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Osimhen, Lookman Arrive in South Africa for 2026 World Cup Qualifier

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As Nigeria gets ready for Friday’s pivotal 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lesotho, at least 17 Super Eagles players, including star forwards Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman, have arrived in Polokwane, South Africa. A day after the backroom personnel and technical crew arrived to formally establish the team’s facility, the players arrived at camp on Tuesday. William Troost-Ekong, Wilfred Ndidi, Bruno Onyemaechi, Terem Moffi, Moses Simon, Calvin Bassey, Alex Iwobi, Samuel Chukwueze, Frank Onyeka, and Tolu Arokodare are among those who have already arrived at the camp. Goalkeepers…

Tinubu to Name New INEC Chairman This Week in 2027 Countdown

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Following the conclusion of his second and final term as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, President Bola Tinubu formally accepted Professor Mahmood Yakubu’s resignation. The President will appoint Yakubu’s successor following the Council of State meeting in Abuja on Thursday, after presenting the list of candidates for the coveted position of number one electoral umpire. On Tuesday, Yakubu turned over the reins to May Agbamuche-Mbu, a seasoned legal expert who has taken over as acting chairman until a substantive successor is appointed. In appreciation of his service, the…

World Bank Dismisses Nigeria’s Single-Digit Inflation Goal as Unrealistic

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The Federal Government’s goal of short-term, single-digit inflation is unrealistic, according to the World Bank, which also cautions that Nigeria is still one of the few African nations experiencing high consumer price inflation. Nigeria, along with Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Sudan, Zambia, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Zimbabwe, is expected to maintain double-digit inflation rates through 2025, according to the Bank’s most recent Africa’s Pulse report, which was made public on Tuesday. According to the report, Nigeria is still an anomaly because of enduring structural issues like currency depreciation, high…

Minister Nnaji Quits Amid Corruption and Misconduct Allegations

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Amid scandals involving his academic records and claims of certificate fabrication, Geoffrey Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a letter to the President on Tuesday, Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his retirement while thanking him for the chance to serve. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, following some allegations against him,” said Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a…

Nigeria Eyes China for $2bn Funding to Fix Power Grid

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To address Nigeria’s long-standing power supply issues, the Federal Government is in advanced negotiations with China’s Export-Import Bank for a $2 billion loan to construct a new electrical super grid. The proposed grid project, according to Bloomberg, intends to improve electricity transmission throughout the country’s eastern and western regions, which are home to the majority of industrial consumers. “The project is part of efforts to decentralise power generation and encourage heavy energy users who left the national grid due to its unreliability to reconnect,” said Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power,…

Tinubu’s Aide Slams US Lawmaker Over Critical Comments on Nigeria

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U.S. Congressman Riley Moore has come under fire from President Bola Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, for his recent remarks claiming that Christians in Nigeria are persecuted. Dada, who goes by Daddy D.O. on X, labelled the U.S. legislator “ignorant” about Nigeria’s religious reality in a post published on the site on Tuesday. Dada wrote, “First of all, Congressman Riley, you are as ignorant as Ted Cruz about Nigeria, if not more so.” “No faith is under siege, no community is excluded,” he continued, emphasising that Nigeria…

Tacha Gets Emotional as She Returns to Her First One-Room Apartment

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In Nkpor, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, reality TV personality Natasha Akide, better known by her stage name Tacha, has visited her old one-room flat where she claims her life’s journey started. Fans enthusiastically applauded Tacha as she strolled through the well-known streets of the busy district in a now-circulating video. She engaged with the local children and made small talk with the elderly residents. The tenement-style compound was packed with people, as shown in the video. She also reconnected with her childhood hairstylist during the visit, who introduced her to…

PENGASSAN Fires Back at Shettima Over His Defence of Dangote

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Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks denouncing its industrial action over a dispute with the Dangote refinery have drawn criticism from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. On Monday, PENGASSAN informed the media that if its members were fired once more, it would adopt the same course of action. During a protest in Kaduna, some people accused PENGASSAN of trying to damage the Dangote refinery. Due to claims that the Dangote refinery fired 800 employees who joined the union, PENGASSAN closed vital oil and gas facilities last…

Historic Victory: Sightsavers and Kaduna Mark End of Trachoma

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As it formally concluded the Trachoma Trichiasis Intervention Program on Monday, the Kaduna State Government commemorated a significant public health achievement: the successful eradication of one of the state’s primary preventable causes of blindness. Sightsavers’ Country Coordinator for Trachoma, Dr. Teyil Wamyil Mshelia, spoke at the close-out ceremony in Kaduna and called the accomplishment “a collective victory achieved through years of collaboration among government agencies, partners, and local communities.” She says Kaduna has a particular place in Sightsavers’ history since it was one of the initial locations where the group…

Oshiomhole Allowed ‘Hate, Fear’ of Atiku to Consume Him, Former Aide Claims

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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s media assistant Paul Ibe has responded to Senator Adams Oshiomhole of Edo North about his recent remarks. Tinubu’s choice to travel to Plateau State to attend the mother’s funeral of Nentawe Yilwatda, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, was denounced by Atiku on Saturday. He claimed that rather of visiting victims and offering comfort to towns devastated by insecurity, Tinubu went to a social gathering in the North-Central state. But after Atiku criticised President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Plateau State, Oshiomhole attacked him…