Flightpadi launches Ava, Africa’s first AI-powered conversational flight booking assistant
Flightpadi, a Nigerian travel technology company, has launched Ava, Africa’s first AI-powered conversational flight booking assistant, designed to simplify how travelers search, book, and manage flights using chat-based conversations. Ava allows travelers to find flights, compare prices, book tickets, and receive post-booking support simply by chatting, removing the need to navigate complex forms or multiple […]
Forgiving N8trn NNPC debt despite audit queries is reckless — Obi
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – Former Anambra State Governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has faulted the Federal Government’s approval of a nearly ₦8 trillion debt write-off for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), warning that the decision reflects a growing culture of financial recklessness amid unresolved audit queries and worsening […]
Coalition to Tinubu: Redeploy Matawalle to insulate Defence ministry from politics
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Coalition of Nigeria Civil Societies Against Terrorism has urged President Bola Tinubu to insulate the Ministry of Defence from politics, urging him to redeploy the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle. According to the coalition, such a move would strengthen public confidence in the country’s ongoing war against terrorism. […]
Alleged rape: Chris Okafor challenges VDM, Doris, others to provide proof to Police
By Henry Ojelu & Deborah Oladeji LAGOS—The legal team of Lagos-based cleric, Pastor Chris Okafor, has escalated the battle over allegations circulating against him on social media, challenging actress Doris Ogala, social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and other bloggers to submit concrete evidence to the Nigeria Police or face […]
Apapa Customs generates ₦2.93trn in 2025 as reforms boost revenue
The Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service recorded ₦2.93 trillion in revenue in 2025, marking a 24.32 percent increase from the ₦2.357 trillion generated in 2024, consolidating its position as a leading revenue hub.
Govs who defect should lose their seats – Moghalu
Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party LP in the last November election in Anambra state, Chief George Moghalu, has advocated that state governors who defect from their political parties to another should lose their seats, stating that their mandates should not be transferable to the new party.
