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sports

‘There Is Zero Chance Of Selling Alvarez’ –Atletico Madrid Hit Back At Barca

Atlético Madrid has issued a fierce response to FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta, declaring that there is a 0% chance of selling Julián Álvarez to their La Liga rivals. Recall t

Complete Sports

âStop dating and enabling br%ke girlsâ â Internet user recounts his experience

An internet user has advised men to stop dating and financially enabl

Linda Ikeji

Suspected thief nabbed after stealing motorcycle from dispatch rider in Plateau

Troops of Sector 8, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), have arrested a suspected motorcycle thief and recovered a stolen mot

Linda Ikeji

politics

PHOTOS: Faces Of 10 Nigerian Police Officers Who Fell Fighting Hundreds Of Bandits In Kebbi

PHOTOS: Faces Of 10 Nigerian Police Officers Who Fell Fighting Hundreds Of Bandits In Kebbi The officers, attached to the 44 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Abuja, were killed on August

Sahara Reporters

Meta to impose two-hour daily usage limit for kids across Facebook and Instagram as part of $17.1 billion settlement

Meta has reached a $17 billion settlement agreement that will add mandatory daily use li

Aug 26, 20263 min read

Linda Ikeji

Hollywood veteran Tim Curry, known for iconic roles in âRocky Horrorâ and âIT,â dead at 80

Tim Curry, the Hollywood actor best known for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in 1975s The Rocky Horror Picture Sh

Linda Ikeji

Why Africa doesn’t need to build frontier AI models first—Experts

Mustafa Ehsan has spent the past year turning something as unglamorous as a spreadsheet into an argument about where AI economics is heading, and what that means for Africa. Ehsan

Nairametrics

2027 elections: We are competing with thieves - Atiku

The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has described the 2027 election as

Linda Ikeji

From Rent to Japa Money: How Young Nigerians Are Finding Smarter Ways to Save

This is a sponsored post There is a unique kind of silence that follows a landlords message. You read it once. The

Aug 26, 20263 min read

Linda Ikeji

Alert Group PBT jumps 128% as deposits surge 475% to N94.82 billion

Alert Group has more than doubled its profit before tax to N1.31 billion in the first half of 2026, representing a 127.8% year-on-year increase, as rapid growth in deposits and loa

Nairametrics

Comercio Partners Report: 10 Years of Money Market and Living Costs Part 6

In this part six of the Comercio Partners’ ‘10 Years of Money Market and Living Costs’ report, the focus shifts to the long-term structural forces that will shape Nigeria’s financi

Nairametrics

Police arrest man over N3.5m romance scam and s3xtortion

The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre has arrested a suspected online romance scammer, Abdulwajeed Abdullahi

Aug 26, 20264 min read

Linda Ikeji

EFCC offers whistleblowers 5% reward to uncover stolen Nigerian assets abroad

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on whistleblowers with information on Nigerian assets allegedly stolen and moved abroad to come forward, offering rew

Nairametrics

world

Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations

The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order.

BBC World

Meta agrees to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle teen social media harm case

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle a landmark lawsuit brought by multiple US states over allegations that its social media platforms harmed teenagers. T

Nairametrics

Tanzania Vice President resigns citing presidentâs desire for change

Vice President of Tanzania, Emmanuel Nchimbi, has resigned less than one year after assuming the position. Nchim

Aug 26, 20262 min read