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Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy Lead 2026 Headies Nominations
Nigerian music stars Davido, Wizkid and Burna Boy have secured multiple nominations for the 18th Headies Awards, with the organisers unveiling the nominees...
Benin-Ore Road Is Blocked, Traders Are Stranded for Days, Yet Tinubu and Umahi Are Pouring Billions Into Coastal Highway Nobody Is Using
The Benin-Ore Expressway is one of Nigeria’s most vital economic corridors. It is the lifeline that connects the South-West to the South-South and...
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele Says FG Won’t Publish Spending Details of $5bn FAB Loan, Insists There Is Nothing Special About It
The federal government will not publish a specific breakdown of how funds accessed under its $5 billion financing facility with First Abu Dhabi...
Kangimi Dam Cracks Worsen Under Tinubu After Years of Warnings and Neglect by Past Governments
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency has raised an urgent alarm over structural cracks at the Kangimi Dam in Kaduna State, warning that...
Burna Boy, Tems Earn 2026 MTV VMAs Nominations as Best Afrobeats Category Is Dropped
Nigerian music stars Burna Boy and Tems have secured nominations at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), with Burna Boy receiving two...
Gusau Begs FIFA to Save NFF as Government Moves to Sack Board Over String of Failures
NFF President Ibrahim Musa Gusau has written to FIFA, appealing to the world football governing body to stop the Nigerian government from sacking...
US Judge Rejects Tinubu’s Bid to Delay Release of DOJ Drug Files, Sets August 21 Deadline
A United States federal judge has rejected President Bola Tinubu’s request for a 10-day extension in the legal battle over the release of...
Angelique Kidjo Becomes First African Musician to Receive Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
Five-time Grammy winner Angelique Kidjo has made history as the first African musician and first Black African to receive a star on the...
Tinubu’s IPPIS Was Meant to Kill Ghost Workers, Instead It Paid N941 Million to People Who Don’t Exist
President Bola Tinubu approved a comprehensive audit of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) that uncovered 908 ghost workers across at...
Ghana and Russia Sign First Visa Waiver Agreement Since Bilateral Relations Began in 1958
Ghana and Russia have signed their first-ever visa waiver agreement, covering holders of diplomatic and service passports, a development that marks a significant...
Tinubu Spends Trillions on Coastal Highway While Ayetoro Sinks Into the Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is swallowing Ayetoro, a fishing community of about 10,000 people in Ondo State, at an average rate of 15 metres...
Mahama Orders Payment for Ghana’s Crude Oil in Cedis to Ease Pressure on Local Currency
Ghana’s President John Mahama has ordered a review of the dollar payment system for crude oil sales, directing that local refineries should pay...