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Standard Chartered, Sony back Yellow Card in $40 million funding round
business

Standard Chartered, Sony back Yellow Card in $40 million funding round

Stablecoin payments infrastructure provider Yellow Card has secured $40 million in a strategic funding round to accelerate its international expansion and scale its Global USD Acco

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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Afrobeat is de@d or in coma - Show promoter, PaulO
entertainment

Afrobeat is de@d or in coma - Show promoter, PaulO

Renowned show promoter Paul Okoye, popularly known as PaulO, has triggered intense online

Aug 5, 20263 min read
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Linda Ikeji

NITDA signs sovereign cloud framework to boost AI, data centre investment
business

NITDA signs sovereign cloud framework to boost AI, data centre investment

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has signed key regulatory documents under Nigeria’s National Sovereign Cloud Initiative (NSCI). The post NITDA signs

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Troops arrest 19 suspects after d3adly ambush on security personnel in Plateau
entertainment

Troops arrest 19 suspects after d3adly ambush on security personnel in Plateau

Troops of Sector 6, Operation Enduring Peace have arrested 19 suspects during a raid on Tongoron Community in Riyom Local

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Linda Ikeji

Lagos-Calabar Highway won’t go beyond Epe. Nigeria can’t afford it – Donald Duke
entertainment

Lagos-Calabar Highway won’t go beyond Epe. Nigeria can’t afford it – Donald Duke

Former Governor of Cross Rivers State, Donald Duke, has said that the Nigerian government cannot afford the Lagos-Ca

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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Linda Ikeji

Passing the torch without burning the bridge: navigating family philanthropy across generations
business

Passing the torch without burning the bridge: navigating family philanthropy across generations

Talking about money within a family is already one of the toughest conversations you can have. But when you mix family wealth with philanthropy and then bring multiple generations

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Court sentences man to d3ath by hanging for m8rder in Kano
entertainment

Court sentences man to d3ath by hanging for m8rder in Kano

A Kano State High Court sitting at the Audu Bako Secretariat has sentenced Tahir Tanimu to d3ath by hanging for the m8rder

Aug 5, 20262 min read
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Linda Ikeji

Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco
world

Police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters over 'Tank Day' fiasco

People have filed complaints against Starbucks for allegedly making light of the deadly Gwangju Uprising.

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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BBC World

The presidency tried to intimidate him. We are being insulted because we are Christians - Rotimi Amaechi defends Cardinal Onaiyekan (video)
entertainment

The presidency tried to intimidate him. We are being insulted because we are Christians - Rotimi Amaechi defends Cardinal Onaiyekan (video)

Former Minister of Transportation and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 elec

Aug 5, 20262 min read
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Linda Ikeji

Lagos short-let profits under pressure as competition intensifies
business

Lagos short-let profits under pressure as competition intensifies

A short-let apartment in Lagos now needs to record at least 10 booked days every month to remain commercially viable. The post Lagos short-let profits under pressure as competition

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Owerri To Host NNL Annual General Meeting
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Owerri To Host NNL Annual General Meeting

The Nigeria National League,NNL, has announced Owerri, Imo State, as the host city for its 2026/2027 Annual General Meeting,AGM. The league’s Chief Operating Officer ,COO, Da

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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Nigerians spend N1.4 trillion on beer, malt and spirits in six months
business

Nigerians spend N1.4 trillion on beer, malt and spirits in six months

Nigerians spent about N1.41 trillion on beer, malt and spirits in the first six months of 2026, according to the half-year financial statements of the country’s three largest brewi

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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Northquest data: what 50,000 Nigerians reveal about building wealth
business

Northquest data: what 50,000 Nigerians reveal about building wealth

New analysis of the financial behaviour of more than 50,000 customers by NorthQuest Finance suggests that the biggest challenge to building wealth in Nigeria is not a lack of finan

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👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – PalmPay eyes Hong Kong
technology

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – PalmPay eyes Hong Kong

In today's edition: PalmPay eyes Hong Kong listing || Canal+ backs fintech Moment in latest funding round || Nigeria’s Globacom records highest Internet users i

Aug 5, 20268 min read
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TechCabal

WAFCON 2026: We Know What Is At Stake —Ohale Speaks Ahead Egypt Clash
sports

WAFCON 2026: We Know What Is At Stake —Ohale Speaks Ahead Egypt Clash

Super Falcons veteran defender Osinachi Ohale she and her teammates know what is at stake in today’s crucial WAFCON 2016 Group C clash with Egypt. The Super Falcons got their campa

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Done Deal: Super Eagles Goalkeeper Completes Move to Tanzanian Club Gold Geita FC
sports

Done Deal: Super Eagles Goalkeeper Completes Move to Tanzanian Club Gold Geita FC

Nigerian goalkeeper Kayode Bankole has completed a move to Tanzanian Premier League side Gold Geita FC on a free transfer, reports Completesports.com. The 23-year-old signed a one-

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Analysis: Interest income supplies half of NASCON’s H1 2026 profit growth
business

Analysis: Interest income supplies half of NASCON’s H1 2026 profit growth

NASCON Allied Industries Plc had a strong first half of 2026. Pre-tax profit rose 27.59% to N29.70 billion for the six months ended 30 June, earnings per share climbed 25.74% to N1

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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Wenger Welcomes Decision To Ditch Infantino’s Controversial World Cup Deal
sports

Wenger Welcomes Decision To Ditch Infantino’s Controversial World Cup Deal

Former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger has distanced himself from FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s scrapped plan to sell private stakes in FIFA competitions, stating he had no

Aug 5, 20261 min read
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