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Nigerians Perceives Lawmakers As Rubber Stamp , Akpabio

20.12.2025

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has reacted to the widespread criticism against the National Assembly over it cooperation with the executive, arguing that collaboration with arms of government, not confrontation is essential for national progress. Akpabio made this remark after President Bola Tinubu presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint sitting of the National Assembly....

Great Nations Are Built By Leaders Who Make Hard Choices Together

19.12.2025

…As Tinubu ignores NASS appeal to review police aides’ withdrawal The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Friday, asserted that great nations are not built by perfect conditions, but by leaders who make hard choices together. Akpabio made this assertion in his speech, titled “Planting The Future Together” which he read during the...

ADC Initiates Skill Acquisition Programme To Create Jobs, Fight Poverty

19.12.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has initiated a skill acquisition programme, titled One Nigerian, One Skill, to create jobs and lift young Nigerians out of poverty. At the flag-off on Friday, former National Chairman of the party, Dr Ralphs Okey Nwosu, said the programme is part of ADC’s philosophy for the welfare of Nigerians. “ADC...

Oborevwori Mourns Senator Peter Nwaoboshi

19.12.2025

Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of former Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Onyelukachukwu Nwaoboshi, describing his death as a great loss to Delta State, the Anioma nation and Nigeria at large. Governor Oborevwori, in a condolence message issued by his Chief Press Secretary,...

INEC Fails To Reconcile Warring PDP Members

19.12.2025

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday, failed in its attempt to reconcile warring members of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as both sides said they await court judgement. The INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan who addressed the party members before the meeting went into a closed door session, said the commission has been...

Adamawa Gov, Fintiri Sets To Dump PDP Amid Leadership Crisis

19.12.2025

As political uncertainty continues to envelope Adamawa State following the unabated defections from the main opposition party, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, on Thursday, said he is set to dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and join another political party. Although the political party he indicated interest is not yet known as of the time of...

S’Court Throws Out INEC’s Appeal Against SDP, Awards N2m Cost

19.12.2025

The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging the leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as lacking in merit. The Commission, through its counsel sought to set aside the October 17 judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which upheld an order that compelled...

Ajadi Hits Ibadan North East PDP Meetings, Unveils ‘Omituntun 3.0’ Vision

19.12.2025

A leading People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, on Thursday, December 18, 2025, took his 2027 ambition to the heart of Ibadan politics as he attended a stakeholders’ meeting of party leaders, Local Government Executives, and Ward Chairmen. After the meeting held at the Ibadan North East PDP...

‎Tinubu Seeks N’Assembly’s Approval To Extend 2025 Budget To

19.12.2025

‎President Bola Tinubu has approached the 10th National Assembly to seek an extension for the implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Act to March 31, 2026, as part of efforts to stop the practice of running multiple budgets simultaneously. President Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter dated Thursday, December 18 and read on Friday during...

APC Welcomes Plateau Gov Mutfwang, Vows Support

19.12.2025

The gale of defection in the Nigerian polity took a different dimension on Friday as the Plateau State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) welcomed the defection of Governor Caleb Mutfwang from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Folowing his defection, the APC has pledged to grant Governor Muftwang maximum support in the new phase...

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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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