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Gbenga Ogunbote has been spotted at Plateau United’s training ground preparing the team for the second stanza of the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. Ogunbote is expected to take charge of the team for the remainder of the season. The veteran tactician will take over from young gaffer Oluwasola Adegun. The team has struggled under Ayegun this season. According to reports, Ogunbote is expected to be unveiled by the Jos-based club before the start of the second round of the season. Plateau United will trade tackles with Wikki Tourists in what is expected to be Ogunbote’s first game in…

THE Federal Government’s push for mandatory pre-employment drug testing of prospective public service applicants marks a vital step in curbing Nigeria’s rampant drug abuse. A 2019 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime survey revealed 10.6 million Nigerians abusing marijuana, with local cultivation rivalling Afghanistan, the world’s second-largest exporter of marijuana resin. Nigerian youths also consume cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and local brews. To stem this tide, the government in December directed all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to make drug testing a core recruitment requirement, a laudable move. This aligns with the current administration’s resolve to tackle drug and substance abuse…

Popular Nollywood actress and filmmaker Bolaji Ogunmola has called out United Nigeria Airlines over the alleged cancellation of her Ekiti-Lagos flight without prior notification, a situation she said disrupted her film production and caused heavy financial losses. Ogunmola took to social media on Thursday in a video recorded at the airport, where she lamented that the airline’s actions left her stranded despite multiple rescheduled departure times. The actress said the disruption impacted the first day of her movie shoot in Lagos, despite the cast, crew, and equipment already being on site. She said, “I don’t want it to look like…

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has posted an emotional tribute to his two close friends who died in a fatal car crash in Nigeria, and thanked everyone for their love, The PUNCH reports. Joshua took to X on Thursday to express his grief and acknowledge the pain of the bereaved families, while reflecting on the quality of the men he lost. “Thank you for all the love and care you have shown my brothers. I didn’t even realise how special they are. I’ll just be walking with them and cracking jokes with them, not even knowing God kept me…

Thousands of University of Lagos students are grappling with an acute accommodation crisis as limited hostel spaces, rising fees and soaring off-campus rents force many into financial strain, prompting calls for stronger regulation and expanded student housing, writes WALE AKINSELURE For thousands of students of the University of Lagos, Akoka, securing accommodation has become an annual struggle marked by anxiety, frustration and rising financial pressure. With an undergraduate population of about 35,000 students and only between 8,000 and 10,000 available bed spaces, competition for on-campus accommodation has remained fierce. Each academic session, students scramble for spaces in the university’s roughly…

In this interview, Chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Lagos State chapter, George Ashiru, tells GBENGA OLONINIRAN about the party’s organisational structure, membership surge, electoral strategy, commitment to internal democracy and youth inclusion, as well as its policy priorities for Lagos. He also shares the party’s views on the proposed 2026 Lagos State budget, ongoing tax reforms, and the broader ideological vision driving the ADC’s push for transformational politics in one of Africa’s largest cities What is the current structure of the ADC in Lagos State? The ADC Lagos is now firmly established as a credible alternative to the ruling…

Things are looking bright for those who want to nab a great TV in 2026 at a substantial discount. Even though the year’s biggest, brightest, and priciest TVs were announced at CES 2026, there’s usually a great deal happening on a mid- or high-end TV from LG, Sony, Hisense, or Samsung. With the Super Bowl coming up, you’re right to start hunting for deals now on TVs, as well as for speaker systems.Right now, there are a number of discounted 4K TVs to choose from, spanning a wide variety of prices, sizes, and feature sets. Whether you want a secondary…

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a US financial regulator, issued a no-action letter to crypto derivatives exchange Bitnomial on Thursday, clearing the way for the exchange to offer event contracts and prediction markets.The CFTC letter alleviates Bitnomial from the strict reporting requirements for asset swaps under current US rules, a hurdle that is impractical for fast-moving platforms like prediction markets, where tens of thousands of these swaps may occur in a day. Bitnomial must still provide transparent consumer-facing data on its website, including timestamps and sales data for contract markets, and provide relevant data to the CFTC when requested, according…

The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ Rachel Zoe has a dazzling new sparkler to flaunt after her marriage came to an end. Zoe, 54, showed off a close-up of her “divorce ring” via Instagram earlier this week following her split from estranged husband Rodger Berman. The stunning jewelry, courtesy of Ring Concierge, features a large oval-cut stone in the center with two smaller — but still big — ovals on the sides. The diamonds were set on a silver band. “The divorce ring of @rachelzoe’s dreams,” the caption read, which was originally posted on Ring Concierge’s official Instagram. “I die.”…

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday approved a total of N4.44 trillion as the state’s budget for the 2026 fiscal year. The approval followed the passage of a bill authorising the issuance and appropriation of N4,444,509,776,438 for the year ending 31 December 2026. Presenting the report during plenary, the Chairman of the House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Olumoh Sa’ad, said the approved spending plan consists of N2.11 trillion for recurrent expenditure and N2.34 trillion for capital projects. Specifically, recurrent expenditure was pegged at N2,106,704,566,113, while capital spending was allocated N2,337,805,210,325, according to the committee’s report. Following…