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Nigerian Professor of Political Economy, management expert, and political activist, Pat Utomi has reacted to the legal action initiated against him by the Department of State Services (DSS) following his decision to form a shadow government. Utomi, on May 5, launched the ‘Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government’, designed to serve as a credible opposition to President […]
Continue ReadingOpesusi Faith Timilehin, female, 19, has allegedly committed suicide in Lagos State after scoring 190 in the just-released Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result. Timilehin from Abeokuta, who lived at Odogunyan in Ikorodu area of Lagos state with her elder sibling, took ‘Push Out’ rodent poison on Monday, May 12, 2025, according to the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Military Administrator of Bayelsa State, ex-Nigerian Minister and retired naval officer, Navy Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (retd), has died at the age of 70. Olubolade, who marked his 70th birthday on November 30, 2024, passed away on Sunday, May 11, in Apapa, Lagos. His death was announced in a statement signed by his first […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say that Adeola, the 41-year-old daughter of veteran Yoruba actress, Jumoke George, has been found in Mali after she has been missing for over four years. Jumoke had earlier revealed the disappearance during an interview on the Talk to B show hosted by star actress, Biola Adebayo. She stated that Adeola had […]
Continue ReadingThe World Bank has revealed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has only been remitting 50 per cent of revenue gains from the removal of the Premium Motor Spirit subsidy to the Federation Account. This disclosure is contained in the latest World Bank Nigeria Development Update, which highlights concerns over fiscal transparency and revenue […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) has sued a former presidential candidate, Prof. Pat Utomi, accusing him of attempting to illegally usurp President Bola Tinubu’s executive powers by setting up a shadow government. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/937/2025, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the DSS alleged that Utomi’s actions posed a threat […]
Continue ReadingPlus-size female Nigerian model, actress, body positivity advocate, and content creator, Monalisa Ayobami Stephen, simply called Monalisa Stephen, has passed away. According to reports, she died in Lagos on Tuesday after battling low blood sugar and internal bleeding. Founder of Best of Nollywood, Seun Oloketuyi, announced her death on Instagram on Wednesday. Sharing a photo of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Jumoke George, has through actress Biola Adebayo’s platform, ‘talk to B’, shared a heart-wrenching video of herself in tears, pleading for financial assistance amidst her struggles with poverty, homelessness, poor health, and a missing child. In the sobbing and emotional video post, she expressed feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by life problems and struggles, […]
Continue ReadingDirector-General of Nigerian government agency, the Nigeria Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB), Alex Badeh, has said that the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) shared the report of the helicopter crash that claimed the life of the former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, Herbert Wigwe, alongside his wife, son, and three […]
Continue ReadingTributes poured in from across Latin America on Tuesday following the death of Uruguay’s former president Jose “Pepe” Mujica, an ex-guerrilla fighter revered by the left for his humility and progressive politics. The 89-year-old, who spent a dozen years behind bars for revolutionary activity, lost his battle against cancer after announcing in January that the […]
Continue ReadingOfficers of Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Lagos-based socialite and businessman, Fred Ajudua, in Abuja following a Supreme Court order revoking his bail. The Supreme Court, in a ruling delivered on Friday, May 5, 2025, ordered Ajudua’s remand in a correctional facility and revoked the bail earlier granted him by the […]
Continue ReadingAir Peace has successfully carried out a humanitarian mission to repatriate 78 Nigerian women trafficked to Côte d’Ivoire under false pretences of employment. The airline deployed a Boeing 737 aircraft (registration 5N-BQV) which departed Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on Saturday and landed at Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport, Abidjan, before returning with the victims on the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Professor of Political Economy, management expert, and political activist, Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, simply called Pat Utomi, says he will no longer contest for any political office in Nigeria. He also made it clear on Friday during an interview on Politics Today on Channels Television, that he will not accept any appointment or government contract. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports suggesting it has officially recognised certain individuals as leaders of the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). INEC, in a statement issued on Thursday via its X handle, described the media reports as “false and misleading,” clarifying that no final decision has been […]
Continue ReadingCo-founder of Microsoft, and United States billionaire philanthropist, Bill Gates, has disclosed intentions to give away nearly all of his $200 billion wealth, leaving only one per cent for himself, as he shuts down the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates stated on Thursday, in a post on his personal blog, Gates Notes, that the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian social media personality and influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has regained his freedom from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), after meeting his bail conditions. VDM has been in the custody of the anti-graft agency since he was arrested in Abuja on Friday. There has been […]
Continue ReadingUnited States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has attributed the helicopter crash that killed former Access Holdings CEO, Herbert Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others to pilot error caused by spatial disorientation. The NTSB report, released on Wednesday, further indicted the helicopter company, accusing it of “inadequate oversight of its safety management processes”. This […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Professor of Political Economy, management expert, and political activist, Pat Utomi, has inaugurated a shadow government in Nigeria, comprising of members from various opposition parties. Utomi said, the “Big Tent Coalition Shadow Government,” made up of figures drawn from several opposition parties, launched virtually on Monday evening, will function as a credible opposition force, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian tech genius, Oluwatobi Oyinlola, has created what is now recognised as the world’s smallest GPS tracking device prototype, measuring a remarkable 22.9311.92 millimetres. President Bola Tinubu, in a statement shared through his official X (formerly Twitter) page on Tuesday, praised the innovation’s vast potential, noting its versatility across industries and daily use. The statement […]
Continue ReadingFriedrich Merz is set to be sworn in as Germany’s next chancellor on Tuesday, heading a cabinet faced with challenges from an ailing economy to fraying US ties and a resurgent far right. Here are his key picks to help govern Europe’s top economy in the coalition between his conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the centre-left […]
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