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… Africa accounts for 94% of the total $3.18 billion …Increasing hardship is fueling a surge in lending in the telecommunications sector Daud Olatunji Mobile phone users in Nigeria and other emerging markets borrowed airtime worth $3.18 billion (about 4.61 trillion naira) in 2025, underscoring the growing reliance on short-term digital loans amid worsening economic conditions. This was revealed in …

The United States and Iran have reached a historic peace deal to end nearly four months of escalating military confrontation, with both nations agreeing to immediately cease hostilities and begin a gradual diplomatic process that could reshape security and economic stability across the Middle East. US President Donald Trump announced the breakthrough on Sunday, declaring that military operations between the …

African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the tragic death of retired Major General Abubakar Rabe while in captivity of bandits, describing the incident as a damning indictment of the failure of the Federal Government to secure the lives of Nigerians. Atiku, in a statement released by his press office on …

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian inmates held in Ethiopian penitentiaries that his administration has not abandoned them, following the signing of a prisoner transfer agreement between the two countries. The assurance was given on his behalf by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, during a visit to Nigerian inmates at Aba Samuel Prison in Ethiopia on Thursday 11 …

By Joseph Amedu, Lokoja The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ Zone D, has decried the intimidation and harassment of journalists saying the development, if left unchecked, could spell doom for press freedom and the progress of national democracy. The union cited the recent arrest and detention of Mr Opeyemi Owoeye, Editor of Kogi Report, by the Kogi State Command of …

Scotland moved to the top of Group C of the FIFA World Cup after winning 1-0 over Haiti, following earlier 1-1 draws with Brazil and Morocco. The Scots secured all three points in the opening match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with John McGinn scoring the decisive goal in the first half. McGinn scored in the 28th minute after …

Post views: 34 By Wakawaka Sports Aboh Mbaise’s Silversports Football Club are back in the Imo State League, 16 years after they last participated in the competition. The club, owned by Silvernews Communication CEO Kennedy Onwunali, made a strong statement during its first league appearance 16 years ago, proving its competitiveness by holding its own against established teams and …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Olanipekun Larooye II, has been shot by suspected political thugs who invaded his palace during the recent riots in the state capital. Adeleke, in a post shared on Sunday, accused members of the All Progressives Congress of sponsoring the attack, claiming the monarch had been targeted for …

Nigeria’s democracy issue is often wrongly framed as if democracy is a foreign garment that we have to keep adapting until it fits our body. We talk about Westminster, Washington, Athens, Paris and every vocabulary borrowed from governance, but the wound before us is neither Greek, nor British, nor American. He is Nigerian. Our hunger is Nigerian. Our insecurity is …

Remains of Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar (rtd) was buried on Saturday evening at Gidan Dawa Cemetery, Katsina, following the release of his body by the kidnappers who abducted him and his wife. The burial, conducted according to Islamic rites, took place at around 6.45pm and attracted a large gathering of mourners, including the deputy governor of Katsina, Faruq Lawal-Jobe. Other dignitaries …