Kayode Adewale, Ogun Teacher Using Mother Tongue to Teach Maths, Shortlisted for $1m Global Prize
Kayode Adewale, a Nigerian award-winning teacher at Imagbon/Imaka Comprehensive High School, Imagbon, Ogun State, was shortlisted for a $1 million Global Teacher Prize (GTP) on Tuesday. The Global Teacher Prize,…
BREAKING: Yomi Adetula, Key Witness for FIJ in IBD Dende’s Libel Lawsuit, Murdered by ‘Assassins’
Yomi Adetula, the Director, Anti-Arms Smuggling of the Social Orientation and Safety (So-Safe) Corps in Ogun State, has been murdered by suspected assassins in Idi-Iroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of…
Anambra Anti-Touting Squad Can’t Produce Chibueze Isizoh After Arresting Him in July
On July 23, the Special Anti-touting Squad Anambra (SASA), an Anambra State-backed local vigilance group, arrested 35-year-old Chibueze Isizoh, a resident, after accusing him of stealing a car battery. Since…
Lagos Tax Practitioner’s N40,000 Missing Between FIRS, Quickteller
Babajide Ogundare, a chartered tax practitioner in Lagos State, initiated a N40,000 payment to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on behalf of his client on October 3. Although the…
Personal Shopper Mercy Melanie Adeoye Yet to Deliver N2.8m Jewellery, Items to US-Based Friend 6 Months Later
In 2024, when Mba Lemmy (real name withheld) a US-based Nigerian, decided to send N2,829,200 to Mercy Melanie Adeoye, a personal shopper in Lagos, he never thought anything could go…
FACT-CHECK: Is Hushpuppi Out of Prison as Claimed on Social Media?
There are social media claims that Ramon Abbas, an internet fraudster popularly known as Hushpuppi, has regained his freedom from a US prison. On Saturday, X user @swankieDiva shared a…
REPORT: 14 States Will Lose Revenue, 22 Will Gain If Tax Reform Bill Passes
If the Presidency’s Tax Reform Bill becomes law, 14 states in Nigeria are set to lose revenue while 22 states are likely to benefit. This is the conclusion of a…
Explosion Takes Out Niger Residents Scooping Petrol From Fallen Tanker
An unconfirmed number of people have died in Minna, the capital of Niger State, following an explosion on Saturday morning. The victims were scooping petrol from a fallen tanker around…
What Nigeria Becoming BRICS Partner Country Means
On Friday, the Brazilian government confirmed Nigeria as a partner of BRICS, a political and economic group formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. According to the Brazilian…
FG Promises N75,000 for 15m in Poverty Yet Withholds N77,000 NYSC Allowance From 400,000
The federal government has promised to make N75,000 cash transfers to 15 million poor Nigerian homes in 2025, but it is yet to fulfil its pledge to increase allowances for…