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…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
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)…
By Segun Adewale, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the release of N500 million as a matching fund for the procurement of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). This was contained in a press release issued by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General (Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe, made available to journalists on Friday, 28 November, 2025. The release stated that the intervention, implemented through the Child Nutrition Fund, is expected to significantly expand access to treatment for children suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) across the state. Gombe has long…
By Segun Adewale, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has presented the much-anticipated 2026 Appropriation Bill of the sum of N878.152 billion to the State House of Assembly(BAHA) for consideration. The budget proposal which is tagged “Budget of Hope and Consultation,” to reflect the administration’s commitment to inclusive governance, long-term development planning, and strategic investment in key economic sectors at temporary Assembly inside the International Conference Centre, (ICC) Bauchi for approval. The event was attended by lawmakers, cabinet members, traditional rulers, civil society groups, and development partners. Governor Bala Mohammed explained that the 2026 budget was designed to…
By Yarima Haruna Birnin Kebbi Kebbi state chapter of National council of women societies ( NCWS) on Friday share the joy of maga girls rescue with Kebbi first lady,Hajia Zainab Nasare Nasir Idris. The Kebbi state president of the council,Hajia Hadiza Muhammed Kola, in a statement said that the first lady’s motherly role cannot be ignored therefore the council deems it proper to celebrate with her over the successful rescue of the 24 four healthy girls, “as a mother the first lady organised prayers for the safe return of maga girls and she has supported her husband during the agonizing…