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Candidate of the Accord Party (A), incumbent governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has won the governorship election held on Saturday, winning 19 of the 30 local governments. In spite of intimidation, he polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest rival Bola Oyebamiji, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who won 11 local governments […]
Continue ReadingOlabanjo Felix, Ondo State-based pastor, who renounced Christianity and embraced Isese, an indigenous Yoruba spiritual tradition, has explained that the “deceit in Christianity” prompted him to abandon the faith to become an Ifa priest. According to Sunday Punch, Felix alleged that there was “no true pastor of the Bible in Nigeria”, adding that many pastors […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ademola Adeleke has maintained his lead in the ongoing Osun State governorship election, as results from almost all the wards across the state continue to be collated. A check by Vanguard on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) showed that results from 331 of the 332 wards in the state […]
Continue ReadingFor all the condemnations that followed the words of Islamic cleric Sani Jingir, who recently asked Muslims to support the Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2027, the man did not say what many are not already thinking. The justification he provided was no different from what we heard in 2023 when we were told that the […]
Continue ReadingMeraiah Jalade-Ekeinde, daughter of beautiful and veteran Nigerian actress, and filmmaker, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde (omosexy), has announced her engagement. The 26-year-old apparel product developer shared the news in a post that showed her enjoying a romantic moment by the beach while proudly displaying her engagement ring. Meraiah kept the announcement simple, writing “New chapter” alongside the […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Senator who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Dino Melaye has spoken about his wealth, political career and views on the state of the nation of Nigeria. In an interview with KAA Truths, Melaye revealed that he owns more than 200 cars and said he continues to add to […]
Continue ReadingHopes of Nigeria’s Super Falcons of qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil ended on Thursday after they lost 1-2 to South Africa in the Confederation of African Football play-off match at the 2026 WAFCON in Morocco. The Falcons had missed out on an automatic World Cup ticket after their quarter-final defeat […]
Continue ReadingIn October 2002, when it became obvious that then Vice President Atiku Abubakar was moving towards running against his principal, President Olusegun Obasanjo for the People Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, I wrote a column titled, ‘Before Atiku Takes a Dangerous Gamble’. It was both a warning and a counsel that has turned out to be prescient. For […]
Continue ReadingAll Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly candidate for Atakumosa East/West Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon. Babatunde Komolafe Festus, has reportedly been arrested by the Nigerian Navy personnel in his hometown, Ifewara, allegedly in possession of a gun. According to SaharaReporters, Komolafe was arrested on Thursday while travelling in a campaign vehicle belonging […]
Continue ReadingHolders of Nigerian passport are set to enjoy visa-free access to two more African countries from January 1, 2027, following separate announcements by the governments of Chad and the Republic of the Congo to eliminate entry visa requirements for citizens of all African nations, allowing Nigerians to travel to both destinations without securing visas before […]
Continue ReadingA Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, has sentenced a 51-year-old pastor, Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for killing his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey. He killed her after falsely accusing her of being a witch Justice Blessing Egwu of High Court No. 11 delivered the judgment on Monday, finding Etim guilty […]
Continue ReadingRecording Telephone Conversations and Illegal Wiretapping Gone are those days when the recording of telephone conversations, illegal wiretapping and bugging of physical environments such as bedrooms and offices, were mostly the exclusive preserve of State secret security agencies and government. I remember as a child, being fascinated by the ‘Watergate’ illegal wiretapping scandal, in which five men […]
Continue ReadingThe much-anticipated 11th season of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) officially premiered last Sunday in July as 24 housemates from across Nigeria competing for ₦160m grand prize entered Biggie’s House. The 24 housemates, 12 females and 12 males, drawn from diverse backgrounds, bring with them distinct personalities and strategies into this year’s edition, themed “Show ya […]
Continue ReadingFormer Minister and Nigeria’s Ambassador-designate to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode, has described comments by Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yahya Jingir, in support of a Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket in 2027 as ‘highly provocative’, warning that such rhetoric could deepen religious divisions in the country. The Islamic cleric had, in a video circulating on social media, called on […]
Continue ReadingStarting a week with the joke of a joke can be very distressing. The ‘architect of modern Ekiti State’, Mr Ayodele Fayose, started his job as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency board with a farce. And he is trending. At his farcical best, he reduced rural electrification to nights, nightlife and baby-making. Give the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian female medical doctor, Damilola Odukoya, has shared an amazing story about returning to school aged 37, over two decades after her initial JAMB attempt, to pursue her dream of becoming a medical doctor. Odukoya was already married, a mother of three, and employed full-time as a laboratory technician in a hospital. In spite of her […]
Continue ReadingBy now, you must have noticed how the APC hound dogs’ attack quickly turns into an echo chamber. For instance, one of them uses derogatory language, and others take up the refrain to resound it across multiple channels. In their case against Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the accusation they settled for is […]
Continue ReadingNigerian music legend, Innocent Idibia, professionally known as 2Baba or 2Face, has unfollowed his new wife, Natasha Osawaru on Instagram platform, and has re-followed his former wife, Annie Idibia with her reciprocation. The development came a few hours after Natasha attempted to obstruct 2Face performance at the opening of a nightclub in Abuja on Friday. […]
Continue ReadingA community radio station breached the rules after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles III in a May broadcast, a UK watchdog said on Monday. Radio Caroline, a former pirate radio that now mostly plays rock music, apologised in May after airing messages falsely announcing the monarch’s death. One of the messages had said, […]
Continue ReadingThree weeks ago, I argued that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission was not really investigating the Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council; it was investigating itself. The question I wrote was whether Nigeria’s anti-corruption agencies could apply to the highest offices in the land the same rigour they routinely apply to clerks, contractors […]
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