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Edo Assembly Speaker reveals reason for resignation
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned from his position amid reported moves by lawmakers to remove him from office.
17 August 2026
Edo Assembly Speaker reveals reason for resignation
The Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has resigned from his position amid reported moves by lawmakers to remove him from office.
17 August 2026
Osun election: NDC hails Adeleke, faults Tinubu endorsement
17th August 2026
I spend ₦551m monthly on bills — Pastor Tobi Adegboyega
17th August 2026
Ranching: MBF warns against land grabbing in Middle Belt
17th August 2026
Nigerian Newspapers: Major stories on Monday morning
17th August 2026
Why APC lost Osun election — Farouk Aliyu
17th August 2026
Edo: Vandal bags two-year jail term for transformer theft
17th August 2026
Kebbi: Woman arrested in over alleged abduction of newborn
17th August 2026
Wike slashes C-of-O waiting time as FCT processes 26,272 titles
16th August 2026
Calabar: Otu, Otti, Obong celebrate PCN at 180
16th August 2026
Nigeria inflation rate dips to 15.43% in July from June’s 15.91%
17th August 2026
Plateau pit collapse: Alake warns illegal miners, woos investors
17th August 2026
AI disruption: 9m Nigerian jobs may disappear by 2030 –Experts
17th August 2026
Investors eye bigger dividends as cement earnings hit N3.9trn
17th August 2026
FCMB raises FastCash loan limit to N500,000
17th August 2026
TAJBank posts N31.5bn profit before tax, approves higher dividend
17th August 2026

‘I still pay royalties to my brother’ — Okocha on famous nickname
Super Eagles legend Augustine ‘Jay-Jay’ Okocha has revealed that his famous nickname, which became a defining part of his football identity, actually came from his elder brother, a connection he jokingly says still earns his brother “royalties.” Okocha explained that the name began in the neighbourhood where he grew up, where several boys were called […]
17th August 2026

Mali retain FIBA U18 Women’s AfroBasket title, beat Nigeria 77–68
Mali defeated Nigeria 77–68 on Sunday to retain the FIBA U18 Women's AfroBasket 2026 title, handing Nigeria back-to-back final defeats to the same opponent.
17th August 2026

WAFCON 2026: Cameroon thrash Malawi to secure historic first title
Cameroon defeated Malawi 3-0 in the final of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) on Sunday to claim their first-ever continental title.
17th August 2026

There is no doubt that spending so much on debt servicing will threaten Nigeria’s fiscal stability. With a 60 per cent debt-service-to-revenue ratio and over N15 trillion committed to debt servicing in 2026, representing 53.7 per cent of federal revenue this year, Nigeria is walking a tightrope as public gross debt consumes about 36 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). These are signs that Nigeria is not making significant progress in fiscal transparency. The high debt service costs are narrowing and draining fiscal space for critical infrastructure such as healthcare, education and other development priorities.
17th August 2026

Addressing shortage of doctors and nurses in Nigeria
The recent revelation by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State that the state has shortage of about 40,000 doctors and about 40,000 nurses has further underlined the gravity of the…
16th August 2026

INEC and demilitarisation of elections
As the 2027 general election is fast approaching, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan, has stated that only the police will be deployed to…
15th August 2026
Why Afrobeats artistes shouldn’t always cater to fans’ taste – Rema
17th August 2026
Nigerian politics is evil, I want no part of it – Davido
17th August 2026
BBNaija 11: Neche quits reality show voluntarily
17th August 2026
Hayden Panettiere: Hollywood actress dies at 36
17th August 2026
BBNaija S11: Kamsy evicted from reality show
16th August 2026
I became a pole dancer to survive — BBNaija’s Mercedes opens up
16th August 2026
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