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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...

We’ll Focus On Realizing Infrastructural Devt In Ondo State –Aiyedatiwa

26.11.2024

Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the governor of Ondo State. In this interview, he speaks on his victory in the November 16 governorship election in the state and his promises to the people of Ondo State, among others, ANAYO EZUGWU writes In your acceptance speech, you talked about gratitude and humility. Tell us about that gratitude and...

Nigeria Needs Political Movement To Dislodge APC – Showunmi

25.11.2024

On Monday, former Spokesperson for the defunct Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Otunba Segun Showunmi said there is an urgent need for a political movement to dislodge the current All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government. Showunmi noted that the opposition movement in Nigeria’s democracy has come a long way since 1999, with some progress made with multi-party...

Tax Reform Bill’ll promote productivity, says Nwebonyi

25.11.2024

Senate Deputy Chief Whip Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi, is a Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District. In this interview with CLEMENT NNACHI, he speaks on a wide range of issues Recently, President Bola Tinubu forwarded to the Senate the deliberations. The Bill has passed through the First Reading and...

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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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