Lateef Idris
15089 posts
Oluremi Tinubu and Aisha Achimugu: A Bond Forged in Compassion
Two women, two distinct destinies. One, Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, a political luminary and steadfast advocate for the marginalized. The other, Aisha Achimugu, a trailblazing entrepreneur who conquered the male-dominated oil and gas sector, yet wears her heart on her sleeve for humanity.
04/05/2025
EFCC Probes Ex-NNPLC GMD, Kyari, Others Over Alleged Mismanagement Of Funds
No fewer than 14 officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), including two former chief executives, Mele Kyari and Abubakar Yar’Adua, are currently under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged misappropriation of funds and abuse of office, a letter addressed to the NNPCL has shown.
04/05/2025
‘Nigeria Now Worse Than Buhari Left It,’ Says Baba-Ahmed
Former special adviser on Political Matters in the Office of Vice President Kashim Shettima, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has alleged that the Nigerian economy is worse under the current administration of President Bola Tinubu than during his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari.
04/05/2025
FIFA Orders Kenyan Club Relegation For Match Fixing
The Football Kenya Federation (FKF) confirmed on Friday the relegation of a Kenyan club, Muhoroni Youth, after world governing body FIFA found the second-tier team guilty of match manipulation.
03/05/2025
$3bn refinery fraud: N80bn found in sacked MD’s bank accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested the recently sacked managing directors and some top officials of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, and Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company.
03/05/2025
Bruised Real Madrid Must Stay In Title Fight Against Celta Vigo
After crushing defeats by Arsenal in the Champions League and Barcelona in the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid have one remaining ambition — defending their La Liga title.
03/05/2025
AfDB Commits $650m Annually To Drive Nigeria’s Economic Transformation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (2025-2030) for Nigeria, committing about $650 million annually to drive Nigeria’s economic transformation.
03/05/2025
How British-Nigerian nursing student, Tami was stabbed to death in U.S.
A British-Nigerian nursing student and rising TikTok star was found brutally stabbed to death in her Houston apartment—just two weeks before achieving her lifelong dream of graduating.
03/05/2025
FG’ll complete Kano-Maradi 284km rail project by 2026 — Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has promised that the Federal Government will to complete the 284 kilometre Kano-Jigawa-Katsina-Maradi rail project by 2026.
03/05/2025
Tinubu commissions Katsina agricultural mechanization centre
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned the Katsina State Agricultural Mechanisation Centre, where 400 brand new tractors and supporting implements have been assembled.
03/05/2025
