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Except for any unforeseen contingency, the Yoruba Nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, may return to the country any moment from now and will also be fully reintegrated after his clearance had been granted by the Presidency. The activist had fled the country in July 1, 2021, following the invasion of his Ibadan […]
Continue ReadingJailed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been granted honorary citizenship of the State of Georgia in the United States of America. The IPOB leader was also adopted as an ‘Outstanding Citizen’ who should be “accorded every courtesy as a Goodwill Ambassador from Georgia.” Georgia’s Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, […]
Continue ReadingIn perhaps his most famous song after dying in a car crash in 1971, Cardinal Rex Lawson, Kalabari highlife soulful singer of the 1960s Nigeria, would seem to be passing a deeply emotive message to both the Adeleke and Labinjoh families. In a deeply philosophical song sung in Kalabari, a riverine tribe of Rivers State, […]
Continue ReadingIndigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has warned Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo against intimidating indigenes taking part in the planned Monday sit-at-home protest. In a statement by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB insisted that the sit-at-home is a peaceful and legal expression of solidarity with detained leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu . The group warned Soludo […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, singer, songwriter, and humanitarian, Tonto Charity Dikeh, popularly known as Tonto Dikeh, has reconciled with her ex-husband, Nigerian businessman, Olakunle Churchill, bringing an end to a decade-long public feud. Tonto announced the development in a statement she posted to her Facebook page on Saturday, describing the reconciliation as a restoration after years of conflict, […]
Continue ReadingMustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso, one of the children of 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has resigned his appointment as Kano State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. Mustapha announced his resignation as a member of the State Executive Council in a statement posted on his official Facebook account on […]
Continue ReadingThe Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘Wizkid’ as “a young person who is very clever and successful.” Collins Dictionary defines it as “a person who is outstandingly successful for his or her age.” Wisdom Library says “’Wiz’ is a shortened form of ‘wizard,’ connoting skill, talent, and expertise, while ‘kid’ implies youthfulness or being junior. When […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has formally rejoined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Yusuf defected to the ruling party on Monday at the Coronation Hall of the Kano Government House. The governor was received into the party by former National Chairman of the APC and ex-Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; the Deputy President of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Funke Akindele has shared insights into the sacrifices she made on her journey to achieving success. Akindele, in a recent media chat, revealed that she had to deprive herself of many things before she could achieve the success she is enjoying today. She disclosed that she locked herself away inside Amen Estate […]
Continue ReadingA former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has dumped the Labour Party for the African Democratic Congress. Osuntokun, a former News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Managing Director, confirmed this to a correspondent of the agency on Monday in Lagos. “Yes, it is correct. I am now in ADC,” he told […]
Continue ReadingIn what presidency termed a state visit, President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday and heading to the Republic of Türkiye (Turkey). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a statement he signed on Sunday titled: “President Tinubu to undertake state visit to Türkiye. “The visit is […]
Continue ReadingWhen President Bola Tinubu sent an extravagant message to Mr Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, on his 50th birthday last year, I shook my head in disbelief and despair. My mind went straight to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which had spent enormous time and energy investigating Bello. It is also […]
Continue ReadingFormer Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, alongside his wife, Onari Duke, on Thursday, January 22, joyfully gave their daughter, Donna Duke, away in marriage in a beautiful wedding ceremony. Donna tied the knot with Tobe Rapu, son of popular Lagos-based pastor, Tony Rapu, in a celebration that brought together close family members, friends, and […]
Continue ReadingAn All Progressive Congress (APC) Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, finally visited his village in Anambra State, Nigeria, for the first time in so many years, and was spotted on top of a palm tree he climbed. After many years away, the locals were stunned to spot him perched atop a palm tree with a cutlas to […]
Continue Reading**”Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country’s ruin?” —Joseph Addison** For years, a thick fog shrouded Nigeria’s efforts to identify and prosecute those enabling banditry and terrorism. That haze finally began to lift […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has banned electricity distribution companies and installers from collecting any form of payment for meters, warning that distribution companies (DisCos) officials and installers found extorting customers will be prosecuted. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, issued the warning on Thursday during an on-site inspection of newly imported smart meters at APM Terminals, Apapa, Lagos. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s House of Representatives Minority Caucus Ad-hoc Committee investigating alleged distortions in the nation’s tax laws has confirmed that illegal alterations were made to some recently passed tax reform laws. The minority ad-hoc committee identified the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, as the law most affected by alleged distortions. Findings were revealed on Friday in […]
Continue ReadingAfter three decades of military interventions and dominance, a convergence of anti-military forces, pro-democracy civil society organizations, determined Nigerian citizens and international pressure groups, would ensure that the dream of a democratic Nigeria was actualized to great hope and expectations of new found freedoms and all the celebrated gains of self-rule. This achievement was probably […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has formally resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), citing deepening internal crises and the need to safeguard the broader interest of the people of Kano State. This development was contained in a statement signed by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa on […]
Continue ReadingA data consulting organisation – Statisense, established in 2012, has revealed the number of church buildings destroyed by gunmen, extremists in Nigeria from 2009 to present. In a post, the organisation said: “Over 16 years, the destruction of churches in Nigeria hit a consistent triple-digit average. “Every month, Nigeria lost nearly 100 churches. “That is […]
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