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Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is enabling Nigerians at home and abroad to participate in the initial public offering (IPO) of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, providing digital payment infrastructure for retail and diaspora investors to fund their share subscriptions.  Flutterwave’s role in facilitating access to the Dangote IPO builds on its experience supporting public offerings in Nigeria, including facilitating payments for MTN Nigeria’s public offering in 2021. The experience highlights Flutterwave’s role in using digital payment infrastructure to make participation in public offerings more accessible to investors. The Dangote IPO allows investors to purchase shares in Dangote Petroleum…

​Femi Azeez is set to make his Brighton & Hove Albion debut against Coventry City at the CBS Arena on Sunday. Azeez linked up with the Seagulls from Millwall on transfer deadline day. The Nigeria international is, however, yet to make his debut for Brighton due to a minor hamstring injury. Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler confirmed that the former Reading player is nearing full fitness. Recommended “Also regarding him (Azeez), I hope he will be an option. He will definitely train today with the squad and hopefully everything is fine and then he hopefully is an option for the weekend,” Hurzeler said. Brighton…

Troops of the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have arrested a suspected terrorist kingpin, an alleged ammunition courier and a suspected logistics supplier during separate intelligence-led operations in Kaduna State.The development was contained in a post shared on X by security analyst Zagazola Makama on Thursday night. According to the post, the operations were carried out on Wednesday across Kubau, Igabi and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas as part of efforts to disrupt terrorist networks and their supply chains. Makama said troops first raided Dabar Dabo, a community identified as a terrorist hideout in Kubau LGA, where…

Paris Saint-Germain sit top of the Champions League table after Match Day 1 fixtures. The current holders thrashed Slovan Bratislavia 6-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday night. They are only ahead of Bayern Munich on goal difference. The Bundesliga champions put a goalless first half behind them to crush Bodo/Glimt 5-0 on Thursday. The top five places are completed by Barcelona, Manchester United and Como 1907. Recommended The bottom three teams are Sabah FC, Slovan Bratislava and Bodo/Glimt. Match Day 2 fixtures will be played in the week that begins October 13. After each club has played eight…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced plans to deploy between 50 and 70 smart, self-service filling stations nationwide. The Executive Vice President, Downstream, NNPC Limited, Mumuni Dagazau, disclosed this on Thursday while unveiling a smart mega station in Abuja. According to him, the initiative, which is expected to materialise within six months, is part of a broader plan to transform its conventional retail outlets into modern energy and mobility hubs offering petrol, electric vehicle charging, liquefied petroleum gas, compressed natural gas and other services. “We are hoping to roll out a significant number, probably about 50 to 70 of these…

Heavy rainfall has destroyed the Yinti Bridge in Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State, disrupting movement between more than 20 communities in the area. The bridge is the shortest route linking Bida and Badeggi to Katcha, making its collapse a major setback for residents who depend on it for their daily movement. The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Niger State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Aishatu Lami Aliyu. She said the collapse of the bridge had disrupted the movement of residents of Yinti and neighbouring communities. Recommended According to her,…

A 31-year-old woman in the United Kingdom will spend more time in prison after falsely accusing 10 men of rape, following intervention by Attorney General Ellie Reeves. Stacey Sharples from Farnworth, Bolton, had her sentence increased by two years and six months after Reeves referred her case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Sharples contacted men on Facebook and dating apps between 2013 and 2020, arranged to meet them in person, and then made false claims of rape against them to the police. The court heard how the convict repeated and sustained the accusations, which…

A court in the Adamawa State capital, Yola, has convicted and sentenced three youths identified as members of a loose gang of notorious criminal elements known as Shila boys to 10 years in prison each. The three were accused of arming themselves with cutlasses and snatching a mobile phone from a resident. The conviction on Thursday was one of several such cases in recent weeks, signalling a resolve to bring the youths to justice and possibly stem the criminal syndicate. In the latest case, the Chief Magistrate Court II, sitting in Yola, sentenced the three Shila boys: Sanusi Umar, 19; Mohammed Magaji,…

Nigeria’s Flamingos will begin their campaign at the 2026 WAFU B U-17 Girls Championship against rivals Black Maidens of Ghana. The Group B encounter will hold at the CKB Stadium on Wednesday, 16 September. Nigeria will also face Togo and Niger Republic in the group. The tournament will also serve as the qualifying competition for the 2027 U-17 Girls Africa Cup of Nations. Recommended Cote d’Ivoire will host the tournament from Tuesday, 15 September. The Flamingos are expected to travel to Cote d’Ivoire for the competition this weekend. You may like

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the reported blockage of Peter Obi’s convoy from entering Yelwata in Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. Obi, the presidential candidate of the New Democratic Congress (NDC), had reportedly planned to visit the community to honour victims of a past massacre and sympathise with families affected by the killings. However, he was allegedly stopped from accessing the area. Reacting to the incident, NLC spokesperson Benson Upah expressed concern over what he described as increasing intolerance towards opposing political views in Nigeria. Recommended “We are alarmed by the rising cases of political violence…