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Month: July 2026

UBA Business Series enlists M.I Abaga, Chowdeck CEO, Egunjobi to speak on innovation, African Startups

Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to host the latest edition of its quarterly UBA Business Series, turning the spotlight on how businesses can transform everyday customer feedback into technology that answers Africa’s real needs,  Scheduled for Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 11:00 a.m. (WAT), the event, themed “Building for Africa’s Realities:…

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Actress Omotunde Ogundimu reveals battle with cervical cancer, solicits financial help

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotunde Ogundimu, has cried out over her battle with cervical cancer. The actress made the revelation on Tuesday during an interview with her colleague, Biola Adebayo, on the Talk to B podcast. Speaking about her secret battle with cancer since 2025, the actress, who revealed she is a single mother of three, also said…

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Oriire abduction: Children were beaten, teachers chained — Alamu, Principal

***Says: We were forced to trek through forest at night  ***lThey ate cocoyam, noodles, drank from a waterfall for 56 days —Victims’ relative  By Evelyn Usman & Adeola Badru IBADAN— THE principal bducted alongside teachers, students and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Mrs Racheal Alamu, yesterday, recounted the harrowing 56-day ordeal in captivity, revealing that children were…

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How Police uncovered fictitious PFIPC —Document

•Adeyemi writes open letter to Tinubu By Ebunoluwa Sessou A police interim investigation report has revealed how operatives uncovered an alleged forgery and impersonation syndicate built around a fictitious government agency, known as the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, following a petition from the Office of the Chief of Staff to the President. The report,…

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Atiku, Obi excited as FG suspends planned increase in WAEC, NECO registration fees

•Nigeria not a lab for policy experiments — Atiku •Suspension of hike in fees, victory for the people — Peter Obi By Joseph Erunke, Omeiza Ajayi & Elizabeth Osayande Former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress, ADC, counterpart, Peter Obi, in the 2027 elections yesterday,…

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Naira depreciates to N1,420/$ in parallel market

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,420 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,406 per dollar last weekend. But the naira appreciated to N1,380.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market,  NFEM . Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira fell…

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ADC’s fortunes in limbo:  A-Court affirms order barring INEC from recognising Mark’s leadership

***Awards N10m cost against party ***Judgment won’t affect ADC candidates, party insists ***Atiku heads to S’Court, alleges forged INEC documents over ‘fake’ nomination upload By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Omeiza Ajayi & Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — In a split decision of two-to-one, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja yesterday affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National…

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NCDC condemns Benue attacks, demands swift justice for perpetrators

The North Central Development Commission (NCDC) has expressed profound grief and concern over the reported attacks on the Otukpo-Nobi and Akpachi-Ugboju communities in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State. The attacks resulted in the tragic loss of lives and the destruction of homes and other valuable property. The Managing Director of the NCDC, Dr…

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NPFL: John Joshua set for Nasarawa United exit

John Joshua is on the verge of completing a move away from Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Nasarawa United. Joshua and the Solid Miners are yet to agreement on a new contract. The midfielder played a crucial role in the club’s fifth place finish in the NPFL last season. Nasarawa United also reached the…

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After 56 days in captivity our children may not return to schools — Oriire parents

By Adeola Badru, IBADAN The traumatic experience of spending 56 days in captivity has left many parents and relatives of pupils abducted from schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State reluctant to send their children back to the affected schools, despite their successful rescue. Read Also: Oriire Schoolchildren: How arrest of kidnappers’ family members…

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