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Mr P smiles in a painter costume against a painted starry night sky in the visual set for his I Love You music video. If you’re not boo’d up this season, you really might feel a little jealous, and we don’t blame you. Who wouldn’t after watching Mr P sing his heart out in his latest single, “I Love You Because,” while Stan and Blessing Nze spend the entire video reminding us what being completely in love looks like? From romantic dinners to quiet moments on the couch, the Nollywood couple gives us a love story that feels sweet, familiar,…

Hull City manager Sergej Jakirovic has confirmed that the club is making progress in its attempt to sign Everton midfielder Tim Iroegbunam, Soccernet.ng reports. The newly promoted Premier League club has been in talks over the 22-year-old, who is one of the midfielders Jakirovic wants to add ahead of Hull’s return to the top flight.Speaking to BBC Radio Humberside, Jakirovic said negotiations with Everton were continuing and suggested Hull were encouraged by the midfielder’s situation. “I think there is progress in this player,” Jakirovic said.”I like how he is playing and he is very experienced. I think we need this…

The House passed a stopgap funding bill 220-205 on July 21, moving its proposed government-funding deadline from September 30 to December 4 and placing it after the midterms. This has led to the odds of a Government shutdown happening across all predition markets.But that is no longer the full picture: on August 8, the Senate passed its own version 90-6, extending funding through December 11 instead. The two versions still need to be reconciled, meaning Congress has moved closer to avoiding an October shutdown without yet completing the process.For Bitcoin traders, that distinction matters. The immediate September 30 cliff looks…

Canada has introduced temporary special immigration measures to assist foreign workers, students and visitors whose lives and immigration status have been disrupted by natural disasters in the country. The measures, which run from April 1, 2026, to November 30, 2028, allow eligible temporary residents up to six months to apply to restore their status after losing it, compared with the normal 90-day period. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada on its X handle on Tuesday said the measures are available to people who were directly affected by a natural disaster in Canada and had valid temporary resident status as a worker,…

Super Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke has returned to group training with Sevilla after his proposed move to Anderlecht failed to go through, Soccernet.ng reports. The 28-year-old Nigeria international trained with his teammates on Tuesday at the Jose Ramon Cisneros Palacios Sports City, according to Tribuna. This ends several weeks of separate work while Sevilla tried to find a solution to his future.Ejuke had been left out of Sevilla’s travelling squad for their pre-season camp in the Netherlands as the club worked on a possible transfer. His situation changed after the move to Anderlecht stalled, allowing him to rejoin the first-team…

The Federal Government has commenced the distribution of starter packs to 18,510 Nigerians trained under the first batch of the Renewed Hope Vocational and Skills Training Programme, an initiative of the National Social Investment Programme Agency aimed at equipping beneficiaries with the tools needed to start businesses and become self-reliant. The beneficiaries, drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, underwent two weeks of intensive vocational training at more than 230 accredited centres across the country. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the programme in Abuja on Wednesday, the National Programme Manager, N-POWER, Dr Nsikak…

Incumbency. Coalition. Movement. Revolution. Analysing the contenders ahead of the polls On January 16, 2027, Nigerians return to the polls in what’s already shaping up to be one of the most fractured, and most consequential, presidential races since 1999. The election was moved up after the repeal of the 2022 Electoral Act and the enactment of the 2026 Electoral Act, bringing the vote forward from the original February date. The field has shifted dramatically since 2023. Old alliances have collapsed, new coalitions have formed, and two of the three men who dominated the last election have swapped parties entirely. This…

By Samuel Omotere The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has attributed the worsening waste situation in the state to increased waste generation, a shortage of functional waste collection trucks and challenges facing private waste operators. Hamzat said the Lagos Waste Management Authority, which is responsible for waste management in the state, was dealing with a volume of refuse that was significantly higher than initially estimated. The Deputy Governor disclosed this during an interview on Nigerian Info 99.3FM on Tuesday. According to him, the state government initially estimated that Lagos generated about 13,000 tonnes of waste daily but later discovered…

Inside the science of why the closest sibling bonds break the hardest By August 2026, the Okoye brothers’ story has moved past music blogs into something anthropologists and psychologists actually study: what happens when siblings who share DNA and a fortune are pushed to publicly destroy each other. This isn’t a “who’s right” carousel but a “why does this keep happening” carousel, using Peter, Paul, and Jude Okoye as a real-time case study for forces that shape every family, everywhere. As of early August 2026, the feud has reached its most public phase yet. Peter Okoye (Mr P) released a…

Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers scored the winning goal for Panathinaikos in a 2-1 victory over CSKA Sofia in the UEFA Conference League on Tuesday, Soccernet.ng reports. ​Prior to Tuesday, Dessers had not played a competitive match since December 2025. He was named in Nigeria coach Eric Chelle’s squad for the Africa Cup of Nations, but a thigh injury kept him from featuring in the tournament, forcing him to return to his club prematurely. ​The injury ultimately required surgery, sidelining him for the remainder of the campaign. However, he resumed full training with his teammates during the pre-season, marking Tuesday’s…