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₦50 Follows Every ₦10,000 You Send Now — and It Was OPay, PalmPay and Moniepoint That Broke the News
Aug 15

Aug 15 ₦50 Follows Every ₦10,000 You Send Now — and It Was OPay, PalmPay and Moniepoint That Broke the News

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Entertainment

A new ₦50 stamp duty now follows every transfer of ₦10,000 or more in Nigeria — and it was OPay, PalmPay and Moniepoint's in-app alerts, not the banks, that broke the news to millions of users.

Bone Straight Is Out, Glueless Is In: The Import-Heavy Wig Economy Where Six in Ten Nigerian Women Buy
Aug 15

Aug 15 Bone Straight Is Out, Glueless Is In: The Import-Heavy Wig Economy Where Six in Ten Nigerian Women Buy

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Up to 60% of Nigerian women buy wigs or extensions regularly, per Africa For Investors, yet most units are still imported from Asia. Why vendors are quietly ditching bone straight for glueless niches in 2026.

Indigo Dreams of a $1 Billion Industry: Abeokuta's Adire Moment After Egbaliganza's 50-Nation Showcase
Aug 15

Aug 15 Indigo Dreams of a $1 Billion Industry: Abeokuta's Adire Moment After Egbaliganza's 50-Nation Showcase

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Egbaliganza pulled official delegations from over 50 countries into Abeokuta this March, backing a $1 billion adire dream. But machine-printed fakes are already flooding the very market the city's 2,000 dyers built.

From 'Bend-Down-Select' to High-Street Chic: How Okrika Became the Real Backbone of Lagos Fashion
Aug 15

Aug 15 From 'Bend-Down-Select' to High-Street Chic: How Okrika Became the Real Backbone of Lagos Fashion

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Inflation of 33.2% and a Gen Z rebrand have turned okrika from stigma to status. Inside Katangua market and the TikTok hustle reshaping Lagos thrift, per Independent Nigeria and OMIREN.

Every Saturday, Somebody Is Getting Married: The ₦1.2 Trillion Economics of Asoebi
Aug 15

Aug 15 Every Saturday, Somebody Is Getting Married: The ₦1.2 Trillion Economics of Asoebi

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Nigeria's wedding industry moves an estimated ₦1.2 trillion a year, per WithinNigeria. An essay on who profits from asoebi's weekly owambe economy — and why the corset gown became 2026's uniform.

Baby Eliana, an ₦18m Birthday Cake and 'His Life Is My Life': Inside the Veekee James Celebrity-Designer Playbook
Aug 15

Aug 15 Baby Eliana, an ₦18m Birthday Cake and 'His Life Is My Life': Inside the Veekee James Celebrity-Designer Playbook

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Pregnancy news, a daughter named Eliana, an ₦18m birthday cake and a marriage defended on Snapchat — 2026 has made Veekee James as famous as any client she has ever dressed.

A Sky-Blue Denim Agbada on Live TV: How Ebuka Is Turning BBNaija Season 11 Into Nigeria's Biggest Menswear Runway
Aug 15

Aug 15 A Sky-Blue Denim Agbada on Live TV: How Ebuka Is Turning BBNaija Season 11 Into Nigeria's Biggest Menswear Runway

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Three weeks into BBNaija Season 11, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu's Sunday-night looks — from a custom ATAFO opener to a sky-blue denim agbada — are trending as hard as the evictions, per BellaNaija and NaijaWhisper.

The Countdown Begins: Lagos Fashion Week Locks In October 28 to November 1 After a Record 15th-Anniversary Season
Aug 15

Aug 15 The Countdown Begins: Lagos Fashion Week Locks In October 28 to November 1 After a Record 15th-Anniversary Season

sukky dawodu
Fashion

Lagos Fashion Week has set its 2026 dates: October 28 to November 1. The lineup and venue are still under wraps, but the platform now has to top a record-breaking 15th-anniversary season.

Fourteen Days' Notice: ASUU's Ultimatum and the Agreement That Exists Only on Paper
Aug 15

Aug 15 Fourteen Days' Notice: ASUU's Ultimatum and the Agreement That Exists Only on Paper

sukky dawodu
politics

ASUU has given twenty university branches fourteen days to prepare for strike over a pay deal the government signed in December but has not paid. Two campuses are already shut — here is what is owed, and by whom.

N1,360 to the Dollar, 26.5 Per Cent and Holding: The Economy Beneath the Election Noise
Aug 15

Aug 15 N1,360 to the Dollar, 26.5 Per Cent and Holding: The Economy Beneath the Election Noise

sukky dawodu
politics

Inflation is easing and the naira has steadied, but the policy rate is still 26.5% and petrol is back above N1,200. A data check on what Nigeria's economy has actually fixed before election season.

The Subsidy That Never Left: Sowore Says the Quiet Part About Petrol and the Naira
Aug 15

Aug 15 The Subsidy That Never Left: Sowore Says the Quiet Part About Petrol and the Naira

sukky dawodu
politics

Omoyele Sowore says Nigeria never really ended the fuel subsidy, just renamed it. As petrol prices swing with crude oil, we test his claim against what is actually on the record.

January 16, Under New Rules: The Earliest Election Nigeria Has Ever Scheduled
Aug 15

Aug 15 January 16, Under New Rules: The Earliest Election Nigeria Has Ever Scheduled

sukky dawodu
politics

INEC has fixed Nigeria's presidential election for January 16, 2027 — its earliest general election date yet. Here is what changed, why Ramadan forced the reschedule, and the loophole sitting inside the new law's results rule.

Android 10 Meets Election Day: Osun Is the BVAS Stress Test INEC Cannot Afford to Fail
Aug 15

Aug 15 Android 10 Meets Election Day: Osun Is the BVAS Stress Test INEC Cannot Afford to Fail

sukky dawodu
politics

INEC's BVAS devices still run Android 10, an operating system that stopped receiving security updates in 2023. Saturday's Osun election is the first full statewide test of that hardware under Nigeria's new Electoral Act.

The Governor Who Changed Parties and Kept the Base: Adeleke's Accord Gamble Faces the Ballot
Aug 15

Aug 15 The Governor Who Changed Parties and Kept the Base: Adeleke's Accord Gamble Faces the Ballot

sukky dawodu
politics

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.

Frozen Wednesday, Unfrozen Thursday: The N11 Billion Order, the President's Phone Call and the EFCC's Independence Problem
Aug 15

Aug 15 Frozen Wednesday, Unfrozen Thursday: The N11 Billion Order, the President's Phone Call and the EFCC's Independence Problem

sukky dawodu
politics

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.

'Serious Concern': Police Call In Fadahunsi as Ilesa Waits for Saturday
Aug 15

Aug 15 'Serious Concern': Police Call In Fadahunsi as Ilesa Waits for Saturday

sukky dawodu
politics

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.

Osogbo on the Eve: Thirteen Candidates, 25,310 Officers and the Saturday That Decides Osun
Aug 15

Aug 15 Osogbo on the Eve: Thirteen Candidates, 25,310 Officers and the Saturday That Decides Osun

sukky dawodu
politics

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.

A Bronze in Glasgow and a Blocked Exit to Türkiye: Amusan, Ofili and the System That Keeps the Receipts
Aug 15

Aug 15 A Bronze in Glasgow and a Blocked Exit to Türkiye: Amusan, Ofili and the System That Keeps the Receipts

sukky dawodu
Sports

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.

While Football Wept, D'Tigress Beat China: Three Weeks to Berlin and a Date With France
Aug 15

Aug 15 While Football Wept, D'Tigress Beat China: Three Weeks to Berlin and a Date With France

sukky dawodu
Sports

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 Knee in Getafe, a Limbo in Madrid, a Bet in Milan: The Fortnight Reshaping Chelle's Eagles
Aug 15

Aug 15 A Knee in Getafe, a Limbo in Madrid, a Bet in Milan: The Fortnight Reshaping Chelle's Eagles

sukky dawodu
Sports

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.

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