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Decimating Opposition Ahead of 2027

15.12.2024

Ahead of the 2027 General Election, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) appears to have launched multiple attacks on the opposition parties in order to weaken them and boost its chances of coming back. ONWUKA NZESHI reports Barely one year and a half into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s first term in office, indications have emerged that he...

You Can’t Abandon Tinubu To Those Who Didn’t Vote For Him – Shehu Sani Tells North

14.12.2024

Former Senator who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, on Saturday called on the Northern region of the country not to abandon President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government. The former lawmaker who spoke via his verified X handle said they should not leave the government to others who did not vote for it,...

Okpebholo will use Edo’s money to work for Edo people –Itua

14.12.2024

Fred Itua is the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In this exclusive interview with OJIEVA EHIOSUN, He spoke on the election, why APC won overwhelmingly, why cyber propaganda by ex-Governor, Godwin Obaseki did not win election for PDP. He also assured Edo people Okpebholo would surpass records set by previous...

People Asking Tinubu to Visit States, Stop Travelling Abroad, Not Well Informed –Akande

14.12.2024

A former lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Ojo Constituency 1, Dr. Victor Oluwasegun Akande, has expressed optimism about the future of Nigeria. In an interview with OLADIPUPO AWOJOBI, Dr. Akande stated that the policies of the current administration, particularly those focused on agriculture and small-and medium-scale enterprises, are poised to drive...

Ighodalo Demands Retraction, Apology From Edo APC Chairman Over Defamatory Video

14.12.2024

The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has demanded an immediate retraction and unreserved public apology from Mr Jarrett Tenebe, the Acting Chairman of Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over a defamatory video recorded and disseminated widely by him....

Bauchi’s SSG Kashim Resigns

14.12.2024

The Secretary to Bauchi State Government (SSG), Ibrahim Kashim, on Friday, announced his resignation from his position with immediate effect. Governor Bala Mohammed’s Spokesperson, Mukhtar Gidado announced the development in a statement made available to journalists in Bauchi on Friday. While there was no clear reason for his resignation, he is being touted to run...

Akpabio Berates Fubara, PDP For Mishandling Rivers Political Crisis

13.12.2024

Senator Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President of Nigeria, has knocked Sir Siminialayi Fubara, Rivers State Governor, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), for mishandling the ongoing political crisis in the state. This was as he advised that people must rise to condemn politics of betrayal and treachery, noting that such political orientation was affecting sustainability in...

Ex-Reps Deputy Minority Leader, Okechukwu Dumps PDP

13.12.2024

Former Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu has resigned his membership in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter addressed to the PDP Chairman, Owelli/Amoli/Ugbo/Ogugu Ward, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State dated December 6, 2024, Okechukwu who represented Aninri/Awgu/Oji River Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the...

A Weak Centre’ll Not Be Able To Hold Nigeria Together –Sani

13.12.2024

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. But...

LP Files Suits Against Defecting Lawmakers

13.12.2024

On Thursday, the Labour Party (LP) announced it filed a lawsuit seeking the leadership of the 10th National Assembly to declare vacant the seats of its members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The move followed the constant defection of its members in the Upper and Lower Chamber of the National Assembly into...

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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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