Author: Govima

Five Trusted Places To Swap Your Phone In Lagos For A Hassle-Free Upgrade. Upgrading your smartphone in Lagos has never been easier, with several reliable outlets offering safe and transparent phone swap services. As the demand for newer devices grows, residents can now trade in their old phones for upgraded models without the fear of scams or under valuation. Here are five trusted locations in Lagos where you can swap your phone seamlessly, ensuring a smooth transition to your next device, as highlighted by Pulse Nigeria. Samsung Store Nigeria leads the pack with a streamlined trade-in programme available…

151 New Political Parties Seek Registration For 2027 Nigerian Elections, INEC Confirms. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 151 associations have submitted letters of intent to register as political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections in Nigeria. This development, revealed on Thursday, reflects a growing interest in the nation’s democratic process as new groups aim to shape the political landscape. Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed that eight additional applications were received since the commission’s last update on 23 July 2025. These submissions bring the total…

Five Innovative Ways Nigerian Businesses Can Thrive Using WhatsApp. WhatsApp, with over 90 million users in Nigeria, has become a cornerstone for communication and business growth, offering entrepreneurs a powerful platform to connect with customers. Here are five unique strategies for leveraging WhatsApp to expand businesses in Nigeria, tapping into its vast user base and versatile features to drive sales and engagement. As the nation’s most popular messaging app, WhatsApp provides cost-effective and direct ways for businesses to flourish in a competitive market. One effective approach is harnessing WhatsApp Status for marketing. By posting engaging text, images, or…

The United States has on 5th March, 2025 sanctioned seven senior members of Ansarallah, commonly known as the Houthis, for their role in smuggling weapons to Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and negotiating weapons procurement deals. America is also designating a Houthi operative and his company that recruited Yemeni civilians to fight for Russia in Ukraine, generating revenue to support Houthi militant operations. This action follows the State Department’s announcement of 4th March, 2025, the designation of the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The United States deduced that it will use all available tools to counter Houthi violence and work…

The United States of America has stressed the importance of prioritizing the security of its nation’s borders in bid to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Countries along migratory routes must do their part to prevent and deter the transit of aliens seeking to illegally enter the United States. Today, I am announcing a new visa restriction policy that will apply to foreign government officials, including immigration and customs officials, airport and port authority officials, and others believed to be responsible for knowingly facilitating illegal immigration to the United States, including through failure to enforce immigration laws or establishing…

Nigeria’s new found romance with France is taking a new dimension of late, as Ogun State government has commenced action to hygienically enhance the abattoir/Kara process of slaughtering meat through the establishment of ranching facilities in the state. The state’s governor, Dapo Abiodun, briefed that the action is aimed to enable the government to rear, fatten, slaughter, process, and distribute meat in the most hygienic manner suitable for human consumption in the state. Governor Abiodun made this known while hosting the Head of International Projects of SEMMARIS, Mr. Timothée Witkowski, and Regional Agriculture Counsellor at the French embassy in Nigeria,…

Signature disparities has weight enough for a Dubai court to slam a Nigerian billionaire and owner of Rahmaniya Filling Station – Ultimate Oil and Gas, Abdulrahman Bashar, with a one-year jail term over what it tagged financial crime. The revelation was made known by Premium Times that Bashar bagged the jail term due to financial crime involving his dealings with CE Energy Company. The founder of the Rahmaniya Group, Abdulrahman Bashar, has however; pledge to challenge the judgement given against him by the Dubai court, describing it as a pressure tactic to threaten his reputation and business. According to available…

The United States has echoed the need for South Sudan to maintain a deserving peace, freedom to participate in civic and political processes, and a government responsive to the needs of the people. The US frowned against transitional government leaders who have consistently failed to take the minimal steps required to create the conditions necessary to bring the transitional period to a peaceful conclusion. They have also failed to use public revenue transparently to address public needs, while demanding the international community continue to fund basic public services, it deduced. Despite significant international support, including from the UN, AU, and…

In defense of what tagged “injustice,” Al Green, a Democratic lawmaker representing Texas in the US house of representatives, has said he would be filing impeachment articles against Donald Trump over his plan to “take over Gaza”. The US president in a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, said the US will take over the Gaza Strip to “dismantle and develop it”. “Gaza is a hellhole,” Donald Trump said Gaza has been reduced to rubble following the recent escalation of hostilities between Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, and Israel. The Guardian reports, Green said Trump’s…

The permutations has now started to get unveiled, and this time around, it’s our dear Peoples Democratic Party – PDP, making every move to put it house in order ahead of the 2027 general elections. The bid to navigate the right moves, the calculations to build itself stronger, and especially from the home front before fronting itself as the party fit to challenge the ruling All Progressive Congress – APC, come 2027. You should have known by now that God doesn’t lie – a house divided against itself shall not stand. The context of the above informed the Peoples Democratic…

The U.S. Department of States, U.S. National Science Foundation, and U.S. National Institute for Standards and Technology, has recently convened the first ever government-led global summit on Artificial Intelligence, (AI)-enabled bioscience, co-hosted by Microsoft, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The AI-Bioscience Collaborative (AIBC), Summit represents a milestone in international cooperation on emerging technologies that promises to deliver innovative solutions to some of society’s greatest challenges, which is but no limited to healthcare, food security, and addressing climate change, to name a few. The AIBC Summit Brought Together: High-level government officials from Brazil,…

Suffice to say this should lay to rest the many speculations boiling around frivolity, waste, among many others which Nigerians have accused the President Tinubu’s administration of; following the purchase of a new presidential jet, as the public has been availed with explanation as to why the jet was procured for President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the current jet was procured to avoid the president getting involved in a plane crash due to malfunctions. Onanuga recalled speaking with National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, about the faulty plane and he decried the high rate of maintenance. Featuring on…