By Ado Oyeyemi President Bola Tinubu has acknowledged that millions of Nigerians are still struggling to afford basic necessities, including food, school fees, healthcare and transportation, saying his administration is determined to move beyond managing poverty to eliminating it. Tinubu made the declaration on Thursday in his 66th Independence Day address to Nigerians, where he admitted that many households were yet to feel the full benefits of the economic reforms introduced by his administration. The President, who returned to Nigeria on Wednesday after a working visit to France, said the hardship confronting Nigerians did not begin with his administration, but…
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By Ado Oyeyemi The chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Fiidi Council Ward, Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, Igbu Terhemen, has been reportedly killed by suspected hoodlums. Terhemen was said to have been attacked on Tuesday evening after leaving his residence to watch a local football match in the Kanshio area of Makurdi. A friend of the deceased, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Terhemen failed to return home after the match, prompting family members and friends to begin a search for him. The friend said he was eventually found unconscious around 2am on Wednesday…
By Ado Oyeyemi A young boy identified as Hassan Haruna from Bena, Kebbi State, has survived a kidnapping attack that claimed the lives of his father and the family driver, while his mother reportedly died in captivity. Hassan was said to have been travelling with his parents and their driver along Shagari Road when armed kidnappers attacked their vehicle. In a video circulating on social media, the boy recounted how the attackers killed his father and the driver before taking him and his mother into a nearby forest. According to him, his mother later died while they were being held…
By Ado Oyeyemi An Indian hospital has featured former Nigerian military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), in an online promotional campaign for its orthopaedic services after he underwent knee replacement surgery at the facility. Krishna Shalby Hospital in Ahmedabad, India, shared videos and photographs of the former leader undergoing treatment and rehabilitation as part of a campaign promoting its medical services to international patients. The promotional material, tagged “A milestone in international care” and “Clinical Excellence Beyond Borders,” showed Abubakar during physiotherapy sessions and exercises with a nurse at the hospital. The hospital also published images of some…
By Ado Oyeyemi President Bola Tinubu will address Nigerians on Thursday, October 1, as the country commemorates its 66th Independence anniversary. The national broadcast is scheduled to begin at 7am, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga directed television and radio stations, as well as other electronic media organisations, to connect to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria for the broadcast. The address is expected to form part of activities marking Nigeria’s independence from British colonial rule. Nigeria attained…
By Ado Oyeyemi Founder of Stanel Group and The Delborough Lagos, Dr Stanley Uzochukwu, has congratulated the Chief Executive Officer of Flutterwave, Olugbenga “GB” Agboola, on his inclusion in the 2026 list of the world’s Top 100 Fintech Leaders. Agboola was named alongside some of the biggest names in the global financial technology industry, including Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong, Block CEO Jack Dorsey and Stripe co-founder and CEO Patrick Collison. In a congratulatory message, Uzochukwu described the recognition as a major achievement for Agboola and a reflection of the growing presence of Nigerian entrepreneurs in the global business community. He…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi in Kuje Correctional Centre after he pleaded not guilty to an eight-count charge bordering on forgery, conspiracy and impersonation. Adeyemi is being prosecuted by the Federal Government through the police over allegations that he presented himself as the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council. The prosecution alleged that Adeyemi conspired with two other persons, identified as Femi and Anu, who are still at large, to forge presidential appointment letters and other official documents. The charges, filed in November 2025, alleged that the documents…
By Ado Oyeyemi A 25-year-old construction worker, Bakeru Iwal, has died after part of an old building collapsed during demolition in Otolo-Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Iwal was reportedly among the workers engaged in demolishing the structure when a section of the building suddenly gave way and trapped him beneath the debris on Tuesday. Residents and eyewitnesses at the scene said the incident occurred while the demolition work was ongoing, prompting an immediate response from security operatives. The spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Federal Government has arraigned the Director-General of the purported Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council, Adeniyi Adeyemi, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged forgery. Adeyemi was brought before Justice Muhammed Umar on Wednesday to face an eight-count charge filed against him by the government. The charges centre on allegations that he forged an appointment letter purportedly issued by President Bola Tinubu. The Federal Government alleged that the document was presented as having been signed by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Adeyemi, who had been in police custody since his arrest,…
By Ado Oyeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has fixed November 30, 2026, as the deadline for candidates with outstanding admission offers from 2021 to 2025 to accept or reject the offers. The board disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, directing affected candidates to take action through its Central Admissions Processing System before the deadline. JAMB said candidates who have not responded to their outstanding offers must log into their CAPS profiles and indicate whether they intend to accept or reject the admissions. It warned that any offer left unattended after the November 30 deadline would automatically be…