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Rivers United suffered their first defeat of the 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) season on Sunday, losing 2-1 to Bendel Insurance at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City. Despite the setback, the Port Harcourt club retained top spot with 17 points and a goal difference of +10 after 10 matchdays. Rangers International and…
Nigeria is treating the reported Ebola case discovered in Abuja with its usual levity. Authorities should remember that if you fail to cut the sapling of an Iroko tree while it is young and allow it to grow rotund in size, it will someday demand unbearable ẹbọ (spiritual sacrifices) in its adulthood. Since 20 October,…
Nollywood actors are expected to gain additional opportunities to earn from their creative content through a new digital initiative by Bebuzee, a United States-based artificial intelligence-powered app recently launched in Nigeria. Bebuzee is an all-in-one “super app” developed by Bebuzee that integrates social media, video streaming, e-commerce, messaging, real estate, and digital payment services into…
Chief (Mrs) Oluwaremilekun Abeje Olowu, a lawyer, technocrat, retired civil servant and pioneer Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), reflects on her life, career, failed governorship ambition, the challenges women face in politics, her vision for Osun State and the importance of discipline, hard work and healthy living in this interview with TUNDE…
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The rising cost of meat in Lagos is putting pressure on butchers, with a kilogramme now selling for between N9,000 and N10,000, up from N7,000 to N7,500 about four months ago. The Lagos State Butchers Association attributed the increase to foreign exchange fluctuations, high transportation costs and losses incurred while moving cattle…
Death is a fact of life, no living thing exists forever, not even nature itself, for it is written that even the best and the brightest, shall pass to the Great Beyond, to become one with Nature and the Grand Architect, to be remembered on this side of the Divide, thereafter by their deeds. And…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans to upgrade the Ogun State Cooperative College to award National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates. Governor Abiodun made this known this midweek during the 2026 International Day of Cooperatives celebration organised by the Ogun State Cooperative Federation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Community…
More than four decades after becoming estranged from his father, Fatai Okoya has publicly appealed to billionaire industrialist Razaq Akanni Okoya for forgiveness and an opportunity to rebuild their relationship. Mr Fatai, who identifies himself as the Eleganza Group founder’s first child, appealed in an open letter that circulated online. He said the years they…
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement The management and staff of the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, have pledged continued support for the reform initiatives of the Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN, as he marks three years in office. The staff made the pledge during a visit to Mr Magaji in his office on Friday,…
Nollywood filmmaker Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen revealed that the Bakassi Boys arrested the distributor of his 2001 film, Issakaba, in Aba, Abia State, and confronted its lead actor, Sam Dede, over its portrayal of the vigilante group. Mr Imasuen said the group took issue with the film’s portrayal of its activities and questioned how the filmmakers…
