Bank frauds and telecommunication companies
Olufemi Ajayi When Rita Markenny Egba publicly alleged that approximately ₦3 million was withdrawn from her Access Bank account through USSD transactions between October and December 2025 while she was…
Deconstructing Economy Stabilization as President Tinubu’s Flagship Achievement
By Marcel Okeke For quite some time now, there appears to be unanimity of opinions that reforms by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) have resulted in the stabilization of…
Did Tinubu Float the Naira or Drown it?
by Mohammed Bello Doka The mathematics of national suicide is rarely this precise. On May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu stood before the nation and delivered two blows to…
Two Extradited to U.S. for Alleged Child Exploitation, Sextortion
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, facilitated the extradition of the duo of Mudashiru Afeez Olawale and Adebola…
NDDC moves to repair failed portions of Benin-Asaba Highway
Two days after the Managing Director of NDDC, Samuel Ogbuku announced in Benin City, Edo State, that the commission would intervene in the failed portions of the Benin–Sapele axis of…
2025 WAFCON: Who blocked Tinubu’s rewards for Falcons?
By Martin Oloja How Unpaid $100,000 Pledges, Missing Abuja Flats And National Honours May Have Cost Nigeria The 2026 Title. And Why EFCC Must Probe The Football House. From Morocco…
Now That Tinubu and Atiku Agree on Cheap Petrol
By Farooq A. Kperogi Last week, I argued that Atiku Abubakar’s promise to restore petrol subsidy had rattled President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because it finally opened a policy flank on…
Kí Wọ́n Ṣá Máa Ṣe, Ká Ṣá Máa Lò
Remembering Beko Ransome-Kuti By Babafemi Ojudu One of the most remarkable mentors I ever had was Dr Beko Ransome-Kuti. I visited him often, and in those days, you would almost…
Atiku vows to reopen borders with Niger, Benin, Cameroon, Chad
Isaac Samuel The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has pledged to reopen Nigeria’s land borders with Niger Republic, Benin Republic, Cameroon and Chad if elected…
Federal roads in the South-South Zone
By ETIM ETIM Despite their huge hydrocarbon deposits and massive contributions to Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone have the worst network of federal…
2027 Is a Battle for the Soul of Arewa and History Will Remember Us by Name
By Mohammed Bello Doka In 2023, the North made a choice. It placed its trust in a man from the South who promised to restore its glory, to end the…
EFCC Arraigns Man for N13.6m Property Fraud In Ibadan
EFCC PRESS RELEASE EFCC Arraigns Man for N13.6m Property Fraud In Ibadan Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan has arraigned a man, Yusuf Ademola Oyepeju before Justice Olusola…
An epochal shift: The turbulent AI era is here
The choices we make now are critical. We need a plan to ensure that the good outweighs the bad. By Bill Gates What You Need to Know The transition to…
Tinubu asks NLNG to convert gas flaring into economic benefit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the management of Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) to do all within its powers to ensure Nigeria derives maximum benefits from its gas reserves…
Atiku’s petrol subsidy position shows he is playing politics — Presidency
Isaac Samuel The Presidency has accused former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of playing politics with the issue of petrol subsidy, describing his recent pronouncements on the policy as confused and contradictory.…
Ibom Air takes delivery of third AIRBUS A220-300
Ibom Air has taken delivery of its third Airbus A220-300 aircraft, further strengthening its modernization and fleet expansion program. The aircraft, registered 5N-CDC, was formally handed over to Ibom Air…
Atiku confused on petrol subsidy; third U-turn in one week shows he is simply playing politics
By Bayo Onanuga The latest comments by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on petrol subsidy raise a fundamental question: is he seriously proposing an economic policy, or is he simply playing…
$16bn Power Project: Atiku dares Tinubu govt to probe, prosecute him
By Isaac Samuel Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged the President Bola Tinubu administration to investigate and prosecute him if it has evidence linking him to wrongdoing in the…
Olukoyede Seeks Whistleblowers on Stolen Assets Abroad at Cambridge Symposium
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has called on whistleblowers across the world to offer useful and actionable intelligence to the Commission on…
Umo Eno’ Ring Road 3 Extension
By ETIM ETIM Today, I took a drive on the latest Ring Road in Uyo – Ring Road 3 Extension which runs from Stadium Road by Idoro Road to Ikot…
Arewa Youth in APC: Time to Tell Yourself the Bitter Truth
by Mohammed Bello Doka You can be in APC, you can be an APC data boy, but that does not mean you should not have sense. Assuming we concede that…
Why the NBA Was Right to Invite VeryDarkMan
By Babafemi Ojudu I commend the Nigerian Bar Association for inviting Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, to participate in its Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt. Here is…
How I mentored Didi Walson-Jack
By Senator Henry Seriake Dickson It was a great pleasure and honour to attend the book presentation and birthday celebration marking the retirement of Dame Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack, who today…
Tinubu’s Drug Case: Dear Buratai, Nigeria is not a victim of foreign interference—it is complicit in a cover-up
By Mohammed Bello Doka General Tukur Buratai, I write with a heavy heart but with the clarity that truth demands. I hold your service to this nation in the highest…
Confusion trails Atiku’s fuel subsidy proposal as aides offer differing explanations
Isaac Samuel Confusion has continued to trail the fuel subsidy proposal of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, following differing explanations by members of his campaign team…
Scrapping subsidy is a matter of law, not whim
By Okoi Obono-obla A presidential candidate who has secured the sponsorship of his political party to campaign and canvass for votes — to convince, persuade, and win the support of…
The Menace Of Fake Agencies
By Reuben Abati Ghosts. Fake, Fraudulent, Dubious Things are not new in Nigeria. The crisis of transparency in Nigeria’s public sector payroll system began, for example, as far back as…
Donald, Diamonds and Denials
Gaudy and gilded gifts are the way to Donald Trump’s heart. A Qatari jumbo jet aside, few have been quite as ostentatious as a piece of jewellery Mr Trump received…
Presidency mum as Tinubu allegedly recalls APC campaign council list
Isaac Samuel The Presidency has remained silent over reports that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal and reconstitution of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for…
The Three Musketeers and the Lone Ranger: The two greatest African families
By Senator Ben Murray-Bruce There is a scene I return to more often than I should. Gilbert’s house in Beverly Hills. One of those evenings where the guest list is…
Akwa Ibom at 39: projects, gratitude and President’s visit
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has declared September 2026 a Month of Gratitude as the state prepares to celebrate its 39th anniversary. The Governor announced that 39 projects…
Kwankwaso asks Yari to reject APC campaign DG role
Isaac Samuel Former Kano State governor and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has urged former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, to reject his appointment…
The Presidential Noah’s Ark
By Babafemi Ojudu I have just finished going through the membership of the Presidential Campaign Council of my party—or, more accurately, as much of it as human endurance would permit.…
Tinubu’s drug files: Nigerian activist writes FBI Director, Kash Patel
A Stockholm-based Nigerian activist, Kio Amachree, has written to the FBI Director, Mr. Kash Patel, seeking explanations on why the agency is hesitant to open its files containing details of…
Tinubu drug story: What the U.S. Court Actually Ordered Released
By Okoi Obono-Obla Introduction SInce 2023, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by transparency advocate Aaron Greenspan—seeking…
2027: Tinubu, Adeleke and the Photograph That Fooled Abuja
By Martin Oloja The picture went viral within hours. Governor Ademola Adeleke, fresh from collecting his Certificate of Return in Osogbo, standing side-by-side with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja,…
Can President Tinubu Revive Nigeria’s Moribund Refineries?
By Marcel Okeke If there has been any time the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is looking for anything to strengthen its credibility and showcase its scorecard, it is now—to…
APC constitutes presidential campaign council, names Yari DG
By Isaac Samuel The All Progressives Congress (APC) has constituted its Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 elections, with former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari, appointed as Director-General. President…
ICPC uncovers another fake agency
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday announced that it has uncovered yet another fake federal agency operating in Nigeria. The fake agency known as the…
Fuel subsidy: Why Atiku’s Gambit Rattles Tinubu
By Farooq A. Kperogi Atiku Abubakar may finally have discovered the issue that can draw political blood from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And I am enjoying seeing the president and…
Tinubu drug files: The FBI must accept that the era of secrecy is ending
By Kio Amachree The FBI must come to its senses and recognise that its continuing legal manoeuvres over the Bola Tinubu records are damaging confidence in both American justice and…
2027: Obi launches campaign, says Nigeria must move from consumption to production
Isaac Samuel Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has formally commenced his campaign for the 2027 presidential election, declaring that Nigeria must urgently move from a…
Restoring petrol subsidies will ruin the economy
By Bayo Onanuga Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President and perennial candidate for the presidency of Nigeria, has finally revealed his economic plans to Nigerians, should he be elected as…
Osun: You won, didn’t conquer anybody, Tinubu tells Adeleke
President Bola Tinubu has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to use his victory in the August 15 governorship election to promote reconciliation and unity in the state, stressing that…
EFCC Arraigns Brookfield Group Holdings CEO, Olatunji Adebola, for Alleged N990m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, August 20, 2026, arraigned the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Brookfield Group Holdings, Olatunji Oluwaseun Adebola,( a.k.a Whitelion) before Justice C.…
The man who sleeps in the prison he built
By Kio Amachree There is a peculiar silence in Nigeria today, and it is deafening. A former governor of Kaduna State, once one of the most powerful men in the…
Adeleke: Winning The Battle For Osun
By Reuben Abati The success of the Gubernatorial election held in Osun State on Saturday, August 15, 2026 had implications that went beyond the boundaries of the state. The lead…
Frauds in Financial Services Industry: What Banks are Doing; What Customers Should Do
By ETIM ETIM In April, the Central Bank of Nigeria raised an alarm over a surge in fraudulent messages, emails and online communications flooding the social media, warning that cybercriminals…
Legal questions over funding students loan with unclaimed dividends
By S. A. Ndanusa The announcement that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, together with unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances,…
How can a bag of cement cost ₦15,000?
By Ezekiel NYA-ETOK I recently had reason to inquire about the current price of cement in Nigeria. I was told that in some places, a 50kg bag is selling for…