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Rotimi Agbana The First Lady, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has raised the capital base of 500 Oyo State small-scale women business owners with N50,000, through her programme, the Women Economic Empowerment Programme of the Renewed Hope Initiative. The beneficiaries received the funds on Monday, at an event held in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Tinubu said the empowerment was intended to boost the entrepreneurial spirit of women traders and small-scale business owners who determinedly strove each day to provide for their children, educate their children and uplift their communities. The First Lady was represented at the event by the wife of…

Starting university was an exciting adventure. Soon, however, I realised that first-year life meant endless essays, continuous research, and strict deadlines. At the same time, like many other students, I took on a part-time job to support myself, as it’s a common practice. The National Union of Students (NUS) said in a report from 2024 that 69% of full-time students in the UK work part-time. Additionally, they are increasing their working hours just to cover living costs. Now, balancing work and studying, real student experiences meant sleepless nights, rushed mornings, and very little personal time. This constant stress also affected my well-being…

• Party chairman summons aggrieved members, seeks peace Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ife Federal Constituency, Osun State, has passed a vote of no confidence on Deputy Governor of the state, Kola Adewusi; former National Secretary of the party, Wale Oladipo, and the Ife East party Chairman, Olasunkanmi Makinde, over alleged anti-party activities. This decision was taken in a communique issued at the PDP Ife Federal Constituency meeting held on Monday evening at the residence of the Osun East Senatorial leader in Ile-Ife. The party flayed Adewusi and Oladipo for holding meetings with member of the House of Representative from Ife, Taofeek Ajilesoro,…

Super Eagles attacker Samuel Chukwueze has opened up on the factors that convinced him to swap AC Milan for Fulham, Soccernet.ng reports.  The former Villarreal forward singled out Fulham manager Marco Silva as well as the presence of his international teammates Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey as key reasons behind his decision. Chukwueze completed a deadline-day loan switch from AC Milan to Craven Cottage, with an option to buy at the end of the season. Samuel Chukwueze linked to Fulham (Photo by Imago) Samuel Chukwueze on Silva’s Persuasion Speaking after sealing the move, Chukwueze revealed that Silva’s personal approach played…

• You’ve lost political value in Southern Kaduna, SOKAPU tells el-Rufai• CUPP accuses APC govt of undermining democracy A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso, has accused former Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru el-Rufai, of resorting to “blackmail and lies” in an alleged bid to undermine President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement, yesterday, which was made available to journalists in Kano, Kwankwaso described el-Rufai’s approach as outdated and ineffective, warning that the same tactics used against former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 could not be replicated against Tinubu.…

The Police command in Lagos State has arrested 23 suspected cultists over the alleged killing of three persons in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. Command spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development in a statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos. He said the command had began discreet investigation into the incident, which occurred on Sunday in Lekki Phase 1, during an inter-cult clash that claimed three lives. “The clash happened at a security duty post on an uninhabited open land along Wole Olateju Street, involving members of rival cult groups. “The Commissioner of Police, Mr Olohundare Jimoh, personally mobilised…

South Korean lawmakers have criticized Lee Eok-won, the nominee for the post of chairman at the Financial Services Commission, for buying shares in the Bitcoin (BTC)-keen US firm Strategy.Per the South Korean media outlets Jose Ilbo and News1, Lee Eok-won claimed that he had only invested in blue-chip US stocks “in order to see what investor sentiment is like.”Lee Eok-won was speaking in response to lawmakers at a National Assembly confirmation hearing on September 2.Strategy Shares Controversy for FSC NomineeThe FSC is the country’s top financial regulator and has the final say on the country’s crypto regulations. However, President Lee…

Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, stands like a zebra surrounded by lions, as he is sequestered by a crisis of choice of platform to compete in the 2027 general election cycle, LEO SOBECHI reports. Which party did he tell you he was going to run for the 2027 presidential poll? That was the clever retort by the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, to broadcast journalists while featuring in a monthly media briefing, Monday, September 1. Wike had shot back when confronted with Mr Obi’s observations…

Super Eagles striker Kelechi Iheanacho has completed a transfer to Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, Soccernet.ng reports. All eyes were on Iheanacho on transfer deadline day, as it was expected that he would leave Sevilla, as he was deemed as surplus to requirements. In previous Soccernet.ng reports, the Super Eagles striker who turns 29 in October, had been linked with Turkish Super Lig clubs Besiktas and Samsunspor and Mexican side Pumas UNAM. Kelechi Iheanacho (Photo credit: Imago) Newly-promoted La Liga club Real Oviedo were also linked with Iheanacho, but none of them made a decisive move. Then, on transfer deadline day,…

•State APC pledges to work with Fubara The chairmanship candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in Rivers State have announced their decision to take legal action over alleged irregularities and breaches that marred the August 30, 2025, local council elections. In a joint statement by Dienye Pepple (Opobo/Nkoro); Miller Ngozi Chika (Emuoha); Fidelis Ikebuluwa (Ahoada East); Charles Inko-Tarriah (Asari/Toru), and Prince Tonye Jeminimiema (Bonny), the candidates revealed that they have instructed their legal teams to file petitions before the appropriate election tribunal constituted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). “As candidates who participated in the election, we possess…