Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has lauded Flutterwave founder Olugbenga Agboola fondly called GB for his ability to recognise and capitalise on economic opportunities, describing the company as the largest and most influential fintech enterprise in Africa during remarks at the firm’s 10th‑anniversary gala in Lagos.

By Amos Adegbite AS the political clock ticks toward the end of Prince Dapo Abiodun’s second term, the atmosphere in Ogun State is thick with scheming, alignment, and realignment. The central question dominating political discourse is simple: who succeeds the “Iperu Remo-born” Governor? Among the names echoing through the corridors of power is Hon. Gboyega Nasir […]

Nigerian elections never end. But the cycle gets into overdrive roughly one year before a fresh general election. This is somewhat understandable. Politicians seeking re-election and those who want to displace them are high on political testosterone. It’s their season of sowing wild oats, casting nets, hosting conclaves, joining covens, and forging alliances for the good, […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has lauded the Bank of Industry (BOI) for disbursing a historic N636 billion to businesses in 2025, describing the feat as the institution’s highest annual lending performance and a clear indicator that ongoing economic reforms are strengthening Nigeria’s development finance architecture.

SOME readers of this column would be absolutely right if they conclude that writing on corruption in Nigeria is a waste of time. It might be, but what prompted a fresh interest in a national problem that has defied solutions forever are two developments earlier in the week. First one was a report by Transparency International, […]

…Emerges new Chairman of Delta APBN By Jimitota Onoyume Reverend Lewis Afolabi , has assured that the Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria , APBN, would take steps to eliminate quacks from the jobs handled by professionals. Giving the assurance shortly after his decoration as the new Chairman of the Delta state chapter of APBN […]

Five decades after the assassination of General Murtala Ramat Muhammed on February 13, 1976, his name still evokes a mixture of reverence, regret and unresolved longing despite his brief tenure as Nigeria’s Military Head of State. The late Gen Muhammed remains a benchmark for administrative forthrightness in a country where governance is often judged by […]

Information filtered through a few weeks ago, that “a small team” of  United States, US, soldiers were in Nigeria. On Tuesday, February 10, 2026 an additional information was that 200 American soldiers areA being deployed to provide security for the small team. I am sure that soon these 200 would need a thousand US soldiers to […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi, Arts Editor Olubunmi Elizabeth Ebisemiju, the Nigerian-born, UK-based visual artist behind Elinth Arts, has made a name for herself in contemporary art by weaving her real life experiences of abuse, motherhood, relocation, and emotional trauma into stunning abstract and digital drawings. Born in June 1995, Ebisemiju’s journey from unisex fashion designer, under […]

President Donald Trump regularly insults and     discriminates against black people; and I don’t understand why African heads of state are not giving him much – or any in some cases – serious pushback. When racists closely linked to Trump depicted Barack and Michelle Obama as apes on his social media account, he refused to apologise […]