The death of British Nigerian businessman Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo has put the spotlight on a largely private issue among men: the dangers of penile enlargement. Ubiribo, 43, whose sobriquet ‘Tiny’ gained more significance after his unfortunate death, reportedly died in Bangkok, Thailand, in March 2026 after undergoing a cosmetic penile-enlargement procedure. Details from a UK coroner’s inquest reportedly indicated that…
The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has directed security personnel across the country to take immediate action against armed bandits and terrorists, warning that any operative who hesitates to engage criminals while claiming to be awaiting orders would…
The Senate on Wednesday declined to initiate a comprehensive investigation into the budgetary allocation, operations and controversy surrounding the purported Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), opting instead to await the outcome of an investigation already ordered by President Bola…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to set up an independent team of experts to investigate the alleged failure to account for ₦33.75 billion reportedly paid to 3.29 million vulnerable Nigerian households. Atiku pledged in a statement issued on Saturday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu,…
Nigeria and other governments battling terrorism such Boko Haram, ISWAP and other security threats across the Sahel region, is possibly been hampered by limited access to modern arms, ammunitions and technologies, a new global arms transfer data has shown. A…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned members of the public, businesses and financial institutions against rejecting the standard N100 banknote, stressing that it remains a valid legal tender across the country. The apex bank issued the clarification on…
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has directed petroleum marketers to immediately adjust the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, and other petroleum products to reflect the recent decline in global…
The Federal Government has suspended the enforcement of newly introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the completion of a harmonised national policy review. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr.…
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Politics
The dust has hardly settled on the Osun governorship election, but one thing is already clear: the APC did not lose the election to Ademola Adeleke alone. It lost to a combination of its own mistakes, the mood of the electorate, Adeleke’s political strategy and a campaign that understood the emotional temperature of Osun better than its opponent. Adeleke polled 511,067 votes against Bola Oyebamiji’s 444,815, and both won 19…
Education
The Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria has announced that applications for the 2026 Ireland Fellows Programme will open on June 29, offering qualified Nigerians the opportunity to pursue fully funded Master’s degrees at leading universities in Ireland. The announcement was made on Friday through the embassy’s official X account, stating that the programme is designed for early and mid-career professionals from Nigeria and Ghana seeking to undertake a one-year postgraduate programme. According to the embassy, the scholarship covers tuition fees,…
