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Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Isuan Agro Estate Ltd (AHARA) has held the maiden edition of Land Banker Summit in Abuja to fill the knowledge gap of Nigerians on real estate and investments.The convener of the summit and the MD Isuan Agro Estate, Ohimai Abraham, said the company took the initiative in organising the summit in order to give the people the confidence that will make them realize that there are genuine properties and how to find and invest in those properties.“What we discovered is there is a shortage of knowledge. A lot of Nigerians are not educated when it comes…

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema is due to be sworn in for a second five-year term on Tuesday following a disputed election and the arrest of his main opponent on treason charges.Hichilema – credited with stabilising the economy – swept to victory on 13 August with 60% of the vote, according to official results. Runner-up Brian Mundubile, who received 38%, alleged that the outcome had been tampered with.He was unable to mount a legal challenge to the result as the courts were sealed off last week on the final day a case could be filed.Election observers said that while polling day…

• Declares economic expansion signals end of economic stabilisation phase  •Services accounted 56.62%, agriculture 26.15%, industries 17.23 amid manufacturing contraction  •Oil accounted for 4.16% as production increases to 1.72 mbpd James Emejo in Abuja President Bola Tinubu on yesterday declared that the Nigerian economy had moved beyond the difficult phase of stabilisation, as the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate accelerated to 4.43 per cent in the second quarter of the year (Q2 2026) compared to 3.89 per cent in the preceding quarter. According to the GDP Q2 2026 Report released yesterday by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the…

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz has expanded its fifth growth fund to $8.5 billion. That means the firm added another $1.75 billion since the fund launched in January with $6.75 billion. The firm’s announcement comes just days after a16z announced it had raised a fresh $1.1 billion for a new and different fund that it’s calling the “Machine Age Fund.” The fund’s throwback, steampunk-esque name reflects its focus on AI hardware startups developing chips, memory, networking, and storage. As the growth fund’s name implies, it is cash dedicated to funding growth-stage startups that are ramping up products, expanding into new…

The 2027 governorship election in Lagos State is shaping up as a consequential contest between an entrenched political establishment and an increasingly assertive opposition. With All Progressives Congress’ Obafemi Hamzat enjoying the advantages of party structure and political continuity, and African Democratic Congress’ Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour seeking to build on his strong 2023 showing, the race is already attracting significant attention. Yet, with several opposition candidates in the field, fragmentation could prove as decisive as voter sentiment. Can the opposition finally convert Lagos’s changing political mood into a coalition strong enough to break the APC’s long-standing hold on power? Jonathan Eze…

Time’s Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature Robert M. Hazen and Michael L. Wong W. W. Norton (2026)Like evolution by natural selection, some ideas that start out as revolutionary can become so intuitive that they seem banal to future generations. Mineralogist Robert Hazen and planetary scientist Michael Wong must hope that the central idea behind their book becomes similarly mainstream.Time’s Second Arrow explores how the natural world’s shift from humble beginnings to intricate order was inevitable. According to the authors, science has overlooked this “obvious truth” for too long. It is time to establish guiding principles…

Arsenal extended their flawless start to the Premier League season as Bukayo Saka sealed the champions’ 1-0 win against troubled Aston Villa on Monday. Saka’s second-half strike at Villa Park wrapped up Arsenal’s second successive victory. In a statement of intent to their title rivals, Mikel Arteta’s side have taken maximum points from their opening two games without conceding a goal. It was the ideal way for Arteta to mark his 250th league game in charge of the Gunners. Arteta had picked the same starting line-up that cruised to a 3-0 win against Coventry in their season opener 10 days…

The rapper showcased “Shabang,” “Burning Bridges,” and “Janice STFU” on stage for the first time Drake made a surprise appearance at Don Toliver‘s concert in Toronto last night, performing tracks off his recent LP, Iceman, live for the first time. The rapper emerged on the stage at Scotiabank Arena for a mini-set midway through Toliver’s performance. He showcased three tracks off Iceman: “Shabang,” “Burning Bridges,” and “Janice STFU.” “I just wanna thank Don for having me out tonight,” Drake told the crowd. “This is my first time performing the album since it dropped, so thank you for being here. Look,…

The BBC is facing internal anger after a group of apprentices were told they could no longer expect jobs they had been promised, as a result of the corporation’s sweeping cuts programme.In a sign of the pressure the BBC is under to find savings, apprentices working with BBC News were told that “exceptional circumstances” meant the broadcaster could no longer stand by its pledge to find them permanent positions.The Guardian understands that the decision came after some had been repeatedly reassured that the job pledge would be honoured.Insiders said it was a betrayal of the apprentices, who are often selected…

Acting General Secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation, Dr Emmanuel Ikpeme has charged the Nigeria U20 women’s team, Falconets, to put in their very best against their Korea Republic counterparts in a friendly match today, in order to sustain the win-mentality they had established in Friday’s defeat of hosts Poland in another friendly game. Mary Mamudu scored in first-half stoppage time to steer the two-time World Cup runners-up to victory at the Municipal Stadium in Brzeg, and the Falconets go up against the Asians in their final warm-up game at the Remes Sports Leisure and Spa Stadium on Tuesday, 1st September. “You did…