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I’ll Fight Poverty, Hunger, Insecurity As Nigerian President –Osifo

25.04.2026

Despite widespread belief that incumbent President Bola Tinubu may face no internal challenge within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2027 elections, an international entrepreneur from Edo State, Mr Stanley Osifo, has declared his intention to run for the presidency on the platform of the party. Osifo, in an interview with OLADIPUPO AWOJOBI,...

Ajadi Celebrates Adekanmbi, Commends Commitment To Disability Inclusion In Oyo

24.04.2026

A leading gubernatorial aspirant in Oyo State on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Amb. Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Director-General of the Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities (OYSAPWD), Barrister Ayodele Adekanmbi, on the occasion of his birthday, celebrated on Friday, April 24, 2026. In a...

Edun’s Integrity Clashed With Tinubu’s System

24.04.2026

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has said the former Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, was not suited to the political environment surrounding President Bola Tinubu. Dalung described Edun as a man of integrity whose values were incompatible with the prevailing system, suggesting that his exit from government was inevitable. “Wale Edun...

Sanusi Raises Alarm Over Nigeria’s Borrowing After

24.04.2026

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has decried the Federal Government’s continued borrowing despite the removal of fuel subsidy and reforms in the foreign exchange market. Speaking in an interview, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said while key economic reforms were necessary, poor timing and weak fiscal discipline...

Lagos PDP Guber Aspirant Donates Equipment To Party Secretariat

24.04.2026

A prominent governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Mr Adelaja Adeoye, has donated essential operational equipment to the party secretariat. Adeoye donated the equipment through his Laja Adeoye Campaign Organisation (LACO), according to a statement he issued on Friday, April 24. Some of the items handed over by LACO Coordinator,...

Olugbile Declares For House Of Rep Seat Under AP

24.04.2026

…Highlights Grassroots Record and Support Odo-Otin Agenda Dr Michael Olugbile (DMO), a public health physician and international development expert, has formally declared his intention to contest the Odo-Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives in the 2027 general elections on the platform of the Accord Party (AP). Dr Olugbile, a native of Okuku...

Yahaya Bello Wins N1bn Suit Against Natasha In Defamation Suit

24.04.2026

A High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has ordered the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to pay N1 billion in damages to former Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello. New Telegraph reports that the Court directive followed a defamation case filed by the immediate past Governor of the state. In a ruling...

Group Petitions INEC Over Gov Abiodun

24.04.2026

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Convener of the Civil Society Coalition Against Electoral Manipulation, Malam Naseer Kura, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to decline the acceptance or recognition of the Ogun State Governor, Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun, as a candidate for any elective office in the next election, pending full legal...

Ikokwu Urges ADC To Cut Nomination Fees, Prioritise Competence

24.04.2026

An aspirant for the Idemili North and South Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, Dr Chiogo Constance Ikokwu, has called on political parties across Nigeria to scrap or significantly reduce the cost of nomination forms. Ikokwu, an aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), made this appeal in a statement...

Tinubu’s Toughest Battle Lies Within APC, Not Opposition — Alkali

24.04.2026

As the countdown to the 2027 general elections quietly gathers momentum, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Rufa’i Alkali, has warned that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s greatest political challenge may not come from a resurgent opposition, but from within the ruling party itself. Alkali noted that while concerns about a united opposition...

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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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