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The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Action People’s Party (APP) challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election and subsequent declaration as the ‘president-elect’. The dismissal of the petition followed an application by the party to withdraw its petition challenging the […]
Continue ReadingI possess neither the intellect of Albert Einstein nor the anointing of Apostle Matthew, the tax collector and Jesus’ disciple. I’m only a Lagos-born hunter from Igbajo, the Citadel of the Brave — an inheritance of Osun State. Unlike Einstein and Matthew, I’m no Jew, no scholar, no philosopher. Never can I hold a candle […]
Continue ReadingTwo weeks after he returned to the country from a trip to France and London, Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe again, purportedly on a working visit. This was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman. The statement read: “Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business […]
Continue ReadingIf you asked most Nigerians or Africans, they would tell you that through pampering Western children are badly raised. They believe that because most Western countries have stringent laws against all forms of corporal punishment directed at children, children raised in Western countries are not disciplined, well behaved, respectful, resourceful, etc. But is there any […]
Continue ReadingThe Southwest zonal Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Vice Chairman, Mr. Olasoji Adagunodo is dead. He died on Tuesday evening at the age of 62. Close sources to Adagunodo, revealed that the politician travelled to the United States (US) shortly after the general elections for a routine medical checkup but he did not come back. […]
Continue ReadingA 23-year-old female assistant pastor, on Tuesday told the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. Bishop Daniel is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The assistant pastor (name withheld) testified for the prosecution […]
Continue ReadingBillionaire Nigerian businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola has accused the chairman of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), Mr. Tony Elumelu, of backstabbing him repeatedly at his most vulnerable moments in business. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to TheCable, weeks after the businessman acquired stakes in Transcorp and sold the shares. Otedola […]
Continue ReadingIn its verdict on Tuesday, Supreme Court of Nigeria has declared Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State. Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 403,371 votes, to defeat then-incumbent governor Adegboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 375,027 votes. But […]
Continue Reading95-year-old man identified as Alhaji Muhammad Sabo has reportedly married a young girl said to be 14 years old in Abuja community, Nigeria. The wedding fatiha was held on May 5, 2023, at Dogon Ruwa under Gawu in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria. People earlier expressed skepticism over the […]
Continue Reading35-year-old pregnant South African woman who was shot dead by her ex-husband has been identified as Ntombizodwa Khumalo. Women For Change, an NPO advocating for the protection of the constitutional rights of women in South Africa, posted her photo on Monday, May 8, 2023. She was killed by Jonnas Tebogo Mpete, 39, a police officer […]
Continue ReadingBefore it gains traction and embarks on a life of its own, I wish to state clearly that the word “Reconciliation” inserted into some reports of Peter Obi’s visit to me yesterday, Sunday, 7 May, is a most inappropriate, and diversionary invocation. Let me clarify: I know the entity known as Peter Obi, presidential candidate of […]
Continue ReadingAmerican-based Nigerian star actress, Georgina Onuoha has mocked former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, following their imprisonment in the United Kingdom, UK, under the Modern Slavery Act,. Last Friday, the UK Court had sentenced Ekweremadu to 9 years and eight months, while his wife Beatrice and Obinna Obetta got four years and […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Jane Nnamani, wife of former Nigerian Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, has passed away. Jane, said to be in her 60s, died after a minor surgery in Enugu, according to reports. News of her demise spread in the State on Monday, a development that has thrown her entire Amaechi country home into mourning. The […]
Continue ReadingAs the hearings of presidential election petitions started on Monday, DEBORAH TOLU-KOLAWOLE examines the profiles of five justices who are members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal The Presidential Election Petition Court on Monday began hearing the election petitions filed by five candidates in the last presidential poll. The candidates are challenging the victory of the President-elect, […]
Continue ReadingGE DE GBE L’EKO WA. Let us go back to Memory Lane. WHO ARE THE LAGOSIANS? The Aworis were the original settlers in Eko, called “Lagos” by Portugese adventurers. The “Idejo ” class of chiefs – Olumegbon, Oluwa, Oniru, Onisemo, Oloto, Aromire, Elegushi, Ojomu, Onikoyi, Onisiwo, Ojora, Onitolo, Onitana – were the landowning chiefs who […]
Continue ReadingNigerian businessman from Imo State, Nigeria, Mr Ikechukwu Ebelebe, has been found dead two weeks after he was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen in his hometown in Owerre-Akokwa in Ideato-North Local Government Area of Imo State. It was gathered that his corpse was found by villagers where it was dumped in a locality in Orumba South […]
Continue ReadingAction Alliance (AA) and its Presidential candidate, Solomon David Okanigbuan, on Monday, withdrew their Petition challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. At the commencement of the pre-hearing session of the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja, counsel to the petitioners, Oba Maduabuchi SAN moved a […]
Continue ReadingIn Port Harcourt, Rivers State last week, as guest of Governor Nyesom Wike, President-elect Bola Tinubu promised to fight corruption. To delink judicial officers’ minds from corruption, Tinubu’s blueprint of fighting this goblin, he said, would be to further incentivise judicial officers. “You don’t expect your judges to live in squalor, to operate in squalor and […]
Continue ReadingNigerian film, television, theatre and voice actor, Deyemi Okanlawon and his wife, Damilola Okanlawon celebrated their 10th year wedding anniversary a few months ago. We missed the lovely occasion when it took place and thought we should still bring it to our readers. Deyemi expressed his love and appreciation for his wife, stating that their […]
Continue ReadingThe one who hasn’t been hit by war calls himself a man (Eni ija o ba nii pe ‘ra e l’okunrin). The word for ‘fight’ in Yoruba is ‘ija’; but ‘ija’ is much more than ‘fight’. It means battle; it is also war. If you’ve never been caught up in or overtaken by war, it […]
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