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Nigeria Should Focus On Tourism For Economic Recovery

11.03.2026

Nigeria’s quest for economic diversification has increasingly turned attention to tourism and travel as viable engines of growth. Adegbaju Olufunmilayo Esther, a seasoned travel and customer service professional whose career spans ticketing, tour operations and executive leadership, has said that the sector holds far greater potential than it is currently delivering. Her experience offers not...

Atletico Madrid Thrash Tottenham 5-2 As Tudor Gamble Backfires

11.03.2026

Tottenham Hotspur’s season hit a desperate new low as goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky was taken off after only 17 minutes in a humbling Champions League capitulation at Atletico Madrid. Kinsky twice lost his footing to gift goals to Marcos Llorente and Julian Alvarez, after which he was taken off by interim head coach Igor Tudor, in...

FG Knows Every Terrorist By Name, Location

11.03.2026

Kaduna-based Islamic scholar, Abubakar Gumi, has alleged that the Federal Government is aware of the identities and locations of terrorists operating across the country. The cleric made the claim during a recent interview with DRTV, which began trending yesterday. Gumi was reacting to accusations that he personally knows and regularly interacts with terrorists and bandits...

France Launches Art X Impact Campaign To Promote Women’s Rights

11.03.2026

The Embassy of France in Nigeria has launched the Art X Impact campaign to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026, using art as a platform to promote women’s rights and gender equality across Nigeria. Announced in Lagos on March 11, the campaign is a hybrid artistic celebration spanning 16 states and bringing together local artists,...

Kunle Afolayan Cries Out Over Incur Expenses Of N11m

11.03.2026

Ace Nigerian actor and filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has taken to his social media page to lament, saying the current hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol or fuel, has made it difficult for him to run his business. According to the celebrated movie director, his operations now incur expenses of...

Osimhen Powers Galasataray Into UCL RO 16

11.03.2026

Bayern Munich scored thrice in each half to dismantle Atalanta 6-1 in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) encounter in Bergamo, Italy, on Tuesday evening. Michael Olise scored a brace, with further goals from Josip Stanisic, Serge Gnabry, Nicholas Jackson and Jamal Musiala. Mario Pasalic scored Atalanta’s consolation goal. With Harry Kane only fit enough for the bench...

Yamal’s Late Penalty Helped Barcelona Force 1-1 Draw

11.03.2026

Spanish winger, Lamine Yamal, on Tuesday, rescued a draw for Barcelona with a 96th-minute penalty to deny Newcastle United a famous win in the Champions League. Newcastle looked to have taken control of the first leg of their last-16 tie when Harvey Barnes fired the hosts in front with a first-time finish late on. But Barcelona...

Improved Local Refining Cuts Nigeria’s Petrol Import By 60% To N769bn

11.03.2026

Daily consumption falls to 56.9ml Dangote Refinery slashes price to N1,075 Nigeria has reduced Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) importation from Europe by 60 per cent to N769 billion in one month. Findings revealed that 1.9 billion litres of petrol worth N1.99 trillion was shipped in December 2025, as against only 40 per cent or 769...

Court Slams N1m Fine On Kano Govt

11.03.2026

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Kano and hearing the case of former commissioners’ suit on vehicles retrieval, has awarded N200,000 costs against the Kano State Government in each of the five sister cases and adjourned the matter to April 28, 2026, for hearing. The court adjourned further hearing in the suits filed by...

My Father Fought Well To Stay Alive, Says Onigbinde’s Son

11.03.2026

Oyekunle, the last child of the late ex-Nigeria coach Festus Onigbinde, has said though his father was sick, he fought well to stay alive. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan yesterday, Oyekunle, who described his father as a generous person who cared for all, said his death, on Monday,...

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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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