Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s recent press conference in Abuja—where he attacked NNPC Retail’s 30-day discount on petrol price and a modulation framework—is a seminal example of shallow, election-laced demagoguery Atiku “Kachalla”, totally unplugged from global realities and consumed by an unbridled lust for power, is a Lone Ranger. In the United Kingdom, because the international oil market affects local pump prices, Prime Minister Andy Burnham offered Britons a Google Maps link to find the best gas prices. Google Maps’ Fuel Prices feature helps drivers compare near-real-time petrol and diesel prices at local forecourts. In America, President Trump signed an…
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The family of late Ibadan politician Lamidi Adedibu and filmmaker Seun Oloketuyi are at odds over a new biopic, ‘Adedibu: Alagbara Ibadan‘. Produced by Oloketuyi under Ultimate Communications and directed by Abiodun Jimoh, the film traces Adedibu’s life, political ascent, relationships, and influence in Oyo state. Administrators of Adedibu’s estate wrote on October 5, through lawyers, accusing the filmmakers of producing the film without consulting or securing the family’s consent. The letter claims the biopic peddles “grave untruths, fabrications and sensational falsehoods” about Adedibu’s private life and political career. The family objected to how the film depicts his early years,…
Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa; the Deji of Akureland; senators and other eminent personalities are expected at the 50th anniversary of Omoluorogbo Grammar School, Akure, as the institution prepares to celebrate the milestone with the commissioning of a new administrative block and the foundation-laying ceremony for a four-classroom block to be constructed by the Old Students’ Association. The three-day golden jubilee celebration, scheduled for October 29 to 31, 2026, will also feature an interdenominational thanksgiving service, an alumni reunion, career mentorship, sporting activities and the launch of a ₦100 million legacy project to support the school’s infrastructure development. The…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 35-year-old woman, Ifeoma Vivian Nwafor, on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy and alleged cyberstalking involving Chief (Dr.) Mrs. Folashade Noimat Okoya MON, Managing Director of Eleganza Industries Limited and wife of the Aare of Lagos, billionaire industrialist Alhaji Chief (Dr.) Razaq Akanni Okoya, CON, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Eleganza Group of Companies. Nwafor, who hails from Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, was accused of using her Instagram accounts to publish what the prosecution described as offensive, false, malicious and calculated material against…
Security agencies, including the military, Department of State Services (DSS) and police, have rescued 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and one civilian who were kidnapped in Imo State. The victims were rescued during an intelligence-led operation involving the security agencies. The rescued prospective corps members and the civilian are currently receiving medical attention at a DSS facility in the state. Details shortly… Source: The Nation
Happy Birthday, my dearest wife, Oluremi, Today, I celebrate your birthday and celebrate the person you are and the blessing you have been to my life and our family. Being by your side has been one of the greatest privileges of my journey. You are my anchor, my confidante and my greatest source of comfort. Through every high and low, your warmth fills my heart and your unwavering devotion keeps our home grounded in love. On this special day, my prayer is that may Almighty Allah (SWT) envelope you in His endless mercy and preserve you in sound health for…
By Sunday Dare The Economist claims Nigerians dislike their President, but it’s a claim that smells of opposition and is riddled with inconsistencies. It has become a tired, predictable ritual of external commentary—most notably from the comfortable, insulated drawing rooms of foreign publications—to look at the complex, dynamic, and pulsating canvas of the Federal Republic of Nigeria through a cracked, distorted lens. In their rush to paint a picture of impending doom, structural paralysis, and widespread citizen despair, these overseas observers routinely traffic in sensationalist half-truths. They love to peddle the lazy, hollow fiction that “Nigerians hate President Bola Ahmed…
By Okoi Obono-Obla Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State deserves unreserved commendation for his rare candour and statesmanship. In an era where opposition politics in Nigeria has been reduced to perpetual wailing, cynicism and playing to the gallery, Bala Mohammed has risen above partisanship to speak truth to power in the most patriotic sense. Despite being the National Leader of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and a key pillar of his party’s presidential ticket, Governor Mohammed did what very few Nigerian politicians dare to do: he publicly appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his bold, courageous and transformative reform agenda.…
From stepping aside for Sanwo-Olu in 2018 to receiving his principal’s backing seven years later, Obafemi Hamzat’s political journey has come full circle. RAHEEM AKINGBOLU reports There is a point in every political succession when ambition begins to give way to acceptance. In Lagos, that point has increasingly come into view around Obafemi Hamzat. What began as a governorship aspiration has, over several months, developed into a succession story marked by endorsements from the Governor he serves, the APC’s senior leadership structures, President Bola Tinubu and a widening circle of political stakeholders. The sequence matters. In April 2026, Governor Babajide…