By Funke Egbemode The woman advertised, the man bought. Willing buyer, willing seller principle is at play in Nigeria. Look. If you push the bosom of a full breasted woman in the face of a man, his first thought most likely would be to grab the succulent opportunity with both hands, whether he proceeds to the next stage to devour …
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Heads Roll At NNPC As Ojulari Sacks Over 200 Officials
Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has terminated the appointment of over 200 officials in the national oil company. Available reports noted that the affected officials across various departments of the NNPC Limited were dismissed or forced into retirement. Among those affected are the former Group General Manager of the National …
Read More »Heads Roll At NNPC As Ojulari Sacks Over 200 Officials
Bayo Ojulari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has terminated the appointment of over 200 officials in the national oil company. Available reports gathered that the affected officials across various departments of the NNPC Limited were dismissed or forced into retirement. Among those affected are the former Group General Manager of the National …
Read More »NAFDAC Launches Devices To Check Fake Drugs In Northeast
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has launched innovative mobile technologies aimed at combating counterfeit drugs in Nigeria’s North-East region. During the two-day sensitisation workshop in Gombe, stakeholders from various healthcare sectors were introduced to the “Scan 2 Verify” and “Green Book App” tools designed to authenticate medicines and ensure public safety. Speaking on Wednesday, NAFDAC’s …
Read More »Group To Wale Edun: Join Ogun Guber Race
Mr. Wale Edun By Funke Cole A socio-political movement under the aegis of the Advocates for Ogun Development and Innovations (AODI), has impressed on Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, on the need to join the governorship race in Ogun state. Justifying the need for the political aspiration, the group in a statement …
Read More »EFCC Nabs E-Money In Lagos Over Naira Abuse
The operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested popular Lagos socialite and businessman, Emeka Okonkwo, popularly called E-Money, over alleged naira abuse. Information available to the press noted that the EFCC operatives apprehended E-Money at his residence in the Omole area of Lagos on Monday night. Sources within the anti-graft agency, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, …
Read More »CBEX Wealth Chasers, NDIC And The Fate of Depositors
Reuben Abati By Reuben Abati I was abroad when the CBEX scandal broke: somehow, I tend to be out of town when Nigerians get into very serious trouble but it has been my singular misfortune, and this has happened so many times for close to four decades, to discuss other people’s misfortune. Occupational hazard, I guess. The choice I have …
Read More »Bishop Abioye Sets To Start Full Church Service In Abuja
Bishop David Abioye Bishop David Abioye is set to start a new church after his retirement from the Living Faith Church, popularly known as Winners Chapel. Abioye made the announcement via a post on his X account on Monday, April 28, 2025. The Abuja based cleric noted that he would start Sunday morning services on May 4. He wrote on his x …
Read More »EFCC Explains How Wanted Billionaires Paid For Oil Blocs Via BDC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained how wanted billionaire Aisha Achimugu acquired two oil blocks via bureau de change operators in the country. The EFCC made the disclosure before the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, April 28, 2025. The presiding judge, Justice I.E. Ekwo, on Monday, ordered Achimugu to appear before the EFCC on …
Read More »One Of CBEX Promoters Surrenders To EFCC
One of the suspected promoters of the cryptocurrency trading platform, Crypto Bridge Exchange, Adefowora Abiodun, who was recently declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, voluntarily surrendered himself to the anti-graft agency on Monday. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, in a ruling on Thursday last week, approved the EFCC’s request to arrest and …
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