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Mount Zion’s faith-based film, Agbara Nla: The Return, has recorded more than ₦71 million from single-day cinema previews, marking a major opening for the 2026 Nollywood release.
Family, friends, colleagues and dignitaries gathered in Lagos on Friday to pay their final respects to veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs as the celebrated thespian was laid to rest at the age of 84.
ADC presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Tinubu administration’s handling of fuel prices and the wider cost-of-living crisis, citing Germany’s temporary fuel-tax reduction as an example of government intervention during periods of economic pressure.
Dr Amos Josiah Dangut has assumed leadership of the West African Examinations Council for a five-year term, bringing decades of experience in examination administration and education management to the regional examination body.
National Theatre General Manager Tola Akerele says Nigeria has the performers and cultural traditions to develop a professional circus industry, as the inaugural Circus in Motion festival brings local and international artists together in Lagos.
Former Super Eagles defenders Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo have joined the leadership of the City Boy Movement ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections.Former Super Eagles defenders Shehu Abdullahi and Kenneth Omeruo have joined the City Boy Movement’s national leadership structure, taking up sports-related positions as political groups organise ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 elections.
Phyna made history by winning Nigeria’s first female celebrity boxing bout, while Carter Efe defeated Speed Darlington as Balmoral Promotions’ “Chaos in the Ring” Independence Day event delivered a night of celebrity and professional boxing in Lagos.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate outlines plans to tackle housing shortages, improve transportation, create vocational opportunities for youths and establish dedicated channels for reporting police harassment and intimidation if elected governor of Lagos State.
A 2024 socio-economic assessment by Steward Redqueen says Coca-Cola’s operations supported thousands of direct and indirect jobs while generating significant economic activity and local procurement in Nigeria.
Washington says Nigeria remains an important partner in Africa, pledging continued cooperation on democracy, religious freedom, trade, peace and regional security.
Nigeria’s young table tennis prospects Umar Olawale Ayoola and Elizabeth Chikamnario Emilike have earned places at the 2026 ITTF World Hopes Week & Challenge in England, where 36 of the world’s promising Under-12 players will gather for a week of elite training and competition.
The FC Basel defender has enjoyed a rapid rise from grassroots football in Abuja to senior football in Europe, earning his first Super Eagles invitation ahead of Nigeria’s international friendly against Russia.
