‘Broke Retired Players Should Be Jailed’, Says Ex-Super Eagles Player Ideye

Former Super Eagles forward, Brown Ideye, has sparked controversy after declaring that footballers who end up broke after retirement should be “jailed.” The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations winner, who recently retired from international football, took to his official X account to advise active players to treat their wages as a lifetime’s salary earned in […]

Reps Query NERC, Others Over Disbursement Of N59bn Metering Fund

The House of Representatives joint committee, investigating disbursement and utilisation of N59 billion Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) loan for the implementation of the National Mass Metering Programme has queried the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC), Meristem Wealth Management Limited and NESI – SSL for giving approval to a firm to receive 0.5% of annual collection from […]

Obasanjo, Lumumba, Mignot, Others For National Leadership Confab

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo; founder, PLO Lumumba Foundation, Prof. Patrick Lumumba; Head of the European Union  delegation to Nigeria, Ambassador Gautier Mignot; global business strategist & executive coach, Dr Corrie Block; among others are billed to speak at a national leadership conference, taking place in Abuja between September 5 and 6, 2025. Organised by the […]

NVRI Denies Nepotism, Marginalisation Of Staff

The National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom has dismissed allegations of nepotism, procurement irregularities and marginalisation of staff as contained in an open letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu. The letter, purportedly authored by leaders of the Plateau Youth Council, Berom Youth Moulders and Berom Intelligentsia, accused NVRI of breaching the federal character principle in […]