A recent post on X (formerly Twitter) by user Fisayo Ademuwagun (@tolu_7086) has accused supporters of the Obidient movement – the grassroots base associated with Labour Party figure Peter Obi – of engaging in fraudulent activities among themselves. In the post, Ademuwagun wrote: “Obidient camp is literally full of thieves… they’re scamming each other now. Wow. 😭” Attached to the post is a 33-second video clip showing the lobby of an ongoing X Spaces audio session organized around the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian political party. The Spaces is titled “ADC Tell Us – Are You Here For The…
Author: Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
The chairperson of Onitsha Main Market, one of the biggest trading hubs in Onitsha, a major commercial city in Anambra State in south-eastern Nigeria, Chijioke Okpalaugo, has backed Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo for shutting the market for one week after many traders complied with a sit-at-home order. Mr Okpalaugo spoke on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, during an interaction with reporters in his office in Onitsha, saying the governor’s decision was aimed at restoring the market’s strength and protecting livelihoods that depend on daily trading. Governor Soludo ordered the temporary closure after visiting the market on Monday, 26 January…
Fresh controversy has hit the African Democratic Congress (ADC), a Nigerian political party, after two public figures said they were listed as nominees for an ADC committee without being consulted. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, Yemi (@_yemia) said she would not engage privately after what she described as a “gross oversight”, adding that she was responding publicly because she did not receive “the courtesy of a call to apologise”. She wrote: “No, I’m not interested in serving on a Committee where a simple vetting process is complicated & no one is taking responsibility for the error.”…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Nigeria’s federal agency responsible for enforcing data privacy rules, has held a capacity-building training on data protection and privacy for digital media partners, in collaboration with the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) Media Centre, the media platform linked to Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The session took place in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Tuesday and ran from 11:00 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. It focused on helping digital media practitioners understand Nigeria’s developing data protection and privacy framework, while also promoting ethical and responsible reporting. According to the organisers, experts at the training walked participants…
In a recent video statement that has sparked widespread reactions online, Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi distanced himself from certain supporters who have been verbally attacking other opposition figures involved in ongoing coalition discussions. Speaking to journalists at the Symfoni Movement Headquarters, Obi emphasized unity among opposition leaders and condemned derogatory remarks directed at them. “I dissociate myself from those calling other Leaders in the Coalition bad names. These are criminal elements who are trying to hurt the Peter Obi brand,” Obi said. The statement comes amid reports of tensions within the opposition space, where some of Obi’s ardent…
The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), a Nigerian policy think tank, says new tax laws and improving macroeconomic stability could help lift Nigeria’s economy by at least 5.5 percent in 2026. In a policy statement signed by its Chairman, Dr Omoniyi Akinsiju, IMPI argued that 2026 could turn out to be a strong year for Africa’s most populous country because the federal administration has continued with reforms that began in 2023, even after early economic pressures. IMPI said it expects the reforms to translate into stronger growth, adding that it based its projection on what it described as a…
Opeyemi “Yemi” Adamolekun, a Nigerian civic activist and former executive director of Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria, has challenged the African Democratic Congress (ADC) over her name appearing on the party’s policy and manifesto committee list. The opposition party recently released a circular announcing what it called a “50 wise men and women policy and manifesto committee”, with Adamolekun listed among the members. The committee is expected to draft the ADC’s policy proposals and election manifesto ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election, when voters will elect a president and other national and state leaders. The circular, signed by Bolaji Abdullahi,…
A United States-based Nigerian academic, Nkechy Ezeh, has pleaded guilty to offences linked to a childcare funding scheme and now faces a possible combined prison term of up to 25 years, according to court documents cited in media reports and a post on X (formerly Twitter). Ezeh, described in reports as a former professor at Aquinas College in Michigan, admitted in a United States district court in Michigan to charges connected to wire fraud and tax evasion tied to the Early Learning Neighbourhood Collaborative (ELNC), a Michigan-based non-profit that received government and donor funding for early learning initiatives. According to…
A group of protesters in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, gathered at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), the country’s drug and food regulator, calling for a strict ban on alcoholic drinks sold in sachets and in small polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles below 200 millilitres. The demonstration followed a post on X (formerly Twitter) by the account Naija Truths, which shared a video and claimed the Lagos youths were demanding a “total ban” on sachet alcoholic drinks, arguing that such products were “no longer needed in society.” Reports from the scene said…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, struck out an ex parte application filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist group that campaigns for an independent Biafra in south-east Nigeria. Kanu had asked the court to order his transfer out of the Sokoto Correctional Centre in north-west Nigeria. Justice James Omotosho, a judge of the Federal High Court, removed the application from the court’s list after the Legal Aid Council, a Nigerian government agency that provides free legal services to indigent citizens, asked to withdraw…