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Parton Dolly Parton has wished fans a Happy New Year in a heartfelt message. In a video posted to Instagram on Wednesday, the country music icon delivered a brief speech in which she thanked her 8.2 million followers for their ongoing support. “Hey, it’s Dolly. Can you believe it’s already time to ring in the New Year?” she began. “As we say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, I want to wish each and every one of you a year filled with happiness and more blessings than you can count.” To conclude the sweet message, the 79-year-old added:…
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Tuface Music icon 2Baba has publicly declared that he has stopped impregnating women. This confession came after years of public scrutiny over his relationships with multiple women and having children outside his marriage. The singer, who has seven children with five different women, made this revelation during the MC EdoPikin Undiluted with StarBoy and Legends show in Benin City. Nation
The Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria (SDNON) receives with profound shock and deep sorrow the heartbreaking news of the death of seven journalists and media professionals in a tragic road accident along the Biliri–Kumo road in Gombe State. This devastating incident is not only a painful loss to the families and loved ones of the deceased, but also a heavy blow to the Nigerian media industry and the public service at large. The journalists who lost their lives were dedicated professionals whose commitment to truth, public enlightenment, and service to society will not be forgotten. SDNON commiserates with…
In a direct response to the declining access to trained educators across Nigeria, The Alternative Bank (AltBank) partnered with the Busayo Ademuyiwa Foundation (BAF) to host the 2025 BAF Teachers’ Conference in Lagos. The concentrated, one-day intervention was designed to strengthen the capacity of frontline educators. The event delivered hands-on training to hundreds of primary and secondary school teachers drawn from underserved communities across the country. Nigeria’s education sector sits at a critical inflection point. With over 65% of classrooms in underserved regions lacking access to trained educators or modern teaching tools, the learning crisis represents a structural failure with…
In a landmark move to set Anambra State on a path of steady growth and development, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has signed the 2026 Appropriation Bill into law, alongside three other significant legislations. The signing ceremony held at the Light House in Awka heralds a new chapter in the state’s fiscal management and governance. The 2026 Appropriation Law, which saw its budget increased from seven hundred and fifty-seven billion naira to seven hundred and sixty-six billion naira following extensive deliberations by the Eighth Assembly, lays the financial framework for the state’s priorities. The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, stated…
Nigeria reflects positively on the progress of Nigeria–China relations over the course of 2025, following the elevation of bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as agreed by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and His Excellency President Xi Jinping during the state visit to China in September 2024. The past year has seen sustained engagement at political, economic, and technical levels, reinforcing a relationship anchored on mutual respect, development cooperation, and shared interests. Throughout 2025, cooperation between both countries continued to expand across priority areas, including infrastructure development, trade and investment, industrial capacity building, technology exchange, and people-to-people…
The All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) has officially unveiled Nigerian rapper and actor, FalzTheBahdGuy and French-Senegalese actress and media personality, Liliane Maroune as hosts of the 9th edition of the awards. The 9th AFRIMA, organised by the International Executive Committee of AFRIMA in conjunction and the African Union Commission in partnership with the Lagos State Government (Official Host City), is slated to hold from January 7–11, 2026, in Lagos, Nigeria. With this appointment, FalzTheBahdGuy becomes the second Nigerian, after music legend 2Baba, to host the prestigious AFRIMA stage, following 2Baba’s historic role as co-host of the inaugural edition in 2014.…
Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Company”) has obtained the approvals of both the Central Bank of Nigeria (“CBN”) and the Securities and Exchange Commission to undertake a private placement of its ordinary shares, subject to the fulfilment of the applicable conditions precedent and regulatory requirements. The Financial Holding Company had earlier on August 29, 2025 announced that its banking subsidiary (Guaranty Trust Bank Limited) had satisfied and surpassed the new CBN minimum capital requirement for commercial banks with international authorisation, having already increased its capital to ₦504,037,107,058.45. This private placement in the sum of ₦10 Billion is…