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Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe For decades, electricity remained Nigeria’s most enduring national embarrassment. From military administrations to democratic governments, promises of stable energy supplies have come and gone with little to show for it other than recurring darkness, collapsing grids, abandoned projects and growing public frustration. Now, with the appointment of Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe as Minister of Energy, expectations are rising …

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Former Labor Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has explained that his repeated defections between political parties were driven by a desire to unite Nigerians and create a platform for national rebirth. Obi stated this on Saturday while addressing delegates at the National Democratic Congress convention held in Abuja, where he reaffirmed his commitment to building what he described as a …

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The 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) in Lagos on Saturday witnessed a funny moment when comedian Bovi Ugboma and South African actress Nomzamo Mbatha recreated a viral incident involving Nollywood stars Funke Akindele and Toyin Abraham. During the hosting segment of the ceremony held at the 2026 Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards in Lagos, the duo performed a …

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David Akande Maduka Okoye became the second Nigerian goalkeeper to achieve a double-digit clean sheet in a top five European league after recording his 10th clean sheet of the season for Udinese Calcio in their 2-0 win over Cagliari Calcio in Serie A. He joins Vincent Enyeama, who recorded 17 clean sheets in the French Ligue …

Top-ranked tennis player Aryna Sabalenka believes that tennis players should organize a boycott if they do not start receiving a larger share of the revenues of Grand Slam tournaments – and players such as Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini are also ready to protest. Sabalenka and fellow No. 1 player Jannik Sinner were among the top players – …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship screening committee on Saturday gave the go-ahead to the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, to contest for the party’s governorship ticket in 2027 in the state. Hamzat confirmed this in a post on his X account after he appeared before the 11-member committee in Abuja. This committee is led by Dr. …