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The Federal Ministry of Finance has blamed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for its inability to provide satisfactory answers to queries raised in the 2021–2023 Oil and Gas Sector Audit Report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The ministry said it could not provide some of the financial records required to […]

Brandon Hudspeth has assumed office as the new United States Consul General in Lagos, beginning a three-year tour as the senior US government representative in southern Nigeria. Hudspeth succeeds Rick Swart, who retired from the US Foreign Service in July 2026. A career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Hudspeth is returning to Lagos for […]

President Bola Tinubu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies to ensure a peaceful, transparent, free, and fair governorship election in Osun State. The people of Osun State will go to the polls on Saturday, August 15, 2026, to elect their governor, with 15 candidates contesting the election. Among the […]

  Tension has continued to mount in Osun State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election following the killing of an All Progressives Congress (APC) supporter in Esa-Oke and the shooting of another party member.   The deceased, identified as Ayegbo Oluwadele, was reportedly shot around the Oluwole Oka family compound in Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area. […]

Some Nigerians commit the delusional sin of believing that once a state institution has the word “independent” prefixed to its name, it is, indeed, independent. They believe that critical state agencies created by statute or the Constitution to ensure security and law and order, to guarantee justice and rule of law, to safeguard electoral integrity […]

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured that Nigeria’s refineries will be revived, stressing that the Federal Government is committed to restructuring and repositioning the facilities to operate efficiently and profitably.   The President gave the assurance on Thursday in Abuja when he received the National Executive Council of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and […]

  Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, EFCC, got a court order to freeze Osun State government’s bank account, but President Bola Tinubu asked the EFCC to reverse the process. In the same week, United States President Donald Trump called on Washington U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to revisit a decision. Pirro had previously dropped charges against a former […]

  The Nigeria Police Force has stepped up security preparations ahead of Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, deploying more than 15,000 personnel and 30 Commissioners of Police across the state.   The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Anietie Iniedu, disclosed the deployment while briefing journalists in Osogbo on the police strategy for ensuring a peaceful […]

  Former First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, has recounted her relationship with the President of Azikel Group, Dr Azibapu Eruani, saying she played a significant role in encouraging him to pursue bigger ambitions in business.   Jonathan made the remarks during a recent inspection of the Azikel Refinery in Obunagha, Bayelsa State, where she […]

  1. Davido Calls on Trump / International Community link: https://shar.i.ng/4 2. Tinubu & Nigerian Sports (“Badluck” Narrative) link: https://shar.i.ng/5 3. Alleged Coup – Military Court Warnings links: https://shar.i.ng/6 4. Air Peace vs Unions link: https://shar.i.ng/7 5. Zoo of Statues (Yola) A viral video showed a family who paid ₦500 each to visit a zoo in […]Read More

The Bad Luck of Bola Tinubu in Nigerian Sports: A Tenure of Near-Misses, Heartbreaks, and Sparse Triumphs Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office on 29 May 2023, Nigerian sports have delivered a familiar pattern of high expectations dashed by administrative issues, inconsistency, and painful exits. The Super Eagles’ failure to reach the 2026 FIFA […]

Steven Frayne (born 17 December 1982), better known for years as the magician Dynamo, is very much alive. The phrase “The Death of Dynamo… who could not defy Death” refers to his 2023 Sky Max special Dynamo Is Dead, in which he symbolically “killed off” his stage persona by burying himself alive (a stunt Houdini […]