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Governor Umo Eno Celebrates Guinness Record Holder Hilda Baci During Uyo Courtesy Visit
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, hosted celebrity chef and Guinness World Record holder Hilda Baci at the Government House in Uyo on Wednesday. The governor praised the Akwa Ibom indigene for her bold, adventurous spirit and culinary achievements that have brought global honor to the state. During the visit, Governor Eno highlighted her journey as a powerful example of how courage and determination can shatter barriers. “I want to specially commend our very own, Hilda Baci, for her bold and adventurous spirit, which has contributed to her world record-breaking achievements and have brought honour to the State,” he…
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Burna Boy Named Headline Performer for Historic NFL Paris Game Halftime Show
Grammy Award-winning Afrobeats star Burna Boy will headline the halftime show at the 2026 NFL Paris Game. The historic matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints takes place on Sunday, October 25, at the Stade de France. Scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time (9:30 a.m. ET), the performance is a key highlight of the NFL’s 2026 international lineup. The league will stage seven halftime shows across seven countries and four continents throughout the season. The Nigerian singer expressed his excitement about returning to the iconic venue for the league’s inaugural game in France. “Paris gave me…
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ASUU declares indefinite strike in UNIPORT
The University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has declared an indefinite strike over the alleged failure to implement the Federal Government-ASUU agreement signed in December 2025. The branch chairperson, Professor Omeh Obasi Ngwoke, said the industrial action was also prompted by alleged illegalities within the institution. Ngwoke said the union had held several engagements with the university management and exercised patience in the hope that its outstanding salaries would be paid in full, in accordance with federal government directives. However, he stated that the union could no longer tolerate the continued non-payment…
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Tinubu’ll win presidency with 65 percent votes – Jibrin
Former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu will win the 2027 election with about 65 percent of the votes. Jibrin, who noted that 2023 is not 2027, said Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, APC, will win the upcoming presidential election by a wide margin. The former lawmaker spoke while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday night. He said, “In 2023, President Tinubu got 38 percent of the votes because of the nature of what happened at that time, but take it to the bank, the president will have nothing less…
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Stop deceiving Nigerians with sermons – Presidency blasts Peter Obi
The Presidency has once again taken a swipe at the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate Peter Obi. In a post on his verified X handle on Thursday, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, urged Obi to stop deceiving Nigerians with sermons. This comes against the backdrop of the Anambra State debt scandal, where Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s administration claimed that it was still repaying debt borrowed by Obi’s administration during his tenure as governor from 2006 to 2014. According to Onanuga, “The evidence is clear. If a small, homogenous state like Anambra could not…
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Lagos 2027: Rhodes-Vivour vows to campaign in Yoruba
Lagos governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said he will conduct his campaign in Yoruba ahead of the 2027 governorship election. Rhodes-Vivour made this known during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday. He was responding to questions about his inability to speak Yoruba, an issue that featured prominently in criticism of him during the 2023 campaign following an interview in which he said he did not “think in Yoruba.” The ADC candidate said he had taken steps since then to learn the language, noting that language and culture were important to his engagement with…
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Electricity: ‘Nigerians tell me to slow down the work I am doing, freezers are now freezing’ — Power minister
The Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, on Wednesday, September 16, said some Nigerians have asked him to “slow down” with the improvement in electricity supply because, according to him, their freezers now work continuously. While speaking at the commissioning of the 3-megawatt solar hybrid power project at Yakubu Gowon University, formerly University of Abuja, Tegbe said “Places that didn’t have light at all for three months are now having 18 hours light. Some areas called me to say, look, I should slow down, that everything in their freezer is freezing. That is what freezer is meant to do. Let it…
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2027 eligibility suit: Atiku gets order to serve Tinubu with court papers through APC
Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request by former Vice President and presidential candidate of African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, to serve court documents on President Bola Tinubu through his political party, the All Progressives Congress, APC. Justice Ekwo on Wednesday granted the request while ruling on an ex-parte application brought by Atiku in a suit he filed in his name and that of his party, the ADC, seeking to disqualify Tinubu from contesting the January 16, 2027 presidential election. Atiku’s lawyer, Omotayo Ojo, who held the brief of Silas Onu, had informed the court…
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2027: I never promised Tinubu I would join APC – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has disclosed that he never promised President Bola Tinubu that he would join the All Progressives Congress, APC. Wike explained that he only promised to support Tinubu’s reelection bid. The minister, who spoke on Arise Television’s Prime Time show, on Tuesday night, said, “I told them I would support the President right from the start. “I never told Mr. President I will join APC. Go and ask him. If I want to join APC, it’s not people like Hope who will tell me to join APC. “In fact, he is lucky I’m not…
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VeryDarkMan blasts Igbo traders over ‘Chinese must go’ protest
Social media activist, VeryDarkMan, has blasted some Igbo traders in Lagos State over their protest against Chinese traders, questioning their demand for the foreigners to leave the market. The traders had reportedly protested the presence of Chinese traders in some Lagos markets, claiming that the foreigners’ cheaper prices were affecting their businesses. Reacting to the protest, VeryDarkMan argued that Nigerian traders should focus on improving local production and manufacturing instead of calling for foreign competitors to leave. He said the traders were failing to keep pace with changes in the global business environment. “What these guys don’t understand is that…
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2027: Peter Obi responds to Wike’s claim that he’ll suffer if Tinubu loses election
Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi, has responded to a claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, who said he would be among the first politicians to suffer if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 general elections. Speaking during one of his media parleys, Wike said he would suffer the repercussions, especially from Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi. He reiterated his support for Tinubu’s re-election, insisting that he has no regrets over his political stance. However, dismissing the former Rivers State governor’s claim, Obi said he would not waste Nigeria’s time…
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Actor, Olu Jacobs dies at 84
Veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. According to TVC, the actor’s son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced his death in a post on Instagram on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, saying the family was grateful for his life and asking the public to respect their privacy. “It is with gratitude to God for a life well lived and fought, that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, grandfather and uncle. The Lion of Lufodo. “We call on all bloggers and social media influencers to respect our family’s…
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