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New Dawn as Trump Returns to White House

20.01.2025

FELIX NWANERI writes on today’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States, which marks his return to the White House for a second term It is exchange of leadership baton in the United States (U.S.) today as President-elect, Donald Trump, takes oath of office to return to the White House....

Wike Explains Why He Can’t Make Peace With Fubara

20.01.2025

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday zeroed the possibility of resolving the ongoing conflict with Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. Sunday Telegraph recalls that Wike, the immediate past Governor of the State and his successor, Governor Fubara have been at loggerheads barely seven months into Fubara’s tenure. Their conflict...

Wike Speaks On Mbata’s Emergence, Says I’m Ikwerre Man Not Igbo

20.01.2025

Contrary to insinuation, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), Nyesom Wike has revealed that he is not an Igbo man. Wike who spoke on the emergence of John Azuta Mbata as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo at a media chat in Abuja on Sunday said he is an Ikwerre man and not...

Caretaker C’ttee Heads To S’Court

19.01.2025

The National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has said it will approach the Supreme Court to clear the ambiguity arising from the November 13, 2024, and January 17, 2025, Appeal Court judgements on the leadership crisis in the party. Sunday Telegraph had earlier reported that the Abuja Division of Court of Appeal had...

APC Commiserates With Niger Govt, Victims’ Families

19.01.2025

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje has joined Nigerians to commiserate with the government and people of Niger State over the tanker explosion in the state on Saturday. Sunday Telegraph had earlier reported that over 60 persons lost their lives in the explosion, while many others sustained injuries of different degrees....

Ondo LG Election Victory For Democracy

19.01.2025

The Saturday, January 18 Local Government election in Ondo State signalled victory for all, and the advancement of democracy, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said on Sunday. While congratulating the winners of the election, the Minister commended other contestants for their courage and display of sportsmanship. This is as he further described the exercise...

Gabam: Why Al-Mustapha, Sowunmi and I met with El-Rufai

19.01.2025

Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam is the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), one of the leaders of the opposition parties. In this interview on Channels TV monitored by Biyi Adegoroye, he speaks on the recent meeting of some politicians with former governor Nasir El-Rufai, and other national issues You and some party leaders met...

LP Crisis: FHC Lacks Jurisdiction To Hear Abure’s Suit Against Caretaker C’ttee

18.01.2025

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has said the Federal High Court (FHC) has no jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by Julius Abure against Esther Nanedi Usman-led National Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party (LP). The court in the judgement delivered on Saturday, said the Federal High Court erred and acted without jurisdiction by...

Obasanjo Hails Adeleke’s Maturity In Handling Issues Around Proposed Airport Project

18.01.2025

Former President Olusegun Obasanjọ has commended Governor Ademola Adeleke for the maturity with which he handled the shenanigans of the opposition designed to frustrate the planned establishment of Osun State International Airport to be located in Akoda, Ede. The elder statesman gave the commendation while receiving Governor Adeleke at his hilltop Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Ogun...

PDP, Ighodalo Tender More Evidence To Edo Election Petition Tribunal

18.01.2025

The 2024 Edo State Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Asue Ighodalo, alongside the party on Saturday tendered more documentary evidence to support their petition at the Election Petition Tribunal (EPT) sitting in Benin City. Recall that Ighodalo and PDP who are contesting the outcome of the governorship election had on Friday...

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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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