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Burna Boy Returns to Stade de France for NFL’s French Debut

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Burna Boy is returning to the Stade de France, months after making African music history at the Paris landmark, but this time the Nigerian star will share the spotlight with one of America’s biggest sporting events. The Grammy-winning singer has been selected as the halftime headliner for the National Football League’s first regular-season game in...

Cardiff Hotels Feel Joshua-Fury Effect Before Fight Is Confirmed

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Cardiff is already experiencing the commercial ripple effect of a potential Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury showdown, with hotels around the Principality Stadium reportedly filling up even though the blockbuster heavyweight bout has yet to receive final confirmation. December 11 has emerged as the preferred date for the proposed all-British encounter, with the fight potentially taking place...

Amusan Closes 2026 Campaign With $35,000 Podium Payday

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Tobi Amusan ended her 2026 season with another podium appearance and a $35,000 prize after finishing second in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Athlos meeting in London on Friday. The Nigerian narrowly missed the top spot at StoneX Stadium, crossing the line in 12.51 seconds, just 0.01 behind American Alaysha Johnson, who secured the...

Lagos Theatre Festival Opens Stage to Global Productions, Young Nigerian Performers

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The 2026 Lagos International Theatre Festival will bring productions from four countries to Lagos in November, while giving emerging Nigerian performers and students space alongside established theatre practitioners. According to information released by the festival organisers, the event will hold on November 14 and 15 at the MUSON Centre under the theme, “The Masks We...

Sheeran’s Philadelphia Concert Faces Protests, Fallout Over Macklemore’s Exit

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Ed Sheeran’s return to Philadelphia is taking place against the backdrop of a growing controversy over the removal of rapper Macklemore from the singer’s US tour, with political expression and the limits of artists’ freedom becoming central to the dispute. Sheeran is due to perform at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, but the concert follows...

Eno Orders Appointment Letters For 4,000 Civil Service Recruits, Approves 2,000 More Teachers

adminSeptember 19, 2026

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has approved the recruitment of an additional 2,000 teachers while directing the immediate issuance of appointment letters to 4,000 successful candidates from the state’s recent civil service recruitment exercise. The approvals were announced on Friday when the governor received the report of the recruitment exercise from the Civil...

US, Denmark Agree To Expand American Military Footprint In Greenland

adminSeptember 19, 2026

The United States is set to significantly expand its military presence in Greenland under a new security agreement reached with Denmark and the autonomous territory, shifting Washington’s long-running push for control of the Arctic island toward a permanent defence arrangement. President Donald Trump announced the agreement on Friday, saying it would give the US enduring...

Police Rescue Two As Speedboat Sinks In Akwa Ibom

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Idongesit Ashameri, Uyo Two persons were rescued by the Akwa Ibom State Police Marine Team after a speedboat conveying goods from Oron towards Cameroon sank along the Ibaka waterways in Mbo Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Akwa Ibom State Command, DSP Timfon John, disclosed this in a statement...

DASAC Invalidates Previous Starter Pack Registrations, Orders Fresh Exercise

adminSeptember 18, 2026

The Dakkada Skills Acquisition Centre (DASAC) has cancelled all previous registrations for its starter-pack programme, directing graduands and alumni of Cohorts 001, 002 and 003 to undergo a fresh registration on a newly introduced platform. The management of the centre, in a notice issued to affected graduands and alumni, said registrations made on the former...

Old Oil Palm Trees Keep Farmers Poor, Solidaridad Says

adminSeptember 18, 2026

Idara Jerome, Uyo Thousands of smallholder oil palm farmers may remain trapped in low productivity and poor income unless ageing plantations are replaced with improved planting materials, Solidaridad Nigeria has said. The organisation’s Programme Manager, Ernest Ita, said many farmers were still cultivating oil palm trees inherited from previous generations, with some plantations containing trees...

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Burna Boy Returns to Stade de France for NFL’s French Debut

Cardiff Hotels Feel Joshua-Fury Effect Before Fight Is Confirmed

Amusan Closes 2026 Campaign With $35,000 Podium Payday

Lagos Theatre Festival Opens Stage to Global Productions, Young Nigerian Performers

Sheeran’s Philadelphia Concert Faces Protests, Fallout Over Macklemore’s Exit

Eno Orders Appointment Letters For 4,000 Civil Service Recruits, Approves 2,000 More Teachers

US, Denmark Agree To Expand American Military Footprint In Greenland

Police Rescue Two As Speedboat Sinks In Akwa Ibom

DASAC Invalidates Previous Starter Pack Registrations, Orders Fresh Exercise

Old Oil Palm Trees Keep Farmers Poor, Solidaridad Says

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