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Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, that he will, under section 17 of the Federal High Court Act, seek negotiations with the Nigerian Government. Section 17 of the Federal High Court Act states; “In any Proceeding In the court, the court […]
Continue ReadingDirector General (DG) of the National Agency for Food and Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Moji Adeyeye, has urged Nigerians to refrain from storing cooked food in the refrigerator for more than three days. Adeyeye warned that cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days is susceptible to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, key agents of […]
Continue Reading(The 2024 edition of the Pastor Poju Oyemade-inspired ‘Platform Nigeria’ conversation held yesterday in Lagos with the theme, ‘Democracy and the Free Market Economy’. Speakers included Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, a former Lagos State Governor, Bishop Matthew […]
Continue ReadingNigerian movie industry has once again been thrown into mourning following the demise of another actress, Sandra Ikwuegbu. The veteran actress is said to have died on Sunday, June 16, after a battle with leg cancer, Her colleagues in the industry have taken to social media to mourn her. Nigerian actress and broadcaster, Ijele Ozioma […]
Continue ReadingReports coming in say a policeman and a member of Omuma Security Planning and Advisory Committee (OSPAC), have been feared killed by some assailants in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. There have been widespread protests across the 23 local government areas of the state following the expiration of the three-year tenure of […]
Continue ReadingSince the Alliance for Democracy was founded in 1998, under which President Bola Tinubu became the governor of Lagos State in 1999, the key ideologies he and the party have pushed have been “restructuring” and “true federalism.” The two principles followed the AD when it became the Action Congress and then the Action Congress of […]
Continue ReadingLanre Gentry, ex-husband of Nigerian actress, Mercy Aigbe, has taken to social media to wish their son, Juwon, a happy birthday. He went further in the post he shared on his Instagram page where Mr. Gentry pointed out that no matter how much his ex-wife, Mercy, tries to take Juwon away from him, he still […]
Continue ReadingThe quantum of reservations and growing public disapproval of the Tinubu government has little or nothing to do with ideology. I am pretty sure that if anyone ever accuses Mr. Tinubu of being anything resembling ideological, he could draw a pistol. Yet his unrelenting dismal job approval rating and increasing popularity deficit is the result […]
Continue ReadingEnglish Premier League (EPL) has released the fixtures for the 2024/2025 season, with Matchday 1 set to kick off on the weekend of August 17 and 18, 2024. Football fans are counting down the days until the action begins. Premier League lovers and supporters across the globe are buzzing with excitement as the schedule promises […]
Continue ReadingMuhammad Ali, the American boxing phenomenon whom the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) voted the Sports Personality of the 20th Century in 1999, often promoted the pugilistic enterprise in verse. When then ruler of the country formerly known as Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo), Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga, invited him to a […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Wednesday, passed a Bill to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission for a second reading after a heated debate at plenary. The Bill, titled: “A Bill for an Act for the Regulation of Animal Husbandry and Ranches Establishment in Nigeria as a Panacea for Farmers-Herders Crises,” was sponsored by Senator […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) season 4 Reality TV show, known as ‘Pepper Dem’ winner, and a housemate in BBNaija All Stars season, Mercy Eke has gone online to cry out while questioning what becomes of her millions of Naira deposited in Heritage Bank. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) revoked Heritage Bank’s license on June 3, […]
Continue ReadingThe face-off between Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, and the chairman of Zenith Bank, Jim Ovia, over an alleged multibillion naira fraud has taken a turn for the worse, TheCable reports. According to the platform, Otedola had accused Zenith Bank of unlawfully using the account of his company, Seaforce Shipping Limited, to trade in 2011 […]
Continue ReadingThe truth is, I do not particularly care about the words in the re-introduced national anthem that some people deem offensive. They consider words like “tribe” and “native” as derogatory and outdated, while the idea of a nation where people stand “in brotherhood” bespeaks its female gender as alien to its body politic. None of […]
Continue ReadingFriends and family members have taken to social media platforms to express their grief following the demise of young Lagos-based fashion stylist, Ms. Teni Oluwo. Late Teni passed away on Tuesday, June 4, at the age of 35. Her sister, Toke Oluwo, in a post shared on Instagram, expressed her shock over the demise of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lecturer, Dr. Augustine Oviosun, has advised fellow men to carry out DNA tests on their children if they are married to female politicians who frequently stay out late. Explaining further, Oviosun claimed he gave the advice because he met a married woman with a big belle politician in a hotel at 12 midnight in […]
Continue ReadingThe National Minimum Wage Act that came into force on 18 April 2019 prescribed a five-year review cycle. For that reason, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had the law on their side for the strike that paralysed the country on Monday. But even if some of us have issues with shutting down […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Senate, on Wednesday, gave approval to a bill that grants a 300% salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels, as presented by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters, chaired by Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC- Borno North). This follows the consideration and adoption of an executive bill […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Assembly, Kaduna State, has recommended that the immediate-past governor of the state, Nasir el-Rufai, be prosecuted for alleged abuse of office and money laundering. Reports say the recommendation came after an investigation carried out by the ad-hoc committee set up by the House, led by Henry Zacharia. According to the report submitted […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted the Federal Government an order of interim forfeiture of property valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, made the order following a motion filed and argued by the counsel for […]
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