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Top Most popular online games in Nigeria

Online mobile gaming in Nigeria has rapidly evolved into a multi-million-naira industry, captivating the country’s youth and becoming one of the leading forms of...

Nigerian stock market reversed losses by 0.31 per cent, recording N279 billion gain for investors

The stock market reversed losses by 0.31 per cent on Thursday, recording N279 billion gain for investors. This is coming after four consecutive sessions of losses. The...

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola increases stake in First HoldCo by N2.01bn

Femi Otedola, a significant shareholder and chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has increased its stake in the company with the acquisition of additional 64,878,668 million shares valued at N2,011,238,708. FBN Holdings...

A 30-year-old man, Mutawakilu Ibrahim, has been arrested for killing his grandparents over food

A 30-year-old man, Mutawakilu Ibrahim, has been arrested by the Kano State Police Command for allegedly stabbing his grandparents to death during a heated...

The Ring Heavyweight Rankings and Nigeria’s Efe Ajagba

Nigerian heavyweight boxer Efe Ajagba has entered the global elite, securing a spot among the top 10 fighters in the world in the latest...

In Ibadan, housewife docked for allegedly threatening to kill ex-husband

A 38-year-old housewife, Temitayo Adefioye, was on Thursday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly threatening to kill her former husband. Adefioye, whose...

Lagos Government demolishes over 19 buildings at Trade Fair Plaza

Lagos Government demolishes over 19 buildings at Trade Fair Plaza. The demolition exercise was carried out under heavy security, with a convoy of trucks from...

Child kidnapper burnt alive in Delta

A lady accused of kidnapping a child in Agbarho community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, was burnt alive by an irate...

FBI places N14m reward for information leading to the arrest of a Nigerian man

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a reward of up to $10,000 (about N14m) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Nigerian...

One of the Psquare brother, Paul has vowed to go after a lady who accused him of rape on social media

Nigerian singer, Rudeboy of the P Square brothers, Paul Okoye, has vowed to go after a lady who accused him of rape on social...

Billionaire, Abdul Samad Rabiu, predicts the naira will strengthen to between N1,300 to the dollar

Billionaire businessman, Abdul Samad Rabiu, president of BUA Group, has predicted that the naira will strengthen to between ?1,300 and ?1,400 to the dollar...

10 Things to know about Late Billionaire Industrialist, Olorogun Oscar Ibru 

Nigerian billionaire businessman and industrialist Mr Oskar Ibru has passed away at the age of 67. Mr Ibru, who was a central figure in Nigeria’s...

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“No Victor, No Vanquished” — Angbazo calls for unity after Nasarawa ADC Governorship Primary win

LAFIA — Retired General Nuhu Angbazo has emerged victorious from the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship primaries in Nasarawa State, calling on all party faithful to sheathe their swords and rally behind a common vision for the state's development. In a press statement issued shortly after his victory...

Lazarus Angbazo: The Countries that will lead the AI Economy are being decided right Now — By Their PowerGrids

Nigeria has enough installed generation to power a mid-sized country. The grid delivers less than half of it. Around the world, the race to build AI-ready power infrastructure is already underway — and the decisions African governments and investors make in the next eighteen months will determine...

Cheta Nwanze: Failed visa Marriages

by Cheta Nwanze The 1990 film Green Card told a relatively innocent story: a French immigrant and an American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can stay in the US. They barely know each other. They hope never to see each other again after the deal...

Digital Marketing for Attorneys

In the competitive landscape of legal services, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys are finding themselves overshadowed by competitors who dominate online visibility. The root of this issue lies in the digital presence that many firms lack. While traditional word-of-mouth referrals still hold value, the digital age...

Lazarus Angbazo: The global power industry is leaving Africa behind

 Dr. Lazarus AngbazoThe nascent AI revolution is not just driving electricity consumption and massive demand for additional capacity—it is reshaping how power is built, maintained, and delivered. For Africa, the real risk is no longer just insufficient capacity—it is also losing control and ability to manage the capacity it...

Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku: The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its cuisine, not its people. It is its airport. That threshold, the space between the jet bridge and the city beyond, tells you everything a nation believes about itself...

Dr. Lazarus Angbazo: Why a fractured world strengthens the case for African Infrastructure

How inflation, energy insecurity, power scarcity, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping the risk-return case for African infrastructure By Dr. Lazarus Angbazo At a recent global infrastructure summit, the prevailing mood among institutional investors was unmistakable. Faced with surging capital requirements for energy transition, grid expansion, and digital infrastructure in Europe and...

Aliko Dangote to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering to raise $5 billion from investors

Nigeria’s biggest local investor, Aliko Dangote, is moving ahead with plans to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering, as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals prepares to raise up to $5 billion from investors. The share sale is expected to open as early as May, with...

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting 656 critical power assets across 14 states in 2025 alone and keeping up the pace in early 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) data showed the haul included 152 generators and 504 batteries stolen from...

Paul Yirenkyi: A call for Caution Needed, President Tinubu and the INEC-ADC Crisis

I have seen enough cycles of tension and resolution to recognise when restraint must prevail over confrontation. The current standoff between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is one such moment. In early April 2026, INEC withdrew recognition of the Senator...

Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened

10 months until the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened. Although no fewer than 21 political parties have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to participate in the polls, developments within the parties, including internal crises, litigations and other destabilising factors, may...

Power shortages weaken Nigeria’s business activity 

Nigeria’s business environment continued to expand in March 2026 but slowed as rising input costs and power supply deficits weighed on performance, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The report indicates that the Current Business Performance Index declined...