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Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, released on Thursday, October 9, 2025, indicates that University of Lagos (UNILAG) is sharing the 1st spot in Nigeria along with University of Ibadan (UI) in the 801–1000 range, out of over two thousand, one hundred and ninety one (2,191) institutions across the world. Covenant University (CU), […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has nominated a renowned legal expert and academic, Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), subject to Senate confirmation. Nigeria’s National Council of State (NCS) unanimously approved Amupitan’s nomination on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga announced the development, stating that […]
Continue ReadingWhen Olusegun Obasanjo took over in 1976 from the slain Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s military Head of State, the regime was already committed as a matter of policy to transition power to an elected civilian administration in 1979. This was a big deal, alright, but not one over which he had much say as such. […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has officially asked for the House of Representatives’ approval to secure $2.35 billion in external borrowing to partly fund the 2025 budget deficit and refinance Nigeria’s maturing Eurobonds. His request, contained in a letter addressed to House Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, was read on the House floor on Tuesday. Tinubu, also in the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian-American actress and model, Adunni Ade, has vowed to expose a colleague who allegedly fed false information about her to blogger, following her recent court victory over a defamatory publication linking her to former senator Dino Melaye. The Lagos High Court, sitting in Court No. 17 and presided over by Justice I.O. Harrison, delivered the […]
Continue ReadingIn 2023, after Obi defeated Tinubu in Lagos, MC Oluomo addressed the state. He warned the Igbo to sit at home on election day if they wouldn’t vote the APC. He wasn’t subtle. In that live broadcast, he framed non-APC votes as a punishable betrayal. The police invited him for questioning, but the “chat” was more photo-op […]
Continue ReadingInternational and star footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo has become football’s first billionaire player. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index, an external index that tracks the world’s richest people based on their net worth, has measured the 40-year-old Portugal and Al-Nassr striker’s wealth for the first time. The valuation takes into account career earnings, investments, and endorsements and says […]
Continue ReadingPresidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he will never look down on any Nigerian, emphasising that his politics are rooted in empathy, inclusion, and respect for human dignity. He made this statement on Wednesday via his X (Formerly Twitter) handle, while reacting to comments […]
Continue ReadingThis was a message that a lady sent to me recently. “I have a daughter whom I raised for most of my life as a single parent. She came into my life with so much grace. How we got through the toughest times was nothing short of a miracle. One of the promises I made […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a decade of steering Nigeria’s elections through sweeping reforms and digital innovations, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu announced his resignation on Tuesday. Yakubu, who has been at the helm since 2015, formally stepped down during the Commission’s quarterly meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs in Abuja, describing the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, has resigned from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet amid controversies surrounding his academic records and allegations of certificate forgery. Nnaji, who was appointed in August 2023, announced his resignation in a letter to the President on Tuesday, expressing appreciation for the opportunity to serve. In a statement […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senator, representing Edo North Senatorial District at the Nigeria’s national assembly, Adams Oshiomhole has explained why he no longer wears his trademark khaki outfits to the Nigerian Senate. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Friday, Oshiomhole addressed public comments that he had abandoned his labour roots since becoming a senator. […]
Continue ReadingGeneral Lucky Irabor wrote a book that attracted a gathering of Generals in Abuja last Friday. Irabor, in the book, describes the January 1966 coup as “a shield that became a sword;” a solution that became a problem. He may be right. Bishop Matthew Kukah, who reviewed the book, described the January 1966 coup as […]
Continue ReadingImisi Ayanwale, simply called Imisi, on Sunday emerged as the winner of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10, taking home N80 million in cash and overall N150 million worth of grand prizes. The beautiful, humorous and outspoken BBNaija housemate, who enjoyed massive support from her loyal fanbase known as “Ijoba 606,” was one of the […]
Continue ReadingHuman and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to investigate senior lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome SAN, his son Osilama Ozekhome, one Efemuai Mudiaga Kingsley, and their associates over alleged fraud, forgery of Nigerian identity documents, and an alleged unlawful attempt to acquire property […]
Continue Reading“I Don’t Blame BAT, Whoever Knows What Shettima Did Won’t Keep Him Long, Airwaves Can’t Carry It”—Datti Baba-Ahmed The pithy and cryptic line from Datti Baba Ahmed — veteran educator, businessman and former vice principal on the Labour Party presidential ticket — captures the kind of blunt, insinuating commentary that has become his trademark. The […]
Continue ReadingAmerican rapper, record producer, and music executive, Sean Combs, aka Diddy, was sentenced to just over four years in prison on Friday after being convicted of transporting women to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons. A jury found Combs guilty in July, on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution related to his former girlfriend […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday that Boko Haram insurgents once nominated former President Muhammadu Buhari to represent them in negotiations with the federal government when his administration explored dialogue as a non-combatant approach to ending the group. He made the disclosure at the public presentation of SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and The Boko […]
Continue Reading“Life is one long process of getting tired” – Samuel Butler, 1835-1902. The famous English writer lived 67 years and spent about ten of those suffering from very painful gout. I was 32 when his observation came to my attention; and it was immediately included in my collection of quotations. For someone who had known only […]
Continue ReadingThe heated legal dispute over the control of local government allocations in Osun State escalated on Thursday, October 2, 2025, after a fresh court order mandated the United Bank for Africa to freeze 30 accounts opened by the court-sacked All Progressives Congress council bosses. The interim injunction was secured by the 30 currently elected council […]
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