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Datti Baba-Ahmed Denies Rift With Peter Obi Amid LP Crisis

22.07.2025

Former Labour Party (LP) vice presidential candidate Datti Baba-Ahmed has firmly denied any rift between himself and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, amid the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the party. Baba-Ahmed made the remarks on Monday while attending the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting organized by the Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour...

Eating Eggs Lowers LDL ‘Bad’ Cholesterol –Study

22.07.2025

A new study led by researchers at the University of South Australia, has found that people who ate two eggs a day experienced reductions in their “bad” LDL cholesterol levels, as long as the rest of their diet remained low in saturated fat. Results of the study are reported in the July issue of the...

Over 730 Convicted For Terrorism-Related Crimes –FG

22.07.2025

The Federal Government has revealed that over 730 individuals have been convicted for terrorism-related offences, as part of its intensified efforts to combat terrorism financing and dismantle illicit financial networks. The National Coordinator, National Counter-terrorism Centre, Maj-Gen Adamu Laka, disclosed this at the onsite meeting of the Financial Action Task Force yesterday in Abuja. He...

Influence Compares Obi To Singaporean Minister, Oanuga Reacts

22.07.2025

An education influencer, Alex Onyia, on X, made a post comparing Peter Obi to the Late Lee Kuan Yew, Former Prime Minister of Singapore, saying leaders like him come once in a generation. This post elicited a strong response from Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Lee Kuan...

A’Court Declines Injunction On Oluoke Stool

22.07.2025

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital, has fixed October 20 for the hearing of an appeal challenging the removal of Babajide Lawrence Oluwole, the late Oluoke of Okeigbo in Ileoluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of the state. The court also declined to entertain a motion for an injunction seeking to nullify...

Craneburg Lists N32.5Bn Infrastructure Bond on NGX

22.07.2025

Craneburg EKSG Motorway Company Plc has listed its N32.5bn 20-year 22 per cent senior guaranteed fixed-rate infrastructure bond on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. The bond, which was admitted for trading on Monday, July 21, 2025, is due for maturity in April 2045. It is backed by Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited and carries a fixed...

UK Investors Bet Big on Africa’s Growth Potential

22.07.2025

A recent report has identified a growing number of British businesses’ investment interest in Nigeria and other African countries as a key strategic growth region, drawn by the continent’s abundant mineral resources. Demographic advantage and reforms are powering a new wave of foreign interest in the continent, DAMILOLA AINA writes. Africa is no longer seen...

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Union Bank Promotes 24% of Staff in Record Performance Revie

22.07.2025

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has promoted approximately 24 per cent of its employees at the end of its annual staff assessment and performance evaluation exercise. According to a statement from the bank on Sunday, it was revealed that this was the highest promotion rate recorded by the bank in the past 10 years. The...

SEC DG to Deliver Keynote at Comercio Economic Outlook

22.07.2025

Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, will lead discussions at the Comercio Partners’ Half-Year Economic Review and Outlook. According to Comercio Partners, Agama will deliver a keynote address on the theme, ‘Reconfiguration: From Global Trade to Quantum Innovation, a New Economic Era Emerges.’ The event, which is scheduled to be held...

Wema Bank’s ALAT Wins Best Digital Bank at Euromoney Awards

22.07.2025

ALAT, the digital platform pioneered by Wema Bank, has been recognised as Nigeria’s Best Digital Bank at the Euromoney Awards 2025. This was disclosed in a statement following the award ceremony, which was held in London on Thursday. Euromoney is a leading provider of competitive intelligence and benchmarking insight for the global banking and finance...

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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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