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Photo Credit: Chike/Instagram Chike is back, and this time he’s asking the questions that usually go unspoken. His new track, “Wetin Dey,” takes the everyday Nigerian phrase — usually meaning “What’s up?” — and flips it into a tender check-in on love, longing, and all the in-between moments that make relationships complicated. The song opens with delicate, finger-picked guitar lines that set the mood right away. Chike’s vocals glide over the melody with a natural ease, moving between English, Pidgin, and Igbo in a way that feels both casual and deeply personal. He’s asking, he’s waiting, he’s hoping, all in…

• Bandits abduct 31 in Niger, Bwari; one feared dead in attack on Ngige’s convoy• Ezekwesili flags defence corruption behind rising insecurity• ‘Washington pledges intelligence, equipment support for operations’ ABDUCTIONS and armed attacks intensified across several states yesterday as President Bola Tinubu approved the Nigerian contingent for the new U.S.–Nigeria Joint Working Group, a move aimed at boosting security cooperation even as concerns persist over corruption, underfunding and failures weakening frontline operations. The establishment of the Working Group followed a recent high-level engagement in Washington, D.C., led by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The Nigerian team comprises…

Super Eagles and Club Brugge midfielder Raphael Onyedika is once again at the centre of transfer attention, Soccernet.ng reports.  The 24-year-old, who has been a key figure for Club Brugge since arriving from FC Midtjylland, and has continued to attract admirers owing to his ability. Onyedika was linked with AC Milan, Eintracht Frankfurt, and West Ham last summer, but no move materialised. Raphael Onyedika. Photo by IMAGO However, fresh revelations suggest that the race for his signature is heating up again, with strong interest emerging from Turkey, England, and the Bundesliga as the January window approaches. The truth behind Galatasaray…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has explained why he returned to Nigeria aboard an Ivorian aircraft following the recent political unrest in Guinea-Bissau, saying President Bola Tinubu had also prepared to dispatch a jet before Côte d’Ivoire secured an earlier landing permit. Jonathan, who was in the country as head of the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission, spoke in an interview with Symfoni posted on YouTube on Friday, his first public comment since gunfire erupted around key government institutions in Bissau, prompting reports of a possible coup. He said he felt compelled to speak “to thank Nigerians for the…

In Summary:South Africa, Egypt and Nigeria anchor Africa’s machinery landscape, each posting multibillion-dollar equipment markets driven by mining, construction and large-scale public works.Fast-growing economies such as Angola, Ghana and Kenya show strong machinery import momentum, supported by expanding infrastructure pipelines and urban development.Smaller markets including Namibia, Togo and Mauritania stand out for exceptional per-capita consumption and double-digit CAGR growth in excavators and earth-moving equipment.Across the continent, 2024 to 2025 data confirms rising demand for excavators, loaders and public-works machinery as African countries scale up roads, housing, utilities and industrial projects.Deep Dive!!Friday, 28 November 2025 – Africa’s construction machinery market is…

The Nafiu Bala-led faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Friday rejected the expulsion of Leke Abejide, the federal lawmaker representing Yagba East, Yagba West and Mopamuro, describing the action as illegitimate and an attempt to seize control of the party ahead of its national convention. The Director of Media and Public Affairs for the Bala faction, Dr Christopher Okechukwu, in a statement, said the rejection followed the decision of a rival National Working Committee (NWC) loyal to Senator David Mark and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, which had ratified Abejide’s expulsion on Thursday.The NWC cited alleged “serial acts…

Super Eagles defender Benjamin Fredrick has returned to England after FCV Dender confirmed he has suffered a knee injury that will rule him out for several weeks, Soccernet.ng reports. The Belgian club announced the setback on their official channels, revealing that the 20-year-old has already begun rehabilitation with his parent club Brentford. The timing is particularly painful for both player and country. Super Eagles and Brighton defender Benjamin Fredrick. Photo by IMAGO. Copyright: xToyinxOshodix Fredrick, who has enjoyed a rapid rise over the last year, had become a trusted figure in Nigeria’s back line under head coach Eric Chelle. His…

Defence Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar has said that bandits and terrorists are hiding in the forests to avoid bombs. The minister stated this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, which was monitored in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State. He highlighted the dangers of bombing bandits’ hideouts, noting that military operatives are close to ending banditry in the country, even amid recent school kidnappings. Badaru pointed out that the pattern of attacks resembles guerrilla tactics. Criminal groups strike unexpectedly to create fear. “This is how guerrilla warfare operates. There are calm times followed by attacks that alarm the…

When former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stepped into Jalingo on Tuesday, the city buzzed with a different kind of political energy, one that hinted at a man preparing to redraw the map of his long political journey. The occasion was the commissioning of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) state secretariat, but the atmosphere carried the weight of something far more symbolic: Atiku repositioning himself under a new banner. Supporters from Adamawa, Bauchi, and Kano, among other states, trailed behind him as he arrived, their presence reinforcing the idea that this was not just a routine stopover. For many in the…

The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese and Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, has confirmed that there has been no communication from the kidnappers who abducted pupils and teachers from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area. “So far, we have not had any contact with them. As I’m speaking now, we’ve not had any call regarding the abductors,” Yohanna said during an interview with Channels Television on Friday.The attack occurred in the early hours of 21 November, when gunmen stormed the school, reportedly shooting a security guard…