Author: Prima News

At defining moments in the history of a state, elections cease to be routine political exercises and become referendums on direction, identity, and collective ambition. Osun State appears to be approaching such a moment. The next governorship contest is not merely about party loyalty or campaign spectacle; it is about the quality of leadership that will represent Osun within Nigeria’s competitive federal landscape and shape its developmental route for the next decade. In this unfolding conversation, the name Munirudeen Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, has steadily emerged as a symbol of structured competence and administrative readiness. His supporters argue that…

OpenAI has fired an employee over the employee’s activity on prediction markets, including Polymarket, the company confirmed to Wired. The employee used confidential OpenAI information in connection with the trades made, the company alleges. OpenAI didn’t release the name of the employee. However, a spokesperson said that such actions violated a company policy that bans workers from using inside information for personal gain, including on prediction markets. Prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi allow people to make wagers on the outcomes of real-world events. For instance, on Polymarket, there are wagers being made around the kind of products OpenAI will…

Seventy-four-year-old Francis Azenabor shares with GRACE EDEMA his pain and frustration over his son’s disappearance after he was arrested 15 months ago by some police officers in Ketu, Lagos State  Where are you from? I am from Ego Nyemi, Ishan in Edo State. I am 74 years old. I am formerly a technician, but now retired. What happened to your son, Osas? On November 1, 2024, I received a call from my son’s wife. They live in Ikorodu. She told me that my son had called her and said he was at Ketu Police Station. According to her, the police…

Zenith Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the investing public that it has submitted its Audited Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2025 to the Central Bank of Nigeria for final regulatory approval. The bank stated that there may be a delay in the release of the approved audited financial statements as it awaits the completion of outstanding regulatory processes. It disclosed that it has formally communicated the development to both the Securities and Exchange Commission and NGX, and has obtained approval for an extension of time within which to publish the results. According to…

•Make Nigerians safe, tackle corruption, end polarisation By Matilda Ikediobi On Wednesday, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, expressed dismay over the worsening socio-economic and political challenges in the country and called on government to take urgent action.Specifically, the bishops decried persistent insecurity and loss of lives, socio-economic sabotage, and poor leadership as major causes of these afflictions. The bishops lamented the situation in a communiqué issued at the end of their First Plenary Meeting, held from February 19 to 26, 2026, and signed by Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri, outgoing CBCN President, and Bishop Donatus Ogun of…

The Nigerian Army says troops have killed a suspected member of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and arrested two others during a battle in a hideout belonging to the separatist group. The army, in a statement posted on Facebook on Friday, said the operation was conducted on Thursday in collaboration with other security operatives in Mother Valley in Nkwere. It said the operation was conducted by troops of Operation Udo Ka which comprises soldiers, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. The army said the Mother Valley in Nkwere, where the…

Sports gaming platform PunterClash has launched in Nigeria, introducing a skill-based contest format it says is designed to reward prediction ability rather than chance, marking what the company described as a new direction in the country’s digital sports entertainment space. The platform’s flagship product, OddScore, allows users to compete against one another in match prediction contests tied to structured prize pools, with the company emphasising fairness, transparency and competitive integrity as its core principles. Users can participate in free-to-play and sponsored contests by predicting match outcomes and performance metrics, with the platform blending strategy, sports knowledge and community interaction as…

Two male social media celebrities have narrated how they were allegedly sexually abused by older women at childhood as controversy surrounding old tweets by singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, continues to generate debate on social media. They lamented what they described as the alarming rate of molestation of male children by adult women. Skit maker, Olamide Ogunleye, aka Oluwadolarz, narrated how he was allegedly sexually abused at age six by a female neighbour he identified as Aunty Ramota. File Copy: Skitmaker Oluwadolarz In a video shared on his Instagram page, Oluwadolarz said he was mistreated every time he…

Argentina’s Senate on Friday approved a labor reform backed by President Javier Milei, giving it final clearance to become law and landing the libertarian leader one of his most significant legislative wins. Milei’s administration argues the reform, which passed with 42 votes in favor, 28 against, and two abstentions, will spur investment and create formal jobs, while labor unions contend it weakens worker protections, including the right to strike The reform is expected to bolster investor confidence in Milei’s market-driven reforms. Passage of the bill is seen by analysts as a signal that Milei has the political backing to advance…

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has debunked claims that he paid tribute to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmed Bola Tinubu. This was contained in a statement titled, ‘I did not pay tribute to Tinubu- Soyinka’, issued by his spokesman, Abiola Owoaje, on Friday. A tribute titled, ‘Prof Wole Soyinka’s tribute to Sen Asiwaju Tinubu’, purportedly written by Soyinka eulogising Tinubu on his political accomplishments, had gone viral on various WhatsApp platforms shortly after he emerged as the presidential flagbearer of the APC. The elder statesman had, earlier in the year, also dismissed a social media post…