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Popular Nigerian cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Linus Williams Ifejirika, widely known as Blord, has been detained at Kuje Correctional Center for allegedly impersonating social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, popularly called VeryDarkMan. Blord was remanded in custody following his arraignment before the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday, April 1, 2026. The accusation is multiple, including identity theft and …

A system failure caused more than 100 driverless cars to suddenly stop in traffic in China. Several passengers were stranded in their vehicles after a “system failure” caused the driverless robotaxis to stall Wuhan on Tuesday. No injuries were reported. A passenger said China media that their robotaxi stopped after turning a corner. Picture: Robotaxi Apollo Go stopped in traffic …

People don’t wake up one day and just leave their country. They leave when staying there no longer seems like a real option for a decent life. Research continues to show this. In The Gambia, for example, youth employment programs have made young people less inclined to leave their country, not because they feel more patriotic, but because they believe …

WorldStage will present Nigeria’s 2026 macroeconomic outlook on Thursday The Chairman/CEO of World Stage Limited (WorldStage), Segun Adeleye, has proposed that the Federal Government of Nigeria issue an executive order to compel corporate organizations in the country to dedicate 80% of their advertising budget to local media. Adeleye stated this in his speech during the recent WorldStage Nigeria Macro-economic Outlook …

…29 states rely heavily on federal transfers …Loans increase despite FAAC’s record inflows Daud Olatunji Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have increased lending, pushing their overall domestic debt to ₦4 trillion as of September 2025, even as federal allocations to subnational governments continue to rise sharply Data from the Bureau of National Statistics (NBS) shows that …

The internal stability of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is facing a severe test as the Cross River State chapter formally rejected the newly formed interim national interim committee. !Describing the move as a direct attack on the party’s 2018 constitution, the state chapter warned that the current leadership vacuum could systematically eliminate the party’s chances in the 2027 general …

Department of State Services (DSS) operatives on Wednesday detained former Kaduna governor, Nasir El-Rufai shortly after a hearing at the Federal High Court in Kaduna. El-Rufai, who was facing corruption charges – brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) – when DSS agents entered, escorted him into a waiting vehicle and reportedly headed for Abuja. …

Noble Energy EG Ltd. (a Chevron company) said Chevron has made the final investment decision (FID) on the Aseng gas monetization project in Equatorial Guinea. The FID follows the execution of the relevant agreements and is awaiting final regulatory approvals. Speaking on the FID, President and CEO of Chevron Nigeria and Central Africa Region, Jim Swartz, noted that the agreements …

Nigeria’s persistent struggle to achieve extraordinary economic growth is not the result of “brain drain” towards foreign countries, but rather “brain diversion” within its own country. This is in line with the opinion of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, who argued that the best and brightest in the country were systematically incentivized to chase “rents” rather than build industry. …

Paul Okoye, one half of the defunct band, P Square, has opened up about his search for true love following the end of his first marriage to his first wife, Anita. In a candid interview with Clout Africa broadcast on Wednesday, Paul, known to his fans as Rudeboy, said that after experiencing heartbreak, he tried dating several other women, but …