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Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Naira will appreciate to N1,000 per dollar in coming weeks – Tinubu--‘Nigeria Is Challenged, But I Trust Your Track Record’ — Tinubu Decorates Tunji Disu as Acting IGP--Tiwa Savage unveils music foundation, partners Berklee to train African creatives--‘I Feel Ignorant’ – Footballer, Messi Regrets Not Learning English--World Cup US Host Cities Share Concerns as Security Funding Freeze--Nigeria’s power sector on brink of collapse — GenCos--Dangote Refinery to supply 65m litres of petrol daily--Actor Okemesi dies of health complications after hours in coma--Gunmen Storm Ondo Church, Abduct Five Worshippers--Actor Ray Emodi quits Nollywood, set to pursue music career--NAPTIP to probe alleged ‘child sexual abuse’ at singer Simi mum’s daycare--Tinubu, Gowon, Obasanjo, Jonathan set for N’Assembly chapel dedication--FULL LIST: Lagos releases new BRT fares after 13% increase--Shut Down National Assembly, What Are We Legislating For – APC Lawmaker Laments Insecurity--Nollywood Actor, Okemesi In Coma Following Complications From Drugs--Caleb University appoints Pastor Adeboye’s wife as Chancellor--‘I can’t take it anymore, I’m done’ – Gospel singer, Busola Oke breaks down--Russia Recruiting Nigerians, Other Africans For Ukraine War, EU Envoy Alleges--PSG’s Hakimi Faces Trial For Alleged Rape--US Congress submits Nigeria report on‘Christian genocide’, recommends sanctions--Bayelsa assembly confirms Peter Akpe as deputy gov--CBN cuts interest rate to 26.5%--Kayode Egbetokun Resigns As Inspector General of Police — Presidency--Abba Kabir Yusuf: Resetting Governance and Rebuilding Trust in Kano--‘He Refused To Greet Me’ – Joan Laporta Says His Relationship With Messi Strained--I Have An Uncommon Relationship With Former President Obasanjo Says Charly Boy--Zenith Bank warns public over fake investment videos using Jim Ovia’s image--Armed man killed after entering perimeter of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort--APC, Tinubu Congratulates Winners Of FCT Polls, Rivers, Kano--El-Rufai Sues ICPC For ₦1bn Over Alleged Abuja Home Invasion--Fire guts Murtala Muhammed International Airport old terminal--Benue seeks FG approval to establish rehabilitation centre for repentant bandits--Lagos Approves 13% Fare Increase on BRT--UEFA suspends Benfica’s Prestianni over racist abuse against Vinicius--US says Nigerian students with valid F1, J1 visas are excluded from new US travel restrictions--“I Don’t Think She Is Okay” - VDM Speaks on Mirabel’s Rape Claim--FG to establish Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences--Trump Directs Government To Declassify UFO, Alien Documents--Tinubu calls for orderly conduct as FCT, Rivers, Kano vote Saturday--UBEC unveils learners’ support programme nationwide--2027: Peter Obi’s Camp Launches ‘Village Boys Movement’ To Counter Tinubu’s ‘City Boys Movement--FG begins payments for 2024 capital projects--Palm Beach International Airport in Florida to Be Renamed After U.S. President Donald Trump--Pep Guardiola: 'I couldn't care less' about Premier League table as Man City chase Arsenal--DSS arraigns El-Rufai February 25 over NSA phone interception, cybercrime--FinServe Pro Secures Federal Trademark Registration from USPTO--Nigerian Center Appoints Ayomide Ibrahim to Board of Directors--‘I was forced to lie,’ Rosy Meurer reacts to backlash over Tonto Dikeh, Churchill marriage claim--Ramadan, Lent: Adeleke reduces work hours for Osun civil servants--Beautiful Nubia accuses Ayefele, BBO of copyright infringement--Nigeria Moving From Costly Foreign Loans to Private Capital— Wale Edun--Okpebholo appoints Mercy Johnson-Okojie as special adviser--Police Arrest Ex-Prince Andrew Over Ties to Epstein--Chelle Demands $130,000 Per Month, Lists 19 Conditions To Extend Super Eagles Contract--Gunmen storm palace, kill Ondo monarch in failed abduction attempt--FAAN bans cash transactions at airports, goes digital February 28--Canada updates express entry for foreign professionals, adds new categories--Rivers Assembly Halts Impeachment Proceedings Against Fubara, Deputy--2026 UTME: JAMB announces deadline, says registration hits 1.5 million--FCT Polls: PDP candidate steps down for APC’s Ishaku after Wike’s intervention--“You’re not doing well” – Bishop Oyedepo breaks silence after 3 years, blasts Tinubu--How Can Somebody Boldly Preach Against An Act She's Already Guilty Of? - Actress Rita Edochie Blasts Judy Austin--Tinubu Urged Nigerians To Promote Peace, Pray For Security Of Our Nation During Lent, Ramadan--Dangote predicts naira could hit N1,100 to $1 in 2026--NiDCOM to deploy diaspora doctors across Nigeria--‘I’ve never met her,’ Rosy Meurer denies being Tonto Dikeh’s friend before marrying Churchill--37 Dead, 25 Hospitalised After Suspected Gas Leak at Plateau Mining Site--Tinubu signs amended Electoral Act 2026 into law--EPL: Saka becomes Arsenal’s highest-paid player with new contract--Senate Passes Electoral Act Amendment Bill, Cuts Election Notice Requirement by 60 days--36 UK universities face fresh legal action as 170,000 students seek Covid-19 online classes compensation--Eric Chelle Eyes Foreign-Born Players to Strengthen Nigerian team--WAEC rolls out digital certificate service in Nigeria, four others--JUST IN: Ramadan crescent moon sighted in Saudi Arabia--We can sink US warship, Iranian supreme leader warns after talks--FG orders immediate retirement of longstanding health directors--US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84--Sexual assault: Lagos Searches For TikToker After Viral Rape Allegation--‘I’ve your mate at home’ – Sen Natasha in heated confrontation with another senator (VIDEO)--Ex-Nigeria Goalkeeper Precious Dede Welcomes Quadruplets After Years Of Waiting--“I Was Lucky to Be Captured” — Nigerian Man Tricked Into War in Russia Appeals to President Tinubu from Captivity in Ukraine--UBA unveils diaspora banking to connect Africans with opportunities--Iyabo Ojo Denies Being FAAN Ambassador, Says Viral Airport Video Was Free and Apolitical--Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 15.1%--2 Nollywood production crew members found dead on location--Nigerian MBA Student, Oreoluwa Odetunde Found Dead In New York apartment--FG Charges El-Rufai Over Alleged Tapping of NSA Ribadu’s Phone--U.S. sanctions, freezes assets of eight Nigerians over links to Boko Haram--“Don’t rush to move in – Michelle Obama advises women--Regina Daniels gifts mother two cars ahead of Valentine’s Day--Nigeria Secures Permanent Seat On African Central Bank Board--FG Redeploys Police Withdrawn From VIP Escorts To Frontline Security--Tudor agrees deal to become Tottenham interim boss--Trump sets monthly targets for citizenship revocations--Makinde elevates 14 Oyo high chiefs to Obas, presents staff of office--UK to replace paper documents with eVisas from February 25--INEC Releases 2027 Election Timetable, fixes February 20 for presidential Poll--With Dangote Naira will trade below ₦1,000/$1 before year-end — Otedola--INEC Proposes N873.78bn Budget For 2027 Elections--CBN Allows BDCs Back Into Official FX Market with $150,000 Weekly Cap

◉ BREAKING NEWS

Business

Naira will appreciate to N1,000 per dollar in coming weeks – Tinubu

Ajibola Adeosun - February 25, 2026

news

‘Nigeria Is Challenged, But I Trust Your Track Record’ — Tinubu Decorates Tunji Disu as Acting IGP

Entertainment

Tiwa Savage unveils music foundation, partners Berklee to train African creatives

Sports

‘I Feel Ignorant’ – Footballer, Messi Regrets Not Learning English

News Round The Clock

news

‘Nigeria Is Challenged, But I Trust Your Track Record’ — Tinubu Decorates Tunji Disu as Acting IGP

Ajibola Adeosun - February 25, 2026 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday decorated Mr Tunji Disu with the rank of Acting Inspector-General of Police at the State House, Abuja, formally...

Gunmen Storm Ondo Church, Abduct Five Worshippers

February 25, 2026

Tinubu, Gowon, Obasanjo, Jonathan set for N’Assembly chapel dedication

February 24, 2026

FULL LIST: Lagos releases new BRT fares after 13% increase

February 24, 2026

Shut Down National Assembly, What Are We Legislating For – APC Lawmaker Laments Insecurity

February 24, 2026

Naija Politics

Politics

Bayelsa assembly confirms Peter Akpe as deputy gov

February 24, 2026

Politics

APC, Tinubu Congratulates Winners Of FCT Polls, Rivers, Kano

February 23, 2026

Politics

El-Rufai Sues ICPC For ₦1bn Over Alleged Abuja Home Invasion

February 23, 2026

Health

NiDCOM to deploy diaspora doctors across Nigeria

Ajibola Adeosun - February 18, 2026 0

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has outlined plans to deploy Nigerian medical professionals living abroad...

FG orders immediate retirement of longstanding health directors

February 17, 2026

Funding crisis hits global health as WHO warns of pandemic gaps

February 2, 2026

FG begins documentation of traditional medicine practitioners

January 20, 2026

US withdrawal from WHO makes world ‘unsafe’ — Official

January 13, 2026

Entertainment

Tiwa Savage unveils music foundation, partners Berklee to train African creatives

Ajibola Adeosun - February 25, 2026 0

Nigerian Afrobeats star, Tiwa Savage, has unveiled a new initiative aimed at nurturing emerging African creatives, announcing the launch of the Tiwa Savage Music...