Month: August 2025

76 Oil Wells: Truth Cannot Be Burnt,By Saviour Johnbull

Abibat Babalola

The recent recirculation of an old Senate video featuring Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN, has reignited conversations around the long-settled issue of the 76 oil wells legally ceded to Akwa Ibom State. While some may seek to stir emotions, the video actually offers clarity and dignity, rooted in law, patriotism, and maturity. Senator Ndoma-Egba, then Leader of the 6th Senate and a respected son of Cross River State, stated: “In many ways, Bakassi is now part of Cameroon following the judgment of the ICj . The Supreme Court also delivered its…

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‘Gbo-Gbo,’ Rabies Outbreak Hits Part of Lagos, Vet Doctors Raise Alarm

Abibat Babalola

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) has confirmed a rabies outbreak in the Ajah area of Lagos State. This announcement was made in a public health alert issued by the association’s Chairman, Dr. Ofua Mark, following laboratory confirmation by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) in Vom, Plateau State. Dr. Mark linked the outbreak to the increasing presence of unqualified individuals posing as veterinarians and administering vaccines improperly. He expressed serious concern over the abuse of the rabies vaccine, which, though widely available, is often…

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Outrage As Nigerian Govt Closes Down Badeggi Radio Station

Abibat Babalola

. Minister calls for calm, Niger Gov gives reason for closing down private FM, Guild of Editors kicks     The Ministry of Information and National Orientation said it has taken note of concerns raised by various stakeholders in the media industry regarding the recent directive by the Niger State Government to suspend the operations of Badeggi FM, a radio station in Minna. According to reports, the Governor of Niger State, Mohammed Umaru Bago, issued the directive during an expanded Niger State APC Caucus Meeting in Minna on August 1,…

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Aproko Doctor And The Genetically Modified Gospel Of Convenience, By Akin Olaniyan

Abibat Babalola

There is no way we can know everything but at least when it comes to social media, we know that the most harmful lies are disguised in slick but poisonous bottles of certainty – pushed by smiling charlatans pretending to be specialists. You see them mostly in dumbed-down videos with every inconvenient nuance edited out, just for one purpose – hitting maximum engagement. Take a bow, Aproko Doctor (Egemba Chinonso Fidelis), the country’s ‘sweet-talking’ medical micro-influencer, whose social media videos on TikTok and YouTube offer controversial advice in dangerously-funny ways…

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Ojulari: Inside The Extravagant Lifestyle That Landed The NNPC Boss In Trouble

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “Ojulari flew to Vienna, Austria aboard another private jet to attend OPEC Seminar in a trip that cost NNPC about $1 million. While Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum flew to same event on British Airways.” Blow-by-blow account of hot petro-political fire threatening to consume the SNEPCo’s ex-MD as NNPC GCEO   The over five kilometers distance between Aso rock – the Nigeria’s seat of power – and the Towers – the global headquaters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) – figuratively betrayed the law of…

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‘Deep Fake,’ Presidency Denies Ojulari’s Sack, Forceful Resignation As NNPCL GCEO

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘How not to use your influence,’ Tinubu charges media influencers on national unity   The Presidency has labelled ‘rumour’ of sack and forceful resignation of Bayo Ojulari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as false and unfounded. A report by an online newspaper on Saturday had alleged that Ojulari was detained on Friday and coerced into signing a resignation letter by the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, and the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS),…

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‘Bursted,’ How Commissioner Stood Surety For Drug Kingpin

Abibat Babalola

The Kano State Commissioner for Transport, Ibrahim Namadi, has come under public scrutiny after standing as surety for a suspected notorious drug trafficker, Suleiman Danwawu. Danwawu, who is currently facing eight-count charges related to drug trafficking filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), was granted bail on July 16 by Justice M.S. Shu’aibu of the Federal High Court in Kano. The judge had imposed strict bail conditions, requiring the accused to produce a serving commissioner from the Kano State Executive Council as surety and to deposit ₦5 million…

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The Lecturer Who Didn’t Make First Class, and Made Sure I Didn’t Too

Abibat Babalola

On his Facebook wall, Barr. Maruf Muhammed sadly narrated his story:   “During my undergraduate days, I was at a great dilemma as to the optional course to pick between Energy law and International law upon resuming to campus at 400 level. This is because apart from the fact these courses are 4 unit courses which a B could be fatal to the CGPA, we were being advised by most seniors to choose one not out of interest but out of the assurance of getting A to boost the CGPA.…

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Forty, Foolish, And Dangerous!, By: Folorunso, Fatai Adisa

Abibat Babalola

There was a time when the phrase “Not Too Young To Run” surged through the Nigerian consciousness like a prophetic hymn. It was sung with conviction, recited with the fervour of daily adhkār, laced with hope and youthful defiance. But in hindsight, perhaps a more honest mantra would have been “Not Too Young To Ruin.” The proof is no longer abstract. A former Youth Governor now dances with the EFCC, accused of plundering billions meant for the people. And just yesterday, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly,…

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Islamic Cleric Sentenced To Death For Killing Kwara Student Hafsoh Lawal

Abibat Babalola

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello to death by hanging for the murder of Hafsoh Lawal, a 24-year-old final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Hannah Olushola Ajayi found Bello guilty after four months of trial. Meanwhile, four co-defendants—Ahmed Abdulwasiu (41), Suleiman Muyideen (28), Jamiu Uthman (29), and Abdulrahmon Jamiu (31)—were discharged and acquitted by the court. At the start of the trial, Bello admitted to killing Hafsoh Lawal, who he met on Facebook, for money…

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