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Nigeria attracted $10.37bn in capital importation in the first quarter of 2026, representing an 83.83 per cent increase from the $5.64bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. The latest Capital Importation Report released by the bureau on Wednesday also showed that capital inflows rose by 60.97 per cent from $6.44bn recorded in the fourth quarter of 2025, reflecting renewed foreign investor interest in the country’s financial markets. The report stated, “In Q1 2026, total capital importation into Nigeria stood at $10.37bn, higher than $5.64bn recorded in Q1 2025, indicating an increase of…

A last-gasp goal from defender Przemyslaw Wisniewski denied Nigeria victory as the Super Eagles were held to a 2-2 draw by Poland in an international friendly in Warsaw on Wednesday night. Eric Chelle’s side looked on course for an impressive away win after second-half substitute Paul Onuachu restored their lead from the penalty spot, but the hosts struck deep into stoppage time to salvage a share of the spoils. The Super Eagles made a bright start and found the breakthrough in the 22nd minute through Terem Moffi following a well-worked attacking move. Moffi latched onto an assist from Moses Simon…

Aura’s digital photo frames will continue to automatically sync with your Google Photos albums, after API changes threatened to remove the feature. Aura is now rolling out a full migration to Google’s new Ambient API, allowing your Aura frame slideshows to be automatically updated with new photos, instead of requiring owners to manually add them via the Google Photos app.“With our updated Google Photos integration, you can add photos directly from the Google Photos app or sync an entire Google Photos album to keep Aura frames updated automatically,” Aura said in its announcement. “Photos are sent directly to your Aura…

Coinbase has launched pre-intial public offering (IPO) markets, starting with SpaceX, offering users outside the United States exposure to private companies before they list publicly via a perpetual futures contract tied to the company’s estimated pre-listing price.The product is a USDC-settled perpetual futures contract that tracks SpaceX’s pre-IPO valuation. It allows 24/7 trading with no expiry or rollover, with profits and losses settled in USDC, according to a company blog post Thursday. Coinbase said the positions can be opened and closed at any time, similar to existing perpetual futures contracts on the platform. Upon a future IPO, positions will automatically…

President Donald Trump once again criticized CNN’s chief White House correspondent Kaitlan Collins during an Oval Office press conference on Wednesday, June 3. Trump, 79, called CNN “a very corrupt organization” before taking aim at Collins, 34, who was in attendance for the press briefing. Pointing to Collins, he described the journalist as “a corrupt reporter standing right there, never smiles.” “She’s a young beautiful woman. Never smiles. I never see a smile off her face,” he continued to disparage Collins. “I see her standing there with hatred in her eyes, like she has hatred, because we had borders, because…

The Nigerian Navy has handed over a suspected militant collaborator to the State Security Service (SSS) in Calabar, Cross River State, following ongoing security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks operating within the Calabar waterways. According to a statement by Abiodun Folorunsho, the director of naval information, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Wednesday, Ekiko Ime, otherwise known as Pastor Ime, was arrested on 24 May. The suspect was arrested by navalmen of the NNS VICTORY, deployed to the recently established security outpost on Dayspring Island, Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River. The statement…

Nigerian content creator Habeeb Hamzat, known as Peller, on Wednesday night proposed to his partner, Elizabeth Amadou, known as Jarvis, at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana, and she accepted. Videos of the proposal have gone viral on social media. The footage showed Ms Amadou at the beachfront hotel, one of Accra’s most prominent luxury properties, surrounded by warm lights and elaborate decorations. Second proposal? This is not Mr Hamzat’s first proposal. In December 2024, he proposed to Ms Amadou at a restaurant, going down on one knee in front of family and friends. The moment went…

Islamic clerics under the auspices of the League of Imams and Alfas in Yoruba Land have enjoined security agencies to intensify efforts to secure the lives and properties of all Nigerians irrespective of their sex, age, tribe or religion.  The league also appealed to security agencies to arrest and prosecute all criminal elements who are fueling kidnapping, ritual killings, armed robberies and other criminal activities in the country.  The league made the call in a press statement issued in reaction to the recent abductions in Oyo State and other parts of the country.  A statement signed by the President of…

Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Datti Baba-Ahmed, says his ex-principal, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar are not opposition leaders but office seekers. Baba-Ahmed made this remark on Thursday while fielding questions on Trust TV. He was speaking on the forthcoming 2027 general elections and the chances of the opposition political parties. “Peter Obi was and is still my boss. We still have a good relationship, and I hope we can somehow work together in the very near future. “So, I’d rather move away from the individuals, speak about the variables in Nigerian politics. The variables is that most of us call them…

Several people have been killed in fresh attacks on communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State by suspected armed militia, residents and local sources have said. The violence reportedly began three days ago in Didango village, where gunmen ambushed a group of youths returning home after watching an English Premier League match at a viewing centre. Two young men were said to have been killed in the attack. Residents said the violence later spread to Gaita, Loba and Lewatha villages in what appeared to be coordinated assaults, forcing many villagers to flee into nearby bushes to escape the…