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The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama, on Sunday, raised concern over the weaponisation of religion by Nigerians before, during and after the 2023 elections in Nigeria, describing it as “sickening.” According to him, instead of using religion to forge national development, preachers make provocative statements without caution. Kaigama stated this in his homily

Motorists and commuters on Sunday encountered severe difficulty in making use of the Onitsha-Owerri Road as a result of the downpour which occurred late on Saturday making the already bad road worse. On top of the gridlock that the road now suffers as a result of its bad state, it was made even worse due

The All Progressives Congress in Kebbi State on Sunday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission for declaring the governorship election in the State inconclusive. The APC maintained that INEC made an error by declaring the election inconclusive when its governorship candidate, Dr. Nasir Idris, should have been declared the winner in the first ballot. The

The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, has called on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to prioritise the unity of the country. The monarch gave the advice in a statement on Sunday. He said, “I know the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to be a smart leader. He should prioritise the unity of Nigeria through

The Nasarawa State Police Command has banned all forms of protests across the 13 Local Government Areas of the state. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, in Lafia on Sunday. According to him, the move by the command was to forestall the

The crisis in the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in Benue State worsened on Sunday as the ward executive of the party slammed suspension on the party’s national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu. The suspension of Ayu came barely a few days after the National Working Committee dragged the state Governor, Samuel Ortom, to the disciplinary

The Vigilante Group of Nigeria has appealed to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to assent to Vigilante bill seeking legal backing for the security outfit, already passed into law by the National Assembly. The National Assembly had passed the VGN (Establishment) Bill 2022 into law, but awaits the presidential assent. The Commandant General

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a businessman, Molokwu Nwachukwu, who frequents China, Dubai, Pakistan, and Vietnam, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja Lagos for concealing 36 parcels of cocaine in different parts of his check-in bags, hand luggage and two pairs of slippers, while heading to South-East Asia. The

The news of the death of Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya (retd.), the former Chief of General Staff to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, left many Nigerians in shock on Sunday morning. In this report, The PUNCH highlights 10 major things to know about the late Diya. 1. Oladipo Donaldson Diya was born

The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Philip Aduda, has said longevity and experience were needed to drive people and development-driven legislature. Aduda made this known during a ward round of his projects in the constituency. Explaining to journalists the motive behind the project unveiling after the election, Aduda said he did it for posterity and