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Sterling Bank Powers New Era For Nigerian Cricket

09.01.2026

…league records surge in performance, engagement With a clear focus on excellence and long-term impact, Sterling Bank is leading the professionalisation of Nigerian cricket through its headline partnership with the Club Cricket Committee (CCC) for the 2025/2026 Lagos season. Launched in late 2025, the collaboration has already elevated league standards and player performance, establishing a...

Peace Forum Cries To Tinubu Amid Rivers Crisis

09.01.2026

…Says Rivers State Under Siege by Wike and His Men The Rivers Peace Agenda Forum (RPAF) has sent an urgent “Save Our Soul” appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, warning that Rivers State is under sustained political siege orchestrated by Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike and his loyalists. The forum described Thursday’s fresh impeachment...

Higher Intake Of Food Preservatives Linked To Cancer Risk – Study

09.01.2026

A higher intake of food preservatives—commonly used in industrially processed foods and beverages to extend shelf life—has been linked to a modestly increased risk of cancer. These are the findings of a French study published in ‘The BMJ’. While the researchers caution that further studies are needed to clarify these associations, they say the findings...

Finally, Lagos Assembly Passes N4.4trn 2026 Budget

09.01.2026

The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a N4.4 trillion budget for the 2026 fiscal year, following the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget. The committee chairman, Sa’ad Olumoh, presented the report during plenary yesterday, detailing the assumptions, projections, and structure of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, tagged...

After 50 Years, Soludo, Cardinal Okpalaeke, Others Celebrate Alma Mater

09.01.2026

Anambra State Governor Charles Soludo, the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Chief Emmanuel Nwachukwu; the Bishop of Ekwulobia Diocese, His Eminence, Peter Cardinal Okpalaeke; the Bishop, Diocese on the Niger, His Lordship, Rt. Revd. Owen Nwokolo and others were among a host of old boys that attended the 50 years celebration of Uga Boys...

US, Spain Drive Nigeria’s Year-End N577bn Jet A1 Export

09.01.2026

As Nigeria gradually gains ground in the export of petroleum products, a minimum of 15 vessels departed in the last two months of 2025 to Spain, United States, Cameroon and other destinations with 602,000 tonnes of Jet A1 worth N577 billion ($398 million). Findings revealed that demand for the fuel in Spain and United States...

Residents Protest Harmful Quarry Operations in Ogun State

09.01.2026

Residents of Isara Remo in Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State, under the aegis of the Isara Socio-Economic Vanguard, on Thursday called for the intervention of Governor Dapo Abiodun and the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Daisi Elemide, over what they described as destructive activities of quarry operators in the community....

FG & IFAD to Empower 14,800 Ondo Youths in Agriculture

09.01.2026

The Federal Government, in partnership with the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Ondo State Government, is set to empower a total of 14,800 youths in agricultural production. The programme, tagged IFAD/FG/Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise-Niger Delta Project, will take place in 100 communities in the 10 local government areas of the state, while the...

Actress Drags United Nigeria Airlines Over Flight Cancellati

09.01.2026

Popular Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bolaji Ogunmola has called out United Nigeria Airlines over the alleged cancellation of her Ekiti-Lagos flight without prior notification, a situation she said disrupted her film production and caused heavy financial losses. Ogunmola took to social media on Thursday in a video recorded at the airport, where she lamented that...

Cavista Targets Sustainable Value & Expansion in 2026

09.01.2026

Cavista Holdings has reaffirmed its commitment to long-term investment, sustainable value creation, and community development across Nigeria and Africa as the company enters 2026. In a New Year message, Chairman of Cavista Holdings, Niyi Olajide, stated that the group would sustain disciplined execution, operational excellence, and long-term strategic growth through its portfolio companies: Cavista Technologies,...

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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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