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Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc releases its 2025 revenue report, posting a N381bn profit, a 68% increase from the previous year, driven by strong income growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/stanbic-reports-n381bn-revenue/

Super Eagles coach Eric Chelle praises Tochukwu Nnadi’s transfer to Marseille, highlighting the midfielder’s power, speed, and potential as a ‘real gem’. Read More: https://punchng.com/chelle-rates-nnadi-highly-after-marseille-move/

Wema Bank Plc reports a massive 124% jump in profit to N193.19bn for the 2025 financial year, driven by strong growth in assets and interest income. Read More: https://punchng.com/wema-bank-sees-profit-jump-124-to-n193bn/

“… Joseph Oughourlian, owner of Racing Club de Lens, was responding to a question from The Athletic about what it would mean for Lens — a city in northern France with a population of just 35,000 — to pip Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title. With 20 matches played in Ligue 1, and 14 remaining, […]

Thursday's local events: Boys basketball: Branson vs San Rafael, 7:30 p.m., Dominican; Terra Linda at Marin Catholic, 7:30 p.m., Kentfield; Redwood at Novato, 7:30 p.m., Novato HS; San Marin at Archie Williams, 7:30 p.m., San Anselmo

Discover the constitutional reasons why alleged coup plotters in Nigeria cannot be tried by a military tribunal and must face a civilian court. Read More: https://punchng.com/why-coup-plotters-cannot-be-tried-in-a-military-tribunal/

Sanju Samson's fate sealed? Job's not finished with T20 World Cup 2026 in sight

ABD'nin İran'a saldırı düzenleyip düzenlemeyeceği tartışmaları sürerken Netanyahu'nun, güvenlik kabinesini 5 Şubat'ta toplayacağı bildirildi.

Thirty years after her assassination, the quest for Kudirat Abiola’s justice ends as the Supreme Court dismisses the case due to state negligence. Read More: https://punchng.com/kudirat-abiola-the-state-walks-away-from-justice/

LAFD firefighters freed the 45-year-old man from under the truck, and paramedics transported him to a local trauma center.

Irvington BART station progress stays halted as local officials express disappointment in transit agency's reluctance to apply for funding

Discover how CBN reforms and rising oil prices are transforming Nigeria’s foreign exchange market, strengthening the naira, and boosting external reserves. Read More: https://punchng.com/cbn-reforms-rising-oil-prices-lift-fx-fortunes/

Sterling Financial Holdings reports a 23.8% dip in Q4 2025 income to N16.34bn, driven by rising credit loss expenses and operating costs. Read More: https://punchng.com/sterlings-q4-income-dips-to-n16-34bn/

The board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will vote this week to confirm Kathryn Garcia as the executive director and Jean Roehrenbeck as the deputy executive director of the agency.

The first new restaurant from Giovanni Pilu and Marilyn Annecchini since they launched Pilu at Freshwater 22 years ago.

The Chicago Bulls front office has been the most active in the NBA over the last four days. This is a sentence that many fans in Chicago never would’ve expected to become reality after the last decade of relatively quiet deadline activity, and Arturas Karnisovas proving time and time again to be stingy around the […]

Planners are gearing up for safety upgrades for bicyclists and pedestrians on a stretch between Remillard Park in Larkspur and the Interstate 580 overcrossing at Andersen Drive in San Rafael.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Coronation Merchant Bank outlines its strategy to become a leading African bank, leveraging its resilience and growth. Read More: https://punchng.com/coronation-merchant-bank-seeks-african-prominence-at-10/

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will issue an open banking roadmap within three months to address technical gaps and enhance the country’s fintech ecosys Read More: https://punchng.com/open-banking-roadmap-coming-in-three-months-cbn/