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Nigeria’s Crisis of Credibility: Ministerial Forgery Scandal Exposes Recurring Issue of Fake Certificates

The recent scandal involving Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, has forcefully brought to the national frontline Nigeria's persistent and systemic issue...

Customs Recruitment 2025: How to Check the Official Shortlist and Avoid Missing Updates

As applicants eagerly await the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) 2025 recruitment shortlist, the Service has released clear guidelines for how candidates can ensure they...

Airport Drama: Portable Demands Ban on Pranksters After Viral Port Harcourt Clash

Habeeb Okikiola, widely known as Portable, has publicly called on the Nigerian government to ban the creation of online prank videos following a chaotic altercation...

Nigerians Groan as Cooking Gas Price Hits N1,800/kg After Strike

Nigerians are facing renewed economic hardship as the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, has surged sharply across the country,...

69-Year-Old Woman in Anambra beheaded by a man, Obadigbo Emmanuel Anumudu

The Anambra State Police Command has announced a major breakthrough in a gruesome 2024 murder case with the arrest of the prime suspect, Obadigbo Emmanuel Anumudu, a...

Senator Umeh Condemns Lagos Demolitions at Trade Fair Complex as “Illegal and Breach of Jurisdiction”

The recent demolition of properties at the Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State has drawn strong condemnation from Senator Victor Umeh (Anambra Central), who has publicly faulted the...

Panic Mode in the Senate: Nigerian Elites Mobilize to Fight “Christian Genocide” Narrative and Counter Ted Cruz Bill

Nigerian Senate in panic, as lawmakers are mobilizing rapidly to challenge the widespread international narrative that Nigeria is witnessing a systematic "Christian genocide."  The anxiety is...

Fans Defend Victor Osimhen After Neck-Grabbing Brawl in Tense Istanbul Derby

Super Eagles star striker Victor Osimhen has become the center of a heated social media debate after a fiery on-field clash during the Turkish Super Lig...

Imisi’s Landslide BBNaija Victory Sparks Intense Social Media Debate & Reactions on ‘Pity Votes’

The conclusion of Big Brother Naija Season 10 with Imisi Ayanwale claiming the grand prize has ignited a major conversation across social media platforms, with viewers hotly debating...

10 Essential Facts About Imisi, Winner of BBNaija Season 10

Opeyemi Ayanwale, widely known as Imisi, has been crowned the champion of Big Brother Naija Season 10, securing the coveted ?80 million cash prize and an overall grand...

Imisi Wins Big Brother Naija Season 10, Takes Home N150 Million Grand Prize

Imisi Ayanwale was crowned the champion of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Season 10 on Sunday, securing the grand prize package valued at N150 million, which includes N80 million...

Massacre in Kogi State: Terrorists Kill 27 in Yagba West Amid Spate of Attacks

At least 27 people were killed in a single day, Saturday, after heavily armed bandits launched a deadly assault on multiple communities within the Yagba West Local...

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“No Victor, No Vanquished” — Angbazo calls for unity after Nasarawa ADC Governorship Primary win

LAFIA — Retired General Nuhu Angbazo has emerged victorious from the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship primaries in Nasarawa State, calling on all party faithful to sheathe their swords and rally behind a common vision for the state's development. In a press statement issued shortly after his victory...

Lazarus Angbazo: The Countries that will lead the AI Economy are being decided right Now — By Their PowerGrids

Nigeria has enough installed generation to power a mid-sized country. The grid delivers less than half of it. Around the world, the race to build AI-ready power infrastructure is already underway — and the decisions African governments and investors make in the next eighteen months will determine...

Cheta Nwanze: Failed visa Marriages

by Cheta Nwanze The 1990 film Green Card told a relatively innocent story: a French immigrant and an American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can stay in the US. They barely know each other. They hope never to see each other again after the deal...

Digital Marketing for Attorneys

In the competitive landscape of legal services, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys are finding themselves overshadowed by competitors who dominate online visibility. The root of this issue lies in the digital presence that many firms lack. While traditional word-of-mouth referrals still hold value, the digital age...

Lazarus Angbazo: The global power industry is leaving Africa behind

 Dr. Lazarus AngbazoThe nascent AI revolution is not just driving electricity consumption and massive demand for additional capacity—it is reshaping how power is built, maintained, and delivered. For Africa, the real risk is no longer just insufficient capacity—it is also losing control and ability to manage the capacity it...

Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku: The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its cuisine, not its people. It is its airport. That threshold, the space between the jet bridge and the city beyond, tells you everything a nation believes about itself...

Dr. Lazarus Angbazo: Why a fractured world strengthens the case for African Infrastructure

How inflation, energy insecurity, power scarcity, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping the risk-return case for African infrastructure By Dr. Lazarus Angbazo At a recent global infrastructure summit, the prevailing mood among institutional investors was unmistakable. Faced with surging capital requirements for energy transition, grid expansion, and digital infrastructure in Europe and...

Aliko Dangote to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering to raise $5 billion from investors

Nigeria’s biggest local investor, Aliko Dangote, is moving ahead with plans to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering, as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals prepares to raise up to $5 billion from investors. The share sale is expected to open as early as May, with...

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting 656 critical power assets across 14 states in 2025 alone and keeping up the pace in early 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) data showed the haul included 152 generators and 504 batteries stolen from...

Paul Yirenkyi: A call for Caution Needed, President Tinubu and the INEC-ADC Crisis

I have seen enough cycles of tension and resolution to recognise when restraint must prevail over confrontation. The current standoff between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is one such moment. In early April 2026, INEC withdrew recognition of the Senator...

Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened

10 months until the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened. Although no fewer than 21 political parties have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to participate in the polls, developments within the parties, including internal crises, litigations and other destabilising factors, may...

Power shortages weaken Nigeria’s business activity 

Nigeria’s business environment continued to expand in March 2026 but slowed as rising input costs and power supply deficits weighed on performance, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The report indicates that the Current Business Performance Index declined...