By Oluwole Solanke, PhD, FCIB Time is the most democratic gift ever given to humanity. Kings and servants, the rich and the poor, the strong and the weak—each person receives the same 24 hours every day. Yet, the difference between success and stagnation, fulfillment and frustration, often lies in one thing: how we use the time we are given. In life, time is not just money—time is life itself. Every second that passes is a piece of our existence slipping quietly away. Those who understand this truth rise above mediocrity; those who waste it wonder why life seems to run…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the attachment of a staggering ₦28.8 billion from Access Bank’s accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to satisfy a judgment debt. The court’s ruling is in relation to a case filed in 2005 between Access Bank Plc and Igala Construction Company Ltd, Mr. C.A. Khouzam, and Reverend (Mrs) Mary Akinlaja. According to court documents, Access Bank had initially filed a claim against the defendants, who in turn filed a defense and counter-claim. The case was later prosecuted to conclusion, with the presiding judge of the Lagos High Court granting the…
A fierce undertow runs beneath the sensational rumours of Adaobi Alagwu’s reconciliation with her estranged lover, Tunde Ayeni: it is that Ms. Alagwu and her mother, Adaora Amam, are regarded as gold diggers who have turned Ayeni into their meal ticket. While Ayeni is far from blameless, the picture painted by close observers shows a calculated, deeply dependent relationship extended over years, not out of love, but out of financial survival and strategic leverage. Sources close to the matter claim that Adaobi receives a monthly allowance from Ayeni ranging between N500,000 and N1 million, enough to underwrite much of her…
It is an open secret that disgraced baby mama and embattled mistress to Tunde Ayeni, Adaobi Alagwu, represents a generation brimming with opportunity yet prone to mistaking access for achievement and sponsorship for a life plan. She is what critics describe as the outcome of youth mistaking beauty for currency and believing time will always show indulgence. Nowhere is this lesson clearer than when her story is compared with another national marital drama: the recent spotlight on the Ned Nwoko–Regina Daniels household. When photographs surfaced of Ned, 65, and his mother visiting his children at their boarding school without Regina…
When influential businessman Tunde Arinze signed the startling affidavit denying any marital bond with Adaora Alamu, it marked the unmasking of a double life he had managed for years. Publicly, he was the devoted husband and respected professional. Privately, he navigated a secret relationship that, once exposed, unfurled into a drama that astonished even those familiar with the power games of elite society. The affidavit forced into daylight the contrast between the admired statesman and the man privately unraveling as he tried to juggle conflicting loyalties. Rather than retreat to rebuild her dignity, Adaora channeled her fury not at Tunde…
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr Kayode Opeifa, has thrown his weight behind local engineers, calling on the Federal Government to accord them more recognition and support for their passion, industry and resilience. Dr Opeifa spoke while receiving the leadership of the Nigeria Society of Engineers, led by Engr. (Mrs) Margaret Aina Oguntala, FNSE, who was in his office, Wednesday, 26 November, 2025, on a courtesy visit. According to him, if the Federal Government could invest more on our local engineers, the country would save the billions of dollars. Citing the example of the NRC, Dr…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 400-level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Port Harcourt, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student at the same institution. Okoligwe, now 26, was found guilty of killing Justina in October 2023 at his residence. Delivering judgment on Friday, 28 November, 2025, Justice Chiwen Nsirim Nwosu held that the prosecution, led by Charles Obediah-Mbaba, proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and established that Okoligwe committed the crime. The court further ruled that Justina’s death…
Vice President Kashim Shettima is billed to lead a distinguished array of dignitaries to this year’s International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM), underscoring the significance of the organisation’s flagship event. The 2025 Annual Conference and AGM will be held on Tuesday, 2 December, and Wednesday, 3 December, 2025, at the NICON Luxury Hotel, Central Business District, Abuja. Among the high-profile guests expected are: the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris; Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi; Professor of Mass Communication and Registrar of Baze University, Abiodun Adeniyi;…
By Yarima Haruna, Birnin Kebbi The Emir of Zuru, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi Mika’ilu Sami, Gomo lll, has expressed profound gratitude to Allah and praised Governor Nasir Idris for the rescue of the abducted students of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga. The Emir spoke during a brief chat with journalists shortly after a reception for the rescued students organised by Governor Nasir Idris in Birnin Kebbi. Emir Sanusi Sami Gomo lll disclosed that since the abduction, Governor Idris has had sleepless nights, monitoring the rescue operation between the Defence Headquarters and the Office of the National Security Adviser in order to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Tax Policy Implementation Committee (NTPIC). The Committee, which Mr Joseph Tegbe chairs, will ensure the implementation of the administration’s landmark tax reforms in line with the economic aspirations of the government and the people of Nigeria. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, will oversee the Committee’s work. The Committee will undertake extensive consultations across the public and private sectors to ensure broad-based input into the implementation process. Its Chairman, Tegbe, is a Fellow of both the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (FCA)…