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From Nigeria’s Airtime Billions To A £42m London Mansion: The Extraordinary Wealth Of Optasia’s Bassim Haidar

As Nigeria moves to open the airtime credit lending market long dominated by Optasia, renewed attention is being focused on the lavish lifestyle...

Breaking: FG’s New Geological & Engineering Varsity Named After Gen. Yar’Adua

In recognition of his enduring vision for national partnership, the Federal Government has paid tribute to the late General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, who...

Democracy Day: Democracy Must Be Felt in the Pockets of Nigerians, Says Tinubu

By Our reporter President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to transitioning Nigeria into a post-reform era of accelerated growth. According...

Senate Distances Itself from Oshiomhole’s Attack on NNPC, Rejects Kyari Arrest Warrant

The Senate on Thursday moved swiftly to distance itself from the arrest warrant reportedly issued against former Group Chief Executive Officer of the...

Ajiya to Senate: NNPC Generated N54.5tn, so where did N210tn come from?

Former Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Ajiya, has dismissed claims that ₦210 trillion is unaccounted for...

Kyari to Senate: You Knew I Was on Medical Treatment Abroad

Former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has faulted the Senate Committee on Public Accounts...

Kogi School Attack: Vice Principal, 2 Others Killed as Bandits Kidnap WAEC Candidates

A deadly early Wednesday attack by bandits on a secondary school in Kogi State has left three people dead, including a vice principal....

US Launches $750 Fast-Track Visa Interviews, Promises Appointments Within 10 Days

The United States Department of State is set to launch a new premium visa interview service that will allow foreign travelers seeking business...

Just In: Ex-PDP Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Dumps APC After Ogun Governorship Primary

Prof. Iyabo Obasanjo, a former PDP senator and daughter of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has officially resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC).  In...

No Surrender to Terrorists, Bandits — Tinubu Vows

President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will never back down in the face of terrorism, banditry, or criminal threats. Alongside this security...

Just In: Police Rescue Adelabu’s Sister, Twin Sons After Three-Day Captivity

By Omoyeni Ojeifo The Nigeria Police Force says it has secured the release of Mrs Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her 12-year-old twin...

Tinubu Smashes Optasia’s 12-Year Stranglehold on Nigeria’s N3trn Airtime Credit Market

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has moved decisively to dismantle South African firm Optasia’s 12-year dominance of Nigeria’s lucrative airtime credit lending and data...

Verheijen, NMDPRA Boss Meet on Energy Reforms, Investment Drive

The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Mrs. Olu Verheijen, on Thursday hosted the Authority Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and...

Tinubu Nears Breakthrough on State Police as Constitutional Amendment Looms

The Federal Government has moved closer to the establishment of state police, with the Presidency disclosing that a constitutional amendment framework is nearing...

#OccupyAsoRock: Security Tightened at Presidential Villa Over Sowore’s March

By Samuel Akpan Heavily armed anti-riot police cordoned off the main gates of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja on Thursday. The...

Fresh Ogun School Gas Leak: Scores of Students, Staff Hospitalized

A third suspected gas leak at Our Lady of Apostles Secondary School in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, has left dozens of students and staff...