The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Isa, over an alleged $7.2 billion fraud involving the rehabilitation of the nation’s three major refineries in Warri, Kaduna, and Port Harcourt. Also arrested was Jimoh Olasunkanmi, a former Managing Director of…
Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has revealed that he and former Senator Ben Murray-Bruce played a key role in the selection of Peter Obi as Atiku Abubakar’s vice-presidential candidate during the 2019 general elections. In a post shared on X (formerly Twitter), Omokri claimed that Peter Obi actively lobbied for the position, including sending his…
Following the premiere of his documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, Wizkid has returned to the stage for another concert. The megastar performed at a sold out concert at the Hollywood Bowl where he performed his classic records including songs from his last album ‘Morayo’. The rendition of some of his songs was accompanied by…
Suya is one type of meat that Nigerians love and can never really get enough of. It’s a spicy meat skewer that originated from the Hausa people in Northern Nigeria, and is now a national treasure, loved by people across different regions, cultures, and classes. It’s made from beef, ram, or chicken, sometimes even gizzard…
A new study by researchers at the Imperial College London has revealed that children born to wealthy families do not have a “biological disadvantage” unlike kids born to low-income homes. They found that low-income kids produce up to 23% more cortisol — which makes their cells age 10 years ahead — than their wealthier counterparts….
A new study by researchers at the Imperial College London has revealed that children born to wealthy families do not have a “biological disadvantage” unlike kids born to low-income homes. They found that low-income kids produce up to 23% more cortisol — which makes their cells age 10 years ahead — than their wealthier counterparts….
In a touching display of determination and love, a grandmother surprised teachers at Adiedo Mixed Secondary School by arriving with her granddaughter and six live chickens to settle the girl’s unpaid school fees. The elderly woman had brought the poultry after her granddaughter was sent home for lack of payment. In a moment that moved…
Ex-Nigerian First Lady Patience Jonathan Holds 15 Domestic Workers In Prison Since 2019 Over Missing Jewellery In a blatant violation of Nigeria’s constitutional provisions on the presumption of innocence, former First Lady Patience Jonathan has kept 15 of her domestic staff locked up in Bayelsa State’s Okaka Correctional Centre since 2019 over an unproven case…
An autopsy was performed on our late boxer, Olanrewaju Segun ‘Success’, on Wednesday, April 2nd. The preliminary post-mortem results indicate that Segun died from sudden cardiac arrest. But further investigation into his heart condition is required, and as a result, his body will not be released to Nigeria for burial until approximately two weeks. Source…
Thirty-two years after his controversial annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, Nigeria’s former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, admitted for the first time that the late philanthropist and democracy hero Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the election. The startling revelation was contained in Babangida’s 420-page memoir titled, ‘A Journey in Service: An…
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