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YouTube changes Shorts algorithm to favour original videos
YouTube is changing how content is recommended on Shorts, with channels that mainly re-upload other creators’ videos facing reduced visibility on the platform. The video-sharing platform said the update is
Obi condemns abduction of 20 prospective corps members
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has condemned the abduction of about 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members travelling to their orientation camp, describing the
New York Mayor hails Nigeria’s global cultural influence at independence carnival
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has hailed Nigeria for its global cultural influence, saying New York owes much of its success to it. Mamdani spoke at Nigeria’s 66th Independence
What is fuelling French school protests?
Protests by teenagers outside their schools have shaken France in recent days, with students blockading entrances to their institutions and security forces on occasion responding with tear gas. The government
Shettima: Tinubu saved Nigeria’s economy
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to be “generous” towards President Bola Tinubu, saying the president took difficult decisions to prevent the country’s economy from collapsing. Shettima spoke in Lagos
Probe ₦94.4bn allegedly diverted, unremitted oil funds, SERAP tells Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), Abuja and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission
CityBoy records 150,000 members in Ogun, targets 500,000 by 2027
The Ogun State chapter of the CityBoy Movement says it is targeting more than 500,000 active members across the state before January 2027 as it intensifies grassroots mobilisation for President
El-Rufai paying for what he did to others, Tinubu an ingrate — Galadima
A chieftain of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Buba Galadima, has accused President Bola Tinubu and his associates of ingratitude towards former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, despite his contributions
2027: ECOWAS to deploy youth observers for Nigeria polls
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it will deploy youth observers alongside its traditional election observation missions to monitor Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Serigne Ka, Head of
2027: LP to Umahi: Stop attacks on Obi, focus on governance
…Calls on Ndigbo to reject divisive politics By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Labour Party (LP) in Ebonyi State has urged the Minister of Works and former governor of the state,
