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Lagos ADC Slams APC Over Comments On Leadership Crisis

07.04.2026

The Lagos State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has reacted to the comments of the spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Seye Oladejo, with regard to the leadership crisis within it as dismissive and troubling. In a statement issued by Mr Olusegun Adekayero, on behalf of the Directorate of Communication of...

Gbenga Hashim Dumps PDP Over Failed Reconciliation

07.04.2026

A former People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Gbenga Hashim, has resigned from the opposition party. Citing unresolved internal divisions and unsuccessful reconciliation efforts, Hashim said the party has been plagued by “Persistent and unending crises” for more than a year, leading to its division into two major factions. In a resignation letter dated April 4,...

APC Deliberately Trying To Exclude Opposition From The Ballot In 2027 –Utomi

07.04.2026

‘INEC about to bring democracy in Nigeria to a sad end’ Prof Pat Utomi is a member of Movement for Credible Elections (MCE). In this interview monitored on Arise Television, the renowned political economist speaks on the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and use of state institutions by the ruling party...

Rep Consensus Candidacy: Oyo PDP Stalwarts’ Meeting, Inconclusive

07.04.2026

Rep Consensus Candidacy: Oyo PDP Stalwarts’ Meeting, Inconclusive

Ogun APC’ll Consider Electability In Choosing Guber Candidate

07.04.2026

Modele Sarafa-Yusuf is a former Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun. In this interview, she speaks on why she decided to join the 2027 governorship race in the state on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), among other issues, ANAYO EZUGWU reports You contested the governorship primaries...

FG Has Abdicated National Security –Hashim

07.04.2026

A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Dr. Gbenga Hashim, has accused the Federal Government of failing in its constitutional responsibility to protect lives and property amid renewed violence across Borno, Plateau, Kaduna and Kwara states. In a statement reacting to recent attacks in these states, Hashim described the deteriorating security situation as “a national...

2027: ‘We’re Denied Registration By INEC’

07.04.2026

As the Political Terrain of Nigeria becomes more alive with the 2027 general elections drawing closer, promoters of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) have cried out that ADA was denied registration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after fulfilling the necessary requirements. ADA promoters, however, wondered how the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), which they...

Crisis Looms In APC Over Alleged Zoning Of Guber Slot To Kwara South

07.04.2026

The Kwara Central Elders’ Caucus of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned against any attempt to zone the party’s governorship seat to the Kwara South Senatorial District, saying such a move would be vehemently resisted. Rising from its extraordinary meeting in Ilorin, the state capital, the Caucus said zoning the governorship seat to...

Group Cautions Ekiti APC Over Alleged Unlawful Endorsement

07.04.2026

….raises alarm over imminent “self-inflicted crisis” A political group under the aegis of the “APC Alliance for Integrity” has raised alarm over what it alleged to be a series of disturbing developments happening within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State following the emergence of candidates via imposition ahead of the 2027 general...

FG Sets Aside N135bn For Post-Election Legal Battles

07.04.2026

The Federal Government has proposed a sum of N135.22bn in the 2026 budget to cover expenses related to electoral disputes and post-election processes, signalling a major financial commitment to managing issues that often arise after elections. The allocation is contained in the House of Representatives Order Paper dated March 31, 2026, which includes details of...

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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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