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August 19, 2025 By Peter Omopo The United States has said that Nigeria’s newly approved minimum wage of ₦70,000 has already lost significant value due to the persistent fall of the naira against the dollar. In its 2024 Country Report on Human Rights Practices published on August 12 by the US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, Washington noted that the wage increase—equivalent to about $47.90 per month—had been eroded by the exchange rate, which currently stands at over ₦1,500 to the dollar. The report also highlighted that the wage law only applies to firms with…

August 19, 2025 By Peter Omopo Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has revealed that his path to building a multi-billion-dollar empire began without a university degree or even a completed secondary school education. In his newly released memoir, Making It Big, the 62-year-old chairman of FirstHoldco Plc chronicles his academic struggles, early foray into business, and eventual rise to global prominence. Otedola recounted that he began schooling at the University of Lagos Staff School in 1968, where he shared classes with notable figures like Kola Abiola, son of late business magnate Moshood Abiola. Despite the prestigious environment, he consistently performed poorly,…

By Peter Omopo  19th August 2025 Air Canada flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement with the airline, ending a strike that disrupted travel plans for nearly half a million passengers worldwide. About 10,000 attendants, represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), walked off the job after midnight on Saturday, demanding higher wages and compensation for unpaid ground duties such as boarding. The walkout defied two separate back-to-work orders from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), forcing the airline to cancel thousands of flights. Following renewed negotiations on Monday evening, CUPE announced on Tuesday that a deal had…

By Peter Omopo / 19th August 2025  An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has dismissed claims that the Supreme Court granted the Alaafin of Oyo supremacy over pan-Yoruba matters, insisting that no legal authority supports such a position. Olajengbesi’s remarks follow a public dispute between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade. The feud began after the Ooni conferred the chieftaincy title of Okanlomo of Yorubaland on Ibadan business mogul, Engineer Dotun Sanusi. The Alaafin, who viewed the action as a challenge to his authority, issued a 48-hour ultimatum demanding that…

By Peter Omopo  At least 13 worshippers were killed in the early hours of Tuesday when bandits stormed a mosque in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The attack, which occurred in Unguwan Mantau community during the dawn (Fajr) prayer, was described by authorities as a reprisal strike. State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr. Nasir Mu’azu, told journalists that the assailants opened fire on worshippers inside the mosque after the community had earlier ambushed and killed several bandits. “The attack was in retaliation for the community’s successful defence efforts two days earlier,” Mu’azu said. “The people…

By Peter Omopo / 19th August 2025 The Anambra State Government has arrested members of its security outfit who were caught on video assaulting a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor. The viral footage, which surfaced on Tuesday, showed armed operatives storming a corps members’ lodge, accusing occupants of being internet fraudsters despite their valid identification. The operatives were seen beating Elobor, tearing her clothes in the process, and ignoring her cries for help — an incident that has since sparked outrage across social media. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo…

19th August 2025 / By Peter Omopo  The global footballers’ union, FIFPRO, has called on Indian football authorities to urgently revive the country’s top-tier competition, the Indian Super League (ISL), warning that prolonged uncertainty is jeopardising the livelihoods of thousands of players and staff. The ISL, typically played between September and April, faces an uncertain future as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has yet to finalise a revival plan. The rights agreement between the AIFF and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), which runs the league, is set to expire on December 8 and has not been renewed. In a…

19th August 2025 By Peter Omopo The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has dismissed viral social media reports claiming that its Managing Director and veteran actor, Dr. Ali Nuhu, has died. Speculation began after a Facebook user, Ifeoma Chigbo, shared a video alleging that Nuhu had passed away. The claims escalated when another post suggested that the filmmaker died in a car accident. In a statement issued Monday evening by its Director of Public Affairs, Brian Etuk, the NFC described the reports as “false, malicious, and injurious.” “The attention of the Nigerian Film Corporation has been drawn to the purported passing…

By Peter Omopo – August 19, 2025 The Pastor and Spiritual Head of the Celestial Church of Christ (CCC) Worldwide, Reverend Emmanuel Mobiyina Bilehou Oshoffa, has dismissed reports that he signed a will or document designating his successor. In a statement released on Sunday via the church’s official website and obtained on Tuesday, Oshoffa — son of the church’s founder, Samuel Bilewu Oshoffa — declared that no such succession arrangement exists. “During my magisterium, I did not sign any document or even make any statement designating the one who will succeed me,” he clarified. Oshoffa stressed that leadership in the…

By Peter Omopo  Chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has ruled out the possibility of his party’s leader, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, forming an alliance with President Bola Tinubu’s All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking in reaction to the ongoing Kano Emirate crisis, Galadima questioned how Kwankwaso could be friendly with the APC when, according to him, the Federal Government was undermining the state. “How can Kwankwaso be a friend of the APC with what they are doing to us in Kano? Appointing two emirs in one town? There is a Federal Government emir and a state emir.…