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Police quiz pastor over alleged sex scandal in Ondo
By Boye Oyeyemi – Apostle Seyi Magnus, founder of the Light House Builder’s Network in Ondo Town, is under investigation by the police over an alleged sex scandal involving a married church member. Magnus, 31, is accused of having an affair with Mrs. Precious Olakunle, a mother of two and member of his church, despite acting as a counsellor to…
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Third term: Baba Obasanjo, do not distort history, by Ismail Omipidan
Some Nigerians have a poor sense of history and an even shorter memory. This is why some of those who shamelessly took the centre stage during the move to secure a third term for former President Olusegun Obasanjo will keep quiet today in the face of denial by the former President that he never wanted a third term. Haba! As…
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The shameless hypocrisy of Peter Obi, by Kayode Adebiyi
Peter Obi never misses an opportunity to turn even the most innocent of occasions into a stage for his sanctimonious grandstanding. Imagine hijacking a birthday goodwill message and twisting it into a pulpit for cheap political gaslighting. Even the melodramatic title — “We Are Finished!” reads more like the cry of a desperate attention-seeker than the sober reflection of a…
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Venezuela’s Maduro wrote to Trump after US strike on alleged drug boat
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro wrote to US President Donald Trump days after a US strike on an alleged drug boat and offered to engage in direct talks with special envoy Richard Grenell. In his letter, shared on Telegram by Venezuela’s Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and confirmed to CNN by a US source with knowledge of the matter, Maduro denies being…
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DAPPMAN business model outdated, Dangote transforming downstream sector – Otedola
Chairman of Geregu Power Plc and billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, on Sunday declared that the business model of the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) is outdated and no longer fit for purpose in Nigeria’s evolving energy sector. He praised Aliko Dangote for ushering in a new era of efficiency and transparency through the Dangote Refinery, describing…
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Lagos State APC Chairman’s Cup begins in October
By Adeola Ogunrinde – The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the Lagos State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman’s Cup has announced that the tournament will kick off in October 2025. The LOC Chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, who also chairs Conference 57, described the competition as a vital initiative to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. According to…
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Alaafin of Oyo eulogises First Lady Remi Tinubu at 65
By Adejayan Gbenga – The Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Engr.) Abimbola Akeem Owoade I, has congratulated the First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on her 65th birthday, describing her as a role model whose uncommon wisdom, remarkable vision, and exemplary leadership have greatly impacted the nation. In a statement issued on Monday through his Director of…
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How Jonathan paid fraudulent N2trn fuel subsidy claims – Femi Otedola
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has revealed that over N2 trillion was fraudulently paid in fuel subsidy claims during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, despite his personal warnings to the ex-president about widespread manipulation in the subsidy system. Otedola made the revelation on Sunday, explaining that the fraudulent claims were tied to depot licenses used by oil marketers to…
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Nigeria’s economic engine is revving while critics are still using old lenses, by Olabode Opeseitan
An old Nigerian wisecrack says: “Even the man who failed economics can explain inflation at the bus stop.” In today’s Nigeria, everyone—especially those who have no clue about economic fundamentals—has an economic theory. The loudest voices claim the economy is “not working,” usually arguing from a market stall, using catfish prices as evidence. But is the market really telling the…
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Fubara: Is half-bread better than none? By Bolanle Bolawole
“Last Thursday was a day of missed feelings for me – day of joy and day of mourning!” “The conditionalities imposed on Fubara to bring him back as governor were more crippling than IMF and World Bank conditionalities…” “You still have the belly to think about these oppressors! Have you not heard it said that Gambari kill Fulani – or…
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