Month: July 2025

Adeola Yusuf Delivers LASU Communication Parliamentary Summit CPS 7.0 Lecture

Abibat Babalola

. Why we invited the award-winning African journalist and communication researcher as a guest speaker  – LASU Communication Student Representative Council (CSRC)     Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Ph.D., has been named as the guest lecturer at the Lagos State University (LASU’s) Communication Parliamentary Summit CPS 7.0 Lecture. The Communication Student Representative Council (CSRC), which stated this in a letter sent to Adeola Yusuf, maintained his ‘leadership and contributions to the media industry exemplify the values and vision that align perfectly with this year’s theme.” Adeola Yusuf,…

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Nigerian Tech Whizz-Kids Develop Software That Turns Android Phone To POS Terminal

ADEOLA YUSUF

    . “Unlocking Payment Power of Smartphones,” Bolaji Akinsanya, Partner give how-it-is-used details of softway, a technology they newly developed   Two Nigerian Technology prodigies, Bolaji Akinsanya, and Favour Afenikhena, have developed softway, a software that turns Android phones to point of sale (POS) tecriminals. In an exclusive interview with Platforms Africa, the partners declared that their vision was to “make contactless payments the default mode for businesses across Africa by unlocking the payment power of smartphones.” Softway Finance, a Nigerian fintech company, according to the Akinsanya and Afenikhena,…

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Court Document Links N1 Billion Racket To Ebonyi SSG, Grace Umezurike

Abibat Babalola

. Governor reacts, Court orders temporary forfeiture of money as litigation over alleged mega fraud continues     A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has granted an interim forfeiture order on over N1 billion allegedly linked to Grace Umezurike, the Secretary to the Ebonyi State Government, and her aide, Ngene Nwanna Onyeabor. Reacting to the development, Governor Francis Nwifuru said his administration would not rush to any conclusions over the court’s decision. Speaking during a church service at the Government House Chapel, Centenary City, Abakaliki, on…

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Revoke KPMG Professional Service Registration, Appeal Court Orders CAC

Abibat Babalola

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has directed the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to revoke the certificate of registration issued to ‘KPMG Professional Services.’ In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday, the appellate court granted the reliefs sought by KPMG Nigeria in its suit against the CAC and KPMG Professional Services. The lead judgment was delivered by Justice Abdullahi Mahmud Bayero, with Justices Abimbola Obaseki-Adejumo and A.M. Talba concurring. In 2002, CAC registered KPMG Professional Services as a corporate entity, despite the prior existence of KPMG Nigeria, which encompasses KPMG…

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‘She Lied,’ Analyst Faults Badenoch’s Claim Her Children Can’t Get Nigerian Citizenship

ADEOLA YUSUF

  By Kazeem Ugbodaga Kemi Badenoch, leader of the UK Conservative Party, has sparked controversy by claiming she cannot pass Nigerian citizenship to her children due to her gender. The statement, made during a CNN interview with Fareed Zakaria on July 20, 2025, was part of a critique of UK immigration policies, which Badenoch described as overly lenient compared to Nigeria’s. Badenoch, born in Wimbledon in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents and raised partly in Lagos, argued that immigrants exploit the UK’s immigration system in ways their home countries would…

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My Source Insists Information Is Accurate, Farooq Kperogi In Apology to Aisha Buhari

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Apology or Grandstanding? Here’s the read-for-yourself article US-based columnist wrote on the deeply regrettable hurt he caused   Although I absolutely should have foreseen it, I honestly didn’t anticipate the profoundly painful consequences that my July 16 Facebook update titled “Aisha Buhari, Divorce, and Forgiveness Claim” would have on former First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari and people closest to her. It’s one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgement I have ever committed in my life, and it has been a source of unfathomable personal anguish for me…

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Dapo Segun and the Refinery Probe: A Name Omitted, a Process in Question, By Tajudeen Bukar

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s ongoing investigation into Nigeria’s refinery rehabilitation projects has generated more confusion than clarity. Having closely followed the Port Harcourt and Warri refinery overhauls from the outset, I find it both perplexing and concerning that Mr. Dapo Segun—now Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)—is absent from the EFCC’s list of individuals under scrutiny. In a letter dated April 28, 2025, the EFCC announced its probe into alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of funds related to the refineries’ rehabilitation. The…

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ADC, APC In War of Words Over Tinubu’s Latest Appointments

Abibat Babalola

The war of words between the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the Presidency continued on Saturday with the coalition party telling President Bola Tinubu that he can’t buy the North with token appointments. The ADC has described the recent announcement of appointments by President Tinubu as a “desperate, cynical attempt to buy back the trust that he has spent over a year squandering, particularly in Northern Nigeria.” In a statement signed by Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary, the ADC dismissed the so-called appointments as “too little, too late,” adding…

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Ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s Aides Remain In Jail As Case Suffers 42 Adjournments

Abibat Babalola

Ex-First Lady Patience Jonathan’s aides continue to languish in jail as case suffers 42 adjournments The case of stolen jewellery belonging to patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has been adjourned 42 times in the last six years. A legal practitioner, Funmi Adedoyin, has decried the “delayed trial” of some of the former domestic workers of the First Lady who remain in detention at the Okaka Custodial Centre in Bayelsa State over stolen jewellery and other items. The lawyer said the case was recently adjourned twice—on 25 and…

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‘Lost Battle To Prostate Cancer,’ How Nollywood Actor, Tom Njemanze, Died

Abibat Babalola

Njemanze gained fame in the 1990s following powerful performances in iconic films such as Pounds and Dollars, Issakaba and Osuofia in London.   Nollywood actor, Tom Njemanze has passed away at the age of 75. The veteran thespian died on Friday following a protracted battle with prostate cancer. His demise was confirmed via a post shared on Saturday by movie producer, Stanley Ajemba Chibueze, better known as Stanley Ontop. Captioning a picture of the ailing actor on his sick bed, he wrote, “Good afternoon everyone it’s another sad period as…

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