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Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Moses Thomas Sule and his deputy, Hon. Gwottaon have resigned their positions. New members have been elected to occupy same positions. The member representing Pankshin North, Gabriel Dawang, was subsequently elected as the new speaker of the Assembly. Hon Timothy Dantong, representing Riyom constituency, emerged the new Deputy Speaker of Assembly.
Continue ReadingThe lady who mocked Dr. Chinelo who was shot and killed by bandits in the Abuja-Kaduna train attack in March 2022 has herself also died, according to report. Her death has been reported 10 months after the young promising Nigerian doctor died of the gunshot wounds inflicted on her by the bandits. The ill-fated train […]
Continue ReadingJoseph Aloba, father of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known professionally as Mohbad, has dropped a tribute song in memory of his late son. Mohbad died in a controversial manner on September 12, 2023, with claims and accusations that some people might have had their hands in his death or what led to his […]
Continue ReadingNuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) now Nigeria’s National Security Adviser has been very vocal lately and there may well be many out there who may be wondering why the NSA, effectively the country’s official “father of secrets” should be so loud in the public arena. The NSA in […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been sharply criticised for allegedly approving N7.5 million to replace liquid fragrance in his office and N3 billion to purchase rechargeable fans for the office of his deputy, Obafemi Hamzat. Other contracts allegedly awarded by the state’s Public Procurement Agency (PPA) in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian woman, Mildred, was ferociously dragged on Facebook for saying she will never give her hard-earned money to her husband or wash his dirty clothes, so as not to have stress. The mother of three, who stated this in a Facebook post at the weekend, defended her stance, saying that before she got married in […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has advocated a system of government he called ‘Afro Democracy’, for African countries, insisting that Western liberal democracy was forced on the continent and has never worked as a system of government in Africa. Obasanjo stated this while delivering his keynote address at an high-level consultation on ‘Rethinking Western […]
Continue ReadingIf I were a politician, my devotion hours would be to the courts instead of pouring oil on INEC and voters, deities of limited powers. If the gods complain, I would ask them where they were when ugly death was killing sinners and saints. The buck – our electoral buck – stops at the courts. […]
Continue ReadingA female student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara State, Nigeria, Toyin Bamidele, has been allegedly hacked to death by unknown assailants suspected to be cultists. The Higher National Diploma student of Food Technology was said to have been murdered in her rented apartment outside the campus on Thursday, November 16, 2023. Toyin, who […]
Continue ReadingRosalynn Carter, former First Lady of the United States, wife and the closest adviser to ex-US president, Jimmy Carter during his one term as president, has died at age 96. Rosalynn Carter passed away peacefully with family by her side at her rural Georgia home of Plains after living with dementia and suffering many months […]
Continue ReadingNew mom, Chioma Roland-Adeleke was spotted having fun at her husband, Davido’s music festival in Atlanta on Saturday night. Chioma who recently welcomed twins with the Nigerian superstar, was spotted at the front row of the music event doing the “unavailable” dance with music executive, Ubi Franklin. Watch the video below: View this post on […]
Continue ReadingBy the Rivers of Babylon, there I sat down; yeah, I wept, when I remember N-i-g-e-r-i-a. Verily, verily I say unto you, these words that I write, are words of redemption and wisdom. Therefore, I beseech you, brethren, to keep these words in your hearts, inscribe them in stones and scribble them on scrolls. I […]
Continue ReadingMiss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios has been crowned 2023 Miss Universe. The 23-year-old TV host and model bested 19 semi-finalists to win the annual beauty pageant to make history as the first-ever Miss Universe from her country. Palacios takes the crown from R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States, who served as last year’s Miss Universe. The winners of 84 […]
Continue ReadingThe suspension of Osun State Chief Judge (CJ), Justice Oyebola Adepele Ojo, has continued to rear its head on Sunday with Governor Ademola Adeleke denying appointing an acting CJ to replace Justice Ojo. Last Thursday, Ojo was asked to step aside by the State House of Assembly to allow for an investigation into some petitions written […]
Continue ReadingNational Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu, always wears a permanent visor of one who needs to be pitied. Last Monday, however, he advertised far more pity with his pithy speech. The venue was the Chief of Defence Intelligence 2023 Annual Conference in Abuja. His white babanriga fluffing angelically and struggling to cling to his lean […]
Continue ReadingLagos lawyer and rights activist, Femi Falana SAN, has on Sunday, called for a review of the judgments delivered by the Court of Appeal which sacked three state governors. Falana made the call during an interview on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abba Yusuf (Kano), Dauda Lawal […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria failed to close the gap on group leaders South Africa after playing another 1-1 draw against The Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Hure Stadium in Bature, Rwanda on Sunday afternoon. With the Bafana Bafana beating Benin Republic in their group opener on Saturday in Pretoria, the pressure was on Jose Peseiro’s […]
Continue ReadingAs I was saying, the 2023 presidential election was won and lost fundamentally because of the fractured opposition, even though you are free to add one million other reasons to that. Confronting a monster like the All Progressives Congress (APC) was already an uphill battle for a united Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the biggest opposition […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has initiated the release of 4,068 inmates who have served various terms of imprisonment with an option of fine or compensation, as part of efforts to decongest the Nigerian prisons now called Custodial Centres. Speaking during an event which was held at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian naira appreciated against the United States American dollar, closing at N791.75/$1 at the official market. According to data from the FMDQ Securities Exchange, the naira rose by 5.87 per cent or N49.39 compared to the previous day’s rate of N841.14/$ at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). The naira’s gain was, however, expected […]
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