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Several media channels (News Central TV, Daily Trust, Rapid 96.5 FM, Umuahia and Metro 97.7 FM, Lagos) have interviewed me on today’s protest against insecurity organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress. They all wanted to know if the Comrade Joe Ajaero led labour union was right to organise the protest. Of course, I responded without equivocation that the exercise had my full support and was even long overdue. Recall that the media had widely publicised last Sunday that NLC had said its planned nationwide protest on December 17 aimed to draw attention to Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and compel urgent action…

The Accord Party has presented its Certificate of Return to its candidate for the June 2026 Ekiti State governorship election, Opeyemi Falegan. The party’s National Chairman, Maxwell Mgbudem, made the presentation on Tuesday at the Accord Party headquarters in Abuja. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission fixed party primaries in Ekiti State between October 20 and November 10, 2025, with the final list of candidates scheduled to be published on January 19, 2026. Falegan emerged as the party’s flagbearer following the conduct of its governorship primary on November 8, 2025. Speaking during the presentation, Mgbudem congratulated Falegan on his…

Premier Paints Plc has disclosed that its majority shareholders, Clover Global Resources Limited with 39.02 per cent and TGHL Capital Limited with 15.20 per cent, are in discussions with Xenergi Limited to acquire their combined stakes in the company. If concluded, the transaction would give Xenergi control of 51 per cent of Premier Paints, equivalent to 63 million shares. The disclosure was made on the Nigerian Exchange recently in a notice signed by the Company Secretary, AMN Practice, Alozie Nwokoro. “Premier Paints Plc (“The Company”) is pleased to notify its esteemed shareholders, stakeholders, Nigerian Exchange Limited and the general public…

The English Football League has released the draw for the Carabao Cup semi-finals, confirming Manchester City will face holders Newcastle United. At the same time, Chelsea will await the outcome of the Arsenal-Crystal Palace quarter-final. The draw, announced late Wednesday night on the EFL website, followed Manchester City’s 2–0 victory over Brentford and Newcastle’s stoppage-time win over Fulham, which sealed their places in the last four of the competition. Chelsea earlier on Tuesday faced club legend, Frank Lampard’s side Cardiff City winning it late 3-1 away from home with a brace from Garnacho and Neto. A late Wednesday night release…

On Wednesday evening, OpenAI launched an App Directory to browse all the tools currently available and opened its SDK for developers to build new interactive experiences that operate within the bot’s UI. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last month that “We are planning to build the obvious features that you would expect for a robust platform over time,” and opening an app store is certainly a huge step in that direction.Another change is that OpenAI has renamed the “connectors” that helped users pull data from other services (like Google Drive or Dropbox) into ChatGPT, and is now calling those apps…

Bitcoin’s volatility appears to be diminishing, with its movements in 2025 more subdued than those of Nvidia (NVDA), which Bitwise says indicates its investor base is diversifying.Bitwise said on Wednesday that Bitcoin (BTC) will continue to be less volatile than Nvidia in 2026 as “Bitcoin’s volatility has steadily declined over the past ten years.”It added that the shift signals a “derisking” of the asset as its investor base has diversified due to the emergence of institutional investment products. “This shift reflects the fundamental derisking of Bitcoin as an investment and the diversification of its investor base thanks to traditional investment vehicles…

Surely every NFL player has questioned the ability or integrity of the league’s referees at some point — usually in private, as they blow off steam after a tough loss. Puka Nacua just happened to do it on a Twitch stream for a channel with 7 million subscribers. The Los Angeles Rams wide receiver was live with streamers Adin Ross and N3on on Tuesday, December 16, when he weighed in on the state of officiating in the NFL. “The refs are the worst. These guys are lawyers, they wanna be on TV too bro,” Nacua, 24, said. “You don’t think…

The 11 Nigerian military officials on board the C-130 aircraft that made an emergency landing in Burkina Faso have been released. The soldiers were held last week by Burkinabe authorities over what they described as violations of their airspace. Their release Wednesday night comes about nine days after their arrest. The spokesperson of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, confirmed that the officials were released on Wednesday. Mr Ebienfa told PREMIUM TIMES that the detained soldiers were released after a high-level Nigerian delegation visited Burkina Faso. The delegation, led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, met…

Microsoft said on Tuesday that its longstanding partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria had delivered digital training to over four million people since 2021. The Director for Government Affairs at Microsoft for West Africa, Nonye Ujam, disclosed this at a media roundtable in Lagos. Ms Ujam said that the milestone underscored Nigeria’s commitment to thriving in the digital economy. She added that recent figures indicated that 350,000 individuals have been actively engaged in its specialised students’ programmes. ”With 63,000 completing specific training pathways and 43,000 receiving global certification,” she said. Ms Ujam announced additional training of 350,000 Nigerians in…

I do not judge or condemn those who have separated, or are presently facing enormous pains in their marriages. I pray for healing for them. But honesty demands this: A pastor’s repeated divorce or a believer’s divorce outside biblical grounds is a moral failing and, for pastors, a pastoral disqualification — no matter how gifted or influential that person is. The ultimate cure is for the church to go back to sound doctrines that model Christlike virtues and character that guide couples in their choice of spouses, actions at home, and remedies for marital challenges. Enablers of these Principles These…