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Burna Boy has now surpassed 590 MILLION monthly audience on YouTube Music. — He’s the 1st Nigerian Artist in history to reach this milestone. 🤯💥

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu donates 140,000 girl-child development storybooks to public schools

🚨 Davido is set to headline the Urbanova Fest alongside Dababy, Swae Lee & Shenseea in Canada this September. 🎤🇨🇦 Davido will be performing on September 6.

Senegal became the fifth African country to be eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a 3-2 defeat to Belgium in their Round of 32 clash on Wednesday. Belgium, who had trailed 2-0 with four minutes of normal time remaining, advanced to the last 16 thanks to a Youri Tielemans penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of extra-time. Also on Wednesday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo were eliminated from the 2026 FIFA World Cup after suffering a 2-1 defeat to England. The Leopards looked set for a major upset when Brian Cipenga fired them into an early lead, beating England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford at his near post. However, England fought back through Harry Kane. Although the Bayern Munich striker was denied a controversial penalty, he scored two brilliant goals to complete the comeback and send the Three Lions into the Round of 16. England will now face co-hosts Mexico for a place in the quarter-finals. . Full list of African teams elimina...

Timipre Sylva lAccused admitted to N5m bail each By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday, arraigned five alleged associates of a former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, for concealing his whereabouts after he was implicated as a financier of an alleged plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu through a coup d’état. Sylva, who also served as Minister of State for Petroleum Resources under the late former President Muhammadu Buhari, was said to be at large after escaping from the country before the alleged coup plot was leaked. He had since been declared wanted by the Federal Government, which has also moved to confiscate some of his identified properties. Those arraigned before the court for failing to disclose his whereabouts are Reuben Ayuba, Musa Mohammed, Friday Paul, Paganengigha Anagaha and Ayebaifife Suobite. The defendants pleaded not guilty to a two-count charge that was read to them before trial Ju...

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has said as part of the reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, corps members would now be deployed to security-challenged states, guided by risk assessment. He also reiterated that the scheme would be led by a civilian director-general and not military personnel as it was in the past. The President equally said NYSC orientation programme would now become a six-week journey and that every corps member must leave NYSC better prepared for work, enterprise and national service. Recall that the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, and Special Adviser to the President on Policy and Coordination, Hadiza Bala Usman, had after the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting on Monday briefed journalists on the approved consequential reforms of NYSC scheme, established in 1973. President Tinubu, on X account, Bola Ahmed Tinubu @ABAT, yesterday, said his administration was strengthening governance, standards and the ...