Category: Leadership

27 Victims Hospitalised As Nigerians’ Loss To CBEX Hits N1.3 Trn

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerians took to their various social media platforms to lament their losses after a digital asset trading platform, known as CBEX, allegedly swept over N1.3 trillion from investors’ accounts on Monday. This comes as CBEX, operating without legal approval from the Nigeria Securities Commission, crashed on Monday after the money in their investors’ wallets vanished. The digital platform also locked its Telegram channels and postponed withdrawals while offering investors the option of $2,000 for $200 verification and $1,000 for $100 verification. The development has sparked condemnations from Nigerians on X…

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FUOYE VC Quits As Sex Scandal Allegation Degenerates

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘How It All Started,’ Details of the Audio recordings with a married female staff that landed the Professor of Soil Science in trouble   The embattled Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, Abayomi Fasina, has quit through embarking on a sudden leave as sex scandal allegation against him degenerated. Platforms Africa reports that a successor in acting capacity has been appointed as confirmed by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Foluso Ogunmodede. Also, in a two-paragraph statement issued by the university and signed by the Registrar,…

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Rivers Women Stage Solidarity March Backing State Of Emergency

ADEOLA YUSUF

Women in Port Harcourt, Rivers state on Monday staged a peaceful protest in support of emergency rule in the state. The women all dressed in white earlier gathered at the Garrison Bus Stop in the city centre from 8 am to begin the rally. They were seen singing solidarity songs in support of the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rted), along Aba Road and marching towards the government house, Port Harcourt. Last week, hundreds of women under the aegis of ‘Rivers Women for Sim’ staged a protest against the…

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‘Govt Owing Us N4Trn,’ GenCos Warn of Imminent Shutdown

ADEOLA YUSUF

Power generation companies (GenCos) on Monday warned that power plants across the country were facing imminent shutdowns due to a massive N4 trillion debt owed by the Federal Government. Nigeria has 40 power-generating plants connected to the national grid, which are managed by generation companies (GenCos), independent power providers, and the Niger Delta Holding Company. In a statement issued by the GenCos through the Board of Trustee chairman, Colonel Sani Bello (retd), under the auspices of the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC), it was revealed that N2 trillion is…

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Count Us Out Of Merger, Coalition — PDP Govs

ADEOLA YUSUF

Amidst ongoing controversy trailing talks of mergers and coalitions ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum says the party is not prepared to join any coalition or merger. The resolution was made in a communique issued at the end of the Forum’s meeting held in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, on Monday. After the meeting which lasted about six hours behind closed doors, the Chairman of the Forum and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, who read the communique clarified that rather, the PDP remains…

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Jesus Hates, Never Visited The Poor – Pastor Ibiyeomie

ADEOLA YUSUF

Pastor Ibiyeomie also said the death of Jesus Christ and resurrection were not only to bring salvation but also to free believers from poverty. Founder of Salvation Ministries, Pastor David Ibiyeomie, has sent tongues wagging on social media after asserting that Jesus Christ did not visit poor people while on earth. He made the claim during Sunday service, while speaking with his congregation. According to him, Jesus never associated with the poor while he was on earth because he disliked poverty. Pastor Ibiyeomie further claimed that the death of Jesus…

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Igbo Youths’ Enlistment In Military Service Poor – Nigerian Army

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Army has raised alarm over the poor enlistment of South East youths into military service, and called for a change of attitude to reverse the trend. According to the Army, while Kaduna State has recorded over 3,000 applications in the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise, Enugu State is still struggling with just a hundred. While noting that the story was not different with other South East states, the leader of 2025 Army recruitment enlightenment team, Brigadier-General Chima Ekeator urged Enugu and Southeast youths to apply in their numbers in…

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Fubara Will Return To Rivers Gov’t House, Says Tompolo

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ex-militant leader leader in the Niger Delta region, High Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has expressed confidence that the suspended Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, will be reinstated. Ekpemupolo made this declaration during celebrations to mark his birthday anniversary at the weekend in Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West local government area of Delta State. Recall that Fubara, his deputy and members of the State House of Assembly, were suspended via state of emergency proclamation on March 18, 2025 by President Bola Tinubu, who appointed former Chief of Naval…

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‘Downhill Slide Into Abyss,’ Soyinka Demands Reversal Of Eedris Abdulkareem Song’s Ban

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Why Tinubu’s government should be warry of being tolerant for only praise-singers,’ Full statement Nobel Laureate issued from New York University, Abu Dhabi   Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has criticised the recent ban placed on a song by Nigerian musician, Eedris Abdulkareem, calling for the reversal of the action. Abdulkareem, who is popular for his song ‘Jaga Jaga’, which was critical of the then President, Olusegun Obasanjo, recently released a new song titled ‘Tell Your Papa’ directed at President Bola Tinubu’s son Seyi. In the song, the singer criticised…

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US Embassy Releases New Visa Interview Requirements For Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

The United States mission has announced changes to its visa interview requirements for Nigerian travellers. According to a statement on the mission’s site on Friday, the new requirements take effect on April 22.Based on the release, visa applicants in Abuja and Lagos must take along a DS-160 visa application form with a confirmation/barcode number that begins with “AA” followed by two zeroes. The US mission said the code must match the one used to schedule their appointment online.It warned that the failure to verify the alignment will result in denial…

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