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Lafarge Africa Dividend Surges Fivefold to N96.6bn in 2025

28.02.2026

Lafarge Africa Plc has proposed a sharp increase in dividend payout to shareholders for the 2025 financial year, as the board of directors recommended a gross dividend of 600 kobo per ordinary share, five times higher than the 120 kobo paid in 2024. According to the annual reports filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, this...

Seplat Posts 144% Revenue Growth to $2.73bn for 2025

28.02.2026

The revenue of Seplat Energy Plc for the 2025 financial year surged 144.2 per cent to $2.73bn (N4.14tn) compared to $1.12bn (N1.65tn) in 2024, reflecting what the company called a full year of contribution from its offshore assets. This was disclosed in its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025, filed with the...

Handling Voter Apathy In Nigerian Elections

28.02.2026

Voter apathy has become one of the most persistent challenges confronting Nigeria’s democracy. Despite the country’s return to civil rule in 1999, voter turnout in general elections has fluctuated and, in recent cycles, declined significantly. Millions of registered voters now choose to stay away from the polls, raising concerns about legitimacy, representation and the health...

S’South ADC Leaders Hold First Zonal Leadership Meeting

28.02.2026

In a development that could reshape the political architecture of the South-South ahead of the 2027 general elections, leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) convened their first-ever Zonal Leadership Meeting in Benin City, Edo State, on Friday. The strategic gathering was hosted by the National Leader of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, at his...

Make Your Campaigns Issue-Based, Oladele Tells Ogun Guber Aspirants

28.02.2026

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State and former Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission representing Ogun State, Hon. Kayode Oladele, has asked politicians and governorship aspirants to make their campaign issues-based. Oladele stated this, while backing the recent call by public affairs commentator and politician, Mr Segun Showunmi, urging...

Kano Warns Galadima Against Spreading False News About Gov Yusuf

28.02.2026

The Kano State Government has warned Engr. Buba Galadima, against the deliberate spread of misinformation capable of undermining public order or eroding trust in public institutions and instigating the public against Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf. “We call on commentators and political actors to act responsibly, verify facts, and refrain from sensational claims designed solely to...

REA Unveils 500 Electrification Projects in N170bn 2026 Budget

28.02.2026

The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has unveiled an ambitious plan to execute over 500 electrification projects in the 2026 fiscal year. The Managing Director of the agency, Dr Abba Aliyu, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the sidelines of the 2026 budget defence with the House Committee on Rural Electrification in Abuja on Friday. He...

Elections Are Won At Polling Units, Not In Abuja

28.02.2026

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has declared that electoral victories in Nigeria are determined at the grassroots, not at the national level. Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Friday, the Governor said elections are won at polling units and through local structures. “I...

Fuji Musician, Shanko Rashidi Loses Son

28.02.2026

Renowned Fuji musician Shanko Rasheed Atanda has taken to his social media page to announce the passing of his first son, Jamaldeen Atanda. at just 12 years old. The musician, who announced the passing of the 12-year-old boy on his Instagram page on Friday, February 27, expressed his deep sorrow at the loss. READ ALSO:...

Fintiri’s Defection To APC Testimony Of Tinubu’s Political Sagacity -Party Scribe

28.02.2026

…says opposition crying for loss of privileges, opportunities The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Ajibola Bashiru, has said that Friday’s defection of the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling party was a testimony to its acceptance. Ajibola, who spoke to newsmen...

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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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