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US Election: Triumph Of Populism Over Principle

28.11.2024

The re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States marks a troubling moment in the evolution of American democracy. Although the electoral process functioned as designed, votes were cast, counted, and a winner declared. Trump’s victory raises significant concerns about the health, resilience, and underlying integrity of American democracy. For many, his return...

Anambra South: Intrigues As Race For Ubah’s Replacement Begins

28.11.2024

Following the demise of Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is expected to conduct a by election to fill the vacant seat, OKEY MADUFORO reports on the political intrigues already playing out The political space in Anambra South Senatorial District has become...

EFCC’s Invitation Stimulates Okowa’s Political Consciousness

27.11.2024

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, said the recent invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rather than weaken him, stimulated his political consciousness. He disclosed this while playing host to kinsmen and members of the Owa-Alero Development Union, who paid him a solidarity visit at...

Supreme Court Upholds Ezeokenwa As APGA’s National Chairman

27.11.2024

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld an appeal by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), recognizing Sly Ezeokenwa as its National Chairman. New Telegraph reports that the court also awarded a N20 million fine against Edozie Njoku for filing a frivolous suit at the Federal High Court (FCT) High Court, Bwari. It was gathered that...

Governors’ Overbearing Influence Stifling Democracy –Umeadi

27.11.2024

Prof Peter Umeadi was All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election and former Chief Judge of Anambra State. In this interview, he speaks on the powers of governors in Nigeria and its implications on the country’s democratic development, among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU writes Governors seem to overbearing powers in...

Oyo APC Chieftain Criticizes Makinde Over Acquisition Of Lands For Financial Gains

26.11.2024

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State and former gubernatorial aspirant, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao (Allow Alao), has urged Governor Seyi Makinde to control his insatiable appetite for land acquisition for monetary gains, saying that residents’ hardship is being aggravated. Alao in a statement by his media office made available to...

Labour Party Disassociates Self From Interim Executive Committee

26.11.2024

The National Leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has disassociated itself from a self-styled group called the Interim Executive Committee (IEC) which has been attempting to hijack the leadership of the Labour Party in Ogun state. A statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, revealed that the only legally recognised...

Nigeria Would Probably Have Been Better If Peter Obi Won 2023 Election – Sen Abaribe

26.11.2024

The senator, representing Abia South, Enyinnaya Abaribe, says Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had won the election. Abaribe said nepotism which thrives under President Bola Tinubu would have been non-existent under an Obi presidency. The lawmaker made...

National Interest’ll Guide NASS On Tax Reform –Agbese

26.11.2024

Philip Agbese is a member of the House of Representatives representing Ado/ Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State. In this interview, he speaks on the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly, the sharing formula of the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the rejection of the bill by Northern Governors Forum, ANAYO EZUGWU writes What...

Tinubu’s Drive For Foreign Direct Investments

26.11.2024

In his independence anniversary broadcast on October 1, President Bola Tinubu enumerated his administration’s efforts to drive Foreign Direct Investments into the country. He noted that within the first 16 months of his administration, the government had attracted over $30 billion in FDI. A section of the social media and television punditry that delights in...

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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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