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The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) were in the media yesterday (Sunday) urging President Bola Tinubu to replicate in the North the feat that rescued the Oriire pupils and teachers in Oyo State. I am with them. Their request is not a northern demand; it is a national obligation. No […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, film producer, screenwriter, comperé, TV presenter, OAP, and philanthropist, Aniebiet Francis has shared her opinion on the importance of consent in marriage, saying a woman’s choices and boundaries should be respected during sexual intimacy. She wrote: “As a woman, any s.ex you are not enjoying is s.ex slavery. “When you are emotionally, intellectually […]
Continue ReadingThe family of the 2023 Labour Party’s Lagos State governorship candidate, Mr. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has announced the death of his mother, Mrs. Nkechi Stella Rhodes-Vivour (née Waboso). Rhodes-Vivour shared the news in a post on X, expressing gratitude for her life while mourning her passing. The family said details of the funeral arrangements will be […]
Continue ReadingThe ongoing conversation on the establishment of state police in Nigeria is essentially a debate on Nigerian federalism. The argument that has mostly obfuscated the understanding and indispensability of federalism to the long term survival and viability of Nigeria is its subordination to the ‘Leadership’ factor. Those who make the argument will tell you that what ails […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has called for independent scrutiny of the May 14 abduction of children and teachers from Ahoro-Esinle and Yawota communities in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The governor made the call in his statewide broadcast on Monday in Ibadan, shortly after he received 44 children and teachers recently […]
Continue ReadingPeter F. Drucker, the Austrian-American management guru (1909 -2005), it was who opined that change is an inevitable constant in human situations and that innovation is important in the 21st Century where skills become obsolete at the speed of light and what was deemed essential yesterday sooner or later becomes irrelevant, requiring new thinking, new […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, in a split decision of two-to-one on Monday, affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state congresses organised by committees appointed by the Senator David Mark-led caretaker leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). In a lead verdict delivered […]
Continue ReadingEmbattled Director-General of the disowned Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, has said the N400m he paid to secure his appointment letter was borrowed money, and that his lenders have since petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), demanding a refund. Adeyemi spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday night, weeks […]
Continue ReadingPupils and teachers abducted in Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State have regained their freedom. Their freedom was disclosed on Friday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Onanuga, in a shared post on his verified X handle, simply announced that the victims had been released by their […]
Continue ReadingAccording to investigation by Nigerian Presidency, this man (with photo of Prince Adeniyi Matthew) created a fake government agency called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, appointed himself as Director General, secured office space at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, opened multiple Central Bank accounts, got N1,302,978,784 (that’s almost a million dollar) allocation in the 2026 budget, summoned […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is highlighting the worst of worst criminal aliens arrested by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Under DHS leadership, the hardworking men and women of DHS and ICE are fulfilling President Trump’s promise and carrying out mass deportations – starting with the worst of the worst – […]
Continue ReadingIyabo Obasanjo, daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has made clarifications surrounding her father’s actual age, saying the elder statesman could be older than his official records indicate. Speaking during an interview on The Morayo Reality TV Show, Iyabo said her father is expected to celebrate his 90th birthday next year but noted that he believes he […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has alleged that the administration of President Bola Tinubu is deliberately frustrating him, claiming he faces constant intimidation and obstacles in his daily activities. Speaking during an interview with Chude Jideonwo about his political future, Obi said he was more concerned about his safety than whether he […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Cynthia Anijekwu, has received N13.1 million in donations after making a public appeal for financial assistance to continue her cancer treatment. The fundraising effort began after fellow actress Destiny Etiko shared an emotional video of Cynthia pleading for help to cover the high cost of her medical care. Providing an update, Destiny announced […]
Continue ReadingUnited States federal prosecutors and agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation have launched a preliminary probe into the financial operations of the Argentine Football Association in the US. They are investigating whether transactions linked to the body could constitute money laundering or fraud under American law. According to a report published on Wednesday by […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu’s Villa scriptwriters are supremely gifted. Go back and read Mr. Bayo Onanuga’s So Long a Letter on the Gbajabiamila-Adeyemi ‘feud’ over an agency that is simultaneously legal and illegal. The lengthy statement is a work of prose, daintily littered with repetition and refrain; rhyme and rhythm. Check out this excerpt: “On 27 […]
Continue ReadingHead coach of Egypt national team, Hossam Hassan, has said his side suffered “injustice” in their World Cup Round of 16 defeat to Argentina, and declared he would not follow the remainder of the tournament as a result. Hassan’s comments followed a heated exchange with French referee, Francois Letexier, at the final whistle, during which […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Police have arrested the father and family friend of embattled Director-General of the purported Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, PFIPC, Adeyemi Adeniyi, in Oyo State. Adeniyi had gone into hiding, following revelations that he had allegedly scammed the Federal Government through the creation of a fake presidential council. The arrest came […]
Continue ReadingI first received a WhatsApp forward about the scandal from notable University of Texas history professor Toyin Falola. I didn’t read it. I thought it was just another corruption scandal, the sort I have become tragically inured to. A few days later, my friend Professor Moses Ochonu forwarded another version of it to me. I […]
Continue ReadingOfficial documents said to have exclusively been obtained by Saturday Punch have cast fresh doubt on the Presidency’s insistence that the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) never existed. According to Punch, the documents reveal that the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation received, acknowledged and acted on correspondence submitted […]
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