In one of the most bizarre twists in Nigeria’s long-running power saga, the Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has revealed that some citizens are now pleading with him to reduce electricity supply, because their freezers are working too well. Tegbe dropped the bombshell on Wednesday in Abuja while commissioning a 3-megawatt solar hybrid project at Yakubu Gowon University. According to him, communities that previously spent up to three months in total darkness are now enjoying as much as 18 hours of daily power. “Some areas called me to say, look, I should slow down, that everything in their freezer is…
Author: Abiola
Not all mad men are unclad, I came across an old paper where the former governor of Anambra, His Excellency Peter Obi, gave a testimony in church that he was once mad. Now, I’m not one to judge a man’s spiritual journey, but if you look at his recent political career, you have to wonder if the madness never really left. It’s like he traded one form of delusion for another only now, instead of wandering the streets, he’s wandering through interviews, spouting numbers that don’t add up and mumbling like he’s speaking in tongues. Let’s talk about his relationship…
The political temperature just rose. The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave former Vice President Atiku Abubakar a seven-day window to serve President Bola Tinubu with his suit challenging the President’s eligibility for the 2027 poll. Justice Inyang Ekwo approved substituted service through the All Progressives Congress after Atiku’s lawyer moved the motion. Atiku’s case, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026, alleges that Tinubu submitted a forged NYSC discharge certificate to INEC bearing the name “Tinubu Bola Adekunle.” In a 25-paragraph affidavit he personally deposed to, Atiku insisted the certificate belongs to one Adekunle, not Tinubu, and that it has been paraded…
Podium Reporters gathered that the Nigerian entertainment industry has been thrown into deep mourning following the death of veteran actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs. He was 84. His son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced the devastating news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, September 16, 2026. The family said they were announcing his passing “with gratitude to God for a life well lived and fought,” describing the legendary thespian as “The Lion of Lufodo.” They also appealed to bloggers and social media influencers to respect their privacy during this difficult time. Born on July 11,…
Podium Reporters gathered that the Anambra State Government has escalated its ongoing financial dispute with former Governor Peter Obi, releasing a detailed press statement on September 16, 2026, titled “Gov Peter Obi and Record of Public Debt in Anambra: Facts Beyond Propaganda and Lies.” The government stated it was compelled to respond to Obi’s viral post labeling the state’s debt claims as “Phantom Debts and Ecological Loan Fallacy,” noting that while it is campaign season, transparency and accountability demand a factual rebuttal. According to the document released by the state’s New Media team, the administration of Governor Charles Soludo has…
A leaked budget review by Podium Reporters has shattered Peter Obi’s carefully curated image as Nigeria’s frugal saviour, revealing how the former Anambra governor splurged public funds on Government House frivolities while preaching austerity. Official records show total actual overhead for Government House ballooned from N4.56bn in 2012 to N7.23bn in 2013. Total recurrent expenditure hit N7.42bn against an approved N6.45bn; an extra N974m beyond approval. The overhead budget was exceeded by N1.33bn. “Other Services” surged from N3.46bn to N5.43bn, overshooting its N4.33bn budget by over N1.10bn. Most damning: Government House traveling for training dropped from N428.5m to N390.6m; yet…
Karl-Marx Edward Ikemefuna William George Okeke-Vonbatten, the $1.2 million-a-year lobbyist hired by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in March 2026, was convicted of domestic violence in a Washington, D.C. court more than two decades ago, a confidential investigative report dated September 11, 2026, reveals. Case No. 2003 DVM 002653 was filed on August 2, 2003, at the District of Columbia Superior Court. The defendant, then identified as Karl-Marx Okeke, faced a charge of Simple Assault/Domestic. He was found guilty on October 8, 2003, and sentenced to 180 days in jail, suspended, along with one year of supervised probation. Court records…
Oba of Lagos Rilwan Akiolu has declared no vacancy in the Presidential Villa for the next four or five years, signalling support for President Bola Tinubu’s second-term bid. Akiolu spoke when the APC Presidential Campaign Council, led by Director-General Abdulaziz Yari, visited his palace. He urged politicians to ensure the 2027 election is peaceful and conducted responsibly, warning against the Machiavellian principle that the end justifies the means. Yari said the visit was the council’s first outing to seek the monarch’s blessings, prayers and advice ahead of nationwide campaigns. It had earlier visited the Sokoto Caliphate. He appealed for support…
The United States has formally commended Nigeria for sustained maritime security reforms following the removal of a 12-year Condition of Entry (CoE) that had been imposed on vessels sailing from Nigeria to American ports. The restriction was announced by the US Coast Guard in June 2014, and took effect that same month, after regulators determined that most Nigerian ports lacked effective anti-terrorism measures under the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. The USCG carried out four separate assessments of Nigeria’s ports and maritime security framework between March 2024 and April 2026, culminating in the formal lifting of the restriction,…
Former presidential aide Reno Omokri has publicly retracted his previous description of President Bola Tinubu as a “drug lord,” stating that his independent investigation in the United States found no evidence to support the allegation. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Mr Omokri revealed that he traveled to Chicago in September 2022 to verify reports about Mr Tinubu’s academic history and alleged drug links. He arrived on 18 September and visited Chicago State University the next day, where officials provided documentary evidence, photographic evidence, and newspaper clippings confirming that Mr Tinubu attended the institution. “I honestly believed what the media…