Author: Amina Mohammed

Paystack, an online payment solutions company, has suspended its co-founder Ezra Olubi over allegations that border on sexual misconduct. The allegations were further boosted by the resurfacing of disturbing past tweets. Mr Olubi had posted several controversial tweets dating as far back as 2010, including sexually explicit jokes and comments that resurfaced online. A woman who previously had a relationship with Olubi had published her personal complaints online on Wednesday, triggering renewed attention and widespread circulation of his old, controversial tweets. According to TechCabal, Paystack has issued a statement announcing Olubi’s suspension from his duties and responsibilities, pending the investigation’s…

A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Yusuf Buratai (retd.), has warned that the confrontation between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a Nigerian Navy officer in Abuja on Tuesday poses “a clear and present danger to national security”. The former COAS and one-time Nigeria’s Ambassador to Benin Republic called for immediate corrective action to remedy the situation. Gen. Buratai, in a statement on his verified Facebook page on Tuesday, said Wike’s conduct during the exchange “transcends mere misconduct” and “undermines the authority of the Commander-in-Chief and the integrity of the Armed…

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Group Plc has projected a 100 per cent increase in profit this year, driven by strong performance from its consumer finance subsidiary, Credit Direct Limited, which continues to expand its digital lending operations across the country. Group Chief Executive of FCMB, Ladi Balogun, said the company’s rapid growth has been supported by technology-driven lending models and improved customer access through digital platforms. According to him, “Credit Direct recorded a profit after tax of N5.98 billion as of June 2025, a 52 per cent increase from N3.93 billion in June 2024. The growth was linked to the…

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has revealed plans for the introduction of a Single Travel Emergency Passport (STEP) for Nigerians abroad. The development was announced by Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nanna Nandap, who disclosed that the initiative is a new biometric travel document designed to help Nigerians in Diaspora whose passports are expired, lost, or stolen return home securely and verifiably. Speaking during the Joint Thematic Meeting of the Khartoum, Rabat, and Niamey Processes held in Abuja, Nandap said it would replace the current Emergency Travel Certificate (ETC) as part of NIS’s ongoing reforms “aimed at strengthening Identity Management and…

Maryam Sanda, the woman who was sentenced to death by hanging for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, and 85 others have been granted a reduced sentence by President Bola Tinubu. According to the gazette of the list of final beneficiaries of the Presidential Prerogative of Mercy released by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Maryam Sanda’s death sentence for the offence of culpable homicide has been reduced to 12 years based on compassionate grounds, in the best interest of the children and best conduct, embraced new lifestyle, model prisoner and remorsefulness. Those…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday, revealed how he rejected a move to have him endorse former Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, as his successor. Under the Obasanjo government, El-Rufai served first as the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from 2003 to 2007. While exiting power in 2007, Obasanjo backed the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as his successor. Speaking in Abeokuta, Ogun State, at the second edition of the annual symposium of the Ajibosin Platform with the theme “Importance of Leadership in Governance,” Obasanjo…

Hours after the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, led some protesters in parts of Abuja demanding freedom for the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, the separatist leader, in a dramatic turn on Tuesday, agreed to enter his defence. The detained IPOB leader had last Thursday filed a motion of preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to continue with his trial. He filed the objection the same day a team of medical experts enpanelled by the court to determine his health status turned in a…

President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a letter to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Dr Doro’s nomination followed Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda’s election as the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman in July. Yilwatda previously served as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction. Born on January 23, 1969, in Kwall, Bassa LGA of Plateau State, Dr Doro has over 20 years of multidisciplinary experience in clinical practice, pharmaceutical management, strategic leadership, and community engagement…

Security operatives have dispersed #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters, who were agitating for the release of the detained leader of the prosbribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The protesters fled their gathering after combined security forces released live bullets. The protesters, led by the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement and former presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, gathered as early as 6:50am around the headquarters of the Women Affairs ministry in the Central Area district. Security forces drawn from the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Guards Brigade, Department of State Services (DSS) and NSCDC, had beefed up security around…

The Presidency has dismissed reports suggesting that President Bola Tinubu was planning to replace the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, following his recent illness. According to the PunchOnline, multiple sources within the Presidential Villa confirmed on Sunday that Edun, 69, was recuperating at his residence in Abuja and being attended to by Nigerian doctors. “Yes, he’s indisposed. He’s sick, which is a bit serious, but it’s not a stroke,” a senior official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to comment publicly. “As I’m talking to you, he’s in his…