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APC Convention: Zoning Non-Negotiable, 8,453 Delegates Expected

26.03.2026

The Chairman of the National Convention Central Coordination Committee, Aminu Bello Masari, has reaffirmed the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s commitment to zoning, warning that aspirants contesting outside their designated zones risk being viewed as agents of disruption. Masari made this remarks on Thursday at the party’s convention stakeholders’ meeting held at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja....

El-Rufai’s Allies Kick As Trial Deepens, Warn Of Threat To Rule Of Law

26.03.2026

Allies of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, under the aegis of Concerned Nigerian Professionals (CNP) and the El-Rufai Support Group, have faulted the ongoing trial and prior detention of the ex-Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), raising concerns over alleged abuse of due process. El-Rufai was reportedly detained by the Economic and Financial...

Nigeria Determined To Promote, Protect Human Rights

26.03.2026

...says FG had adopted proactive approach to implementation of Int’l Humanitarian Law The Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed Nigeria’s resolve to promote and protect human rights through constitutional guarantees and embedding the rights into security operations. According to him, the nation was fully committed to international cooperation and to the universal application of International...

Digital Threats, Insecurity Challenge To Credible Elections

26.03.2026

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the nation’s electoral process is threatened by a myriad of digital challenges, which it added, widen the trust deficit in the nation’s electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, SAN, in an address at the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Security Studies (AANISS), identified social...

APC Chieftain Cautions Tinubu Over Muslim-Muslim Ticket

26.03.2026

…Says “It will spell doom for Party” A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon. Jonathan Vatsa, has warned that any attempt by the party to come up with the same idea of a Muslim-Muslim ticket will likely spell doom for it in the 2027 presidential elections. While speaking to...

Ajadi Commiserates With Victims’ Families

26.03.2026

…Warns Against Street Trading A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Oyo State, Amb. Olufemi Ajadi has commiserated with the victims and families of those who lost their lives in the Tuesdays’s Ibadan road accident, warning traders against selling by the roadside. About six people, including a motorcyclist, were reportedly killed when a trailer carrying...

Dalung Says El‑Rufai Made “Greatest Mistake” By Surrendering

26.03.2026

Former Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung has criticised the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El‑Rufai’s decision to turn himself in to security agencies ahead of his trial, warning that it is a serious strategic error. Speaking during an interview on Trust TV, Dalung claimed that government operatives initially tried to apprehend...

Turaki’s Faction Opposes Backing Tinubu For 2027

26.03.2026

The Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described any endorsement of President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections as “immoral and unjust.” The National Publicity Secretary of the Turaki-led faction, Ini Ememobong, made this declaration on Thursday during an appearance on The Morning Show on Arise Television. Ememobong stressed...

There’s No Opposition In Ebonyi State –Eze

26.03.2026

Senator Kenneth Eze represents Ebonyi Central Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In this interview with CHUKWU DAVID, the chairman Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation speaks on governance in Ebonyi State and the 2027 governorship election in the state Recently, you said there is no vacancy in Ebonyi...

Braced Commission To Strengthen Regional Integration

26.03.2026

EMMANUEL MASHA writes on the recent symposium organised by the BRACED Commission in Port Harcourt, Rivers State to discuss issues confronting the region From the outside, it is somewhat difficult to understand the workings of the BRACED Commission, the regional development body that the governors of the six South-South states established in 2010 shortly after...

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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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