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SDP Expels Nat’l Chairman, Youth Leader, Eight Others

23.10.2025

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has expelled its suspended National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, the National Youth Leader, Mr. Ogbonna Chukwuma Uchechukwu, and the National Auditor, Mr. Clarkson Nnadi, from the party. Also expelled were Comrade Adamu Abubakar Modibbo, Alhaji Abubakar Dogara, Mr. Nuraddeen Bisalla, Mr. Solsuema Osaro,...

Tinubu Swears In Amupitan As New INEC Chairman

23.10.2025

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has officially sworn in Professor Joash Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). New Telegraph reports that Amupitan took the oath of office at 1:50 pm on Thursday, October 23, at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu...

Police Ban Vehicles Without Plate Numbers, Covered Registration Plates

23.10.2025

The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has issued a strong warning against the use of vehicles without plate numbers or those with covered registration plates ahead of the November 8 governorship election in the state. In a statement released on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, the...

States Now More Financially Buoyant Under Tinubu’s Administration – Oyebanji

23.10.2025

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as the President’s “unprecedented support” to states, saying the current administration’s fiscal reforms have made states more financially buoyant and capable of executing people-oriented projects. Governor Oyebanji, who stated this on Wednesday during the official commissioning of the ultra-modern Ekiti...

Northern Legislators Forum Visits Defence Minister, Backs Tinubu’s Re-Election Bid

23.10.2025

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, on Wednesday received a delegation from the Forum of Former State Legislators of Northern Nigeria (APC), led by its Chairman, Makpa Malla, at the Ministry of Defence Headquarters in Abuja. The visit was aimed at briefing the Minister on the Forum’s objectives and seeking his counsel on its...

Police Arrest Sowore After Court Appearance For Nnamdi

23.10.2025

Nigerian human rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has been arrested at the precincts of the Federal High Court in Abuja by armed policemen. The arrest was made shortly after his appearance at the court for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi...

Oyebanji Urges Journalists To Uphold Fairness In Election Coverage

23.10.2025

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has called on journalists in the state to uphold the principles of fairness and professionalism in their reportage as preparations intensify for the 2026 governorship election. Speaking at the 2025 Press Week Dinner and Award Night organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ekiti State Council, where he was...

2027: Adamawa PDP Strengthens Structures Ahead Of Polls

23.10.2025

CLEMENT EKONG writes on the inaugural meeting of the new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State at which the Hamza Madagali-led state executive briefed stakeholders on modalities for grassroots mobilisation The newly-inaugurated executive committee of the Adamawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently held its first meeting with...

Desperation To Have Everybody In APC Beyond Second Term Agenda –Usman

23.10.2025

Dr Abdlrahman Usman is a chieft of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a member of the Governing Council of People’s Democratic Institute (PDI). In this interview, he speaks on the defection of members of the main opposition party to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other issues Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has...

Much Ado About A Presidential Pardon

23.10.2025

The past week showed how people can easily misconstrue well-intentioned actions of the government. After the presidential pardon and clemency were handed down to some Nigerians and a few foreigners, intense controversy had erupted. Indeed, some commentators and analysts have been so vocal against the clemency, particularly as it relates to drug trafficking and capital...

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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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