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Nigeria PMI hits 53.5 in December amid rising demand

05.01.2026

Nigeria’s private sector ended 2025 on a solid footing, as stronger customer demand supported continued growth in business activity and pushed the Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria Purchasing Managers’ Index to 53.5 in December 2025. This was disclosed in the latest PMI report released by the bank, which is compiled by S&P Global from responses to...

Crashes: Health Journalists Task Nigerians With Safe Road Practices

05.01.2026

The Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) yesterday, urged Nigerian drivers to avoid reckless driving, over speeding, drunk driving, wrongful overtaking, distracted driving, and rather embrace safe road practices. The association also urged road users to obey traffic rules, and ensure that their vehicles are roadworthy, while staying vigilant at all times. The group gave...

Gumi Refutes Allegations Of A US Airstrike Assassination

05.01.2026

Kaduna-based renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has refuted claims that he was the target of US airstrikes against militants in Sokoto State. Gumi’s clarification, which followed a Boko Haram cult, which purportedly tried to kill him in 2012, was mentioned in a widely shared old video in which he had expressed concern about a threat to...

Bayelsa Gov Mourns Senator Brambaifa

05.01.2026

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed sadness over the demise of Senator John Kojo Brambaifa. The former Bayelsa West Senatorial District representative in the 5th National Assembly between 2003 and 2007 died on Saturday in a hospital in Abuja at the age of 81. Governor Diri, in a condolence message issued by...

Court Summons Ministers, NUPRC Over Oil Field Disputes

05.01.2026

Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja has summoned the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) and officials of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) to appear in court today over a suit regarding allocation of oil fields in...

Group Endorses Dep. Senate Leader For Kwara Guber Race

05.01.2026

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, a socio-political group, under the aegis of City Boy Builds Nigeria (CBBN), has endorsed the Deputy Senate Leader in the National Assembly, Senator Oyelola Yisa Ashiru, representing Kwara South Senatorial District, for the Kwara governorship race. Speaking at the official unveiling of the Kwara Central Senatorial District chapter of...

Court Hears NIPTA’s Suit Against Niger State Education Reforms, February 12

05.01.2026

Justice Mikhail Abdullahi of a Minna High Court will on February 12, 2026 hear a suit filed by the Niger State Parent Teacher Association (NIPTA) challenging the state’s ongoing education reforms. In the suit, NIPTA is contesting what it describes as undue interference in its operations by the Niger State Ministry of Basic Education. The...

Never Underestimate Teams, Bassey Warns Super Eagles

05.01.2026

Fulham defender Calvin Bassey has urged his Nigerian teammates to stay focused ahead of their African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 Round of 16 clash with Mozambique, warning that underestimating their opponents could be costly. The Super Eagles, who are unbeaten in all three group matches, will face Mozambique’s Mambas at the Complexe de Fes....

Tinubu, Kagame Discuss Africa’s Future At Private Lunch In Paris

05.01.2026

President Bola Tinubu and Rwandan President Paul Kagame met for a private lunch yesterday in Paris, where they discussed global affairs and strategies to propel Africa’s growth in an increasingly complex world. In a post on X, President Tinubu shared that the two leaders focused on shaping Africa’s future amidst the challenges posed by a...

Timini, Dakore Egbuson Lose Father

05.01.2026

Nollywood actor and film producer Timini Egbuson has announced the passing of his father, a development that has cast a shadow over the beginning of the new year for the popular screen star and his family. Timini shared the heartbreaking news on Sunday, January 4, via his verified Instagram page, where he poured out his...

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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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