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Tinubu Govt Adjusts Cybercrime Charge Against Sowore

19.01.2026

…Removes Facebook, X The legal tussle between the Federal Government and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has reached a new height as the Nigerian Government amends cybercrime charges filed against the human rights activist for describing President Bola Tinubu as “Criminal” in a post he made on social media...

Many Nigerians At Sub-National Level Unaware Of Separation Of Powers –Adesanya

19.01.2026

Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya (rtd) is a former directing staff at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College. In this interview with Emmanuel Onani he speaks on national security, ongoing military operations and other national issues In your opinion, would you say the political authorities at the federal, state and local government levels are doing...

2027: Beyond Family Ties

19.01.2026

Family feuds seems to have spilled into the public realm ahead of the 2027 general election as politicians take stands against the political views of their respective families. FELIX NWANERI reports on former Vice President Atiku Abubaklar’s son endorsement of President Bola Tinubu The twin topics of politics and religion have great potential for disrupting...

Akpabio, Gov Eno Pledge Support For Tinubu

18.01.2026

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, has stated that the people of Akwa Ibom, across party lines, are united in their resolve to support President Bola Tinubu and his Renewed Hope agenda for the benefit of all Nigerians. According to a statement released in Abuja on Sunday by Jackson Udom, Special Assistant...

Tinubu Eyes Musa, Kukah, Two Others for VP Role

18.01.2026

Barring the last minute change, there are political signals that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be quietly evaluating four prominent northern Christian figures as potential running mates ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Media reports across print, broadcast and digital platforms have consistently mentioned former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara; Minister of Defence,...

Our Membership Fee Not Levy, But Voluntary Contributions

18.01.2026

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has clarified that the membership fee expected from its members is not a levy, but a voluntary contribution. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Ini Ememobong, made the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday, accusing a media organisation of misrepresenting his recent interview on a national television station. According...

ADC Demands Explanation Of Nigeria’s Health Agreement With America

18.01.2026

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government to clarify the contents of the recently signed health cooperation Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of Nigeria and the United States of America (USA). The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi,...

Fubara Vows To Protect Rivers Peace Amid Annual Political Crises

18.01.2026

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara has expressed regret over the recurring political crises in the State, saying the new year has begun on a troubled note. Speaking as a Special Guest at the grand finale of the 2026 Port Harcourt Polo Tournament held over the weekend, Governor Fubara said early in 2026, he received...

Where Is President Bola Ahmed Tinubu?

18.01.2026

We must all be bothered by the patriotic remarks by the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, in questioning the whereabouts of our President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obi, in raising the question on his X handle, noted that the President had spent significant time outside the country, while Nigeria was...

Gombe Energy Shift And Inuwa Yahaya’s Courage To Lead Where It Matters Most

18.01.2026

When history takes stock of leaders who chose foresight over hesitation and action over rhetoric, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, will stand out as one who understood that energy is not merely about electricity but about productivity, dignity, economic competitiveness and sustainable development. The recent transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Gombe...

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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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