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Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Policy Communication, has declared that a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Peter Obi would never be president of Nigeria.Bwala said Obi lacks the characteristics of a person who wants to be president of Nigeria.Featuring on News Central TV’s 60 Minutes with Mr Kay on Friday, Bwala said: “Peter Obi will never be president. He will never cross the central business district that will lead Aso Villa.“Anybody that would be a president, there are characteristics that you will see.“The person must be visionary, the person must be grassrooted, organic grassrooted, not manipulation, and the person must be sincere for whatever he is but won’t present a picture for what he is totally the opposite for...

A grieving mother, Mrs Favour Ayuba, has stirred widespread emotion after a video surfaced online showing her final farewell to her son, Promise Ayuba, who was killed in a recent attack in Jos, Plateau State.In the viral clip shared on Friday, the heartbroken woman is seen tearfully speaking beside her son’s coffin, expressing the deep pain of losing him during the violent incident.She revealed that she had not eaten since the Palm Sunday attack on March 29, which claimed the lives of her son and several others in the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos North Local Government Area. The assault reportedly left at least 24 people dead and many others injured, marking yet another episode in the ongoing violence in Plateau communities.Overcome with grief, Mrs Ayuba, speaking in Hausa, addres...

Panic gripped parts of Lagos in the early hours of Saturday following a fire outbreak at a market in the Yaba area of the state.The incident, which reportedly started around 3 a.m., affected shops within the market, with eyewitnesses alleging that several goods were destroyed in the blaze.Videos and posts shared on social media showed thick smoke and flames engulfing parts of the market, while traders and residents scrambled to salvage belongings.An eyewitness in a TikTok livestream monitored by PUNCH Online, identified as Lugar Feliz, said firefighters were already at the scene, adding that the incident occurred around the Popo part of the Market in Yaba.Only Our Mother Could Tell Us Apart - Lagos Triplets0:00 / 1:01Several users on X (formerly Twitter) also ra...

The Christian Association of Nigeria, on Thursday, said Christians in the northern part of the country must take proactive steps to defend themselves against persistent attacks.The declaration followed the Palm Sunday attack on Angwan Rukuba community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.The incident, which occurred around 8pm, left more than 20 people dead and several others injured.Following the attack, the Defence Headquarters placed troops on nationwide alert ahead of the Easter celebrations, assuring Nigerians of tightened security.Addressing journalists during the end-of-the-month briefing on Tuesday in Abuja, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Michael Onoja, assured citizens of heightened vigilance by troops during the Easter celeb...

The Nigerian Navy has successfully rescued a kidnapped victim, Mr Benedict Eze, in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, following sustained security operations by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) BONNY. Navy Captain AA Folorunsho, Director Naval Information, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, April 3, 2026. "The victim, who was abducted on 23 March 2026 at Aganya Community, was rescued by naval personnel at Coconut Jetty after he was abandoned by his captors around the Opuoma waterside due to intensified operational pressure since the incident was first reported with sustained intelligence-led patrols,technological enablers, as well as coordinated action on land and around the creeks to block any possible escape routes," the statement read....

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the African Democratic Congress (ADC) from the list of registered political parties ahead of the 2027 elections.Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Friday, Basiru argued that ballot papers should not be overcrowded with parties he described as nonviable.He dismissed concerns raised by opposition figures about Nigeria drifting toward a one-party system, noting that the country still has about 19 registered political parties, although not all are active or competitive.Basiru stressed that the APC is operating within the framework of Nigerian law and has a responsibility to ensure institutions uphold constitutio...

A Nigerian woman was arrested with 7.5 gram of cocaine, worth approximately Rs 2.35 lakh, in India. The accused identified as James Tesling Yamyunal, was nabbed by the Drugs Task Force (DTF) in Secunderabad on Friday, April 3, 2026 after she was caught carrying the drugs which she had brought from Mumbai.Yamyunal, was intercepted near Sunshine Hospital in the Paradise area of Secunderabad after the DTF received a tip-off that a Nigerian national was travelling from Mumbai to Hyderabad with drugs.Investigation revealed that the accused had procured the cocaine in Mumbai at Rs 15,000 per gram and was planning to sell it in Hyderabad at Rs 30,000 per gram, double the purchase price.The accused was handed over to the Secunderabad Excise Station for further proceedi...

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has disclosed that the assailants responsible for the recent deadly attack in Jos posed as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to infiltrate the community before launching their assault.The attack, which took place in Angwan Rukuba in Jos North Local Government Area on Sunday, left at least 28 people dead and several others injured. The governor noted that no arrests have been made so far in connection with the incident.During a condolence visit on Thursday, Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with grieving families, traditional leaders, and government officials, and directed security agencies to apprehend those behind the killings.The incident has triggered widespread outrage across Nigeria, with growing calls for urgent mea...