Peter Obi: Yahoo Boys Are Geniuses Who Need Redirection, Not Condemnation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeter Obi: Yahoo Boys Are Geniuses Who Need Redirection, Not Condemnation

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 26, 2025

Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has called on Nigerians to rethink how society deals with “yahoo boys”  (internet fraudsters). According to him, many possess “exceptional creativity” which could be redirected for the national good rather than denounced outright. Speaking on Saturday at the Golden Health Conference held at the Archbishop Patterson Auditorium, All Saints’ Cathedral, Onitsha, Obi said: “Some of our so-called Yahoo boys are geniuses who need redirection, not condemnation....

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Dangote Refinery Targets World’s Largest Status with 1.4mb Daily Production

BusinessNewsNigeriaDangote Refinery Targets World’s Largest Status with 1.4mb Daily Production

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 26, 2025

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced ambitious plans to expand its processing capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 1.4 million bpd. Once completed, the facility will overtake India’s Jamnagar to become the largest refinery in the world. Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group, made the announcement during a media briefing in Lagos on Sunday. He said, “We are expanding the Dangote Petroleum Refinery from 650,000 barrels per day to 1.4 million...

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Pharmacy Council of Nigeria Seals 498 Drug Shops In Lagos 

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPharmacy Council of Nigeria Seals 498 Drug Shops In Lagos 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 25, 2025

For violating pharmacy laws and standards governing the handling and distribution of medicines, the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN) has sealed 498 pharmaceutical premises across Lagos State. Dr Suleiman Chiroma, Head of Enforcement for the Council, while briefing newsmen at the PCN’s zonal office in Yaba, said the clampdown followed a weeklong enforcement operation conducted across 20 local government areas, including Ikeja, Apapa, Ikorodu, Alimosho, Surulere, and Lagos Island. “The affected premises comprised 215 pharmacies,...

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Over 150 Persons Infected With Skin Disease In Adamawa 

HealthNewsNigeriaOver 150 Persons Infected With Skin Disease In Adamawa 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 25, 2025

No fewer than 150 people have been infected with contagious skin disease (scabies) in Guyuk Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The disease, which causes severe itching and rashes, has sparked concern among locals. Abdul Garba Sheji, the Disease Surveillance and Notification Officer (DSNO) for Guyuk LGA said the disease spread across six wards to include Dukul, Bobini, Lokoro, Guyuk, Banjiram, and Purokayo. The outbreak was first detected earlier this month and continues to spread...

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President Tinubu Appoints New Service Chiefs

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Appoints New Service Chiefs

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 25, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Service Chiefs in what the Presidency described as part of efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s national security architecture. A statement issued on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, announced the new appointments. According to the statement, General Olufemi Oluyede has been appointed as the new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa. Major-General W. Shaibu is now...

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Niger Student Arrested After Criticising Governor Bago on Facebook

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNiger Student Arrested After Criticising Governor Bago on Facebook

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 25, 2025

Abubakar Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBUL), Lapai, has been arrested after making online criticisms of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State. Mokwa, aged 29 and a member of the Department of Agricultural Economy and Extension, was arrested late on 23 October 2025 at an off-campus lodge in Lapai and transferred to the Niger State Police Command Headquarters in Minna for further investigation. According to SP Wasiu Abiodun, spokesperson...

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Court Grants Sowore, Kanu’s Lawyer, and Others Bail

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt Grants Sowore, Kanu’s Lawyer, and Others Bail

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 25, 2025

On Friday, 24 October 2025, a Magistrate Court in Kuje granted bail to Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, Aloy Ejimakor, lawyer to detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Kanu’s brother Prince Emmanuel Kanu, and ten other protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held earlier this week. They were arraigned on charges of unlawful assembly and disturbance of public peace. Each defendant was granted bail in the sum of ₦500,000. The court imposed several conditions: submission...

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National SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsWho are President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New Service Chiefs?

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 25, 2025

Who is General Waidi Shaibu, Nigeria’s New Chief of Army Staff? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major General Waidi Shaibu as the new Chief of Army Staff, following a major shake-up in Nigeria’s military leadership that saw the replacement of all service chiefs. The appointment, which took immediate effect, was confirmed in a statement released on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare. Major General Waidi...

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Certificate Forgery:  Bauchi teacher Fired After 23 Years In Service

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaCertificate Forgery:  Bauchi teacher Fired After 23 Years In Service

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 24, 2025

A schoolteacher, Habibullah Umar, who allegedly forged two university degree certificates and impersonated a qualified teacher for over two decades, has been fired by the Bauchi State Teachers Service Commission. The Commission’s Information Officer, Dahiru Adamu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, stating that the action followed the recommendations of an investigation committee that found clear evidence of forgery and impersonation. “Umar, who had worked for 23 years, submitted two fake degree certificates purportedly...

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Era Of Treating Domestic Violence As A Family Matter Is Over– Police

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaEra Of Treating Domestic Violence As A Family Matter Is Over– Police

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 24, 2025

The Nigerian Police Force has declared that the era of dismissing domestic violence as a “family matter” is over. The Commissioner of Police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Miller Dantawaye, made this known at the 2025 National Conference of Raising Future Leaders, organized by the Memunat Single Mother and Child Initiative, and held at the National Human Rights Commission in Abuja. Dantawaye, who was represented by CSP Blessed O. Folorunsho, Officer-in-Charge of the Gender...

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