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  The Big Brother Naija Season 11 housemates facing possible eviction this week are Tram, Barry, Goddessa, Yusuf, Temi Nkem, Sultex, Abi, Araga, Flora, Nomy, Ricky, Kamsy, Sheba, Oyin, Keivo, Gerad and Bells. The 17 housemates emerged from this week’s nomination process, which saw the housemates vote to save three of their fellow housemates from possible eviction. Conspiracy Hour Ahead of the nomination process, Biggie announced Conspiracy Hour, giving the housemates the opportunity to rally together, discuss their thoughts and share who they would like to save ahead of the nominations. This was followed by the nomination process, where the housemates were asked to save three of their fellow housemates from possible eviction. Chimsom Chuka, the Most Influential Player of the Week, Neche, the Head of House, and Nomy, the Benchwarmer, were exempt from the process. Cassi, Bluethopia and Gerad were initially saved by their fellow housemates. However, as Head of House, Neche had the pow...

  A blockbuster week of sporting action awaits DStv and GOtv subscribers, with the decisive stages of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), UEFA Super Cup, FA Community Shield and Trophée des Champions among the major attractions. Football takes centre stage as WAFCON reaches its business end in Morocco, with the semi-finals scheduled for Wednesday. Defending champions Nigeria will not be involved after the Super Falcons were eliminated by Cameroon in the quarter-finals, losing 1-0. Their exit means a new champion will be crowned when the tournament concludes on Sunday. The first semi-final will see Algeria face Malawi on Wednesday before hosts Morocco take on Cameroon at 21:00 WAT, later in the day. Both matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport. The third-place play-off is scheduled for Saturday, with the final taking place in Rabat on Sunday at 20:00 WAT. European silverware will also be at stake on Wednesday when Paris Saint-Germain face Aston Villa in the UEFA Super C...

  By oluwaseyi fadoro  The Directorate of Christian Affairs of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Lagos State has appointed coordinators and senatorial leaders across the state’s local government areas and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) to mobilise support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Lagos State Deputy Governor Dr Obafemi Hamzat and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the forthcoming elections. Speaking at the event, the Director of Christian Affairs of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Dr Sam Ogedengbe, said the appointments were aimed at strengthening the organisation’s grassroots mobilisation efforts across  Lagos State. Ogedengbe explained that the newly appointed coordinators would work at the ward and church levels, engaging Christian communities and sensitising them about the achievements of President Tinubu and the need to support his administration for a second term. He also urged the coordinators to mobilise support for Deputy...

Volume and Value LAGOS, NIGERIA – August 11, 2026 — The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System  (NIBSS) Plc, Nigeria's foremost payments infrastructure provider, has commenced the rollout of the National Payment Stack (NPS), a sovereign, ISO 20022 compliant digital  infrastructure designed to succeed legacy NIBSS Instant Payment (NIP) system and  modernize Nigeria’s financial ecosystem. Unifying payments, identity, and data onto a  single intelligent rail, the multi-currency architecture bridges transaction processing and  payment intelligence while establishing robust cross-border capabilities. Initial operational metrics highlight rapid commercial adoption, with the NPS platform  already recording 26.55 million transactions valued at ₦1.4 trillion across 48 participating  institutions. First Bank of Nigeria leads the industry in total transaction volume, while  Fidelity Bank holds the lead in overall transaction value. Other key early adopters dri...

  In the corridors where money and power meet, integrity is not a soft virtue to be admired from a distance. It is the hardest risk control an institution owns, and the one asset that outlives us. By Eyitayo Quadri | Chief Risk Officer, Union Bank of Nigeria Much of my working life is spent thinking about what can go wrong and/or how it can be done better in a safe way. That is the quiet vocation of a risk officer: to sit in the room where decisions are made, to ask the unpopular question, to imagine the failure before it arrives and to price the danger no one else wants to name. Over the years, that work has taught me a humbling truth. The largest risks a financial institution faces are rarely the ones on the spreadsheet. They do not live in the market data or the credit models. They live in character, in the integrity, or the absence of it, of the people who hold power. It is a theme as old as commerce itself, and I want to borrow a very old story to make the point. It comes from...

  By Oluwaseyi Fadoro  The Founder and General Overseer of Jehovah Eye Salvation Ministry, Lagos, Prophet Godwin Ikuru, has predicted that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, will secure a second term in office in the forthcoming governorship election. Prophet Ikuru, while speaking on the political developments ahead of the election, said he had received a revelation concerning the outcome of the contest, claiming that Adeleke would emerge victorious. According to the prophet, he saw a scenario in which the All Progressives Congress (APC) attempted to throw a ball into a basket, but the ball failed to enter. However, when Governor Adeleke threw his own ball, it went straight into the basket. Ikuru interpreted the revelation as a sign that Adeleke would retain his position as Governor of Osun State. He recalled that he had also prophesied during Adeleke’s first-term election that the governor would emerge victorious, a prediction which, according to him, came to pass. The cle...