Ademola Adeleke ditched the PDP for the Accord Party in a defection unprecedented for a sitting Osun governor. On Saturday, Nigeria's newest experiment in personal-brand politics faces its first real test at the ballot box.
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Ademola Adeleke ditched the PDP for the Accord Party in a defection unprecedented for a sitting Osun governor. On Saturday, Nigeria's newest experiment in personal-brand politics faces its first real test at the ballot box.
The EFCC froze Osun's accounts over N11 billion on a Wednesday; President Tinubu ordered the freeze vacated the next day, phoning Governor Adeleke himself. Either reading of that week damages the anti-graft agency's independence.
Osun's police command has summoned Senator Francis Fadahunsi over a viral video urging supporters to 'kill' Accord Party members, calling it a 'serious concern' just days before Saturday's tightly contested governorship election.
Osun votes for governor on Saturday, with thirteen candidates on the ballot, over 25,000 security personnel deployed, and President Tinubu urging residents to vote 'without fear' in his ancestral home state.
Tobi Amusan won Commonwealth Games bronze in Glasgow despite the federation, not because of it. Favour Ofili tried to leave Nigeria's colours altogether and was blocked. One argument connects both stories.
Nigeria's women's basketball team open the FIBA World Cup against Korea Republic on 4 September, after a warm-up win over China. A top-seven finish in Berlin would be the country's best-ever global result.
A horror tackle in a Getafe friendly, an unresolved €60m Atletico valuation and a snubbed Trabzonspor approach — three storylines now shaping Eric Chelle's squad for September's AFCON 2027 qualifiers, with one player ruled out for up to a year.
Arsenal have discussed Victor Osimhen with Galatasaray, who value him between €120m and €150m. As the champions weigh a late striker move after missing Vinicius Jr, is this finally the summer it happens?
Arsenal open the defence of their title against Coventry on 21 August, and the Premier League's first round closes four days later at Craven Cottage. Here is where every Nigerian international kicks off the 2026-27 season.
All 54 CAF member associations have reportedly resolved to vote for Gianni Infantino even as UEFA, CONCACAF and the AFC publicly call for him to go. What is Nigeria's loyalty actually buying?
Chelsea have given Manchester City until 5pm today to pay the full £120m for Enzo Fernandez, with no bids on the table yet and City's move still hostage to a stalled Rodri-to-Barcelona deal.
Monaco want to mutually terminate Paul Pogba's contract by 1 September after a new thigh injury, but the club's own general manager signalled the experiment was over as far back as January.
Three days after apologising to Aso Rock before its own supporters, the NFF watched the Super Falcons lose the WAFCON play-off too — turning a "setback" into a first-ever World Cup absence.
South Africa beat the Super Falcons 2-1 in Casablanca to end Nigeria's run of qualifying for every Women's World Cup since 1991, sending the country to a first-ever absence as Cameroon and Malawi reach a first WAFCON final.
From Peller's N400 million wedding gift to Broda Shaggi's per-show fees, brand deals — not AdSense — now drive Nigeria's skit economy, an industry BusinessDay values collectively at more than N50 billion.
A fake claim that The Four's director had died, paired with an old crying clip of Funke Akindele, went viral this week — until she called out the account chasing engagement.
As Colours of Fire lands on Netflix after a cinema run, Nigeria's streaming map is quietly redrawn — licensing over originals, and new local platforms like Kava and NolliStream stepping into the gap.
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde revealed she kept just N22 million of the N103 million A Mother's Love grossed in cinemas — then gave every naira of it to the Slum to School NGO.
Lateef Adedimeji and Mo Bimpe marked their triplet sons' arrival with a burgundy-themed thanksgiving in Lekki, where K1 De Ultimate handed over bundles of cash onstage and much of Yoruba Nollywood's A-list turned out in style.
Colleagues gathered at LTV 8 with candles, songs and prayers for Tope Osoba. But a thin front row of A-listers, and a burial postponed days later, tell an uneven story of goodbye.