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Spotify Names Davido, Omah Lay’s Hit Most Shared Nigerian Song

16.12.2025

American-born Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido and Omah Lay’s collaboration, “With You”, topped Spotify’s list of the most shared Nigerian songs in 2025. Spotify, in its 2025 Wrapped data for Nigeria, said the track emerged as the most forwarded and reposted song across private and public digital spaces. This report underscores how...

NIS: Smugglers Now Use Encrypted Messaging Apps, Collaborate With Criminal Gangs

16.12.2025

…deploys tech, others along land, air, sea borders The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said on Monday that smugglers now use encrypted messaging applications, and other sophisticated platforms to further their criminal activities across the nation’s borders. Consequently, the Service said measures have been deployed, including enhanced surveillance across land, air, and sea borders, to address...

Corruption Allegations: Reps Summon Dangote, NMDPRA CEO

16.12.2025

The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) has invited the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the CEO of Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Alhaji Faruk Ahmed, to appear before it following allegations and counter allegations by the duo. Dangote had on Sunday levelled allegations...

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16.12.2025

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Ex-Military Chief Questions Circumstances Of General’s Killing By ISWAP

16.12.2025

Major Gen. Ishola Williams is shocked that the Nigerian Army does not have encrypted communication systems such as walkie-talkies in 2025. The retired Army signals officer said this in reaction to the killing of Brig.-Gen. Musa Uba by Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters in Borno State last month. The hoodlums said they...

Ooni Of Ife Installs President Mahama As Aare Atayeto Oodua

16.12.2025

The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi yesterday conferred the prestigious traditional title of Aare Atayeto Oodua of the Source on Ghana’s President, John Mahama. The installation, which took place at the monarch’s palace in Ile-Ife, is part of the activities marking the Ooni’s 10th coronation anniversary. The event was witnessed by traditional rulers, business...

Malami To EFCC Chair: Rescue Yourself, You Can’t Investigate Me

16.12.2025

Erstwhile Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami yesterday protested against his detention by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Malami, who said his detention is politically motivated, accused the EFCC Chairman Ola Olukayode of pursuing a vendetta against him, asked the agency chief to rescue himself from his investigation...

Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Drops In 8th Consecutive Month, Now 14%

16.12.2025

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) known as inflation, further eased down to 14.45% in November 2025, from the October 2025 figure of 16.05%, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed yesterday in its monthly inflation data for November 2025. The current reduction in headline inflation showed a decrease of 1.6% compared to the previous month. On...

Osun 2026: Oyetola Assures Of APC’s Unity, Rallies Support For Oyebamiji

16.12.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has assured that members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State are fully united and firmly behind the party’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the state governorship election scheduled for 8 August 2026. Dr Oyetola, who is also the leader of...

Tinubu Happy With PAP’s Scholarship Scheme, Says Otuaro

16.12.2025

The Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dr Dennis Otuaro, has said President Bola Tinubu is happy with the significant achievements recorded by the agency in the Niger Delta in about two years. He spoke at the flag-off of the fourth batch of the two-day “Leadership, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Mediation Training for PAP...

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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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