In the early hours of Thursday, 8 September, workers carrying out manual demolition on a two-storey building in the Aboru area of Lagos found themselves fighting for their lives when the structure gave way beneath them. The collapse occurred at…
At 10:44 p.m. on Monday, 7 September 2026, the 330kV Kainji–Birnin Kebbi transmission line tripped. Engineers attempted to restore it at 11:07 p.m., but the line tripped a second time, signalling something more serious than a routine fault. The Transmission…
The strike that caught management off guard On Monday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), declared an indefinite strike. The lecturers said their reason was straightforward: they had not received their complete…
Two of Nigeria’s most celebrated strikers spent their playing careers chasing goals with very different styles. In retirement, they have channelled that same competitive drive into building business empires — and the contrast between their approaches is just as striking…
Word reached Kano on Tuesday the way such news always does — quietly at first, then with a weight that settles over an entire community. Alhaji Shehu Kabiru Bayero, the District Head of Dorayi and holder of the traditional title…
Victor Osimhen will not be on the pitch when Galatasaray travel to Lisbon for their UEFA Champions League fixture against Sporting, and his absence is no small matter. The Nigerian striker is one of the most dangerous forwards in European…
A first class degree from a British university. Eleven years without a job. That is the reality Oguejiofor Jonathan Okwudiri Jnr laid bare in a single post on X, and Nigeria took notice. The Nigerian graduate, posting under the handle…
The Announcement The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has put residents and businesses across several parts of the Nigerian capital on notice: expect power interruptions for up to two weeks, beginning 3 September 2026. The company issued a public notice…
Super Eagles winger Femi Azeez has signed for Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion in a deal worth up to £15 million — and he has been candid about exactly what convinced him to make the leap from the…
What happened? On Tuesday, 1 September, the Akwa Ibom State Government published a Facebook post describing Senate President Godswill Akpabio as the “Acting President of Nigeria”. The post appeared during the state government’s official livestream of a reception ceremony for…