…former Boko Haram members into society, and ensure that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry are, instead, arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law. The resolutions followed a motion of urgent national importance on escalating attacks, abductions and killings of serving and retired military personnel, spon…

A Performance Studies PhD candidate at Northwestern University in the United States, Olabanke Goriola, has said skin bleaching among Nigerian women is driven by childhood conditioning that equates lighter skin with better treatment. She said the practice is not vanity but a response to psychological wounds inflicted lo…

…clarity about the situation. ‎ ‎However, her friend confessed that she found her husband had been paying another woman’s rent. ‎ ‎ ‎ Lady Seeks Clarity About Friend’s Situation ‎ ‎Seeking clarity about her friend’s situation, she stated, “Now, she doesn’t know what to do. Should she confront him first or end their marr…

…– PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday tasked the leadership of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to intensify efforts to mobilise and deploy the continent’s vast human, financial and natural resources for the collective economic advancement of Africans, stressing that Africa’s drive to industrialisation cannot…

…and diplomatic support, including visa facilitation; and the opening of multiple bank accounts in the names of purported government agencies using allegedly forged documents." The statement added that President Tinubu directed the ICPC to investigate not only the activities of the principal suspect and his collaborator…

…on LMFAO’s 2011 song ‘Party Rock Anthem,’ died at the age of 37. Lauren’s female group band, G.R.L, confirmed her death in an Instagram post on Monday. In the tribute, the group expressed their sadness over the singer’s death, describing her as someone whose kindness and energy touched many people. “We share with deep…

…everything you are saying is bullshit." The lady demanded compensation for the disturbance, insisting that if he truly wanted to make it up to her, he should send ₦100,000 to her account before she would be willing to listen to anything he had to say. She added that without the money, any explanation he offered would b…

Olympics: IOC provisionally lifts ban on Russian athletes who could be allowed to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Games A ban on Russian athletes competing at the Olympics has been provisionally lifted by the International Olympic Committee; Russian athletes could compete at LA Olympics in 2028; IOC says it stands with…

…of the association. According to the NBA, the purported directives included the disbandment of the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association, postponement of the election of national officers, termination of the appointment of the current election service provider, establishment of a caretaker committee to co…

The third prosecution witness in the trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over the alleged unlawful acquisition of a 753-unit housing estate in Abuja, on Monday admitted that he had no direct dealings with the former apex bank chief. The witness, Richard Agulu, a former Zenith Bank…

…($15) monthly instead of buying it outright. It has also introduced lower-priced broadband packages, including a 50GB monthly plan costing KES 1,300 ($10), widening its appeal beyond affluent early adopters. Those price cuts have helped Starlink gain customers in rural areas where fibre networks remain scarce, while al…

…Olympic Games in Los Angeles. However, the IOC, meeting in Lausanne, kept in place the ban on the Russian national anthem being played and the flag being displayed, for the time being, but stipulated returning Russian athletes would have to pass “multiple” doping tests before being allowed to participate. The accompany…

…the state as part of efforts to enforce planning regulations and promote orderly urban development. The Director-General of KANGIS, Dr. Dalhatu Aliyu Sani, disclosed this on Monday while leading members of the Committee on the Identification of Illegal Structures during an enforcement operation at Kundila along Zaria R…

…with sharp social commentary, Telepepe brings a refreshing change of pace without abandoning the EP’s core message. Arguably the most melodic record on Break Time, the song finds Falz in his element, riding a vibrant, danceable rhythm with effortless charisma and infectious energy. What makes Telepepe stand out is its…

…(2 millions de FCFA), l’institution peut contourner entièrement les exigences de la banque centrale et de compte commercial. Les candidats passent par un outil de scoring de crédit en ligne développé en interne, avec des fonds décaissés — et des remboursements collectés — via les portefeuilles mobile money Orange Money…

…Big Cabal Media CEO Tomiwa Aladekomo (left) during an interview at Delta40 A HoneyCoin banner at the mixer. A section of attendees at the mixer at Delta40 A section of attendees at the mixer at Delta40 A section of attendees at the mixer at Delta40 Sam Mbugua – Portfolio director at Delta40 A section of attendees at th…

…in 2026, according to GTCO's annual report. The expansion comes as Nigeria’s largest banks race to build merchant infrastructure once dominated by fintechs such as Moniepoint, OPay, and PalmPay. After watching these fintechs turn their PoS networks into engines for payments and customer acquisition, lenders are now inv…

England have called up Emmanuel Iyogun and Chandler Cunningham-South to replace Cadan Murley and Beno Obano, both of whom suffered injuries in the 45-21 defeat to South Africa in Johannesburg.

…sector to repatriate one of its most valuable assets: data. Under a sweeping Central Bank directive, banks, fintechs, and payment companies must move their transactional data from overseas cloud servers to data centres inside Nigeria by January 1, 2027. The mandate sets in motion one of the country’s largest cloud migr…

It began with threats of US visa bans on a swathe of African nations. Then Washington started to scatter migrants from all over the world to various corners of the continent, often with cash sweeteners for their governments. Cambodian Pheap Rom, 43, ended up in a notorious high-security prison in tiny Eswatini, which i…

…calculated to portray Gbajabiamila as corrupt, dishonest, criminally culpable, morally bankrupt, administratively incompetent, a murderer and unfit to hold public office. Among the allegations identified in the letter were claims that the Chief of Staff demanded 48 per cent of the alleged take-off grant of an organisat…

Kenyan police said they would not allow a planned march in Nairobi on Tuesday to mark an annual day of protest, with heavy security deployments disrupting traffic. Demonstrations have traditionally been held on July 7 to commemorate the day in 1990 when Kenyans rose up to demand a return to multi-party democracy after …

…the government cracks down on illegal gambling during the World Cup. Online gambling is banned in the communist country, but lucrative illegal operations abound prompting periodic clampdowns especially during international sporting events. The raids in late June targeted two rings with an "exceptionally large scale of…

…pattern that changed the course of his life. He had been reading about Nigeria’s biggest banking chief executives and business leaders, trying to understand how they built companies that stretched beyond the country’s borders. He kept noticing one detail: nearly all of them had spent part of their lives abroad. Some ha…

…Eyewitnesses told Arewa PUNCH that the incident happened in the two villages of Mararraban Gwadaro and Tashan Bako, in Rafi Local Government Area of the state where fighting has continued to rage over land dispute. Our correspondent learnt that trouble started on June 29 at about 11.30 pm at Godoro village, when suspec…