18 INCUMBENT GOVERNORS UNDER PROBE, SAYS EFCC CHAIR The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, says 18 sitting governors are currently being investigated by the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede spoke in Lagos on Friday during a sensitisation programme on the ills of naira mutilation and abuse. According to him, the agency will take action when …

BUHARI’S POLITICAL LEGACY: WHO TAKES OVER? Even before becoming president of Nigeria in May 2015, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), a former military head of state had distinguished himself as a political leader with unmatched followership. Though the bulk of his followers were concentrated in the northern part of Nigeria, it could be said that he was in his time, the …

NAIRA STABILISERS AS GAP ACROSS PARALLEL AND OFFICIAL RATES NARROWS TO ₦1 The naira continued its recent streak of relative stability, closing the gap between the official and parallel exchange markets. On Friday, the currency traded at N1,535 to the dollar in the parallel (black) market, just N1 less than the N1,536/$1 rate recorded at the official market. Data on …

HOW RCCG PASTOR ABSCONDED WITH $8,000, MARRY NEW WIFE IN US — PASTOR ADEBOYE’S WIFE Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how a pastor in the church diverted $8,000 meant for missions, abandoned his wife in South Africa, and traveled to the United States to marry another …

BUHARI’S MISSED REVOLUTION: A REFLECTION ON LOST OPPORTUNITIES The passing of President Muhammadu Buhari marks the end of an era for Nigeria, one that began with immense hope and ended in profound disappointment. Elected in 2015 as the first opposition candidate to defeat an incumbent president, Buhari carried a historic mandate and unparalleled political capital. A former military ruler known …

NIGERIA BELONGS TO ALL OF US, OBIDIENT MOVEMENT REPLIES OKPEBHOLO The OBIdient Movement has condemned Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo’s verbal attack on Peter Obi, stating it’s “unconstitutional and restricts the fundamental right of free movement guaranteed by Section 41 of the 1999 Constitution”. Okpebholo, in a now-viral video, had issued a stern warning to Obi following the latter’s recent engagement …

FIVE NIGERIAN MONUMENTS THAT WERE RENAMED AFTER POLITICIANS In Nigeria, it seems nothing is sacred—not even the names of our national monuments. From airports to universities and stadiums, renaming public places after political leaders has become a go-to move for governments trying to immortalize their own. Eyes Of Lagos reports, But behind every new name is a story — sometimes …

PDP MOVES TO OUST WIKE OVER ANTI-PARTY ACTIVITIES The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened formal proceedings to remove Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from its membership. The move comes amid accusations that Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and once a leading figure in the PDP, has acted against the party’s interests since joining …

TINUBU APPOINTS IBB’S SON AS BANK OF AGRICULTURE CHAIRMAN President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Muhammad Babangida, the son of the former military President, as chairman of the revamped Bank of Agriculture, BOA. President Tinubu approved the appointment and those of seven other Chairmen and Heads of government agencies. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy …

OUTRAGE AS EDO GOVERNOR THREATENS TO PETER OBI OVER PLANNED VISIT TO THE STATE Outrage has continued to trail a recent threat issued by Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, against the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, cautioning him not to step into the state without obtaining prior approval from the state government. In a post shared on X …

NIGERIA IN BOBDAGE, NEEDS NEW NATIONAL LEADER – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigeria is currently in bondage, weighed down by insecurity, economic hardship, and sectional leadership and in urgent need of a truly national leader to chart a new path. Speaking at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State, on Friday, during a courtesy visit by the …

HOW CABALS BYPASSED ME TO SMUGGLE MEMOS TO BUHARI – EX-CHIEF OF STAFF Former Chief of Staff to the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Gambari, has revealed that some members of the former president’s inner circle frequently bypassed official channels to smuggle memos directly to him. Gambari, who served as Chief of Staff from May 2020 until the end of …

STOP USING BUHARI’S DEATH TO WHITEWASH YOUR BATTERED IMAGE – ADC FIRES TINUBU GOVT The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of desperately exploiting the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari to whitewash its battered image. In a statement on Friday, the National Publicity Secretary of the ADC, Bolaji Abdullahi, called out President …

THE PRIVATE SIDE OF BUHARI, BY CHILDREN As Nigeria continues to mourn the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, members of his family have spoken publicly, offering intimate reflections on his personal life, values, and the legacy he leaves behind. In an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, Buhari’s children and grandchildren shared stories that reveal the late leader’s character …

HOW LATE BUHARI’S EIGHT-YEAR TENURE PLUNGED NIGERIA INTO ECONOMIC DECLINE – SBM A research and political risk analysis firm, SBM Intelligence, has said that late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, left behind a legacy of economic decline as president from 2015 to 2023. The organisation said that Buhari’s eight-year tenure plunged Nigeria into deep economic and social failure despite isolated gains. …