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Afrobeats superstar Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and his woman, Jada Pollock, better known as Jada P, graced the Dance Eko 2025 festival with their appearances. The Lagos night, already buzzing with Detty December activities, was lit by the ‘Caro’ crooner and his lover. At the two-day Dance Eko festival at Groove Park, DJ Skyla Tyla, the younger sister of Jada P, also turned up the excitement. The event took place from 20 to 21 December, but the hitmaker only stormed the show on Sunday to command attention with his songs, dance, and style. Wizkid was in his element…

Super Eagles captain Wilfred Ndidi has fired a clear message ahead of Nigeria’s Group C opener against Tanzania, insisting that reputation counts for nothing at the AFCON and that complacency is the quickest route to embarrassment. Three-time champions Nigeria arrived in Morocco as overwhelming favourites against the Taifa Stars, having won four of their seven previous meetings, with the other three ending in stalemates. But history, Ndidi insists, offers no guarantees in a tournament renowned for chaos, shocks, and the collapse of giants. The Super Eagles, he stressed, are not tourists. They are contenders, he said. Africa’s premier football competition…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North East, Operation HADIN KAI, OPHK, on Monday repelled a coordinated terrorist attack along the Maiduguri–Damboa Main Supply Route (MSR) in Borno. A credible military source told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, that the attack occurred at about 3:10 pm on December 22. He said troops of 25 Brigade, while conducting MSR dominance patrol and escorting civilians along the Maiduguri–Damboa axis in Damboa Local Government Area, came under attack by ISWAP/JAS terrorists. The source revealed that the terrorists reportedly employed multiple armed drones, improvised explosive devices, IEDs, and an ambush in an attempt…

The immediate Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon Maria Edeko, representing Esan North-East II constituency, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. DAILY POST reports that Hon Maria Edeko was the Deputy Speaker in the hitherto dominated PDP House during the twilight of the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki and the early period of Governor Monday Okpebholo. The Speaker of the House, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, disclosed this during the Monday, December 22, 2025, plenary sitting. With her defection, APC now has 22 members while PDP has only two. The…

The Kano State Police Command has arrested a notorious armed robbery suspect, Abba Aliyu, popularly known as Abba Fiya, following a distress call over an armed robbery incident in Hausawa Quarters of the state. According to a press release issued by the Command on Monday, the suspect was arrested on December 21 by operatives of the Anti-Daba Unit while responding to a report of an armed robbery in the area. “In line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police on prompt response to distress calls, operatives of the Anti-Daba Unit swiftly responded to a report of an armed robbery…

Nigerian comedian and content creator Carter Efe has had his Twitch account placed under temporary suspension, only days after making history with a viral livestream featuring Afrobeats superstar Davido. The highly publicised broadcast, held on December 17, 2025, drew huge global attention and propelled Carter Efe to the top of Africa’s Twitch rankings, where he gained more than 405,000 followers and became the continent’s most-followed streamer on the platform. On Monday, Carter Efe revealed that Twitch had issued a four-month suspension on his account, stating that the action was due to breaches of its Terms of Service and Community Guidelines.…

Kocaelispor striker, Serdar Dursun has revealed Super Eagles hitman Victor Osimhen’s major weakness. According to Dursun, Osimhen’s major weakness is that his finishing is not very good compared to his Galatasaray teammate Mauro Icardi. Speaking on Ertem Şener’s YouTube channel, Dursun also described the Nigerian as a great footballer. “Osimhen is a great player. Physically, he’s number one as a striker,” Dursun said via Habersarikirmizi. “He has incredible sprinting power and physical quality. However, his finishing isn’t very good. Icardi’s finishing is better.” Osimhen is currently with the Super Eagles of Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON,…

The National Human Rights Commission dashboard for mid-2025 highlights significant internal displacement in Nigeria, with Yobe and Benue recording the highest numbers. Presenting the dashboard, NHRC Executive Secretary Dr Tony Ojukwu, SAN, said Yobe led with 2,047 internally displaced persons, while Benue recorded 1,850, reflecting a broader North-East and North-Central crisis demanding urgent attention. As reported by News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday, Ojukwu also noted that Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Borno, Cross River, Taraba, Kano, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara were states showing ongoing humanitarian challenges from conflict, particularly affecting women and children. “The total number of recorded IDPs is…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has confirmed no casualty or death was recorded as a train collided with a Toyota Hiace bus on Monday night at Arena, Oshodi, Lagos. LASEMA disclosed this in a preliminary report issued by the Permanent Secretary of the agency , Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, and dated December 23, 2025. Following the alerts, the agency said it immediately activated the state’s emergency response plan from its Cappa Base in Oshodi and deployed its response team to the scene. “Following distress alerts received on it’s 767/112 Toll Free Emergency Lines at 1953hours, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency,…

Nigeria experienced a leather trade deficit of N173bn in the first six months of 2025, despite having a significant livestock population. Stakeholders suggest that factors such as insecurity and the prevalent consumption of ponmo (cooked cow skin) have contributed to the leather trade becoming increasingly reliant on imports, as noted by ARINZE NWAFOR In the first half of 2025, Nigeria recorded a N173.04bn trade deficit in the raw hides, skins, and leather sector, as stakeholders lamented the effects of banditry on livestock production, a weak business environment, a declining workforce, outdated tannery machines, and the local culture of eating ponmo,…