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Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo has clarified that her recent promotional video highlighting activities of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria was done without payment and was not politically motivated. The video, which surfaced online last week, showed the actress praising improvements at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, triggering mixed reactions on social media given her previously known political stance. In the caption attached to the viral video on Instagram, Ojo wrote, “FAAN is changing for the better in so many ways. Besides the renovation of the MMIA Lagos Terminal 1 and the beauty & comfort of Terminal 2,…

News » Premier League news » Arsenal newsFebruary 15, 2026 16:44 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Confirmed Arsenal line-up vs Wigan today Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has named his starting line-up for the FA Cup fourth-round tie against Wigan Athletic at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners are heavy favourites to beat the struggling League One outfit and ahead of the game, Arteta has made eight changes to the XI.Kepa Arrizabalaga starts in goal for the north London giants.The backline sees three changes. Gabriel Magalhales, Piero Hincapie and Jurrien Timber make way. Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori start in the full-back positions, while Cristhian Mosquera…

The Federal Road Safety Corps, Yobe State Sector Command, has faulted an online publication alleging that 120 lives were lost along the Damaturu–Buni Yadi road in 2025, describing the report as misleading and inaccurate. In a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Sunday, the Command said the report wrongly attributed certain comments and casualty figures to the Sector Commander, Corps Commander Andrew Paul Longkam. According to the statement, the Sector Commander did not grant any interview to the reporter in question and did not provide the figures published in the report. “The attention of the FRSC Yobe State Sector…

At the height of its glory, D’Rovans Hotel in Ibadan, Oyo State, stood like the Chappal Waddi. Standing 2419 metres or 7996 feet above sea level, this mountain, infamously nicknamed the Mountain of Death, near the Cameroon border, in Taraba State, is said to be the highest in West Africa. D’Rovans shares that colossal legend. In top-tier hospitality and as a hub of entertainment and luxury, its fame rose tremendously in the 80s and 90s. The zenith of its glory however came on 26-27 January, 1999. As the political history of Fourth Republic Nigeria was getting ready to be incubated, fate,…

By Adedapo Adesanya The Naira depreciated further against the United States Dollar by N1.76 or 0.13 per cent on Friday in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEX) to close at N1,33.42/$1, in contrast to the N1,353.66/$1 it was exchanged a day earlier. However, the Naira appreciated against the Pound Sterling in the same market window yesterday by N5.05 to trade at N1,844.59 versus Thursday’s closing price of N1,849.64/£1, and against the Euro, it improved by 75 Kobo to quote at N1,60/€1 versus the previous day’s N1,608.68/€1. At the GTBank FX desk, the domestic currency lost N6 on the US…

EFCC has officially summoned El-Rufai after failed arrest attempt. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, is scheduled to appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, February 16, 2026, the anti-graft agency has confirmed. The development follows a reported attempt by security operatives to arrest El-Rufai at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday shortly after his arrival from Cairo, Egypt, on Egypt Air flight MS 877. El-Rufai’s lawyer, Ubong Esop Akpan, disclosed that the EFCC had delivered an invitation to the former governor’s residence in December 2025…

Eden Life, the Nigerian home services startup known for its food, cleaning, and laundry subscriptions, has paused its consumer-facing business to concentrate on its higher-margin corporate catering and industrial food operations. The company said the move is a strategic reset aimed at reaching profitability by 2026. In a statement made available to TechCabal on Wednesday, Eden Life noted that the decision will allow it to consolidate resources and double down on its B2B operations.  “For Eden Life, ‘pausing’ is a strategic transition,” part of the statement read. “It means we are temporarily de-prioritising our individual consumer (B2C) offerings to consolidate our…

Just days after the US President took office in 2025, the story began to spread: Nearly 4,000 Nigerians were about to be deported. It was true. The cruelty of the Donald Trump leadership would be unveiled at home and abroad in the year that followed, including against American citizens. Some have been killed, even in front of cameras, and many more injured. The injuries and pain we do not see on television screens include job losses and millions of slammed doors. .USAID was dismantled, leaving large international funding craters.  The US was Nigeria’s largest donor.  In 2024 alone, it contributed…

UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told reporters that access to the town had been “extremely difficult due to the continued fighting.” Of the 10,000 people who lived there before the full-scale invasion in February 2022, only about 500 remain, “most of them older people and people with disabilities.”According to Ukrainian authorities, hostilities between Tuesday and Wednesday morning caused several civilian deaths and injuries, including children. The regions of Donetsk, Dnipro, Sumy and Kherson were reported to be the hardest hit.In Zaporizhzhia region, a hospital and a pre-school were damaged, and thousands of people were left without heating following an attack, underscoring…

Award-winning Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has said that women are the backbone of Nigeria’s film industry, saying they dominate key areas and often operate multiple businesses alongside their acting careers. Speaking during an interview at Naija FM 102.7 which was shared on Youtube on Friday and has since been trending, the actress emphasised the critical role women have played in sustaining Nollywood from its early days. “Women are the ones who hold this industry, right from the start. Women are the ones who do well for this industry. Women are mostly the producers. Women are the ones who hold Nollywood…