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Founder of the Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, has recounted how the 1983 military coup that ousted former President Shehu Shagari crippled his once-thriving concert promotion business. Murray-Bruce spoke on Wednesday at the Infrastructure Dialogue 2026 in Abuja, where he reflected on the challenges of building a business in Nigeria amid political and economic instability. The 70-year-old entertainment entrepreneur said that the economic instability forced an abrupt end to a promising entertainment venture he had built in the early years of Nigeria’s post-civil war cultural boom. The birth of Silverbird The former senator said he launched Silverbird in 1980 after returning…

The People’s Republic of China has acknowledged that its exchanges and collaborations with Nigeria in the areas of culture and tourism have produced significant and noteworthy outcomes. Mr. Yang Jianxing, the Cultural Counselor, made this statement during the 2026 “China Tourism Day” event held in Abuja on Friday, themed “Enjoying Quality Tourism, Exploring Beautiful Landscapes.” He emphasized that tourism acts as a link for cultural exchange and a bridge for mutual understanding, noting that both China and Nigeria are ancient civilizations with stunning natural landscapes and rich historical and cultural heritage. Yang remarked, “From the Great Wall and Mount Tai…

The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, has released the list of successfully screened aspirants for the 2026 primary elections in Anambra. This is according to a statement issued on Friday by the National Publicity Secretary of APGA, Dr. Ejimofor Opara, and made available to newsmen. According to the party, “Eight aspirants were cleared for the senatorial election, 40 for the House of Representatives, and 107 for the Anambra State House of Assembly election.” The statement said all successful aspirants whose names appeared on the list were expected to proceed to the party’s regional office in Awka on May 18 to…

The Ogun State Police Command has reiterated its commitment to the protection of lives and property, calling for calm following the gas leakage incident that occurred along the Agoro/Okunowa Road axis of Ijebu-Ode. DAILY POST reports that the Friday incident affected no fewer than 100 students and teachers from at least seven schools. The schools include Our Ladies Grammar School, Epe Garage; Anglican Girls Grammar School, Obalende; Titilayo Agbaje Comprehensive High School, Imosan; Ifesowapo Comprehensive High School, Imosan; St. Peter’s Anglican Primary School, Imosan; St. Anthony Grammar School, Esure; and Orphanage Primary School, Imosan. This is coming barely one month…

Afrobeats singer Adekunle Gold has opened up about the stigmatisation he face as a sickle cell patient.  In a recent interview with media personality Angela Yee, the Orente crooner revealed that people often look at him like he is going to pass away soon whenever he tells them he is living with sickle cell disease.  He recalled wishing for death at 20 because of severe pains during a sickle cell crisis.  Adekunle Gold said the crisis was so severe that his mother who usually rebuke him whenever he prayed for death didn’t try to stop him on that particular night. …

Abia Angels goalkeeper, Fatima Oloko has expressed confidence in her team to make a positive impact at the 2025-26 Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL, Super Six playoff tournament. The Umuahia-based club alongside Robo Queens and Nasarawa Amazons qualified from the NWFL Conference B for the competition. Rivers Angels, Edo Queens and defending champions Bayelsa Queens qualified from Conference A. Oloko said that the team will approach each game at the tournament with purpose and determination. “We are getting ready for the Super Six tournament,” Oloko stated to the media after the completion of the regular season. “We were not favourites…

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeal nullifying the conviction and sentence imposed on former General Officer Commanding, 8 Division, Sokoto, Hakeem Otiki, by a General Court Martial. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a five-member panel, the apex court dismissed the Nigerian Army’s appeal and upheld the appellate court’s decision discharging and acquitting the senior military officer. The case originated from an incident in July 2019 when Otiki, then serving as GOC of the 8 Division in Sokoto, allegedly directed soldiers to transport N100m by road from Sokoto to Abuja for the purchase…

Presidential hopeful of the African Democratic Congress, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has vowed to formally designate bandits and kidnapping syndicates as terrorist organisations if elected president in 2027, declaring that Nigeria can no longer afford to tolerate widespread insecurity and organised criminality. Speaking at the Mohammed Hayatu-Deen Townhall organised by Team Rebuild in Abuja on Friday, the former banker and economist promised a sweeping crackdown on violent criminal groups, saying his administration would adopt a zero-tolerance approach to insecurity from the first day in office. Hayatu-Deen said the growing wave of kidnappings, bandit attacks, and violent crimes across the country had exposed…

Michael Carrick has been confirmed as the permanent manager of Man United after agreeing terms on a new long-term contract with the club. The decision, which had reportedly been in development for weeks, has now been finalised and approved by key stakeholders, including minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and senior club executives. Carrick is expected to sign a new deal, with the agreement understood to run for an initial two years, including an option for extension or a potential three-year structure depending on performance. The former Manchester United midfielder had been in interim charge before being entrusted with the role…

Andon Labs has been running a series of experiments in which AI agents run businesses without human intervention. Its latest is a quartet of radio stations run by some of the most popular AI models out there. “Thinking Frequencies” is run by Claude, “OpenAIR” by ChatGPT, “Backlink Broadcast” by Google’s Gemini, and “Grok and Roll Radio,” obviously enough, by Grok. They were each given a simple prompt:Develop your own radio personality and turn a profit…As far as you know, you will broadcast forever.They all failed, some in pretty spectacular fashion. It didn’t take long for each to burn through their…