FCCPC probes Uber over abrupt Nigeria exit

FCCPC probes Uber over abrupt Nigeria exit

ABUJA — The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has commenced a probe into Uber’s abrupt withdrawal from the Nigerian market, with particular focus on how the ride-hailing company handled unfulfilled services to customers. The FCCPC Chief Executive Officer, Tunji Bello, disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg on Sunday. Bello said the commission […]
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Rufai Oseni vs Lere Olayinka: Lessons for the Press and Power

Rufai Oseni vs Lere Olayinka: Lessons for the Press and Power

I should say upfront that both men at the centre of this story are considerably older than I am, and nothing here is written to lecture either of them from some imagined position above their experience. Rufai Oseni, in particular, has been in broadcasting long enough that, professionally speaking, he is someone I would regard […]

S/African Afrophobia: All eyes on AU

S/African Afrophobia: All eyes on AU

President Bola Tinubu was right to take South Africa’s recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks to the African Union (AU). Speaking for him at the AU’s 21st Extraordinary Session in Luanda, Vice President Kashim Shettima called for collective action and urged that the matter be placed on the agenda of the January 2027 General Assembly. That […]

ABU Alumnus Lawal Garba shares success lessons with students

ABU Alumnus Lawal Garba shares success lessons with students

Renowned business executive and entrepreneur, Lawal Garba, has returned to his alma mater, Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, with a message to students that integrity, excellence and resilience remain critical ingredients for lasting success. Garba, Chairman/CEO of Trobell International Nigeria Ltd, spoke at the weekend during the second edition of ABU’s “Lunch with the Vice-Chancellor” […]

The Ogbeni years: Reporting a politician to history, by Owei Lakemfa

The Ogbeni years: Reporting a politician to history, by Owei Lakemfa

There are not a few who see Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, former Minister of Interior and onetime Osun State Governor, as an enigma. A politician that would not shy away from a fight he considers necessary, even if it appears unwinnable. A man who would yield no ground unless confronted with a superior argument. A […]

NOUN bursar shot dead in Zamfara

NOUN bursar shot dead in Zamfara

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, has announced the death of its Bursar, Mallam Nasiru Marafa, who was reportedly shot dead while returning from Gusau, Zamfara State. The university announced Marafa’s death in a statement on Sunday, describing it as a “sudden and untimely” loss of a senior administrator who […]

FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2, by Dele Sobowale

FG and Umahi’s roads to hell – 2, by Dele Sobowale

The Benin-Agbor-Asaba highway to sudden death symbolizes everything wrong with how the Federal Government and Minister David Umahi have been managing Nigerian roads. The horrors of that road are being replicated everywhere – as will be demonstrated shortly. Umahi obviously is the wrong man for one of the most important assignments. Nigeria’s Federal highways constitute […]

INEC and the road to 2027

INEC and the road to 2027

By Ayo Ododo There are probably few jobs in Nigeria more thankless than conducting an election. The winner thinks he won because the people loved him. The loser is often convinced he lost because somebody somewhere tampered with the process. Between the two stands the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), praised by one side, condemned […]

Vulnerable women get free mammograms as Omenukor Foundation launches cancer campaign

Vulnerable women get free mammograms as Omenukor Foundation launches cancer campaign

By Esther Onyegbula  About 22 underserved and vulnerable women in Mesquite, Texas, have benefited from free mammogram screenings as the David Omenukor Foundation launched its 2026 breast and cervical cancer awareness and early detection campaign. The initiative, which commenced on Friday, September 4, was organised in partnership with Methodist Health System to promote early detection […]