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Team Edo have emerged overall winners of the second edition of the Niger Delta Games after a brilliant performance on home soil in Benin City, ending a 24-year wait for regional glory. The hosts secured first place after a tight medal contest that lasted until the final day. Edo finished with 52 gold, 34 silver and 25 bronze medals, making a total of 111 medals. They pulled ahead of strong rivals Delta and Bayelsa to seal a famous victory in front of their supporters. Delta State finished second with 39 gold, 29 silver and 34 bronze medals, recording 102 medals…

Veteran Nigerian filmmaker Tunde Kelani has condemned the unauthorised creation of short clips from films, describing the trend as piracy and intellectual property abuse. Kelani, popularly known as TK, voiced his concerns in a Facebook post on Wednesday, reacting to the growing practice of bloggers and social media users who extract scenes from his movies and circulate them online without his permission. “This is WRONG! Cutting our films — Saworoide, Agogo Eewo, Ti Oluwa Nile, Thunderbolt: Magun — into unauthorised reels and posting them online is not promotion. It is piracy and the destruction of our cultural work,” he wrote.…

In a new report on the underground global scourge that conservative estimates say generates up to $18 billion in illicit profits annually, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) highlighted that all regions of the world have been drawn in, although little data is available outside Europe. Globally, legal waste management was worth $1.2 trillion in 2024, up from $410 billion in 2011. “This is not an abstract challenge, but one with severe consequences for public health, as it drives toxic pollution of drinking water, the ocean, soil and more,” said Candice Welsch, Director of Policy Analysis and Public Affairs at…

The Electoral Act Amendment Bill was passed by the National Assembly on February 17 and signed into law the next day. Just three days later, on Saturday, February 21, elections were conducted across several jurisdictions, including the FCT six area council polls and other by-elections. The results were decisive. The All Progressives Congress secured victories in the Kano by-election, as well as in the Rivers-related rerun contests and FCT area council seats. The People’s Democratic Party won only one seat. These outcomes, in themselves, are not unlawful; however, the speed with which the amendment was signed, followed almost immediately by…

As electric vehicles roll off assembly lines, a bottleneck sits upstream: lithium refinement. Turning raw lithium into the compounds needed for batteries is expensive, messy, and energy-intensive, but Mangrove Lithium, a Vancouver-based startup, has a better way. The company has developed an electrochemical refining process that converts lithium feedstocks into battery-grade lithium hydroxide.Converting raw lithium to lithium hydroxide typically requires roasting spodumene—a mineral from which lithium is derived—at high temperatures, and then leaching it with acid to convert it to lithium sulfate. That compound then needs to be converted to lithium hydroxide. “It’s a thermochemical reaction that uses heavy amounts…

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has referred the controversy surrounding resurfaced tweets allegedly linked to singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for preliminary investigation. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television, saying the agency could not ignore the allegations. The controversy erupted after Simi made comments on social media about rape, saying that men should stop raping women, suggesting rapists should be castrated and claiming that “almost every woman she knows has been sexually assaulted.” Those statements became widely discussed online. Shortly after, screenshots of…

Seplat Energy Plc has declared a final dividend of US5 cents and a special dividend of US3.3 cents per ordinary share for the year ended December 31, 2025 following a record financial performance that saw revenue rise 144.2 percent year-on-year to $2.73 billion. The dividend announcement, made on February 26, 2026, brings the total dividend declared for 2025 to 25 US cents per share, equivalent to approximately $150 million, representing a 52 percent increase compared to 2024. Strong 2025 Financial Performance Seplat Energy’s audited results for 2025 showed significant growth across key financial metrics. Adjusted EBITDA rose 137 percent to…

UEFA on Thursday named Victor Osimhen in its Champions League Team of the Week following the conclusion of Wednesday’s Round of 16 playoff second-leg fixtures. Osimhen delivered a standout performance for Galatasaray, playing a decisive role in helping the Turkish side secure progression to the Champions League Round of 16. The Nigerian striker was selected alongside Alexander Sørloth of Atlético Madrid, who scored a hat-trick against Club Brugge in a commanding display. Presenting the Team of the Week @cryptocom | #UCLTOTW pic.twitter.com/Ev9shtCzt6— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 26, 2026 Also included in the elite lineup were Aurélien Tchouaméni of Real…

Unknown persons have set ablaze St Mary Quasi Parish Catholic Church, Katchuan Irruan, in Boki Local Government Area of northern Cross River State. The incident reportedly occurred in the early hours of Thursday, at about 3 a.m., throwing the quiet community into shock. Church officials and residents said the identity and motive of the attackers remain unknown, noting that the assailants allegedly invaded the church premises before setting parts of the building on fire. An unsigned statement issued by the church disclosed that the attackers gained unlawful entry into the facility and set fire to the Sacrament area, causing extensive…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsFebruary 26, 2026 20:15 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin Guiu not eyeing Chelsea exit Chelsea striker Marc Guiu is not pushing for a potential move away during the summer transfer window, according to Simon Johnson. The Spaniard has had a difficult campaign with the Blues and he has hardly played for them due to the fierce competition for places upfront.Joao Pedro is currently the first-choice striker in the Premier League and Champions League games, while Liam Delap has been his deputy.Guiu has found himself as the third-choice and there has been speculation that he is pushing for…