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Obasa’s Supporters Rally At His Lodge For Heroic Welcome

25.01.2025

Supporters of the recently impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Saturday, gathered in large numbers at the Speaker’s Lodge on Joel Ogunnaike Street, GRA Ikeja, Lagos. The demonstrators, donning pro-Obasa vests and caps, reportedly assembled to give the impeached lawmaker a “Heroic welcome” following his removal from office. Obasa...

FHC Awards N100m Damages Against Expelled PDP Nat’l Vice Chairman

24.01.2025

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki Ebonyi State capital, on Friday awarded N100 million damages against the expelled PDP National Vice Chairman South-East, Chief Ali Odefa. The ruling follows a suit instituted by 20 members of PDP including Executives of the party in Oguduokwor ward in Onicha Local Government Area of the State. The...

Bala Mohammed Lacks Leadership Capacity

24.01.2025

The Federal Capital Territory ( FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has blasted the incumbent Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Mohammed for not having the required leadership capacity. Wike, in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, reacted to a comment said to have been made by...

Why We Accepted Rivers’ Court Judgement

24.01.2025

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has explained that its decision to recognise Robinson Ewor-led executive to oversee the affairs of the Rivers State chapter of the party following the High Court judgement, is to avoid a repeat of the painful scenario in Plateau State. The party had lost many seats it won in the National...

Senate Allays Fears Over Delay In Conduct Of Anambra S’Senatorial District Bye Election

24.01.2025

…As APGA Charges NASS/ INEC The Nigerian Senate has allayed fears being entertained at various quarters over the delay in the conduct of the bye-election for Anambra South Senatorial District. Recall that Sen Ifeanyi Ubah who represented the District died last year July and in line with the Constitution, a bye-election ought to have been...

Saraki Describes Late Useni A Patriot Statesman

24.01.2025

The former Senate President in the 8th National Assembly, Bukola Saraki has described late Lieutenant General Jeremiah Useni as a true patriot and dedicated statesman. In a condolence message issued on Friday, Saraki highlighted Useni’s invaluable contributions to Nigeria as a former Governor of Bendel State, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, and Senator representing...

Lagos Assembly: Expectations As Meranda Unveils Agenda

24.01.2025

ANAYO EZUGWU x-rays the emergence of Mojisola Lasbat Meranda as first female Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly On January 13, the political equation at the Lagos State House of Assembly took a dramatic turn as the then speaker, Hon, Mudashiru Obasa was impeached His removal was swift, decisive and unanimous, as though...

Federal Govt Shouldn’t Be Too Strong To Tilt Nigeria Towards Unitary System –Sani

24.01.2025

Anthony Sani is a former Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF). In this interview, he speaks on the Tax Reform Bills currently before the National Assembly and other issues President Bola Tinubu forwarded four bills aimed at reviewing the taxation laws and consolidating them in consonance with the fiscal policy of his administration....

Anambra Guber: Chukwuma Holds The Ace In Race For APC Ticket

24.01.2025

FELIX NWANERI writes on the declaration by a former National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sir Paul Chukwuma for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State and his chances in emerging as the party’s flag bearer The build-up to the November 8, governorship election in Anambra State is becoming interesting by the day...

Clark Writes INEC Chair On Looming Constitutional Crisis In Rivers

24.01.2025

...Wants fresh elections to fill 27 vacant seats in RSHA A former Minister of Information and leader of the Pan Niger-Delta Forum ( PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, on Thursday appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) to avert a looming constitutional crisis by urgently conducting by-elections to fill up the 27 seats which...

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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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