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ADC Convention Meets Legal Requirements, INEC Absence

14.04.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has declared its National Convention valid, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of failing to fulfil its statutory responsibility by refusing to monitor the exercise. Addressing party members and stakeholders at the convention in Abuja on Tuesday, the ADC National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, said the process complied with all...

Kingibe Laments Worsening Socio-Economic Conditions In Nigeria

14.04.2026

The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Ireti Kingibe has expressed concerns over Nigeria’s worsening socio-economic conditions, warning that the country is sliding into a deeper crisis amid rising insecurity, economic hardship and declining public services. Senator Kingibe, a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), spoke at the party’s National Convention in...

Impeachment Plot Claims, A Poor Script By Makinde, Says Oyo APC

14.04.2026

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the report of an impeachment plot against Governor Seyi Makinde as a badly-written script aimed at distracting the general public and also attracting undue sympathy to the Governor, who faced imminent political retirement as a result of his own ego and naivety. According...

APC Chieftain Frowns At FG Appointees’ Gang Up Against Govs In Ondo

14.04.2026

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and senatorial aspirant for the Ondo North district, Chief Alexander Ajipe, has frowned on an incessant dispute between the Federal Government appointees against incumbent governors in the state. He also described the direct mode of primary as the most credible system for political parties to select their...

Southern ALGON APC Declares Support For Tinubu’s Re-Election

14.04.2026

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Southern Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. The body made the statement at the first edition of the ALGON Southern Forum held in Lagos, with many of its members in attendance. Speaking on behalf...

S’Court Strikes Out Mark’s Stay Application In ADC Leadership Crisis

14.04.2026

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court struck out an application seeking a stay of execution of a Court of Appeal judgment that influenced the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw recognition of the leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by David Mark. The application was dismissed on Tuesday after counsel...

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EU Pushes Special Seats Bill To Boost Women’s Representation

14.04.2026

The European Union (EU) has intensified pressure for the passage of the proposed Special Seats Bill as part of efforts to improve women’s political representation ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. The push formed the focus of a high-level strategy meeting held in Abuja, where stakeholders warned that Nigeria’s democracy would remain incomplete without deliberate...

Terror Attacks Orchestrated To Distract Tinubu’s Economic Reforms

14.04.2026

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has declared the the recent escalation of terrorist attacks across Nigeria is a coordinated effort aimed at diverting attention from the economic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Akpabio made this remark on Tuesday during the commissioning of the Nigeria Revenue Service Headquarters in Abuja, where he insisted that the violence...

Court Grants El-Rufai Bail, To Remain In ICPC Custody Pending

14.04.2026

On Tuesday, the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna granted bail to former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, in an ongoing corruption case filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Justice Rilwanu Aikawa, who delivered the ruling, admitted the former governor to bail in the sum of ₦200 million, with...

I’m Not Part Of Plan To Impeach Makinde

14.04.2026

The Chief Whip of Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Gbenga Oyekola, has declared that he is not among the lawmakers allegedly planning to impeach the State Governor, Seyi Makinde. Oyekola, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker who represents Atiba State Constituency, made this declaration on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, April 14. According...

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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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