Canada Prime Minister, Trudeau resigns, criticises opposition leader’s vision

Facing growing and unrelenting pressure from his own party, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced he will step down and end his nine-year stretch as leader. His personal unpopularity with Canadians had become an increasing drag on his party’s fortunes in advance of federal elections later this year. Trudeau then said he would stay […]

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Obidients, APC tackle themselves as Obi alleges threat to his life

In a combat of words on Monday over an alleged threat to the life of the former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and supporters of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, engaged themselves. The hostility was a fallout of Sunday’s interview on Arise Television, […]

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Why will a father tell his 16-year-old son not to give his mother his phone’s password? ―Basketmouth’s ex-wife, Elsie Okpocha asks

Elsie Okpocha, ex-wife of popular comedian Basketmouth, has sparked conversations online with a series of social media posts questioning parental rights and boundaries regarding their children’s privacy. Elsie had written earlier “I need an answer… is a mother not supposed to have access to her 16-year-old’s phone?????” The inquiry appeared to reflect frustration over a […]

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Accidental discharge from policeman celebrating promotion kills young woman in Ekiti

A young woman identified as Ifeoluwa Adekalu has been killed when she was hit by an accidentally discharged bullets from the gun of a policeman at the Okela Police Station, Ado Ekiti, in the Ekiti State capital, on Thursday, January 2. The undisclosed police officer, who was on a visit to the station reportedly shot […]

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Tinubu sends emissaries to northern leaders, elders and elite over tax reform

Recognising the mounting opposition, President Bola Tinubu has started sending emissaries to the northern elite, leaders and elders to clear the way for the passage of the tax reform bills. Nigerian Presidency sources said Tinubu was also consulting with the political class for support on the bills. An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity […]

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Kemi Badenoch: The Daughter of her Father, By Akin Osuntokun

“I find it interesting that everybody defines me as being Nigerian. I identify less with the country than with the specific ethnicity [Yoruba]. That’s what I really am. I have nothing in common with the people from the north of the country, Boko Haram, where Islamism is. Those were our ethnic enemies and yet you […]

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Tinubu on a state visit to Enugu State

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Enugu State, Nigeria, on Saturday in his first visit to the state, where he inaugurated some projects undertaken by Governor Peter Mbah’s administration. A part of the projects included 30 Smart Green Schools, 60 completed Type 2 Primary Health Centres, and 19-kilometre Airport-New Haven–Bisalla and Okpara Square roads built by […]

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Secretary to Ondo State Government, dies

Secretary to Ondo State Government (SSG), Hon. Temitayo Oluwatuyi, has passed away. The state Commissioner for Information, ‘Wale Akinlosotu, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday 4th January, 2025. In a statement, Akinlosotu said the deceased was involved in a road accident along the Ife-Ibadan Road on December 15, 2024, after which he was hospitalised. […]

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Pastor Adeboye, religions, and knowledge of Ifa, By Tunji Ajibade

This piece is spurred by the curiosity expressed recently by a Yoruba Nigerian. He posted a video online in which Pastor E.A. Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian of God told a story while he also prayed in Yoruba over an issue. The Yoruba Nigerian then said the story Adeboye told was found in the traditional […]

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My father died at 40, I was raped 5 different occasions ―Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo

Nigerian star actress, Iyabo Ojo, has shared a personal story of herself, stating how she started her life with her grandmother, and how she lost her dad to alcohol and drugs when he was just 40. She also explained how she was raped on 5 different occasions. In an interview with Biola Adebayo on Talk […]

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Bishop settling couple’s fight stabbed to death in Nigeria

Bishop Shina Olaribigbe of Rapture Empowerment International (REI), Osogbo, Osun State, Nigeria, was in the early hours of Thursday stabbed to death while settling a fight between a couple. It was gathered that the woman fighting her husband was attending Olaribigbe’s church located around BCGA Area, where she served as an interpreter. It was also […]

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Actress Dayo Amusa shares testimony on infertility struggle after welcoming first child in her 40s (Text & photos)

Nigerian actress, singer, television personality, and business woman, Dayo Amusa has shared the obstacles she encountered on her journey to becoming a mother. She shared that she always wanted to be a wife and a mother but she found herself struggling with infertility. Dayo explained that her partners ended up cheating on her and getting […]

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Psychic who predicted covid and Trump’s victory shares 2025 predictions

Self-proclaimed psychic who claims he foresaw the arrival of Covid-19, has shared his 2025 predictions including a reconciliation between Princes William and Harry, and a chilling World War 3 warning. Nicolas Aujula, 38, a single past life regression therapist and hypnotherapist who lives in south London, is also predicting advancements in lab-grown organs. He said […]

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Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty, hailed by Amnesty International

President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty with immediate effect joining countries like Britain, Zambia, Canada, Togo, Germany, Rwanda, South Africa and many more. Amnesty International hailed the decision as a “beacon of hope for the abolitionist movement in the region”, but expressed regret that the death penalty […]

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Peter Obi visits Dele Farotimi, admires his dedication to Nigeria’s progress

Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed admiration for the lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The former Anambra State Governor disclosed this in a tweet on Friday, following his visit to Farotimi, who recently returned from a correctional facility in Ekiti. Obi noted that Farotimi remains in […]

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Catholic Rev. Father shoots boy dead in Nigeria over knockouts during New Year mass

A Catholic Reverend Father in Nigeria has allegedly shot a boy dead after the latter set off knockouts within the a Nigerian church premises. The incident which occurred during the New Year Mass held on January 1, 2025, in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, has attracted reactions from social media users. […]

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Nigerian musician set to marry three women same day (Photos)

55-year-old Delta State highlife musician in Nigeria, Dr. Arube Otor, popularly known as Isoko Fela One, is set to marry three women on the same day and time. The conjugal event is slated for Sunday, January 19, 2025, at the Anglican Church Field, London Base, Uzere Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area of the State. […]

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