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Golden Penny Foods Rewards Over 10,000 Consumers At 65th Anniversary Promo

08.01.2026

Golden Penny Foods, the iconic brand of FMN, has wrapped up its 65th Anniversary Buy & Win National Consumer Promotion, positively impacting the lives of over 10,000 consumers nationwide. The three-month initiative delivered prizes valued at more than N4 billion, a gesture of gratitude that brought smiles to loyal customers who have supported the brand...

Gender Advocate, Osasu Igbinedion Among Africa’s 100 Most Impactful People

08.01.2026

Founder of TOS Foundation Africa and Chief Executive Officer of the TOS Group of Companies, Chief (Mrs) Osasu Igbinedion-Ogwuche, has been named by Ranks Africa as one of Africa’s 100 Most Impactful People in 2025. Over the past year, IgbinedionOgwuche has worked to strengthen Nigeria’s democratic process, particularly through her leadership on the Reserved Seats...

Man City Title Charge Suffers Pushback After Brighton Draw

08.01.2026

Manchester City’s Premier League title push suffered another setback on Wednesday night as they were held to a 1–1 draw by Brighton, with manager Pep Guardiola lamenting his side’s inability to convert chances. City took the lead in the first half when Erling Haaland calmly converted from the penalty spot after sustained pressure from the...

Adekunle Gold, Simi Welcome Twin

08.01.2026

Popular Nigerian musicians Adekunle Gold and Simisola Kosoko, better known as Simi have welcomed twins, delighting fans and colleagues across the entertainment industry with the joyful news. Adekunle Gold, whose real name is Adekunle Kosoko, shared the announcement on Wednesday, January 7, via his Snapchat account. Expressing gratitude, the singer revealed that what began as...

Arsenal’s Title Charge Receives Boost As Villa Draws Palace

08.01.2026

Arsenal’s Premier League title ambitions received a timely boost on Wednesday night after Aston Villa were held to a goalless draw by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Unai Emery’s side went into the fixture hoping to close the gap on the league leaders, but the stalemate saw Villa drop valuable points and fail to capitalise...

Fubara Sacked 10,000 Youths Employed By My Govt, Says Wike

08.01.2026

The immediate past Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday accused Governor Siminalayi Fubara of sacking 10,000 youths employed by his government. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) made the allegation in Ahoada when he led the Renewed Hope Family on a “thank you” visit to the Ahoada East Local Government Area. Wike also...

33 Underage Girls Rescued, Arrested As Police Bust Anambra Child Trafficking Cartel

08.01.2026

Anambra Police Command has bursted an alleged Child Trafficking Cartel at Aguleri town in Anambra State rescuing 33 underaged girls and arrested one suspect. According to the statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the bursting of the cartel was on the account of information by members of the public who had...

Insecurity Pushes Food Prices Up In Benue Markets

08.01.2026

Prices of staple food items and livestock have continued to command higher rates, even as there have been steady supplies of the products in the markets by the farmers. A survey of some of the markets carried out yesterday showed that grains, legumes and cash crops remain expensive, thereby reflecting ongoing pressure on household food...

Oil Firm Achieves 10m LTI-Free Man-Hours Across Operations

08.01.2026

Aradel Holdings Plc, a leading indigenous integrated energy company, has announced that it achieved a significant operational safety milestone of 10 million man-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) across its operations as of 21st, December 2025. According to a statement yesterday, the achievement spans all Aradel subsidiaries and was recorded during a period of expanded...

Gombe PDP Lawmakers Defect To APC

08.01.2026

Two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers in the Gombe State House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), further strengthening the ruling party’s dominance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gabriel Fushison and Malon Nimrod-Yari were formally received into the APC by Governor Inuwa Yahaya. Fushison represents Kaltungo West Constituency,...

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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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