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Ahmed Musa rejoined Kano Pillars practice sessions before the team faces Niger Tornadoes on Saturday in their Nigeria Premier Football League match. The captain missed two previous games against Shooting Stars and Barau FC because of physical problems. New technical adviser Muhammed Babaganaru...

Wikipedia lost 8 percent of its human visitors compared with last year as search engines display artificial intelligence summaries and younger audiences migrate to social video services. Marshall Miller from the Wikimedia Foundation wrote on Friday that automated programs extract encyclopedia...

Samuel Jacob struggled with depression and money problems after leaving Big Brother Naija. The contestant said he cried alone in his Lekki apartment as debit notices exceeded income and the pressure of maintaining appearances grew unbearable. Jacob abandoned university to join the reality...

Sir Shina Peters staged a public spectacle to repair his reputation after fans accused him of abandoning Prince Adekunle's band for financial gain. The Afro-Juju musician told The Honest Bunch Podcast that his record label orchestrated a plan where he braided his hair for three days, wore...

Ngozi Nwosu canceled her wedding one day before the ceremony after her partner attacked her repeatedly. The Nollywood veteran described how the man pulled her hair with such force that she bled, prompting her decision to abandon the relationship despite family pressure. She warned women against...

Elizabeth Oloruntola has mended her relationship with her family after leaving home without permission to join Big Brother Naija Season 10. The contestant, known as Zita, told viewers in a recent online session that her mother and father accepted her return and celebrated her television success...

Nigerian artist Erigga criticized his countrymen for elevating foreign entertainment while dismissing domestic performers. The rapper addressed the Headies Awards relocation to America as evidence of this pattern when speaking to Yanga FM. He argued that Nigerians celebrate small overseas...

Nigerian actress Efe Irele has called for filmmakers to balance profit-driven projects with emotionally resonant storytelling. The performer told Saturday Beats that commercial success sustains the industry while meaningful narratives preserve its artistic integrity. Streaming platforms have...

Nigerian actor Williams Uchemba has urged his government to implement public executions for kidnappers convicted under the country's existing death penalty laws. The entertainer shared his views through a video posted to Instagram, arguing that visible punishment would discourage the growing...

British rapper Dave referenced Nigerian footballers in a controversial lyric on his latest album, The Boy Who Plays The Harp. The artist compared women who misrepresent their ages to Nigerian strikers in a line from Chapter 16. His parents emigrated from Edo State before his birth. The...

Nigerian performer Niniola Apata denied marriage rumors in a Saturday interview with Yanga FM Lagos. The 38-year-old singer rejected speculation that secrecy about her wedding motivated her reduced public appearances or affected her professional bookings. She stated her age gives her confidence...

Nigerian singer Yemi Alade told interviewer Chude Jideonwo that she suffered depression after discovering she had mistakenly claimed to be 22 for three years when she was actually 25. The Afrobeat performer said she could not mentally process the age gap after calculating her birth year. The...

Nigerian actress Ruth Kadiri explained her decision to maintain boundaries between personal and professional spheres in her entertainment career. The filmmaker told Jay OnAir that protecting her inner life prevents losing her identity while pursuing public success. She wants to preserve...

Nigerian reality television personality Kiddwaya told podcast hosts he spends his time traveling between destinations with friends rather than pursuing traditional employment. The son of billionaire Terry Waya said he chooses leisure over business ventures despite previous claims about working...

Palm oil wholesale prices dropped to 6,565 kyat per viss for the week ending on Wednesday, October 30, down from 6,585 kyat maintained over the previous three weeks. The Supervisory Committee on Edible Oil Import and Distribution sets weekly reference rates based on Malaysian and Indonesian...

Myanmar authorities detained 151 foreign nationals from 10 countries after a nighttime raid on Saturday, October 22, at KK Park near Myawady Township, targeting illegal gambling and fraud operations. Workers fled toward Myawady's urban areas and across the border into Thailand's Mae Sot when...

Three schools in Hsipaw, Shan State North, have resumed operations after government and military officials worked with residents to reopen educational facilities. Authorities recorded 1,230 students attending classes after 75 enrolled on Saturday, with the Education Ministry distributing...

Elders from the Kano region in Kisumu traveled to Bondo on Saturday to comfort Ida Odinga after her husband, Raila's, death. Community leaders praised the former prime minister as a unifying figure whose decades of activism transformed Kenya's democracy and inspired marginalized populations...

Kenya brought home a toddler from Indonesia on Saturday morning after authorities arrested the child's mother in Jakarta. Grace Akello from the Diaspora Affairs office escorted the infant to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where officials transferred custody to the grandmother. The...

Kenyan naval forces recovered over one tonne of methamphetamine valued at 8.2 billion shillings from a vessel 630 kilometers off Mombasa on Friday. Six Iranian nationals aboard the stateless ship Mashallah face a Monday arraignment after authorities detained them. Brigadier Sankale Kisua said...