Mohammed-Baba was reacting to Bwala’s comments during an interview on Channels Television on Wednesday, where the presidential aide acknowledged that the government’s economic reforms had contributed to an increase in poverty.

LAGOS — Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, a renowned communication scholar and veteran member of Nigeria’s media and communication community, has died at the age of 85. Sobowale died on Thursday morning, October 8, 2026, according to a statement by a member of his family, Akinniyi Sowunmi. Sowunmi announced the death in a statement titled, “Transition […]

Nigerian software developer and creator of the viral Nigerian browser game Lagos Life, Shalom Rayhamen, has said the game is valued at $1 billion, dismissing a reported $100,000 offer for the game as too small.

“Three days ago, they called and said we should pay N15 million. We kept begging them that all we had was N5.5 million. They said no and insisted on N6 million. So, it’s that N6 million we paid.”

The minister said there was no basis for the reports of a rift, insisting that both men remained connected by their shared political interests.