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A woman learned the hard way that old "new" tires can blow out one after another. Mummy Uju ignored her neighbor's warning and took a long trip from Lagos to Abia State in a car parked for three years, using tires bought then but never driven on. All four tires failed before she reached Edo...

GTCO's holiday food fest pulled in huge crowds for fun, eats, and business gains. The Guaranty Trust Bank event at Landmark Event Centre in Lagos hosted thousands, blending holiday fun with a major marketplace for over two hundred food vendors. Attendees, including holiday visitors from abroad...

NNPC's boss is basically trying to lock down the country's cash flow first, oil barrels second. Group CEO Bayo Ojulari, eight months into leading the national oil company, has reframed energy security entirely around protecting money, not just pumping crude. His strategy treats NNPC Limited as...

Bank brings in a big-name economist to decode Nigeria's messy economy. Alpha Morgan Bank hosted another one of its Economic Review sessions in Lagos, featuring economist Bismarck Rewane giving a straightforward breakdown for businesses and regular people. The talk covered inflation numbers, GDP...

This cooking oil brand is trying to win hearts by teaching nutrition science. Golden Terra Soya Oil, a product from the TGI Group, has built a reputation in Nigeria not just for its soybean-based product but for a heavy focus on consumer education. The company's Chief Marketing Officer, Probal...

People are now officially rating government agencies like cereal brands. The 2025 Consumers Value Awards in Lagos saw the big debut of the Citizens Scorecard, a new system letting Nigerians vote on public institutions. BrandXchange CEO Akonte Ekine, the awards convener, said the idea popped up...

An international jobs agency is promising to keep helping Nigeria with its welfare programs. The International Labour Organization's country director for Nigeria, Vanessa Phala, made this commitment at a government event in Abuja focused on getting casual workers some basic protections. Phala...

Local fashion dude says Nigeria's clothing industry is totally screwed. Business owner Nnamdi Daniel from CNDaniels couture spoke in Abuja, calling for a major policy fix for the textile and garment sector. He cited huge problems like smuggling from places like China, terrible electricity, crazy...

Nigeria's trade surplus just took a hit last quarter. The National Bureau of Statistics reported a 10.36 percent drop, falling from 7.4 trillion naira to 6.69 trillion naira in the third quarter of 2025. This happened even though the total trade value increased to nearly 39 trillion naira...

That new free synth is designed for sad internet beats. AngelicVibes released the Heartbreaker Synth for Mac and Windows, aimed at emotional ambient and melodic music instead of typical dance tracks. It includes one hundred twenty-eight presets like pads, plucks, and atmospheric textures that...

John Paul Jones is auctioning off his old studio gear. The Led Zeppelin bassist teamed up with the company Soundgas to sell thirty-six pieces of equipment from his private studio, hoping it goes to people who will actually use it. The list includes samplers like an Akai S3200, effects units from...

A nomination was filed for Khaleda Zia in Dinajpur. The BNP chairperson's papers for the Dinajpur-3 constituency were submitted to the district returning officer's office around five in the afternoon. Dinajpur district BNP President Md Mofazzal Hossain Dulal and General Secretary Bokhtiar Ahmed...

The main suspects in that political murder fled to India. Police say Faisal Masud and Alamgir, the two key accused in the killing of Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, crossed the border through Mymensingh after a premeditated attack. DMP Additional Police Commissioner SN Md Nazrul...

The government says a charge sheet for Sharif Osman Hadi's murder is coming soon. Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan stated the document will be filed at the trial court within ten days, with the entire trial wrapped up before the interim government's term ends. She made the remarks while...

Tarique Rahman signed papers to run in two seats. The BNP's acting chairman will be the party's candidate for both Dhaka-17 and Bogura-6 in the upcoming national election. He signed the nomination forms at the BNP's Gulshan office on Sunday evening with constituency coordinators present. Earlier...

Tarique Rahman and his daughter just got on the voter list. The BNP's acting chairman and Zaima Rahman completed their registration this weekend, applying online for Ward-19 in the Gulshan area under the Dhaka-17 constituency. A party media cell member confirmed the inclusion, which the election...

The BNP's acting chairman is finally back from exile. Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh after nearly seventeen years abroad, greeted by a huge crowd of supporters. Senior party figure Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain received him upon arrival. Rahman will operate from two locations: a newly...

Simu Liu finally got to live out his super spy fantasy. The actor stars as intelligence agent Alexander Hale in the new Peacock series The Copenhagen Test, a role he always wanted. In the show, his character's mind gets hacked by an enemy trying to destroy his agency. Liu said he was drawn to...

Zoe Saldana is hyper-focused on learning Gen Alpha slang. The actress told a magazine her favorite pop culture moment of 2025 is the viral term "6-7," a meme from a song by rapper Skrilla. She called the trend, pronounced "six seven," an absolute anomaly and is determined to get the lingo down...

Lindsay Lohan says kindness makes her cry. The actress, who is a Cancer and describes herself as very sensitive, admitted in a recent talk that people being nice to her triggers her emotions. She said getting older has made this more intense, tearing up during interviews when someone says...