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Big Brother Naija is, arguably, the biggest reality television show in Africa. The show has produced some of the biggest stars in the entertainment industry and has given platforms to many people who leverage the popularity of the platform. Every year, since its establishment in 2006…Read More

President Bola Tinubu has officially presented Vice President Kashim Shettima with a certificate confirming his nomination as the All Progressives Congress (APC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 presidential election. The presentation followed the APC’s confirmation of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate for the next general election. The event became public on Thursday after the President’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, shared a video on his social media pages showing Shettima arriving at the venue, exchanging brief remarks with Tinubu and receiving the certificate. Sharing the video, Dada wrote: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu presents certificate to Vice President Kashim Shettima as…

Proceeds from looted gold and gum arabic are being used by warring parties in Sudan to fund the war, the UN human rights office has verified. A new OHCHR report described gum arabic and gold sales as “a major revenue source” for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The authors decry how the wealth of the embattled nation has become a tool to undermine human rights and exacerbate conflict, causing pain and suffering on a colossal scale. Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, is harvested from the stems and branches of the acacia tree…

Former Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has named Santos forward Neymar as the player he would have loved to coach. Guardiola has managed several football icons, including Lionel Messi, Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne. However, the Spaniard missed the opportunity to manage Neymar at Barcelona because he left Camp Nou in 2012, a year before the Brazilian arrived at the club in 2013. According to OKX (via City Xtra), Guardiola said he wished he had coached Neymar. Recommended “Always, I would have loved, as a manager, to coach Neymar,” Guardiola said. “Seeing his grace, his beauty,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued fresh guidelines on how licensed Bureau de Change, BDC, operators can purchase foreign exchange. The guidelines, signed by the CBN’s Director of the Trade and Exchange Department, Aderinola Shonekan, were issued in a circular dated July 15, 2026. According to the apex bank, the guidelines provide regulatory guidance and operational modalities to facilitate the seamless implementation of the framework and support sustained liquidity in the retail segment of the foreign exchange market. To facilitate the implementation of the guidelines, the CBN announced an electronic portal to enhance interaction between BDC operators and…

There was slight drama in the Senate on Thursday as Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Adams Oshiomhole disagreed over the confirmation of Professor Abayomi Fasina as a non-career ambassadorial designate amid sexual harassment allegations against him. The disagreement arose when Oshiomhole argued that endorsing a nominee facing sexual harassment allegations would send the wrong message, particularly to Nigerian women. “Nigerian women have brought to the attention of this Senate that the professor in question has been accused by two women, not just orally, and these issues are pending before different courts. I think the general view is that nobody says he…

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has withdrawn three applications filed in his ongoing corruption case after his new lawyer apologised to the Kaduna State High Court. At Wednesday’s hearing before Justice Darius Khobo, El-Rufai’s lawyer, Paul Erokoro, SAN, asked the court for permission to withdraw the earlier applications and said he had filed a fresh one. Erokoro, who recently took over the case, admitted that the previous applications were too confrontational. He apologised to the court, saying the pending applications were “combative in nature.” Recommended He added that he could not adopt some of the language used in the applications…

Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu has been a source of concern for Trabzonspor over the past week due to his fitness, and fresh updates have now emerged, Soccernet.ng reports. ​The Nigerian forward won the Süper Lig Golden Boot last season after netting 22 goals in 30 appearances…Read More

Super Eagles of Nigeria could be in line for a return to Lagos following the major facelift of the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Surulere, Soccernet.ng reports. The Lagos State-owned facility has undergone significant rehabilitation ahead of the inaugural National Intermediate Sports Festival, EKO 2026, with the work giving the stadium a noticeably different appearance…Read More

Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is expected to announce Nigeria’s squad for the upcoming 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau this week, Soccernet.ng reports. However, the Nigeria Football Federation has yet to confirm an exact date for the squad announcement as preparations intensify for the Super Eagles’ opening qualifier against [……Read More