Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

The 3rd Delta State Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summer Camp has concluded in Asaba, leaving behind a powerful message: every child, regardless of ability or background, deserves the opportunity to learn, participate, dream and thrive. The 2026 edition was deliberately held in honour of the First Lady of Delta State, Her Excellency, Deaconess Tobore Oborevwori, recognising her commitment to children and her interventions supporting vulnerable children and children with special needs. The initiative brought children together for an immersive learning experience designed to move the Sustainable Development Goals beyond the classroom and allow participants to encounter leadership, governance, health, technology,…

At the signing of Peace Accord in Abuja.  Presidential candidates and national chairmen of major political parties on Tuesday signed the first National Peace Accord ahead of the 2027 general elections in Abuja. The accord was signed on behalf of President Bola Tinubu by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, alongside the All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, and Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress signed the accord in person. Other parties that participated in the signing ceremony, organised by the National Peace Committee,…

File: US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz a “new US territory” in a social media post, escalating his comments over control of the strategic waterway amid the ongoing conflict with Iran. Trump on Tuesday shared a map graphic on Truth Social, a social media platform he owns, labelling the Strait of Hormuz a “NEW U.S. Territory”. The same graphic was also posted by the official White House account on X. The image shows a blue-highlighted map of the strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, with a circle around…

Elegbede Abiodun Ogogo is a famous figure in the Yoruba film industry, known for his decades-long career on screen. The Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) president Bolaji Amusan, popularly called Mr Latin, alongside actors Odunlade Adekola, Muyiwa Ademola, Toyin Abraham and Bimbo Oshin, and others, shared separate posts urging Nigerians to connect the family with cancer specialists and credible treatment options. Mr Latin, who shared a video from Ogogo’s daughter, wrote, “We appeal to everyone to support Uncle Taiwo Hassan Ogogo, who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. We urgently need qualified medical professionals…

INEC Chairman, Professor Joash Amupitan. The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will deploy approximately 1.4 million ad hoc personnel across more than 176,000 polling units nationwide for the 2027 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this on Tuesday during a meeting with the International Republican Institute’s Pre-Election Assessment Mission delegation led by former United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Jendayi Frazier, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Amupitan said the scale of the deployment reflected the enormous logistical operation required to conduct the 2027 elections. He said, “In 2027, INEC will deploy a…

Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido. “I’m not going to apologise. I didn’t do anything wrong. I was just telling people of the state the results their governor has,” Davido said.  Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has said he will not apologise to Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, over his social media post displaying the governor’s alleged West African Examinations Council result. Davido said he did nothing wrong by sharing the result, insisting that he was merely informing people of Edo State about the academic record of their governor. The singer stated this in an…

Next Cash & Carry, one of Abuja’s popular shopping destinations, has officially reopened its venue to the public nearly five years after it was shut down following a devastating fire incident. The retail outlet, located along Ahmadu Bello Way in the Jahi/Kado area of Abuja, was forced to close after a major fire burned parts of the facility in December 2021. Its reopening has been welcomed by customers and residents who had come to associate the store with shopping, household supplies and other retail services. The reopening also marks the return of a familiar commercial landmark to the Abuja retail…

File: Super Falcons The Super Falcons will have a new technical crew in place before they resume their 2028 Women’s Olympic qualifying campaign in October, Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, has hinted. On Monday, the Nigeria Football Federation asked the technical crew, led by coach Justine Madugu, to step down following the team’s disappointing campaign at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. Nigeria suffered their earliest-ever exit at the tournament after losing 1-0 to Cameroon in the quarter-finals, subsequently missed out on automatic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup before a 2-1…

Airtel Africa Plc has formally announced the purchase and planned cancellation of 927,133 of its ordinary shares, acquired between 10 and 14 August 2026, as part of its ongoing share buyback initiative. Executed through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, the transactions took place across several major trading venues, including the London Stock Exchange, BATS Europe, CHI-X Europe, Aquis Exchange, and Turquoise. Across the five-day trading period, share prices ranged from a low of 323.00 GBp to a high of 329.60 GBp. The transaction volume varied throughout the week, opening with 499,275 shares purchased on Monday at a volume-weighted average price of…

Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest lender by assets, is considering taking a stake in Nigerian fintech company OPay ahead of the company’s proposed initial public offering in the United States. The South African banking group has held preliminary discussions over a possible investment in the SoftBank-backed payments company, according to Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter. The talks are still at an early stage and may not result in a transaction. The size of the potential investment and the percentage stake being considered have not been disclosed. Standard Bank and OPay have also not confirmed that an agreement is…