‘On more than one occasion, Mrs Josephine Ugwu, a former cleaner at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, found and returned millions of naira forgotten in the toilet by airport users. Today it was my privilege to present her with an ICPC Integrity Award’ – President Buhari ‘ Also found worthy of honour was [...]

A convicted internet fraudster, Hope Olusegun Aroke aka H-Money who ought to be serving a 24-year jail term at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos is again, the subject of an investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for being the alleged mastermind of a mega scam to the tune of over $1,000, 000. [...]

Three days to the governorship election in Kogi State, the Senate has approved promissory notes and bond issuance of N10.069 billion to the state as refund for projects executed on behalf of the federal government. The approval on Wednesday was criticized by opposition lawmakers who asked that the approval be delayed till after the election. [...]

Political strongmen would have you believe they’re tough as nails, but they always turn out to have very thin skin. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari likes to call himself a “converted democrat.” At least that’s what he said during his 2015 presidential run, when he was attempting to re-brand himself as a reformer after a long [...]

I found out a long time ago that some stakeholders in Nigerian football are very sensitive, emotional and protective of the body called the League Management Company, LMC. They do not like the organization to be a subject of discussion or scrutiny of any kind. They love to hear or sing its praises but hate [...]

Former Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Professor David Tam-West dies at 83 years. He was a consultant virologist of national and international standing. He was equally a lecturer at the University of Ibadan for years. Late David Tam West David-West was a petroleum minister under General Muhammadu Buhari in the 1980s and became an ardent [...]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met with the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most reverend and right honourable Justin Welby at the Lambeth Palace, London. President Buhari has been in the UK since November 2 on a private visit, after attending a Saudi investment forum in late October. The last time President Buhari and archbishop Welby [...]

Let me begin my presentation tonight with a short WhatsApp story which I find very instructive. I am recounting it with slight editing, of course. Here it goes: Usually, my mother would leave some pieces of meat for the person packing her plates after every meal. And that chore I performed diligently. But my motivation [...]

Genevieve’s Lionheart, Nigeria’s submission for the Oscars, has been disqualified by the Oscars Board for having “too much English in it,”. According to The Wrap, Nigeria’s Lionheart has been disqualified from the 92nd Academy Awards race. The film, directed by and starring Genevieve Nnaji, was vying for a spot in the Best International Feature Film [...]

Senior Special Assistant To President Buhari on Public Affairs Ajuri Ngelale held a Q & A on his official twitter handle where questions using the hashtag #AskAjuri were asked from Nigeria’s current debt position to health care and fighting corruption. Ajuri Ngelale On Lagos-Badagry Expressway: President Buhari Has Approved N63bn For The 46Km Agbara-Seme Border [...]

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, signed the amended Deep Offshore Act. The president signed the bill on Monday in London even as he commended the National Assembly for cooperation. Buhari described the signing of the bill as a landmark moment for Nigeria, adding that the amended Bill will generate at least $500m additional revenue for [...]

The family of late academic, Pius Adesanmi, have criticized his burial in the Canada, saying it goes against his wishes. Mr. Adesanmi, a popular professor and public commentator, was one of the over 100 passengers who died in an Ethiopian airline crash on March 10. He was buried last week at his adopted country Canada [...]