By: Ganiyu Olayinka Nollywood actress Ruth Kadiri has called on the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to intensify efforts to curb the circulation of counterfeit and potentially harmful products in Nigeria. Kadiri appealed in a video shared on her Instagram page, expressing concern about the safety of food, drinks, medicines,…
By: Tunji Okunlola Femi Fani-Kayode’s open letter attacks Atiku Abubakar chiefly for calling President Tinubu “Bola” instead of “President.” A set of 2014 posts attributed to President Bola Tinubu as Bola Tinubu then shows him referring to then-President Goodluck Jonathan without any title, which undercuts the moral force of the complaint. But there is a…
Nigeria has launched an 11-character digital postcode designed to give every addressable building a precise national location reference. The system could transform deliveries, emergency response and public services. But its success will depend less on the code itself than on adoption, coverage, privacy safeguards and whether Nigerians and businesses actually use it. Nigeria’s addressing system…
Nigeria is a constitutional democracy and a federation. Yet, whenever the President leaves the country and returns, the nation often stages something that looks less like routine protocol and more like a small coronation on the tarmac. The latest spectacle came on Tuesday, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned to Lagos after spending about four…
The recent installation of a concrete median on the First Niger Bridge, between Onitsha and Asaba, has understandably attracted attention. At first glance, physically separating traffic travelling in opposite directions looks like a sensible road-safety measure. But when the bridge is considered as an ageing steel structure not merely as a stretch of road; some…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Ogun State Government’s signing of a $7 billion Memorandum of Understanding with global ports operator DP World for a new deep sea port has reignited a familiar question in Nigerian infrastructure politics: whose project is this, really the state’s, or the Federal Government’s? And why does the Southwest keep landing marquee…
A message has been circulating online claiming that a brand-new “Cybercrimes Act 2025” was just signed into law by the National Assembly. That claim is false as fact-checkers, including Africa Check and The ICIR, have confirmed no such law exists. What Nigerians actually need to know about is the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka The Presidency has shared an AI-generated image showing First Lady Oluremi Tinubu in the role of an akara seller. The image was posted on Friday via the official X handle of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre. It shows the First Lady wearing an apron while frying akara, with a sign…
By: Tunji Okunlola A prominent Nigerian legal practitioner has called for sweeping reforms to the country’s judiciary, warning that judicial compromise poses one of the gravest threats to Nigeria’s democracy. Dr Charles Mekwunye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, made the remarks while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Law Week of the Nigerian Bar…
By: Olayinka Ganiyu Veteran Nollywood actress Shan George has weighed in on the ongoing marital controversy surrounding television host Frank Edoho and his estranged wife, Sandra, stating that men who engage in affairs with married women must be prepared to face serious spiritual and generational consequences. In a lengthy post shared on her Facebook page…
