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Lagos Life creator rejects $100,000 offer, values game at $1bn
Nigerian software developer and creator of the viral browser game Lagos Life, Shalom Rayhamen, has said the game is valued at $1 billion, dismissing a reported $100,000 offer as too small. Rayhamen made the disclosure in an interview with Nigerian digital content creator Fisayo Fosudo, shared on his YouTube page on Wednesday. She said the reported $100,000 offer was far…
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Genre-defying Canadian poet Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday. The prize, awarded by the Swedish Academy, is worth 12 million Swedish crowns ($1.2 million). “She was very taken by…
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PHOTO NEWS: Orangun of Oke-Ila celebrates former school principal at 93
The Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin, has paid tribute to his former secondary school principal, Elder (Dr) Enoch Olaleye Dare, who clocked 93. The monarch shared the tribute on social media, describing Dare, who was his principal at Adventist Grammar School, Ede, as a father figure, teacher and man of excellence who shaped the lives of his students. Oba…
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JUST IN: Veteran communication scholar Idowu Sobowale dies at 85
Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, OON, a respected communication scholar and veteran in Nigeria’s media and communication community, has died at the age of 85. Sobowale died on Thursday morning, according to a statement issued by a member of his family, Dr Akinniyi I. Sowunmi. In the statement titled “Transition to Glory”, Sowunmi described the death as a sad development for…
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Reopening of First Niger Bridge imminent, says works controller
The Federal Ministry of Works has said the First Niger Bridge, linking Onitsha in Anambra State to Asaba in Delta State, may be reopened before the end of this week, barring unforeseen circumstances. The Federal Controller of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, Timothy Emenike, disclosed this on Wednesday, saying major rehabilitation works on the bridge had been completed. The bridge…
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Why Imo govt. kept mum on abducted NYSC members — Uzodimma
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has explained that his administration deliberately withheld information about the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to avoid jeopardising efforts to secure their release. The prospective corps members were abducted at about 6:30 a.m. on October 1 along the Owerri-Onitsha Road near Umunoha, Imo State, while travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State,…
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Army takes over Old Oyo Park after Oriire abduction
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Nigerian Army has taken over the Old Oyo National Park in Oyo State and converted the facility into a training centre following the abduction and subsequent rescue of more than 40 schoolchildren and their teachers in Oriire Local Government Area. The General Officer Commanding, 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj-Gen Auwalu Mahmuda, disclosed this on Wednesday…
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Alli commends Tinubu, Uzodimma over rescue of 20 Oyo corps members
By Adejayan Gbenga – The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has commended President Bola Tinubu, Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma and security agencies over the rescue of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from Oyo State who were abducted in Imo State. The prospective corps members were kidnapped last week while…
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Oseni seeks justice after alleged attack on campaign convoy in Ibadan
By Adejayan Gbenga – The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Oyo South Senatorial District, Hon. Aderemi Oseni, has called on security agencies to investigate an alleged attack on his campaign convoy at Agbaje Market in Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of Oyo State. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when Oseni and members of his campaign team visited market…
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Atiku’s fuel subsidy model may cause N12bn daily revenue loss — IMPI
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has said the proposal by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to restore fuel subsidy could cost Nigeria at least N12 billion in daily revenue losses. In a policy statement signed by its chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, the policy research group said the revenue loss under Atiku’s proposed production-side subsidy…
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