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22/08/2026

๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ด๐˜‚ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น

ENUGU: Guests attending a burial in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State reportedly ran for safety after a giant cow broke free from where it was tied and began moving around the gathering. Reports say the incident happened last week, causing panic among people at the burial as guests quickly moved away from the animal.

๐—ช๐—”๐—ช๐—ข: ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎMeta has launched AI Academy Nigeria, a new programme designed to give selected pa...
22/08/2026

๐—ช๐—”๐—ช๐—ข: ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—ก๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ

Meta has launched AI Academy Nigeria, a new programme designed to give selected participants free training in artificial intelligence while helping them build practical digital skills for business and content creation. Participants will also receive up to $5,000 in advertising credits, providing additional support for promoting their businesses and reaching wider audiences through Metaโ€™s platforms.

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ข๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐˜‚ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ข๐˜๐˜๐—ถ - ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎABIA: African Action Congress governorship candidate Doris...
22/08/2026

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ข๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ธ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐˜‚ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜… ๐—ข๐˜๐˜๐—ถ - ๐——๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ

ABIA: African Action Congress governorship candidate Doris Ogala claims former Governor Okezie Ikpeazu achieved more during his administration than Governor Alex Otti, but says poor media publicity prevented many residents from properly appreciating his projects and record. Ogala faults Ikpeazuโ€™s media team for failing to effectively showcase the administrationโ€™s achievements to the public.

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—– ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐——๐—š ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒFCT Minister Nyesom Wike says he will not accept the position of Director-Gen...
22/08/2026

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฃ๐—– ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ป ๐——๐—š ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike says he will not accept the position of Director-General of the APC presidential campaign because he is not a member of the party and does not want to risk losing political influence in Rivers State and the FCT. Wike explains that taking the role could create political complications for him, particularly in areas where he remains focused on maintaining his influence and responsibilities.

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ๐—•๐—” ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒTony Elumelu, outgoing Chairman of UBA, has met with the young woman ...
22/08/2026

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—จ๐—•๐—” ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ

Tony Elumelu, outgoing Chairman of UBA, has met with the young woman enrolled in the bankโ€™s Graduate Management Program who recently faced intense online criticism after addressing him by his first name. The meeting has reportedly helped both parties reconcile, offering the young woman some relief following the widespread reactions to the incident on social media.

๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—จ๐—•๐—” ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ก๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ASABA, a young woman who recently went viral after addressing businessman ...
22/08/2026

๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—จ๐—•๐—” ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—น ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ก๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

ASABA, a young woman who recently went viral after addressing businessman Tony Elumelu by his first name has received an offer of N500,000 cash support and a VIP invitation to the 4th Delta Social Media Summit. The package also includes flight tickets, five-star hotel accommodation, a guided tour of developmental projects in Delta State and a brand ambassador role, with the organiser urging the public to help connect the young woman to the opportunity.

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜Nigerian content creator Peller has reacted to the viral incident ...
22/08/2026

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜‚ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜

Nigerian content creator Peller has reacted to the viral incident involving a young graduate who addressed businessman Tony Elumelu by his first name. Peller questioned how the public would have reacted if someone without formal education had made the same remark, arguing that people would likely have linked the action to a lack of education while also pointing to the age difference between the two individuals.

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ-๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—นRIVERS STATE, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has unveiled a 105-bed zonal hos...
22/08/2026

๐—•๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—ž๐—œ๐—ก๐—š: ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ-๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น

RIVERS STATE, Governor Siminalayi Fubara has unveiled a 105-bed zonal hospital as part of efforts to improve access to quality healthcare across the state. The governor says his administration continues to prioritise healthcare delivery by developing medical facilities that can provide residents with easier access to essential health services.

๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜‚NOLLYWOOD, actress and Apostle Eucharia Anunobi has publicly apologi...
22/08/2026

๐—๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐—œ๐—ก: ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—ป๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ถ ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—˜๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜‚

NOLLYWOOD, actress and Apostle Eucharia Anunobi has publicly apologised to businessman Tony Elumelu over a viral incident involving a young lady who addressed him by his first name. Anunobi said the lady should have immediately apologised and shown greater respect to Elumelu, adding that she was offering the apology on the young womanโ€™s behalf.

BREAKING: Tinubu Names Yari Campaign DGABUJA, President Bola Tinubu has constituted the APC Presidential Campaign Counci...
22/08/2026

BREAKING: Tinubu Names Yari Campaign DG

ABUJA, President Bola Tinubu has constituted the APC Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 election, naming Senator Abdulaziz Yari as Director-General and Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma as secretary. Senator Adams Oshiomhole will oversee mobilisation as deputy director-general, while the Presidentโ€™s Chief of Staff will handle administration; Senator Ajibola Bashiru and Hadiza Bala-Usman will serve as deputy and assistant secretaries respectively.

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