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The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday ordered an immediate halt to the demolition of structures in Makoko and adjoining waterfront communities in the Yaba Local Government Area of the state. The directive followed a meeting with representatives of the affected communities held at the Lateef Jakande Auditorium in the Assembly Complex, Alausa, Ikeja. The Chairman of the ad hoc committee set up by the Speaker of the House, Noheem Adams, announced the decision while reading the resolutions reached at the meeting. Adams said the House had resolved that all ministries and agencies responsible for the demolition in Makoko,…

Over the last five years, seven clubs have become the centre of a financial storm in the Premier League, pouring hundreds of millions into their squads in the hope of turning money into trophies. But as football has shown time and time again, the biggest budget doesn’t always win. According to Transfermarkt, these are the seven clubs with the highest net spend in the last five years: 1. Manchester United — £675m Manchester United didn’t just spend money — they invested in a future they kept trying to find.Every season brought a new manager, a new system, and a new…

Nigerian gospel artist Mike Abdul has waded into the heated debate surrounding body art, asserting that tattoos do not “dishonour the body” and that God prioritises internal transformation over unmarked skin. In an Instagram post shared on Monday, Abdul argued that tattoos have historically served purposes of “identity, memory, status, covenant, and storytelling across ancient cultures, nothing more.” He countered traditional religious arguments by stating that the significance of a mark lies in what it “points to” rather than the ink itself. He wrote, “Tattoos don’t dishonour the body. What dishonours a temple is not writing on the walls, what…

If your phone feels too small but most tablets feel too big, Apple’s latest iPad Mini functions as a nice in-between. Thankfully, if you’ve been waiting for a discount, the base model with Wi-Fi and 128GB of storage is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $399 ($100 off), which is $50 shy of its best price to date and the cheapest it’s been since the holidays. If you need more storage, you can also grab the 256GB model at Amazon and Best Buy starting at $499, which nearly matches its all-time low.At 8.3 inches, the iPad Mini is…

Solana (SOL) price has possibly formed a bottom around $100 on multiple time frames, a setup that could help SOL price recover toward $260 in the long term.Key takeaways:SOL must break several resistances before $260SOL’s price action has led to the appearance of a possible V-shaped recovery pattern on the four-hour chart. This follows a sharp drop that saw SOL price fall 25% from a high of $127, which was stopped by buyers around the $100 support level.Related: ParaFi Capital makes $35M investment in Solana-based JupiterThe relative strength index (RSI) had increased to 36 from oversold conditions at 18 in…

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell weighed in on whether Bad Bunny might get political during the Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, February 8. Bunny — real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — spoke out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during one of his acceptance speeches at the 2026 Grammys on Sunday, February 1. During a press conference on Monday, February 2, ahead of this Sunday’s Super Bowl LX, a reporter asked Goodell, 66, whether he expected any similar political statements during the big game. “Bad Bunny, I think that was demonstrated last night, is one of the…

Kogi Central senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal filed by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, regarding her legal challenge of her six-month suspension by the Senate in March last year. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan, made the request in a counter-affidavit in opposition to Mr Akpabio’s appeal, Vanguard reported. Her senior legislative aide swore the counter-affidavit in response to Mr Akpabio’s motion on notice dated 21 January. Although Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan resumed from the six-month suspension in September last year, the legal action regarding the Senate’s decision still lingers in court. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan challenged her suspension at the Federal…

The founder of the David Christian Centre and renowned relationship coach, Kingsley Okonkwo, has broken his silence over the criticism he faced after revealing a tattoo. PREMIUM TIMES gathered that Mr Okonkwo unveiled the tattoo in a video posted on his Instagram page on Saturday. The body art, which bears the Bible verse John 3:16 in Roman numerals, “III: XVI”, was revealed to mark his 50th birthday. The tattoo triggered mixed reactions online, particularly among Christians, many of whom questioned the appropriateness of a pastor having a tattoo. While some critics described the action as unbiblical and contrary to Christian…

Lere Olayinka, media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has fired back at the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over a recent comment against his principal. DAILY POST reports that Makinde on Tuesday threw jabs at Wike, for saying he (Wike) is interested in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oyo State. Speaking at a PDP National Executive Council meeting, the minister said above any other thing, he is interested in the PDP structure in the state being led by Makinde. The comment, however, didn’t go well with the Oyo State governor, who is…

The management and staff of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI) have rejected the recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Ibadan on the party’s leadership, insisting that they remain loyal to the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN-led National Working Committee (NWC). In a statement posted on the PDP’s official Facebook page, the staff said they “reaffirm our recognition, loyalty and allegiance to the Kabiru Tanimu Turaki SAN-led National Working Committee (NWC)” elected at the party’s National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15-16, 2025. They added that they stand by “the election…