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The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned President Bola Tinubu that US President Donald Trump is plotting to remove him from office. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele made it known that the US President has ‘caged’ Tinubu and his plan is to ultimately see that he is removed from office. He stated that the support the US is giving Nigeria to fight insecurity is only to find ways to penetrate the government. “Trump is adamant to remove President Tinubu. America will be part of those who will be…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State, Bashir Ahmad has alleged that the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Rabiu Kwankwaso has given conditions to align with other political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. There are reports indicating that Kwankwaso, who was the presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP may soon defect to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, a party adopted by the opposition leaders plotting President Bola Tinubu’s removal. But in a post on his Facebook page, Bashir alleged that Kwankwaso and his supporters are currently shopping for a platform to…

Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku, Delta State has announced the death of the Parish Priest of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Boji-Boji Agbor, in Ika South Local Government Area of the state, Rev. Fr. Stephen Chukwuma. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Communications of the Diocese, Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Charles Uganwa. The statement said, “With total resignation to the will of God, the Bishop, priests, religious and lay faithful of the Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku announce the call to glory of Very Rev. Fr. Dr. Stephen Chukwuma, which took place on Wednesday, 31st December, 2025.…

American rapper and streamer, Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., popularly known as DDG, has opened up about which is more lucrative among his two professions. Speaking in a recent livestream with Nigerian streamer, Carterefe, the American star claimed that streamers make more money than musicians. “Streaming pays more than music. For real, streamers make more money than artistes,” he claimed. DDG began his music career professionally in 2016. He gained prominence with the hit single ‘Givenchy,’ off his debut EP, Take Me Serious released in 2017. The 28-year-old started his streaming career in 2014. He later dropped out of Central Michigan University to…

Egypt midfielder, Emam Ashour has singled out four teams for praise ahead of his side’s 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, Round of clash with the Benin Republic on Monday. The teams are Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. According to Ashour, the aforementioned teams have top players and coaches. Speaking to CAFOnline, the Al Ahly star stated that it is natural for Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to always reach the AFCON Round of 16 stage. “Teams are performing at a high level, and there are no longer any weak sides. The group-stage results clearly show that,” Ashour said. “Football…

Troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have killed three bandits and arrested a suspected logistics supplier during fighting patrols and ambush operations in parts of Kabba Bunu and Yagba West Local Government Areas of Kogi State. The operations were carried out on January 3, 2026, following credible intelligence on the movement of bandits from the Adankolo general area towards Agbadu Bunu in Kabba Bunu LGA. According to a Sunday statement released by the Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade, Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, troops swiftly deployed and laid an ambush at an identified crossing point. “The…

The people of Mangu town, Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, have been thrown into mourning following the deaths of six siblings in a late-night fire outbreak on Thursday. A resident of the town, Saidu Nasir, confirmed the deaths to Saturday PUNCH in Jos on Friday. He said, “Six children eventually died from the fire incident. I know their father. He is a vulcanizer, and right now, the family is in deep mourning. I pray that God will comfort them.” Family members said the deceased children, who died around the Old Mangu Market area, were aged between four months…

People experience violation in different ways. For some, it is a raised voice. For others, an intrusive stare. For many, it is an unwanted touch. In societies that take human dignity seriously, physical contact is governed by consent, restraint, and law. Even in emergency healthcare settings, assistance is often preceded by permission, because autonomy matters and the dignity of the human person is highly respected. In Nigeria, however, the opposite instinct prevails. Touch is casual. Violence is quick. And beating has been dangerously normalised as a form of correction, discipline, and justice. What we are habitually witnessing is not order,…

The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has dissolved its Kano State Executive, as well as all local government and ward leaders, ahead of the defection of the state governor, Abba Yusuf’s defection to the All Progressives Congress. NNPP National Publicity Secretary, Oladipo Johnson, stated in a Friday statement that the NWC plans to establish a caretaker committee soon. Recall that the NNPP National Leader and former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Yusuf have been embroiled in a political crisis. The governor is reportedly on the verge of joining the APC, a move strongly opposed…

Fidelity Bank Plc has announced the completion of the tenure of its Board Chairman, Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi, and the appointment of a new chairman, Mrs Amaka Onwughalu. This was contained in a notice signed by Company Secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, and sent to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Friday. According to the notice, Chike-Obi, a Non-Executive Director, stepped down on December 31, 2025, after leading the bank through significant growth across key financial metrics. The bank praised his contributions to strategic achievements and long-term development during his tenure. “Under his chairmanship, the Bank recorded significant growth across key financial indices, with…