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Gov AbdulRazaq Excited As $35m Chinese Investments Take Off In Kwara

28.01.2026

Kwara State has recorded at least two foreign investments worth $35m, underscoring Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s drive for industrialisation and economic growth in the state. Sun Qing Rong, team lead of ER-KANG Company Limited, said the firm has concluded and flagged off its $20m lithium factory, aligning with the government’s policy to grow value addition and...

Nkechi Blessing Issues Public Apology To Imisi After Question

28.01.2026

Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, has publicly apologised to Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10 winner, Imisi, following a question she asked at the reality star’s birthday celebration that triggered widespread criticism online. Imisi marked her 24th birthday on Tuesday, January 27, with an elaborate party attended by several celebrities and entertainment figures. Among those celebrities...

Nigeria, US Security Alliances’ll Tackle Terrorism, Says Tinubu

28.01.2026

President Bola Tinubu has said the joint military cooperation between Nigeria and the United States of America (USA) is purely a military pact aimed at tackling terrorism and keeping Nigerians safe. Speaking during the 4th International Conference of the Centre of Islamic Civilisation and Interfaith Dialogue of the Bayero University (BUK), Kano, to honour the...

Nigeria-Based Suppliers Secure World Bank-Financed Contracts Worth $2.5bn

28.01.2026

IFC facilitates $5bn investments Nigeria-based suppliers were awarded more than 6,800 World Bank–financed contracts, with a total value of $2.5 billion in the last five years, while the private sector arm of the Multilateral Development Bank (MDB), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), mobilised about $5 billion investment into the country last year. This was disclosed...

Ilaje Communities Kick Against Renaming Olokola Free Trade Zone

28.01.2026

The oil-producing communities of Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have kicked against the renaming of Olokola Free Trade Zone by both the Federal and Ogun State governments. The communities under the auspices of Egbe Omo Ilaje Worldwide said any attempt to cede and rename Olokola Free Trade Zone which belonged to the state...

Gov Yusuf Severed Ties With Kwankwaso Three Months Into His

28.01.2026

Buba Galadima, the secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party’s Board of Trustees, has revealed that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State disassociated from his political benefactor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, long before he publicly declared his move to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Galadima noted that Yusuf’s decision to form alliance with the APC and...

Bayelsa Athletes Confident Of Retaining Niger Delta Games Crown

28.01.2026

Bayelsa State, the surprise winner of the inaugural Niger Delta Games in Uyo, is confident of retaining its top position at the 2nd edition scheduled to hold in Benin, Edo State. At the first edition, Bayelsa edged Delta State by a single gold medal to finish top of the medals table with 46 gold, 29...

Why 2026 Will Be Nigeria’s Economic Standout Year – IMPI

28.01.2026

The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has projected a strong economic performance for Nigeria in 2026, attributing the outlook to a new economic model introduced by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Omoniyi Akinsiju, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja, the think tank...

Kogi Govt, Telecom Firms, NSCDC Agree On Framework To Protect Infrastructure

28.01.2026

The Kogi State Government has taken decisive steps to address recurring disputes with telecommunication companies over the laying of fibre-optic cables and the protection of telecom infrastructure across the state. To resolve these issues and prevent future confrontations, the State Commissioner for Works, Engr. Mohammed Ahovi Yusuf, who also chairs the Government’s Infrastructure Team, convened...

Phyna Reacts After Being Turned Away from Imisi’s Birthday Party

28.01.2026

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 7 winner, Josephina Otabor, better known as Phyna, has taken to her social media page to react following an awkward incident at the birthday celebration of Season 10 winner, Imisi, held on Tuesday, January 27. New Telegraph gathered that the former BBNaija housemate was reportedly stopped at the venue’s entrance, a...

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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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