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ADC Will Triumph In 2027 General Elections Even Without Incumbe

24.11.2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday assured its members that the party will emerge victorious in the 2027 general elections, regardless of whether it has incumbent governors. The National Vice Chairman of the coalition party, Senator Nazif Gamawa, gave this assurance during an interaction with journalists in Bauchi State. According to Gamawa, the absence of a...

2027: It’s Igbomina’s Turn To Produce Kwara South Senator

24.11.2025

A socio-cultural organisation, under the aegis of Omo Ibile Igbomina, has declared that it is the turn of the Igbomina bloc to produce the next senator who would represent the Kwara South senatorial district at the National Assembly in 2027. The group predicated its demand on the fact that the two other blocs, namely Ekiti...

Ezekwesili Attributes Deepening Insecurity, Mass Abductions

24.11.2025

The former Minister of Education and 2019 presidential candidate, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has blamed the country’s worsening insecurity and continued mass abductions of schoolchildren on what she described as “Cancerous, systemic corruption” that has impaired the country’s institutions. Ezekwesili, who spoke in a statement issued on his verified X handle on Monday, said corruption had so eroded...

Our Laudable projects, Empowerment Schemes Will Bring Triumph

24.11.2025

Stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Essien Udim Local Government of Akwa Ibom State have firmly said that the party won’t necessarily require a campaign to triumph in the 2027 election. This is as the stakeholders said the projects, empowerment schemes and appointments facilitated by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Governor Umo Eno...

Ajadi Reaffirms Movement’s Power To Influence Ogun 2027 Victory

24.11.2025

Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a notable youth advocate and influential voice in Nigeria’s emerging political space, has clarified his position ahead of the 2027 general elections, sayong although he may not personally contest in Ogun State, the Ajadi Movement is poised to play a decisive role in determining who wins. Speaking with journalists on Monday, after...

Kaduna Govt Issues One‑Week Ultimatum To El-Rufai To Prove ₦1bn Bandits Claim

23.11.2025

The Kaduna State Government has given a one-week ultimatum to the immediate past Governor of the State, Nasir El-Rufai, to either provide evidence or publicly retract the allegation that the administration of Governor Uba Sani paid ₦1 billion to bandits. The State government, which gave this ultimatum, while dismissing as false and politically motivated the...

Ibadan Convention Worsened Leadership Tussle

23.11.2025

A member of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Tadjudeen Yusuf, has accused some party leaders of deepening the party’s leadership crisis following the recent National Convention held in Ibadan. Yusuf told journalists in Abuja that those who orchestrated the Ibadan convention ignored advice to halt the event and...

Atiku Accuses Tinubu Of Creating Private Tollgate Through Xpress Payments Appointment

23.11.2025

Former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of turning Nigeria’s public revenue system into a “private tollgate” with the appointment of Xpress Payments Solutions Limited as a new Treasury Single Account (TSA) collecting agent. In a statement on Sunday, Atiku questioned the rationale behind what he described as moving Nigeria from...

2027: Ganduje, Kano APC Stakeholders Endorse Tinubu As Unanimous Candidate

23.11.2025

All stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, representing all 484 wards and 44 local governments, have unanimously endorsed President Bola Tinubu as the party’s presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections. Speaking on the outcome of the meetings, former APC National Chairman and Kano State leader, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, said...

Northern Security Challenges Not Insurmountable

23.11.2025

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has said the current security challenges in Northern Nigeria can be surmounted if leaders and key institutions in the region work together and make effective use of available resources. Barau made this remark while at the 25th Anniversary of the Arewa Consultative Forum in Kaduna State on Saturday....

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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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