Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi
Adeniyi Ifetayo Moses is an Entrepreneur, Award winning Celebrity journalist, Luxury and Lifestyle Reporter with Ben tv London and Publisher, Megastar Magazine. He has carved a niche for himself with over 15 years of experience in celebrity Journalism and Media PR.
INEC adds 2 new political parties to the existing ones Elegbede Abiodun Says Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja ordered INEC to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has registered two new political parties — Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) — bringing the total number of registered parties in Nigeria to 21. INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, disclosed this during the commission’s quarterly consultative meeting with leaders of political parties in Abuja. Amupitan said DLA emerged as the only association out of 171 applicants to meet registration requirements, while NDC…
WECONA to Address Women’s Economic Inclusion in Mining, Calls Industry Leaderships Elegbede Abiodun The Women Economic Assembly (WECONA) and the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (SEDFA) will bring together government ministers, mining executives, and financiers for a landmark discussion on advancing women’s participation in South Africa’s mining economy. The inaugural WECONA Western Cape Mining Indaba side event, “She Mines the Future: From Pit to Port,” takes place on 10 February 2026 alongside the Africa Mining Indaba, targeting systemic barriers that keep women entrepreneurs on the margins of one of the continent’s most lucrative sectors. Established in 2021,WECONA operates…
Manny Ita- President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area in Kwara State following a catastrophic extremist incursion that claimed the lives of 162 people. The massacre, which occurred in the remote villages of Woro and Nuku near the border with the Republic of Benin, has been attributed to the Lakurawa, an armed group with Sahelian origins and reported affiliations with the Islamic State. Local officials and the Nigerian Red Cross confirmed the casualty figures on Thursday, marking the incident as one of the deadliest attacks in the North-Central region in…
Nigeria-Palestine Bilateral Ties Strengthened with Consular Cooperation By Elegbede Abiodun The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, OON, on 4 February 2026 received the Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Nigeria, His Excellency Muhannad Halmouri, who is on a courtesy visit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. The meeting is part of ongoing diplomatic engagements aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Nigeria and the State of Palestine, while also providing an opportunity to review consular, humanitarian, and regional issues of mutual concern. During the meeting, the Palestinian Ambassador conveyed warm greetings from the Palestinian…
Moniepoint Scale Grows As SME Lending Crosses Trillion Moniepoint has reached a ten-year operational milestone, marking sustained growth and increasing relevance in Nigeria’s small business finance landscape. As part of its 2025 performance review, the firm reported that its microfinance bank has now disbursed over N1 trillion in credit to micro and small enterprises across the country in the past year, underscoring a significant commitment to financing underserved business segments. This financing milestone reflects a deliberate shift toward filling critical credit gaps in Nigeria’s informal and small and medium enterprise (SME) sectors. These segments are often unable to access…
By Manny Ita – There is a point where the euphemisms of clashes, banditry, and resource-based conflict lose their descriptive power and become instruments of state-sponsored denial. In the wake of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) report confirming the execution of 162 souls in Kwara—a state traditionally viewed as a gateway of peace—Nigeria has officially crossed a threshold. We are no longer merely a nation battling insurgency; we are a country presiding over a systematic, slow-motion erasure of its own people. As the United States House Subcommittee on Africa convenes today to deliberate on the alleged Nigerian…
2026 Global Firepower: Nigeria Is Africa’s Strongest Navy In Latest Report Elegbede Abiodun … ranks third on the continent. Nigeria has consolidated its position as a dominant maritime power in Africa, ranking third on the continent and 33rd globally in the 2026 Global Firepower (GFP) index. While the country’s overall military ranking saw a slight adjustment from 31st in the previous year, its naval fleet comprising over 130 assets remains a strategic centerpiece for West African security. This sustained presence in the top tier of continental naval forces is more than a matter of military prestige; it is a…
Elon Musk Hits Record Breaking with $800bn Fortune Elon Musk net worth reaches $852bn after SpaceX-xAI merger, setting a historic global record and widening lead over other billionaires Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, became the first person in history to amass a net worth exceeding $800 billion following the merger of SpaceX and his artificial intelligence and social media company, xAI. The landmark transaction, valued at $1.25 trillion, boosted Musk’s holdings by approximately $84 billion, according to Forbes, on 4 February 2026. Prior to the merger, Musk owned 42% of SpaceX, valued at $336 billion, and 49%…
PMAN Lauds Tinubu On The Copyright Levy Milestone, Reaffirms Commitment To Transparency & Protection Of Musicians Rights The performing Musicians’ Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has taken careful note of the public announcement issued by the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria Ltd/Gte (MCSN) on the release of the first tranche of the Copyright Levy for the Nigerian music industry, and PMAN expresses its profound satisfaction with this development. PMAN welcomes the announcement as a landmark moment for creators, performers, producers, and the broader creative economy—particularly because it signals that a long awaited legal mechanism has begun to work in practical…
Manny Ita – The Vine Heritage Home Foundation, located in Gwagwalada on the outskirts of Abuja, has become a primary refuge for children targeted by persistent infanticide traditions in isolated communities of central Nigeria. Founded in 2004 by Olusola and Chinwe Stevens, the home currently provides round-the-clock care for more than 200 children, many of whom were rescued from being buried alive, poisoned, or abandoned due to ancestral beliefs that certain infants represent “bad omens.” In these specific pockets of the country, children whose mothers die during childbirth, twins, triplets, or those with visible physical disabilities are often marked as…