…Probes Sexual Misconduct Allegations Paystack, the Nigerian fintech company, has suspended its co-founder and chief technology officer, Ezra Olubi, following circulating allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace. The company confirmed the decision on 14 November 2025, noting that a formal investigation has been launched. The controversy erupted on November 12 when a social media trend exposed alleged misconduct involving Olubi and a subordinate. In tandem, posts from Olubi’s now-deleted X account—dating between 2009 and...

A dramatic confrontation unfolded on Tuesday in Abuja’s Gaduwa District when Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), was prevented by uniformed soldiers from gaining access to a parcel of land in the FCT. The land in question, identified as Plot 1946 in Gaduwa, is allegedly linked to retired Awwal Zubairu Gambo, the former Chief of Naval Staff. Soldiers blocked Mr. Wike and officials from the Federal Capital Territory Development Administration (FCTDA) from...

Senator Uche Ekwunife (Iyom), Ph.D., CON, deputy-governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recently-concluded Anambra State gubernatorial poll, has issued a message of congratulations to incumbent Governor Chukwuma Soludo, following his triumph in the election, while also expressing deep gratitude to her campaign supporters. In a statement titled “A MESSAGE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO PROF. CHUKWUMA SOLUDO AND GRATITUDE TO MY ESTEEMED SUPPORTERS”, Ekwunife addressed her “Brothers, Sisters, Friends, Supporters, and Ndi Anambra.”...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr John Nwabueze as the Tax Ombudsman of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in line with the provisions of the Joint Revenue Board of Nigeria (Establishment) Act, 2025. According to a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the appointment reflects the President’s commitment to implementing “far-reaching and sustainable reforms in the tax and revenue administration framework.” Dr...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 20 November 2025 for the delivery of judgment in the terrorism case against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu is charged with seven counts of terrorism linked to his campaign for the secession of Nigeria’s southeastern region. He has pleaded not guilty. The court’s judge, James Omotosho, said that Mr Kanu had failed, for the sixth time, to enter...

The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Wednesday passed the second reading of the Electric Vehicle Transition and Green Mobility Bill 2025, signalling the country’s intention to gradually phase out petrol-powered vehicles and embrace electric mobility. The Bill, sponsored by Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North), seeks to establish a national legal framework for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), encourage local manufacturing, and bolster Nigeria’s commitment to environmental sustainability. During the plenary, lawmakers...