Day: August 8, 2025

EFCC Probes Nigeria’s Hajj Commission, Grills Top Officials Over Fraud

Abibat Babalola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has questioned some top officials of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) over multibillion naira alleged fraud. The anti-graft commission, this newspaper authoritatively learned, is investigating the top officials over the loss of public funds amounting to about N50 billion under the stewardship of Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman (Pakistan). During the 2025 Hajj alone, Mr Pakistan has midwifed the alleged squander of N25 billion on Masha’ir tents, N1.6 billion on spouses, and N7.9 billion on Makkah contingency houses. There are also cases…

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Billionaire Otedola’s Daughter, DJ Cuppy, Laments Being Single At 33

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Making it big… but … no husband”   Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has lamented being single at 33, despite her achievements in her career and academics. DJ Cuppy, a popular disc jockey and the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, took to her social media platforms to express her inability to find a husband at 33, despite her career and academic accomplishments. According to her, all the suitors who are interested in her and have approached her had spelling problems. ‘He Carried Alcohol At Point Of Boarding,’…

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‘Nigeria Slipping Into Dictatorship,’ NLC Thunders Over Sowore’s Arrest

Abibat Babalola

Joe Ajaero, The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore, Human Rights activist and journalist stating that Nigeria is gradually slipping to dark days of dictatorship. Ajaero demand the release of Omoyele Sowore and ask the state to explore legal means instead of arbitrarily detaining Sowore. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Joe Ajaero on Thursday which stated, “We strongly condemn the frequent arrest and long spells in detention of Sowore, a renowned civil rights activist. It is all the more unacceptable…

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Abdullahi Garba Ramat: Meet Man Who’ll Lead Your Next Electricity Tariff Review

Abibat Babalola

‘A year shy of 40, Local govt Chairman, PhD in strategic management, others,’ Here are 8 things to know about the new Chairman for Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)   President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Garba Ramat as the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC. In a statement issued by the presidential spokesperson on Thursday, Ramat, aged 39, is described as an electrical engineer and administrator, holding a PhD in strategic management, among other qualifications. President Tinubu also nominated two individuals to…

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‘From Joy To Grief;’ LAUTECH Student Shot Dead On Sign-Out Day

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

‘How the last day in school becomes the last on earth for Babalola Marvelous,’ Police, University speak on tragic incident   Tragedy struck the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, as a student identified as Babalola Marvelous Ishola was confirmed dead after being shot during a sign-out celebration. Platforms Africa reports quoting the local sources that Babalola’s lifeless body was discovered by the roadside around 5:38 p.m., prompting a swift response from security operatives. A preliminary search of his belongings at the scene led…

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I Was Removed As Governor For Refusing To Make Chris Uba My Deputy – Ngige

Abibat Babalola

Former Governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, has alleged that his removal from office in 2006 was largely due to his refusal to appoint prominent political figure Chris Uba as his deputy governor. Ngige, who also served as Minister of Labour and Employment under the administration of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, maintained that he remains a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), although he is currently on sabbatical from active party politics. In an interview in Abuja, Ngige said he had no regrets about his ousting from…

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K1: Patrick Doyle’s Palsied Apologia, By Bamidele Johnson

GBENGA ADEOTI ADEOTI

Patrick Doyle, a broadcaster and some grade of celebrity, hit the back of the net in his defence of K1’s tarmac tantrum. Unfortunately, it was an own goal.   In a Facebook post sighted via Yabaleft Online, the broadcaster claimed that the airline staff baited K1 into misbehaving. He reached into his own experience, describing how had been similarly treated by service personnel but heroically resisted the urge to detonate. That, ironically, is where his argument crashes into itself. What Doyle offered in that post was no defence of K1,…

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