Speed Darlington Threatens to Fight Burna Boy
Nigerian singer Speed Darlington has said he would physically confront Burna Boy if they meet,…
Speed Darlington Threatens to Fight Burna Boy
Nigerian singer Speed Darlington has said he would physically confront Burna Boy if they meet, while also expressing interest in facing him in a boxing match. Music artiste Speed Darlington has said he would fight fellow Nigerian musician Burna Boy if they meet. Speaking during a recent interview with Yanga FM Lagos, Speed Darlington said…
Shifting Powers in Washington
A decade after their initial Mar-a-Lago summit, Washington and Beijing engage in high-level talks shaped by $1.2 trillion in trade surplus, critical mineral control, and advancing AI self-reliance. When the motorcade clears Washington’s avenues this week, the Chinese leadership steps out to meet the United States presidency under fundamentally transformed geopolitics. Nearly a decade ago,…
Lokpobiri Defends Petrol Costs Against Foreign Benchmarks
Nigeria still sells petrol cheaper than the United States, Ghana, and South Africa despite the pain that deregulation inflicts on domestic households, according to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Heineken Lokpobiri. Speaking on television on Tuesday night, Mr Lokpobiri placed the average domestic retail pump price at 1,430 naira per litre, contrasting that level…
Bloodshed in KwaMakhutha
Eleven people, including a pregnant woman, were killed when three gunmen stormed a township house party near Durban, highlighting South Africa’s worsening illegal arms crisis and police enforcement struggles. A social gathering inside a residential home in KwaMakhutha township, located approximately 30 kilometres south of Durban along South Africa’s eastern coast, turned into a scene…
$800m Decision Advances Long-Delayed Ima Gas Project
Discovered in 1973, the offshore Ima gas resource has reached a final investment decision. The government says the $800 million project could eventually supply Nigeria LNG Limited. A gas discovery that has remained undeveloped since 1973 has reached a new investment milestone. President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday welcomed a final investment decision worth $800 million…
Domestic Investors Drive 90% of NGX Trades
Nigerian asset managers and domestic households took absolute control of the trading floor at the Nigerian Exchange Limited during the first eight months of 2026. Local buyers accounted for 89.8 per cent of total equities trades valued at 13.2 trillion naira between January and August, according to the latest Domestic and Foreign Portfolio Participation report….
Four Miners Killed as Plateau Pit Collapses
Four informal miners, including three women and a man named Mallam Fahad Aliyu, died on Tuesday afternoon when an unstable tin excavation pit collapsed on them in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State. The accident occurred around twenty past two along a riverbank in the Tangur community, trapping the workers beneath several tonnes…
NMDPRA Approves Huge Petrol Imports Amid Dangote Feud
Nigeria has cleared six oil traders to ship 830,000 metric tonnes of petrol into the country for the final quarter of the year. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority issued the permits on 18 September, allocating cargo rights to Matrix Energy, A.A. Rano, AYM Shafa, NIPCO, Pinnacle Oil, and Bono Energy. The approved…
Super Eagles Begin Final Preparations for AFCON Qualifiers
Twenty-three players joined head coach Éric Chelle on the grass at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Tuesday evening. The session launched Nigeria’s qualifying run for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Captain Wilfred Ndidi and winger Samuel Chukwueze arrived in camp shortly before drills began, bringing the squad close to full strength…
Nigeria Hits 79% Financial Inclusion, EFInA Reports
Nearly four in five Nigerian adults now use a financial product, yet three-quarters remain financially broke. The ninth Access to Financial Services in Nigeria survey, released in Abuja by Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement on Tuesday, revealed that national financial inclusion reached 79% in 2026. That figure represents roughly 94.2 million adults, while formal inclusion…