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Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund Eyes Partnership With Dangote Group

11.05.2026

The President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has held a high-level meeting with Nicolai Tangen, the Chief Executive Officer of Norges Bank Investment Management, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund manager, overseeing assets valued at approximately $1.9 trillion. A statement yesterday also said that at the meeting, the Norwegian investment institution expressed strong interest...

Arrest Perpetrators, Adeleke Directs Police

11.05.2026

In the wake of fresh attacks on Accord and public properties across Osogbo, the Osun State capital, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the State Police Command to arrest documented thugs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before the public resorts to self-help. Reacting to the latest attacks, which extend beyond billboard vandalisation to destruction of...

Sanwo-Olu Congratulates Afenifere Leader, Fasoranti, At 100

11.05.2026

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has congratulated elder statesman and leader of Afenifere, Reuben Fasoranti, on his 100th birth anniversary. Sanwo-Olu, who is also Chairman of the SouthWest Governors Forum, described Fasoranti as a committed leader and one of the surviving disciples of late Chief Obafemi Awolowo. The governor, in a statement issued yesterday in...

Gov Adeleke Summons Emergency Security Council Meeting

11.05.2026

In view of the latest attacks and destruction of public properties by suspected political thugs, Governor Ademola Adeleke has summoned an emergency security council meeting to put an end to the untoward development. The meeting, according to a statement signed by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, to be held on Monday at the Governor’s office,...

There Was Conscious Effort To Make People Run Away From ADC –Umeh

11.05.2026

Victor Umeh is the senator representing Anambra Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly. In this interview, he speaks on his defection to the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) and the broader challenges facing opposition coalition politics ahead of the 2027 general election, among other issues. EVINCE UHUREBOR reports There are reports that you’ve resigned from...

Power-Play Ahead Of 11th NASS

11.05.2026

Furore Over Amendment To Senate Standing Orders CHUKWU DAVID reports on the early scheming in the Senate for leadership positions in the 11th Senate, following amendments on some provisions of the Senate Standing Orders The 10th Senate witnessed serious tension and rancour last week, following what is generally seen as controversial and self-serving amendments on...

Benfica Reveals Mourinho Price Tag For Real Madrid

11.05.2026

Jose Mourinho’s long-rumoured return to Real Madrid is reportedly gathering momentum, with Benfica said to have outlined the amount required for the Portuguese tactician to leave the club. Reports indicated that Real Madrid’s interest in Mourinho has intensified as the Spanish giants prepare for major changes following an underwhelming domestic season. With pressure mounting at...

Don Jazzy Names ‘Johnny Drille Nigeria’s Most-Complete Musician

11.05.2026

The Chief Executive Director of Mavins Record, Michael Collins Ajereh, better known as Don Jazzy, has named Johnny Drille as the most complete musician in today’s Nigerian music scene. Speaking on the Crea8torium podcast, Don Jazzy said Drille’s strength lies in his ability to write, produce, sing, and perform at the same level across both...

Ilebaye’s Father Reveals Why He Assaulted Daughter

11.05.2026

The father of former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) All Stars winner, Ilebaye Odiniya, Emmanuel Odiniya, has explained why he assaulted the reality TV star in a viral video that surfaced on social media. In a Facebook post on Sunday by Kogi-based journalist, Jeremiah Promise Enemona Ocheme, Ilebaye’s father claimed he was provoked before allegedly assaulting...

APGA To Disqualify Aspirants Without Original Certificates, Voter’s Cards

11.05.2026

There is growing panic among aspirants for the State and National Assembly tickets of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) following the directive that those without originals of their documents would not be admitted into the National Headquarters of the party in Abuja for screening. At the moment, aspirants likely to be affected by this...

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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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