Science minister Nnaji resigns over alleged certificate forgery
President Bola Tinubu on Monday evening accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, following some allegations of certificate forgery levied against him. “He resigned today in a letter thanking the President for allowing him to serve Nigeria,” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed […]
Natasha resumes at Senate, calls Akpabio dictator
The Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed legislative duties at the National Assembly after months of suspension, describing Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, as a “dictator.” Her return followed the unsealing of her office, located in Suite 2.05 of the Senate Wing, by the Deputy Director of the National Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms, Alabi Adedeji. […]
APC CHIEFTAIN, BUSINESS LEADER IYAMU WISHES IGBINEDION, IKPEA SUCCESS IN EDO BYE-ELECTIONS
Benin City, Edo State – August 15, 2025 With just hours remaining before voters head to the polls, Amb. Johnson Iyamu, the National Coordinator of the influential MODEN Campaign Crack Team and CEO of the Shamrock Group of Companies, has issued a powerful message of support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the […]
I cannot guarantee Peter Obi’s security in Edo, says Okpebholo
Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has warned that the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, must get security clearance before coming to the state. Obi had visited Benin, the state capital, on July 7 and donated N15m million to St Philomena Hospital School of Nursing Sciences for the completion of […]
Natasha sets July 22 for Senate return
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has notified the Senate of her plans to return to the Senate on July 22, insisting that the judgment of the Federal High Court in suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/384/2025 is not subject to further deliberation or discretion of the Senate. The Federal High Court on July 4 described Akpoti-Uduaghan’s suspension as excessive and […]
Atiku resigns from PDP
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has resigned his membership from the opposition party. Atiku tendered his resignation in the build-up to the 2027 general election after admitting to the formation of a coalition party, the Alliance Democratic Congress. The resignation was communicated in a […]
Why Fulani militia killings escape global attention – Security expert
A notable security expert, Steven Kefas has in a detailed report and exclusive interview narrated to Arewa PUNCH given insightsinto why Fulani militias have emerged the deadliest terror group in Nigeria. Kefas who is deeply worried by the unabating killings going on in his region and the north as a whole backed up his investigations and […]
2027: Adeleke attacks Aregbesola over plan to oust gov
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, took a swipe at the Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, saying the former governor left huge debt for his predecessors in office. Aregbesola, who was governor between November 27, 2010, and November 27, 2018, had enjoyed a cordial public relationship with Adeleke since […]
Ogun Gov.mourns Buhari, says demise shocking, devastating
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed shock over the demise of former Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, saying the news left him devastated. The former President, who reportedly died while receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness in London, United Kingdom, on Sunday, had been ill for some time. Abiodun, in a statement issued […]
EDO CENTRAL BYE-ELECTIONS: ADC ESAN SOUTH EAST ENDORSES BARR SERGIUS OGUN
The African Democratic Congress, Esan South East Local Government chapter, Edo State has welcomed a high-profile former member, House of Representatives, Barrister Sergius Ogun to its ranks. Chairman of the party’s local government chapter Mr Ihonvien Collins, who led a delegation of party executives to receive Barrister Ogun, a former member of the House of […]
