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On the day I met 26-year-old Shola (not real name), she had just arrived at a popular hotel in Ogba, a suburban area of Lagos, to engage in prostitution. Her prostitution journey started on Telegram in 2023. A friend had introduced her to a prostitution group on the platform, and by April 2025, Shola had become a full-time prostitute. Prostitution, also called ‘hookup’ in Nigeria, is the exchange of sexual activity for money. The hotel where I met Shola allows prostitutes to operate freely in the corridors of their ground floor as well as in the club. Their business strategy…
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has announced plans to constitute a committee to review salary-related concerns raised by primary school teachers across the state. The governor made the disclosure during a meeting with teachers, officials of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, education managers, local government chairmen and other stakeholders in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. According to him, the committee will examine complaints relating to the implementation of the new minimum wage and other salary adjustments affecting primary school teachers. Idris said the committee would be headed by a competent professional and is expected to submit its report within one month. “As…
Vice Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in next year’s general elections, Rabi’u Kwankwaso, on Tuesday met with the Nasarawa State candidates of the party. The meeting took place at his Maitama residence in Abuja. The high-level engagement is said to be centred on boosting party structures, fostering unity among stakeholders, and fine-tuning strategies to advance the party’s vision and objectives, ahead of upcoming political activities. The meeting also reflected the party’s commitment to building a strong, united, and people-driven platform capable of delivering positive change for Nigerians. DAILY POST reports that Kwankwaso was officially announced as the party’s Vice…
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have foiled an attempted bandit attack on Gegeta Village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, neutralising three suspected bandits and recovering livestock rustled during the raid. The development was disclosed by security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, in a post shared via his X handle. According to security sources cited in the report, the incident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on June 1 when armed bandits invaded the community through the Magami District and rustled animals belonging to residents. The attackers were reportedly armed with sophisticated weapons, including a General Purpose…
Rivers United technical adviser, Finidi George, has hailed the contribution of forward Handsome Surveyor in the President Federation Cup Round of 32 win over Rangers. Surveyor grabbed the winning goal for the Pride of Rivers in the 3-2 win over the Flying Antelopes in Uyo on Monday. Wisdom Samuel and Chijioke Mbaoma were also on target for the Port Harcourt-based club. Goodwin Obaje and Precious Agu scored for Rangers. Finidi believed that Surveyor has the luck which will be crucial for the team in the competition. “We knew he has that luck that was why he was introduced into the game,”…
Crowds trooped to the Gumel Local Government secretariat in Jigawa State on Tuesday after a viral social media message claimed residents with COVID-19 vaccination cards would get a N75,000 cash grant. Many who abandoned their daily activities were, however, left disappointed when they arrived at the secretariat only to discover that they had fallen for a rumour, as there was no such payment. Recall that during the COVID-19 vaccination between 2021 and 2023, millions of residents of the state received jabs at designated centres across the 287 wards’ health centres and were issued vaccination cards. The viral message on WhatsApp…
The Imo State Police Command has dismissed reports alleging that students of Government Girls Secondary School, Owerri, were kidnapped by suspected herdsmen. The command described the report, which circulated widely on social media, as false, misleading, and capable of causing unnecessary panic among residents. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Henry Okoye, clarified that no school was attacked anywhere in the Owerri metropolis or any part of Imo State. According to him, the early dismissal of students from government secondary schools in Owerri was purely administrative and had no connection with any security threat.…
When several banks approach me in quick succession, all seeking insight into the same concern, it signals more than sectoral curiosity. Nigerian banking is quietly indicating that leadership is now its core challenge, not just an operational matter. Beneath polished annual reports and balance sheets lies a growing anxiety. Yet the issue is not Nigerian banks’ strength. Many are strong, and the sector remains one of Africa’s most resilient, having survived recapitalisation, regulatory shocks, currency volatility, technological disruption, and economic turbulence. Institutional strength can hide leadership fragility. A bank may be financially sound, yet culturally weak. It may be technologically…
Nigeria’s medal haul at the 2026 African Taekwondo Championships in Bamako, Mali, has grown to seven, with the country claiming three gold medals, one silver and three bronze at the World Taekwondo-sanctioned G-4 tournament at the Palais des Sports Salamatou Maiga in Mali, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The latest additions came from the Poomsae event on Tuesday, where Aderibigbe Faridah claimed gold in the Freestyle Poomsae category. She also teamed up with Salawudeen Abdulafeez to win silver in the Pair Poomsae event. Earlier in the competition, Haruna Usman had added a second gold in the Poomsae U-40 Male category, while…
Movement, the Move-based blockchain network that has expanded into stablecoin payments and financial infrastructure, said it has gained access to licensed payment rails across the US, Canada and the EU, a move aimed at strengthening its cross-border payment offerings in emerging markets.In a Tuesday announcement, Movement said it plans to use the payment infrastructure to connect traditional banking systems with stablecoin settlement networks, targeting cross-border transfers and treasury services in regions where payment costs remain high and financial access is limited.Movement did not identify the partners or regulated entities that would enable its payment rail access. Still, the company said…
