Aisha Adole Achimugu is a popular name in Nigeria’s corridors of power, particularly in the oil and gas sector. But she became known to the majority of Nigerians on January 22, 2024, when she marked her 50th birthday in the Caribbean island of Grenada. She logged at the Caribbean island’s resort that reportedly costs $150,000 per … Read more
Engr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari was appointed as the 20th head of Nigeria’s state-owned oil firm on April 2, 2025, following the president’s decision to sack Mele Kyari and dissolve the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited). To some analysts, Kyari had overstayed his tenure, given the inefficiencies that plagued NNPC Limited, … Read more
Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, Oloyede Latimogun I (born 1962), is the 27th traditional ruler of Ipetumodu, a town in the Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State, Southwest Nigeria. He is also a U.S.-based university lecturer and tax consultant. Life and Education Joseph Oloyede earned his elementary and West African Senior School Certificate Examination … Read more
Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, born on August 16, 1980, is a Nigerian public administrator, politician, and the first female Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly. She assumed the role of Speaker on January 13, 2025, following the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa. She is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing Apapa I … Read more
The candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the September 21, 2024, Edo State Governorship Election, Senator Monday Okpebholo, continues to get the attention of electorates in the state and beyond, but on a negative side. From revealing how he would inflate the prices of projects in the state to promising them insecurity, a … Read more
Clinton Monday Ovuakporaye, popularly known as Clintianoo, is one of the prominent social media influencers on TikTok. He was born in Lagos on December 2, 2002, to Isoko parents. Isoko is one of the popular ethnic groups in Delta State, South-South Nigeria. Education He completed his primary school education in 2013 at Tendermate Nursery and … Read more
In the book, “Of the Imitation of Christ,” Thomas A Kempis says, “For man proposes but god disposes,” summarizes the political ambition of a sitting Senator, Ifeanyi Ubah, who reportedly died of cardiac arrest in London on Saturday, July 27, 2024. In January 2024, he declared his intention to contest the November 2025 governorship election … Read more
Punch Nigeria Limited, publisher of The Punch newspapers, has appointed Mr. Obafemi Obadare as its new Chairman of the Editorial Board, effective May 1, 2024. Obadare, who has over three decades of experience in journalism, is one of the newspaper’s longest-serving members and was, until his appointment, a member of the editorial board. Career with The Punch … Read more
It may be tasking for anyone fill the vacuum left behind by the Herbert Wigwe, the late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings PLC, but to preserve his significant legacies, the Board of Directors of the bank announced on Monday, February 12, 2024, the appointment of Ms. Bolaji Olaitan Agbede as the acting GCEO … Read more
At the age of 33, Betta Edu was appointed Commissioner of Health in Cross River. However, her tenure in office was not without controversy. Despite facing challenges, she successfully rose to the position of a high political post. Timeline of her investigation: Following the political party switch by her principal, Prof Ben Ayade, from the … Read more