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Inside Nigeria’s Banking Fraud Crisis: How Unsuspecting Customers Are Scammed

By Abdulrasaq Kamaldeen  As darkness slowly crept over the town of Sango-Ota, Ogun State, in 2021, Esther Oluwafemi, a 23-year-old sales representative at a home appliance store, was seated in her boss’s shop, waiting for customers, when her phone suddenly…

Meet Salami Akeem ‘Ologbon’, AAUA’s first SUG President with first-class honours

By Olamide Iwala & Precious Orunduyi  Comrade Salami Akeem, popularly known as Ologbon, is the 22nd Students’ Union President of Adekunle Ajasin University and the first AAUASU President in history with a first-class degree. He holds a degree in Library…

How Africans seeking diabetes remedy are exploited on Facebook

  This investigation exposes how vulnerable people across Africa are lured by fake cures for diabetes. It reveals a large network of unregulated sellers capitalising on desperation, offering false hope and risking lives in pursuit of profit. By Olayinka Shehu…

CSDI Graduates 38 Storytelling Trainees

By Precious Orunduyi & Ifeoluwa Adeyeye The Centre for Storytelling and Development Initiative (CSDI), on 13 September 2025, concluded its 12-week Storytelling for Development Programme 2025. The virtual graduation ceremony held on Saturday marked the end of the programme, which…

Apps, pimps and algorithms: How technology is advancing Nigeria’s digital sex trade

By Juliet Buna She sat at the edge of a bar stool, tired eyes scanning the busy bar in Mokola, Ibadan, Oyo State, in South-West Nigeria. The sound of Afrobeats filled the air, and her half-filled glass of beer sat…

False Endorsement, Fake Urgency Used to Sell Unproven Prostatitis Drug

By Ifeyinwa Francis Claim: A blog post claims that the Proman Capsule can completely cure prostatitis, solve all men’s health problems and increase longevity. Full Text According to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), prostatitis is a common condition…
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