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Taraba Gov, Kefas Debunks Cash For Defection’ To APC Allegation

19.02.2026

…says no rift with TY Danjuma…vows to deliver state to Tinubu in 2027 Governor of Taraba State, Agbuzu Kefas, has dismissed the rumour that his recent defection from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was financially induced. The governor, while responding to questions from newsmen after a meeting...

Three Fear Killed, Others Injured As APC Congress Turn Violent In Ondo

19.02.2026

Violent clashes during the ongoing Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) left three people feared killed and several others injured in Idanre and Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State. In Idanre Local Government, New Telegraph gathered that the election in most of the wards was characterised by violence and shooting by...

I’ve My Eyes On Ogun 2027, Ex-CBN Deputy Gov, Tunde Lemo Declares

19.02.2026

A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Tunde Lemo has declared his interest in contesting the 2027 governorship election in Ogun state. Lemo disclosed this on Wednesday while participating in the ward congresses at Ward 12, Ita-Agemo, Isale-Igbein in Abeokuta, the state capital. The accomplished banker said his decision was...

Wike Brokers Deal as PDP Candidate Steps Down for APC in Bwari

18.02.2026

Barely three days to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council election, the Chairmanship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Bwari Area Council, Julius Adamu, has stepped down from the February 21 election. Following his withdrawal from the poll, Adamu declared support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Joshua Musa, amid talks...

Opposition Group Accuses INEC Chairman Of Bribery

18.02.2026

The Opposition Watch Nigeria (OWN), a democratic pressure group, alleged that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, was given a plot of land in a choice area by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, which is intended to ensure that the commission does...

FCT Poll: Vote Buying Won’t Be Tolerated

18.02.2026

Ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, has warned political parties that vote buying will not be tolerated. This is as he reaffirmed the commission’s commitment to a peaceful, transparent, and credible election scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 21. Speaking...

APC Elders’ Forum Condemns Attack On Chairman, Others

18.02.2026

The elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have kicked against the attack on the party secretariat that led to the attack on the chairman, Engr Ade Adetimehin, and left several others injured. The elders under the platform of the PBAT Elders Forum called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National and...

Skill-Based Empowerment, Not Handouts, Key To Transforming Lives

18.02.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has said it believes that knowledge combined with practical skills is the strongest weapon against poverty and dependency by Nigerian youths. The party National Welfare Secretary, Nkem Ukandu, who spoke during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between the party and the Association of Skilled and Vocational Artisans of...

Benue APC Holds Ward Congresses In 23 LGAs

18.02.2026

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State on Wednesday distributed sensitive materials for the conduct of Ward and Local Government Congresses across the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. The materials for the exercise were distributed under heavy security and strict supervision by the national officials of the party deployed to the state...

Ondo APC Congress Turns Violent, Three Feared Killed

18.02.2026

The ongoing party congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State turned violent on Wednesday as clashes reportedly erupted in Idanre Local Government Area, leaving three persons allegedly dead. The crisis also triggered protests in parts of Akure, the state capital, over the alleged imposition of a House of Representatives aspirant, Oluwafemi Fadairo,...

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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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