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Africa’s richest businessman, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed plans to expand into 20,000 megawatts of power generation, while defending his over $20bn refinery investment as proof that large-scale industrial projects are possible on the continent. Dangote made the remarks during a podcast hosted by the Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation, Makhtar Diop, and monitored by our correspondent on Wednesday, where he outlined a sweeping vision to unlock Africa’s economic potential through infrastructure, energy, and industrial investments. Speaking about his refinery project, Dangote said Nigeria’s long-standing dependence on imported petroleum products, despite being a major crude oil producer, was the…

Nigeria have opened their training camp in Lagos as preparations intensify for the African Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to begin in Accra, Ghana, on May 12, 2026, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Athletes who featured at the World Relays in Botswana moved directly into camp upon their return to the country on Wednesday afternoon as the camp begins immediately. Training will commence Thursday evening (today) at the Yabatech Sports Complex, with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria moving quickly to consolidate preparations for the continental event. PUNCH Sports Extra also gathered that the 24 athletes who competed at the World Relays have…

It’s a Whoop dupe. That was my first thought when I saw the new $99 Google Fitbit Air. You can hardly blame me. The band is screenless with a metallic fabric clasp. My eyes flickered between the Fitbit Air and my wrist, where I’m wearing a Whoop MG. Was I not seeing double?But as my press briefing went on, my opinion started changing. The Air is sort of like the OG Fitbits that Whoop then duped once Fitbit went all in on smartwatches. Think back to 2012, when the Fitbit One could clip to your pants, be turned into a…

South Korea’s Finance Ministry has confirmed that a long-delayed tax on crypto gains will take effect as scheduled in January 2027.Moon Kyung-ho, director of the ministry’s income tax division, announced at an emergency parliamentary forum on virtual asset taxation held at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Seoul on Thursday, according to South Korea news outlet Edaily. The forum was hosted by Representative Park Soo-young of the People Power Party and the Korea Tax Policy Association.“We will proceed with virtual asset taxation as scheduled in January next year,” Moon said in what appears to be the first public confirmation…

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The police in Cross River State say they have apprehended two officers over suspected arms support to warring communities in the state. Sunday Eitokpah, the police spokesperson in Cross River, disclosed this in a statement in Calabar on Thursday. It should be recalled that hostilities have renewed between Ugep and Idomi communities in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River. Mr Eitokpah, an assistant superintendent of police, said the two suspects were apprehended during a joint police-army routine search operation in Biase Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. He said preliminary investigations revealed that the two officers were…

The National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, has reacted to reports that a ‘faction’ of the Obident Movement has disbanded the group and expelled its leader, Peter Obi, as well as himself. In a telephone conversation with DAILY POST, Tanko dismissed the report as false, adding that those behind the purported expulsion are ‘boys’ of a former national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure. Tanko said, “It’s false. It’s Abure’s boys circulating that nonsense. How can that even happen? How can they sack the owner of the Movement (Peter Obi). Isn’t that funny?” DAILY POST reports that…

The National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, David Mark, has reacted to the defection of Peter Obi and Rabi’u Musa Kwamkwaso. Addressing members of the Forum of ADC Former and serving Federal Lawmakers on Wednesday in Abuja, Mark said the exit of the duo would make the party work harder. While acknowledging the effect of their defection, the Benue-born politician assured Nigerians that the party would present credible candidates with capacity to win elections in 2027. The former Senate President stated that he was confident that the challenges faced by the party would ultimately strengthen its resolve and…

Nasarawa Amazons head coach, Christopher Danjuma, has defended his team’s defeat to Robo Queens in their final match of the 2025-26 Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, regular season. The Amazons lost 2-1 to Robo Queens at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos on Wednesday. Danjuma said that the game was to test the strength of his squad ahead of the NWFL Super Six playoff tournament. Nasarawa Amazons will battle with NWFL defending champions, Bayelsa Queens, Edo Queens, Rivers Angels, Abia Angels and Robo Queens in the playoff tournament. “We used this game to test the strength of the squad and…

The House of Representatives has commenced moves to establish a comprehensive national framework for the control and regulation of alcohol consumption in Nigeria, in what lawmakers described as a major step toward addressing the growing social and public health consequences of substance abuse across the country. The proposed legislation, titled “A Bill for an Act to Provide for the Control, Regulation and Reduction of Alcohol-Related Harm in Nigeria,” is sponsored by the Chairman of the House Adhoc Committee on Drug Trafficking, Tobacco and Alcohol Abuse, Mr Oluwatimehin Adelegbe. The bill, which has already passed first reading, seeks to regulate the…