Reporters Room

By: Oluwaseun Lawal This one hits hard. Ruth Otabor, the sister of Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Phyna, has passed away after a terrible accident involving a Dangote Group truck in Auchi, Edo State. The company shared their sorrow in a statement on Sunday, August 31, 2025. Since the accident on August 13, when…

By: Oluwaseun Lawal Sometimes, we say things without really knowing the full story. That’s exactly what Morayo Afolabi-Brown admits about her past comments on Peter Obi, the former Anambra State governor and Labour Party presidential candidate. In a candid chat with Chude Jideonwo, Morayo confessed she spoke without much knowledge of Obi’s record. “I didn’t…

By: Oluwaseun Lawal It’s a sad moment. Edo Governor Monday Okpebholo has paid tribute to Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase, the former Inspector-General of Police, who passed away over the weekend. Okpebholo called him a distinguished son of Edo and a proud Nigerian. A man whose legacy—service, professionalism, and dedication to national security—will live on for…

By: Oluwaseun Lawal So, here’s the scoop. NAFDAC just sealed a skincare facility in Agege, Lagos — Shine Shine Skincare. Why? Because they found illegal bleaching products being made there. Not just any products, but ones that are unregistered and downright dangerous. The officials swooped in and uncovered a whole bunch of stuff being sold…

By: Akinde Oluwaseun Olayemi Cardoso remembers the smirks. When the Central Bank first floated the idea that diaspora remittances could be a big player in Nigeria’s foreign exchange game, critics brushed it off. Too shaky. Too small. But two years down the line, numbers are doing the shouting. What began as a modest $200 million…