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There are some bitter truths that those in the temporary house of power may not like to hear. One such truth is the fact that democracy is not a sure fire assurance that a country will prosper. Autocracy, its supposed opposite, is also not guaranteed to lead to misery. If democracy was an infallible system […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Emuobonuvie Neo Akpofure simply called Neo, has broken up relationship with fellow housemate, Tolani Shobajo, popularly known as Tolanibaj. He read out a written breakup message to Tolanibaj while they were both in bed. Neo said: “You are a great person and you’ve been a great friend. A strong […]
Continue ReadingMedia personality, talk show host and presenter, Mrs. Tolu Oniru-Demuren popularly known as Toolz, has revealed the length she went to prevent her mother from joining Instagram. She explained she had to make some deceptive claims after her mom approached her with the intention of opening an Instagram account. Toolz shared a screen shot of her Whatsapp […]
Continue ReadingLike a malignant genie, corruption allegations are sticking stubbornly to the judiciary. In the latest assault on the citadel of justice, the Chairman, State and House of Representatives Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kano, Flora Azinge, raised the alarm that a senior lawyer was attempting to bribe her to influence the court. This has again […]
Continue ReadingChicago State University (CSU) in the State of Illinois, United States, has reportedly agreed to release the academic records of Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu. Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who is challenging the emergence of President Bola Tinubu, as winner of the February 25, 2023 presidential election, had written to […]
Continue ReadingOne of the first things that jump at you in the charge sheet issued against Ilorin activist, Adegbola Abdulazeez (popularly called Tani Olohun), and published on SaharaReporters was the erroneous description of his religion as “idol worshipping.” It is a mischaracterisation borne out of socially transmitted ignorance. Public officers in other cultures are made to undertake diversity […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday, sacked Julius Abure, and recognised Lamidi Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee […]
Continue ReadingI cannot recall where, between Benin and Kano that I first came across the hashtag “#AllEyesOnTheElectionTribunalJudges”, powered by Diasporas for good governance. But I read in it that Nigerians had not lost interest on the last general elections and all that played out in the exercise. Indeed, they should not and ought not! That was […]
Continue ReadingCentral Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Wednesday, said the recent estimate of the bank’s financial accounts by JP Morgan was “out of context”, and assured that there was no cause for panic. CBN clarified that fluctuations and liabilities encumbrances to the reserves were only natural and normal, adding that the CBN built the reserves to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has asked prepaid meter users to update their meters before November next year. NERC announced the development via its X (Twitter) handle . The commission said prepaid meter users might face difficulties in recharging their meters after November 2024 if the required update is not done before the deadline. Assuring […]
Continue ReadingFor the past eight years, the joke among Abuja residents was, “When will President Buhari appoint a Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)?”. The once pristine city has gradually been reduced to a vast slum as mountains of garbage dot many areas. Even maintaining streetlights, including on the airport expressroad, has proved difficult for […]
Continue ReadingThe man who led a failed mutiny against the Russian Army in June, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has been reportedly killed alongside nine others in a plane that crashed in Russia on Wednesday. BBC reports that Prigozhin, who is also the leader of the mercenary group, Wagner, was believed to be on board the plane. The jet […]
Continue ReadingBillionaire businessman and socialite’s son, and the third evicted housemate of Big Brother Naija All Stars (#BBNaijaAllStars), Terseer Waya, popularly known as Kiddwaya, has claimed that all the female housemates were chasing him while he was in the House. Kiddwaya, said the ladies were chasing him because of his surname. He stated this in an […]
Continue ReadingInternational Tennis star, Serena Williams has announced the birth of her second child with husband Alexis Ohanian. The couple shared the news in a heartwarming video on social media. Williams posted the clip to her 1.6 million followers on TikTok, and was accompanied by husband Alexis and eldest child Olympia. In the video, the tennis icon […]
Continue ReadingA considerable amount of light has been shed on the plight of judicial officers of superior courts of record, their meagre remuneration and poor conditions of service. However, not much has been said about the even worse conditions of service that judicial officers of the lower (I would rather not use the term ‘inferior’) courts, particularly the […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) star and #BBNaijaAllStars housemate, Angel Smith has revealed that her mother, Titilola dated popular Nigerian singer, rapper, and television personality, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name, D’banj. Angel said this during a discussion with Omashola. Speaking about Media personality, Denrele Edun, Angel said she grew up to meet […]
Continue Reading14-year-old girl identified as Desola Adeoye, on Tuesday, August 22, committed suicide in Shogunle community, Lagos. Vanguard reported that Desola who had allegedly suffered untold violence in the hands of her father, Sunday Adeoye, and his wife, drank insecticide to escape torture. It was gathered that she decided to commit suicide after her step-mother allegedly […]
Continue ReadingDemola Odulaja, the estranged husband of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of House of Phreedah Body Care, Farida Abdulkabir popularly known as Farida Sobowale, has explained the reasons why he parted ways with the Lagos socialite after about two months of their elaborate wedding. Odulaja in an interview with a Yoruba social commentator, ArewaTopeFamous, on […]
Continue ReadingPatrick Doyle, veteran actor and ex-husband of his colleague veteran actress, Ireti Doyle, has gushed over his new wife, Olufunmilayo as she turned a year older on Tuesday. Doyle said he has never been happier in all his life and he has God to thank for bringing Olufunmilayo into his life. He wrote: “CATALOGUE OF […]
Continue ReadingUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has ruled that it has jurisdiction in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, to compel Chicago State University (CSU) to produce critical student documents relating to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As one of […]
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