseless rumours of an alleged plan by the state government to borrow N300 billion. Responding to...

A’Court Judgement, Plot To Shut Us Out Of 2027 Contest – PDP

10.03.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said Monday’s Court of Appeal judgment, which invalidated its national convention held last year in Ibadan, was orchestrated to shut the party out of the 2027 general elections. Chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, at an expanded meeting of the board on Tuesday, called on...

Grassroots Support For Tinubu, Eno, Akpabio Soars

10.03.2026

The grassroots mobilisation drive of the ARISE with Renewed Hope Initiative continued on Tuesday in Akwa Ibom, with the inauguration of its Obot Akara Local Government Chapter at Nto Edino, the council headquarters. The event featured the swearing-in of a 30-member local government executive alongside an advisory council, marking another step in the initiative’s efforts...

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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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