by Mike Awoyinfa “The diesel I’d ordered when the price was astronomically higher was already on the high seas, heading for Nigeria. Now, it was worth a fraction of my purchase price. I said to myself, “I’m finished.” I’d fallen into suffocating debt in mere seconds. What could I do? Still, I remained confident, certain that a solution would arise from somewhere. To make a dire situation even worse, the oil price crash also meant foreign currency flow into Nigeria nosedived. The Central Bank decided to devalue the naira. And with that, my debt load skyrocketed. The loans I took…
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By Tanimu Yakubu When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a currency collapse. The naira plunged to ₦1,800 per dollar in March 2024, and headlines screamed of economic freefall. But beneath the noise, a deliberate, high-risk economic recalibration was underway—one that has now begun to pay off in spectacular fashion. By August 2025, the naira had clawed its way back to ₦1,525/$1, marking a 15.28% strengthening in just five months—an annualised pace of nearly 48.9%. This wasn’t luck; it was policy. Increased oil receipts, swelling diaspora remittances,…
By Seun Opejobi Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has dismissed suggestions of a return to the Presidential Villa. Mrs Jonathan said she cannot return to the seat of power because of the distress facing Nigeria. The Guardian quoted the former First Lady as saying that she needs peace, and therefore cannot return to the Villa. She said: “The distress of Nigeria is so much that if God manages to bring you out of it, you should glorify Him. “Why do you want to go back there? I need peace. My peace is enough.” Her remarks come as pressure mounts on…
by Claire Mom Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, is facing fresh questions over her past after a former Stanford University admissions officer disputed her claim that she once received an offer to study pre-med in the United States. Badenoch has repeatedly cited the supposed offer in interviews, portraying it as an example of her parents’ financial struggles to secure her the best education despite her strong academic record. In a 2017 interview, Badenoch said her dreams of being a doctor like her parents were cut short at 16 because she went to a “very bad school”…
You see long time ago in the 1960’s to 1990’s marriages used to last long because men had the power to discipline their wives with so much peace & respect, today marriages are crashing daily because women are being told no man should control you ABCD, you are equal in your marriage to your husband by these women rights organizations, divorce is now the new normal & women are celebrating it with words like iron lady, boss lady, independent lady, women of steel, a man can’t dare me ABCD Today when you go to courts you will discover almost 98%…
When you love someone deeply, you never really prepare for the day life decides to test that love in ways you never imagined. Olu Jacob and I have shared laughter on stage, glory on screen, and decades of beautiful memories together. But then came this season, the season where the man who once carried the world with his voice and presence, suddenly needed to be carried himself. There are days when my heart aches because I miss the strength he used to display effortlessly. There are nights when the silence feels heavy, and I find myself praying harder than ever…
SENATOR NED NWOKO on Sunday met with Delta North Senatorial Executives, the nine Local Government Chairmen as well as 98 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the district,towards the consolidation of the party in Delta North. The meeting which took place at Asaba residence of the Delta North APC chairman, Ogbueishi Adizue Eluaka, focused on strengthening the party structure, fostering unity, and promoting strategic engagement on the Renewed Hope and M.O.R.E development agenda of the federal and state governments respectively. Addressing the Delta North Senatorial APC leaders, Senator Nwoko said the meeting was a gathering of brotherhood…
by Funke Egbemode This DNA problem is steadily becoming a problematic epidemic, isn’t it? It is querying the integrity of our men’s manhood and stripping our women of their belts of chastity. Even good wives are being subjected to bombastic side eye when their husbands think they are not looking. Hitherto regarded great wives are now being looked at suspiciously, with daddies checking out the noses, nails and hairlines of their sons and skin tones of their daughters to see if they match those of their living and dead ancestors. Home-made DIY (do-it-yourself) DNA all over the place. Husbands who…
It wasn’t just his muscles, though God knows they were carved like stone. It was the way he moved—confident, assured, like the world bent its rhythm around his steps. His smile lit up the fitness room, and his voice, deep and commanding, curled around my name like velvet. Each time he corrected my stance, his hand hovering near my waist, his breath warm on my ear as he said, “Madam Sophia, tighten your core… yes, like that,” My heart betrayed me. It raced. I told myself it was just exercise, but deep down, I knew—it was more. His presence was…
Shan George has opened up about the reasons behind the coll@pse of her second marriage, revealing that a combination of long-distance struggles, confl!cting expectations, and family challenges eventually brought the union to an end. The actress explained that her marriage to a man she met in England started with high hopes but soon became strained due to geographical separation and disagreements over where they would ultimately reside. According to her, the initial agreement was that her husband, who had lived in England for many years, would return to Nigeria to establish a business and spend more time in the country.…