In a significant leadership shake-up at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc), the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has reportedly ordered the removal of key members of the executive management team. According to information from an insider who wished to remain anonymous, three top…
Vladimir Putin has staged a show of Russia’s nuclear strength by placing a ballistic missile into its launcher shortly Donald Trump’s re-election. The move hints at a World War 3 warning by the Russian leader, who ordered the hulking Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo launcher at Russia’s Kozelsk missile unit in Kaluga. Yars…
A large crowd of activists flooded Abuja’s Three Arms Zone, yesterday, demanding sweeping reforms in the oil sector. Organised by the APC Solidarity and Development Forum and comprising youth and civil society organisations, the protesters expressed frustration over soaring fuel prices, persistent fuel scarcity, and the intensifying economic hardship affecting Nigerians. Speaking to journalists during…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it has more supporters and followers than any other political party to claim the position of Nigeria’s leading opposition party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing reporters yesterday at the party’s national secretariat at Wadata Plaza in Wuse, Abuja, PDP’s spokesman, Mr. Debo Ologunagba, described the…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed how the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration harassed his key officials over the Malabu Oil deal scandal, specifically referencing the OPL-245 case. This controversy revolves around the 2011 acquisition of Oil Prospecting Licence 245 by Shell and Eni for $1.3 billion, with allegations that $1.1 billion was routed as bribes to…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has threatened legal action against institutions found to be engaging in deceptive practices within the student loan scheme. The threat is coming on the heels of recent findings that some institutions, after receiving student loan disbursements directly into their accounts, failed to notify the affected students or reflect the…
The lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has declared that the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio is not more of a senator than she is. Addressing newsmen shortly after gaining access to her office at Suite 2.05 in the Senate Wing, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan remained defiant, insisting that she would not tender any…
Nigerian rapper Erhiga Agarivbie, better known as Erigga, has sparked conversation online after claiming that internet fraudsters, popularly called Yahoo Boys, have “killed romance” in Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with Yanga FM, the Warri-born artiste said the flashy lifestyle of Yahoo Boys has distorted relationships by creating unrealistic expectations among women. According to him,…
Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has traced the genesis of his problems to receiving an award for Best Dressed Female at an event. Recall that Bobrisky was awarded the Best Dressed Female at actress Eniola Ajao’s Beast of Two Worlds (Ajakaju) movie premiere in March 2024. The announcement sparked outrage on…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the successful commissioning of a new 330/132/33kV Bauchi Transmission Substation in Bauchi town. The substation, commissioned on July 3, 2025, according to a statement by TCN’s General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, has added 250MW to the national grid. The project, a TCN/World Bank initiative which commenced…