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UPYOUWOMEN 2026: Expert Charges Women to Take Responsibility, Turn Purpose into Action
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:57:50 +0000

Funmi Ogundare  A transformational speaker, author and strategist, Ezinne Kufre-Ekanem, has called on women to take responsibility for their lives and translate their purpose, ideas and influence into tangible action.

Escravos: Ugborodo Urges NCDMB to Execute Navy Infrastructure Projects
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:47:02 +0000

Ugborodo Community Management Committee, UCMC, has urged the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, to urgently commence the execution of infrastructural projects earmarked for the Nigerian Navy Escravos Ship

Cybernovr Secures Global Information Security Certification
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:41:56 +0000

A leading cybersecurity company, Cybernovr Limited, has secured the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS), covering information security, governance, risk and compliance, and cyber resilience.The certification

AXP Unveils New Model to Address Nigeria’s Housing Deficit
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:25:37 +0000

AXP Africa Limited has unveiled a new housing model that brings developers, mortgage banks, employers, and other stakeholders into a coordinated process for homeownership, as it seeks to address Nigeria’s

Filmhouse Group Speaks on Fatal Incident at IMAX Cinemas in Lekki
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:25:17 +0000

Following the incident at IMAX Cinemas, Lekki, in the early hours of Saturday, where a man reportedly wielding a machete and knife stormed the premises, killing a security guard and

DSS Directs Counsel to Suspend Sowore’s Cybercrime Prosecution Until After 2027 Election
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:15:38 +0000

The Department of State Services (DSS) has directed its private counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, to take steps to seek an adjournment of the alleged cyber-bullying case against African Action Congress

Troops Repel Terrorist Attack in Kukawa, Kill Several
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:02:00 +0000

Linus Aleke in Abuja  The Nigerian military of the Joint Task Force North-East, Operation Hadin Kai, had successfully thwarted an attempt by Boko Haram terrorists to attack Kukawa town in

Tinubu Begins 3-Week Working Vacation, Leaves For London Sunday
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 11:44:58 +0000

.To retun to Nigeria after leave to join hectic campaign for his re-election Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the nation’s capital on Sunday for Europe

Late Lawal’s Son Backs Tinubu, AbdulRazaq
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:44:00 +0000

The son of former Kwara State Governor, Muhammad Alabi Lawal and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 election, Hakeem Oladimeji Lawal, has declared his loyalty to

Yari: Subsidy Can’t Return, Anyone Promising to Restore It is Deceiving Nigerians
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 03:01:53 +0000

Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Director General of the 2027 Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdulaziz Yari, has said any politician campaigning on a promise

Niger Junta Regains Control as Gunshots, Explosions Rock Presidential Palace, Airport in Failed Coup
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:59:01 +0000

*Report: Russia helps junta to retake military base Sunday Ehigiator Niger Republic’s ruling junta yesterday said that it “gradually took back control” after mutinying soldiers attacked key sites around the

DMO: FG Didn’t Pledge Oil Revenues, Strategic Assets as Collateral for $5bn Abu Dhabi Bank’s Facility
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:55:23 +0000

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The Debt Management Office (DMO) has explained that the federal government did not pledge oil revenues or strategic assets, such as ports or airports, as collateral

FG: Moody’s Change of Nigeria’s Outlook to Positive a Reflection of Positive Impact of Reforms
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:53:20 +0000

The federal government has welcomed Moody’s Ratings’ decision to revise Nigeria’s outlook from stable to positive while retaining the country’s long-term foreign- and local-currency ratings at B3. The decision, announced

Adeleke Issues Executive Order, Sets up Panel over Osun Killings
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:51:25 +0000

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has issued an Executive Order establishing a Coroner Inquest/Panel of Inquiry into the killings, shootings, injuries and violence reported at Naira and Kobo Junction, Motor

NPERA Act and Maritime Economy
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:37:07 +0000

NPERA has the potential to bring sanity to the maritime sector For more than four decades, Nigeria’s ports have carried the weight of a contradiction. Although they serve as the

Before Pointing at Governors, Abuja Must Lead
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 02:00:12 +0000

President Bola Tinubu’s challenge to governors to deploy rising revenues to projects that directly affect ordinary Nigerians is timely. However, the federal government must demonstrate the same discipline by prioritising

Rising Costs Threaten Nigerians’ Last Glass of Consolation
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:58:13 +0000

As soaring energy costs and rising taxes threaten another increase in beer prices, even the bottle in which many Nigerians drown their economic sorrows may soon drift beyond their reach,

Uzodimma’s Dual Mandate Dilemma
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:56:20 +0000

For Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the ambition to move from the executive arm of government to the legislature comes with a significant constitutional and political dilemma, as Section

It’s Time to Release Osun LG Allocations
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:53:10 +0000

 Now that Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has decisively defeated the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Munirudeen Oyebamiji, it is hoped that the federal government would

Governors’ Influence on the Civil Service
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:47:55 +0000

Since the return of democracy in 1999, political leaders have continued to weaken the civil service by eroding institutional discipline, promoting political patronage, truncating career progression and replacing merit with

Ola Aina Gets 7.0 Rating as He Inspires  Nottingham Forest to 2-2 Draw at Liverpool
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:28:12 +0000

Nottingham Forest twice took the lead at Anfield yesterday before eventually settling for a 2-2 draw against Liverpool, with Super Eagles wing-back Ola Aina turning in a 7-rated shift.  Dan

Lookman on Target in Atletico Madrid’s 3-1 Win Over Sevilla 
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:26:39 +0000

Super  Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman was on target yesterday as Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla 3-1 in one if the Week 2 matches of the Spanish  LaLiga.  Atletico made a fast start, taking

Willis Ikedum: Refining Nollywood
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:25:00 +0000

Vanessa Obioha writes that award-winning Nollywood filmmaker Willis Ikedum has built his career around asking questions, challenging conventions and refusing  to accept that things cannot be done differently.  It’s been

East African Athletes Top 2nd Enugu City Int’l Marathon, 
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:24:43 +0000

as Gov Mbah Vows to Make State Africa’s Sporting Capital Athletes from Kenya and Ethiopia have won the prime prizes in the 42km category as the Enugu City International Festival

How Four-week Summer Camp is Redefining 
Sun, 30 Aug 2026 01:22:27 +0000

Grassroots Sports with Nathaniel Idowu Foundation The morning sun fought its way through the persistent haze of Ajegunle, casting a warm golden glow over the New Maracana Sports Complex in