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I’m Working Towards Being Perfect As Jesus

11.04.2026

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has sparked social media conversation after opening up about her personal relationship with God and her views on religion. Speaking during a recent livestream with Jarvis, the singer explained that while her faith is strong, her spiritual journey goes beyond simply attending church services....

Tobi Makinde Breaks Silence On Fallout With Funke Akindele

11.04.2026

Nollywood actor, Tobi Makinde, has finally addressed the swirling rumours about a supposed fallout between him and prolific Nigerian filmmaker Funke Akindele. Speaking during a recent BBC interview, the actor dismissed the speculation, pointing fingers at social media for creating narratives that don’t exist. According to the actor, there’s no drama behind the scenes. Makinde stressed...

2027: AMG Seeks Students’ Support For Tinubu’s Re-election

11.04.2026

A group campaigning for the reelection of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ondo State, the Asiwaju Mandate Group (AMG), has appealed to students of tertiary institutions in the state to support the reelection of President Tinubu to ensure continuity of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). The Director General of AMG, Asiwaju Muyiwa Asagunla, told...

Expert Warns African Leaders Against Reliance On Russian Mercenaries

11.04.2026

Retired Kenyan, Colonel Seth Sheva, has delivered a scathing assessment of Russia’s Africa Corps, declaring that the much-feared mercenaries are failing to secure the African countries that pay them despite their reputation for extreme violence. In a statement, Sheva argued that “for all their swagger, intimidating appearance and reputation for extreme violence, the Africa Corps...

Mid-Cap Stocks Lead As Top 10 Equities Drive N312.9bn Gain In Q1 2026

11.04.2026

Nigeria’s equities market opened 2026 on a strong footing, with mid-cap and growth-oriented stocks dominating the top gainers’ chart and delivering a combined N312.9 billion increase in the first quarter. The performance showed sustained investor appetite for fundamentally sound counters amid improving market conditions. The rally in the top 10 equities aligns with the broader...

UN Report: Nigeria, Others Face Sharper Growth Slowdown Amid M’East Conflict

11.04.2026

Nigeria and other African economies face the risk of a sharper growth slowdown this year following the war in the Middle East, with prolonged disruption to trade, energy and fertiliser supplies threatening to ripple across the continent. The report by two United Nations (UN) agencies; the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank, said...

US Inflation Soars To All Time High Since 2022 Amid Escalating Iran War

11.04.2026

Headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows that consumer prices in March saw the largest monthly gain since 2022 as the US-Israel war against Iran sent gas prices skyrocketing past $4 a gallon. Besides, inflation clocked in 3.3 per cent higher than a year ago while rising 0.9 per cent on a monthly basis in a...

Insecurity: Court Jails 386 Terrorists In 4 Days

11.04.2026

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital has convicted a total of 386 terrorists put on trial by the Federal Government in the last four days. The convicted terrorists were sentenced to various jail terms ranging from five years to life imprisonment based on the gravity of the charges brought by the...

…Imprisons Senatorial Candidate 10 Years For Selling Petrol To Boko Haram

11.04.2026

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the nation’s capital yesterday sentenced a 2015 senatorial candidate in Borno State, Hon. Babagana Habeeb to 10 years imprisonment for selling petroleum to members of Boko Harams sect in the state. The politician was convicted by Justice Peter Odo Lifu on a lone count charge of aiding and...

2027: Not Having Credible Opposition On The Ballot, Dangerous For Democracy

11.04.2026

Prominent Nigerians have weighed in into the worrisome drift of the country towards a one party rule ahead of the forthcoming general elections scheduled to hold in the first quarters of 2027 with a call on all stakeholders, particularly the President Bola Tinubu led government, to allow plurality of choice available to Nigerians. This is...

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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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