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Benjamin Dada

Actress Iyabo Ojo shares new photos taken with her grandson as he turns 1

Iyabo Ojo is celebrating her grandson Rakeem Mkambala as he turns 1. The actress, who is the mother to Priscilla

Linda Ikeji

What If Your Phone Could Remember Everything So You Don’t Have To?

Written By: Hope Idume-David The post What If Your Phone Could Remember Everything So You Don’t Have To? appeared first on BellaNaija - Showcasing Africa to the world. Read t

Aug 24, 20263 min read

BellaNaija

Russia likely to mobilize at least 300,000 more troops to Ukraine war, Zelensky warns

Russia is likely to mobilize another 300,000 troops later this year, according to Ukrainian President Volodymy

Aug 24, 20263 min read

Linda Ikeji

Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya

An investigation is looking into whether the deaths were caused by pesticides sprayed on tomato crops.

BBC World

business

Greenwallet solves the naira card problem costing nigerians every time they shop online

There is a specific frustration reserved for the moment a Nigerian tries to pay for something online and watches the transaction fail. It happens to the business owner funding a Fa

Nairametrics

business

NFIU reveals how terror financiers bypass BVN-SIM tracking to hide money trails

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has revealed that terrorist financiers are using pre-registered SIM cards and bank accounts opened in women’s names to conceal the i

Nairametrics

Fire razes over three hundred shops in Oyo

Hundreds of shops have been destroyed in an early morning fire outbreak at the popular Oranyan Market in Ibadan North-East

Linda Ikeji

technology

MTN is finding its next growth engine outside South Africa

The group’s service revenue grew 17.5% in constant-currency terms to R115.3 billion ($7.21 billion) in the first half of 2026, but the gains were concentrated outside its home mark

Aug 24, 20264 min read

TechCabal

JAMB moves OâLevel results upload online ending CBT centre visits

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced an online system allowing candidat

Aug 24, 20263 min read

Linda Ikeji

India used pellets, grenades on Gen Z protests: What Amnesty report reveals

Security forces used tear gas, pellet guns and electric shock devices against student protesters, Amnesty inquiry found.

Al Jazeera

Big Brother Naija star Phyna replies to Sheggz and his lawyer after â¦500m lawsuit threat

Big Brother Naija star Phyna has responded to her colleag

Linda Ikeji

Actress Laide Bakare apologises, pays tribute to late actor Taiwo Hassan Ogogo after backlash over dancing video

Actress Laide Bakare has apologised and paid tri

Linda Ikeji

I donât hate Christians, ensure fairness for all, Sheik Jingir tells Tinubu

The Chairman of Izalatil Bida Waikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has dismissed

Aug 24, 20262 min read

Linda Ikeji

Dutch public broadcaster to boycott ‘no longer’ neutral Eurovision

AVROTROS says escalating international conflicts are undermining the event's neutrality and fuelling divisions.

Al Jazeera

Fulani woman arrested for allegedly st@bbing her co-wife to d3ath in Kogi community

A Fulani woman identified as Khadijat has been arrested for allegedly st@bbing her co-wife, Ramatu, to d3ath following a h

Aug 24, 20262 min read

Linda Ikeji

Russia's second-biggest online retailer targeted in Ukrainian strikes

Ozon says its warehouses across southern Russia, including in Dagestan and Krasnodar, were hit in the overnight strikes.