The Nigerian Naira recorded a slight appreciation against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, strengthening to ₦1,490 per dollar in the parallel market, up from ₦1,502 per dollar on Tuesday. A similar trend was observed in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM), where the currency appreciated to ₦1,499.8 per dollar, compared to ₦1,501 per dollar the previous day. According to data from FMDQ...

Former Edo State governor and APC senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has been embroiled in controversy following serious allegations made by an online critic. Albert Obazee, a known critic of the APC and the current Edo State administration led by Governor Monday Okpebholo, alleged that Oshiomhole and some well-known thugs in Benin have hatched a plan to kill his father in Nigeria. Obazee, who...

President Bola Tinubu has put the brakes on the National Population Commission’s (NPC) ambitious N942 billion budget for the long-awaited national housing and population census. The verdict? Too expensive. Insiders at the February 24, 2025, meeting at the State House revealed that Tinubu was firm on cost-cutting measures, suggesting a more budget-friendly approach. His solution? Deploy...

The “Dead Horse Theory” is a satirical metaphor that reflects how some people, institutions or nations face obvious problems that are impossible to solve, but instead of accepting reality, they cling to justifying them. The central idea is clear: if you find that you are riding a dead horse, the most sensible thing to do is to get off and leave it. However, in practice, the opposite...

The Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), Hashim Abioye, has raised concerns over the sealing of the commission’s headquarters in Osogbo.   Speaking on a live current affairs program on Rave FM on Saturday, Abioye expressed surprise at the development. Despite the action, he confirmed that the local government election had commenced across polling...