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Paystack sacks co-founder Ezra Olubi amid sexual misconduct allegations

By Obinna Uballa Paystack co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, has said he was unfairly fired by the company over allegations of sexual misconduct, raising questions about the handling of the investigation into his conduct. Olubi revealed the development in a blog post published on Saturday, titled Terminated. According to him, he was…

(FULL LIST) Names of the 50 Niger Students That Escaped From Captivity Revealed

By Abiola Olawale The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, Niger State, has released the names of 50 pupils who escaped from captivity after armed bandits attacked their school, the St. Mary’s School in the Papiri community of Agwara Local Government Area. The students, aged between 10 and 18, managed to flee the armed bandits individually or…

Nigerian Army Releases Shortlisted Candidates for SSC Course 49/2026

By Obinna Uballa The Nigerian Army has published the list of candidates shortlisted for the Short Service Combatant (SSC) Commission Course 49/2026, signalling the start of the selection process for aspirants seeking to join the force. In a statement on Monday signed by the Military Secretary (Army), the Army confirmed that the full list of…

Worsening Insecurity: Five policemen killed in Bauchi, Boko Haram abducts 12 women in Borno

...Tinubu pulls 100,000 policemen from VIPs in frantic effort to curb menace By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s worsening security crisis continued over the weekend, with multiple attacks in some states, leaving five policemen dead, several communities traumatised, and at least 12 women abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. The violence unfolded amid renewed…

Concern as audit uncovers N61bn financial breaches in NNPCL under Kyari, flags 28 major irregularities

By Obinna Uballa The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered more than N61 billion in questionable transactions involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), revealing a sweeping pattern of financial breaches, unverified expenditures and violations of federal regulations across the national oil company and its subsidiaries. The concerning findings are contained…

States sink into debt crisis as unpaid arrears hit N1.06trn despite record revenues

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s subnational governments are facing deepening fiscal distress as 30 states piled up a combined N1.06 trillion in unpaid obligations to contractors and retirees in 2024, despite receiving the highest federal allocations in the country’s history. The troubling figures were contained in BudgIT’s newly released 2025 State of States report. The civic…

50 Niger Catholic School Students Escape Captivity – CAN Confirms

By Abiola Olawale The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State has confirmed that 50 students abducted from St. Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools have escaped their captors and have been reunited with their families. ​The students, part of a group of over 300 pupils, students, and teachers seized during a mass…

Oyedepo Unveils Midnight ‘Raid’ to Battle Attacks on Churches In Nigeria

By Abiola Olawale Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel), David Oyedepo, has issued a spiritual rallying cry, instructing Christians nationwide to engage in a coordinated one-hour midnight 'prayer raid' to counter the escalating violence and deadly attacks on churches and worshippers across Nigeria. ​The announcement, delivered during a Sunday's pre-Shiloh encounter service,…

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Paystack sacks co-founder Ezra Olubi amid sexual misconduct allegations

By Obinna Uballa Paystack co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer, Ezra Olubi, has said he was unfairly fired by the company over allegations of sexual misconduct, raising questions about the handling of the investigation into his conduct. Olubi revealed the development in a blog post published on Saturday, titled Terminated. According to him, he was…

(FULL LIST) Names of the 50 Niger Students That Escaped From Captivity Revealed

By Abiola Olawale The Catholic Diocese of Kontagora, Niger State, has released the names of 50 pupils who escaped from captivity after armed bandits attacked their school, the St. Mary’s School in the Papiri community of Agwara Local Government Area. The students, aged between 10 and 18, managed to flee the armed bandits individually or…

Nigerian Army Releases Shortlisted Candidates for SSC Course 49/2026

By Obinna Uballa The Nigerian Army has published the list of candidates shortlisted for the Short Service Combatant (SSC) Commission Course 49/2026, signalling the start of the selection process for aspirants seeking to join the force. In a statement on Monday signed by the Military Secretary (Army), the Army confirmed that the full list of…

Worsening Insecurity: Five policemen killed in Bauchi, Boko Haram abducts 12 women in Borno

...Tinubu pulls 100,000 policemen from VIPs in frantic effort to curb menace By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s worsening security crisis continued over the weekend, with multiple attacks in some states, leaving five policemen dead, several communities traumatised, and at least 12 women abducted by suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State. The violence unfolded amid renewed…

Concern as audit uncovers N61bn financial breaches in NNPCL under Kyari, flags 28 major irregularities

By Obinna Uballa The Office of the Auditor-General for the Federation has uncovered more than N61 billion in questionable transactions involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), revealing a sweeping pattern of financial breaches, unverified expenditures and violations of federal regulations across the national oil company and its subsidiaries. The concerning findings are contained…

States sink into debt crisis as unpaid arrears hit N1.06trn despite record revenues

By Obinna Uballa Nigeria’s subnational governments are facing deepening fiscal distress as 30 states piled up a combined N1.06 trillion in unpaid obligations to contractors and retirees in 2024, despite receiving the highest federal allocations in the country’s history. The troubling figures were contained in BudgIT’s newly released 2025 State of States report. The civic…

50 Niger Catholic School Students Escape Captivity – CAN Confirms

By Abiola Olawale The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Niger State has confirmed that 50 students abducted from St. Mary's Private Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools have escaped their captors and have been reunited with their families. ​The students, part of a group of over 300 pupils, students, and teachers seized during a mass…

Oyedepo Unveils Midnight ‘Raid’ to Battle Attacks on Churches In Nigeria

By Abiola Olawale Bishop of the Living Faith Church Worldwide (Winners' Chapel), David Oyedepo, has issued a spiritual rallying cry, instructing Christians nationwide to engage in a coordinated one-hour midnight 'prayer raid' to counter the escalating violence and deadly attacks on churches and worshippers across Nigeria. ​The announcement, delivered during a Sunday's pre-Shiloh encounter service,…

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