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Henrietta Bulabari, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has emerged winner of the Khana 2 State House of Assembly Constituency bye-election in Rivers State after securing 7,647 votes. The Returning Officer, Prof. Angela Briggs, declared Bulabari the winner, stating, “having satisfied the requirements of the law.” According to the officially announced results, the votes scored by the parties were: AA – 46 APC – 7,647 NNPP – 37 YPP – 23 ZLP – 47 The News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, reports that out of 71,914 registered voters, only 7,834 accredited voters participated in the election. A total of 7,800…

News » Premier League news » Manchester United newsFebruary 21, 2026 21:13 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Amadou Onana to Man Utd? Manchester United are ready to make a big summer move for Aston Villa midfielder Amadou Onana, according to Football Insider. The Red Devils are poised to strengthen their midfield department this summer with Casemiro expected to head for the exit door.Casemiro has been one of United’s best players during the ongoing season, but he will walk away when his contract expires on June 30.The club could prefer a replacement with Premier League experience and reports claim that they have revived their interest…

The creative industry has received a presidential nod following the appointment of Nollywood’s Baba Agba as Special Assistant on Creativity to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Before his appointment, Agba, a 32 year old cinematographer and priducer, served as head of the Creative Economy Thematic Group, CETG, within the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, NESG, between 2021 and 2023. Between 2020 and 2023, he was the National Secretary of the Association of Movie Producers, AMP. Agba, an award winning cinematographer, also flaunts an impressive laurels including an Excellent Creativity Award from the United Nations World Trade Organisation, UNWTO. Immediate past Head of…

The unrest erupted in late December 2025 in cities across Iran over soaring inflation, rising food prices and the collapse of the national currency, resulting in a deadly and widespread security crackdown.In a statement on Thursday, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Edouard Beigbeder said the agency was “deeply concerned by the reports that children arrested in connection with the recent public unrest in Iran remain in detention.”“While the number of children currently detained, or the conditions of their detention cannot be verified, we urge that immediate, independent access be granted to all detained children to…

Before anyone living with Sickle Cell Disease embarks on a new endeavour, whether it’s a new career, academic journey, business idea, creative project, or a new chapter in life, there is one crucial foundation that must be laid first: strengthening the mind. Not the body, not the finances, not the connections. The mind is powerful because for people living with SCD, the greatest battles are often fought quietly, internally, long before any visible action takes place.  The mind is the centre of our thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and decisions, shaping how we interpret experiences and respond to challenges. It is powerful…

Wikipedia editors have decided to remove all links to Archive.today, a web archiving service that they said has been linked to more than 695,000 times across the online encyclopedia. Archive.today — which also operates under several other domain names, including archive.is and archive.ph — is perhaps most widely used to access content that’s otherwise inaccessible behind paywalls. That also makes it useful as a source for Wikipedia citations. However, according to the Wikipedia discussion page about this topic, “There is consensus to immediately deprecate archive.today, and, as soon as practicable, add it to the spam blacklist […] and to forthwith remove…

DSS is set to arraign Ex-Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai on February 25 over alleged cybercrime and national security breach. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) has fixed February 25 for the arraignment of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged cybercrime and breach of national security. The case, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026, has been assigned to Justice Joyce Abdulmalik by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, who scheduled the date for the defendant’s arraignment. Three-Count Charge Filed The DSS filed a three-count criminal charge against…

Following the recently held Court-Ordered Meeting and subsequent overwhelming endorsement, the merger and business combination between Unity Bank Plc and Providus Bank Limited remains firmly on course. Analysts appraising the ongoing recapitalisation programme believe that the regulatory backing and shareholders’ support for the merger represent the most important milestones for meeting the recapitalisation requirements within the stipulated timeline. Recall that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) backed the merger between the two lenders, with a pivotal financial accommodation to support the transaction. The merger also received a further boost with a “no objection” nod from the Securities and Exchange Commission…

As the All Progressives Congress held its congresses across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State on Saturday, party stakeholders commended the conduct of the exercise. The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Seun Osamaye, said in Ifedore Local Government that the process was hitch-free. She said, “I want to say so far it has been free, fair and just across the board. We have had reports of our people coming out peacefully to show their support for the elected officers in each local government. “My own local government, for instance, came out early this morning…

New sprint champions emerged on Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City as the men’s and women’s 100 metres finals provided one of the biggest highlights of Day 2 at the ongoing Niger Delta Games. In the men’s final, Chibueze Osama of Delta State stormed to victory in 10.42 seconds to claim the gold medal. Osama delivered a strong finish to stay ahead of Gift Bright of Akwa Ibom, who clocked 10.57 seconds for silver, while fellow Delta athlete Saturday Godswill secured bronze in 10.59 seconds. Osama flying Delta State’s flag high in Edo [Credit: NDG Media]The result…