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Anytime people complain to my hearing about the lopsided high-level appointments made so far by President Bola Tinubu, I am tempted to gloat and proclaim: “Told you so!” I have never hidden my bias for the reflection of federal character, or equity, in appointments, employments and projects. My simple argument for decades has been that […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian vice president and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar; ex-Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai; and ex-Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal; have visited former President Muhammadu Buhari at his Kaduna residence. Those who also visited Buhari on Friday included the former Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami; former governor […]
Continue ReadingLagos today, Jakarta tomorrow. You will hardly see Peter Obi relying entirely on second hand news, for the Labour Party leader is a man of the globe, flying across continents in search of knowledge and solution to basic problems that turn nations to tigers. When you see Obi wearing the trademark black Indonesian cap with a matching […]
Continue ReadingNigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has celebrated his long time friend, Aliko Dangote, who turns 68 on Thursday, April 10. In a post shared on Instagram, Otedola described Aliko as the greatest entrepreneur to have come out of Africa. He wrote: “Happy Birthday to my Dear Brother @aliko_dangotegcon The greatest entrepreneur to have come out […]
Continue ReadingSouth Sudanese woman, Josephine Abyei Tong Akech, has rejoiced and congratulated her husband, Mayen Koor, for marrying a second wife. Josephine, in a Facebook post on April 7, 2025, expressed her happiness and support for her husband’s decision to bring another wife into the family. She wrote: “Congratulations my husband for bringing us our second […]
Continue ReadingNot long ago, Pastor E.A. Adeboye of The Redeemed Christian Church of God made a comment concerning the payment of one-tenth of income by adherents. Meanwhile, adherents have always been divided over this, with some saying a tithe is necessary while others say it is not. In a video online, Adeboye says, among other things, […]
Continue ReadingTwin brothers from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (DEEE), Faculty of Technology, University of Ibadan (UI), have made history by graduating with identical first-class degrees, each with a CGPA of 3.94 out of 4.00. Consistent superlative performance earned the brothers, Busoye Opegbemi Matthias and Busoye Tolulope Matthew, the title of Overall Best Graduating […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man, Akinbobola Akintunde Folajimi, who recently lost his pregnant wife due to the hospital’s alleged demand for a N500k deposit, has responded to senior journalist Reuben Abati, who criticized him for not having a saving set aside for his wife’s antenatal and delivery. Senior journalist, Abati, had sharply criticized the man for what he […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija (BBNaija) star, socialite and billionaire businessman’s son, Kiddwaya has ignited a heated discussion online after posing a bold question about bad girls being attracted to wealthy men and vice versa. Taking to social media, Kiddwaya asked: “I have a genuine question. Why is it that when you are rich and famous you […]
Continue ReadingI have in the last quarter of a century (since 2001) written dozens of columns on how ancient animosities have fed a spiral of violence in Plateau State. ‘Fire from the Mountains’, followed the July 2012 brutal killing of then Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Gyang Dantong and then Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gyang […]
Continue ReadingPan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Thursday in Lagos, celebrated the life and times of its late leader and elder statesman, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, with a public symposium. The event, which officially birthed the annual public lecture in honour of the late nationalist and pro-democracy activist, was held in commemoration of his 97th posthumous birthday. Venue […]
Continue ReadingReality TV star, winner of the 43rd Miss Nigeria beauty pageant, lawyer, entrepreneur, and brand Influencer, Beauty Etsanyi Tukura, simply called Beauty Tukura, has opened up about the factors that led to her breakup with fellow Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) alumnus, Neo Akpofure, citing intense online scrutiny as a major force on their relationship. Tukura, while […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has barred Nigerian radio and television stations from airing the trending song “Tell Your Papa” by veteran rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem, citing its “objectionable nature.” In a memo dated April 9, 2025 and issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track Not To Be […]
Continue ReadingOnce upon a time in the land of Ìwásè, Orunmila, Yoruba god of Wisdom and Divination, thought to showcase Yoruba science, divination, arts and philosophy to mankind; so, he codified the four aforementioned essence of human existence into a body of knowledge called Ifa. As science, Ifa embodies the study and prescription of herbal medicine […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the recent Supreme Court judgement that set aside the lower courts judgments which recognised Abure as chairman, Labour Party (LP), on Wednesday approved the transition committee led by Nenadi Usman to commence the process of rebuilding the party from the scratch. The decision was taken at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the […]
Continue ReadingHuman rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the case of Alabi Quadri, a minor detained at the Kirikiri Minimum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos since January, as another example of the failings of Nigeria’s criminal justice system. In a statement released on Wednesday his X handle, Effiong disclosed that he visited the Magistrate Court of […]
Continue ReadingPresident Tinubu’s Rivers State emergency Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. Appointment of the 23 LGs administrators came less than 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt reportedly restrained him from appointing administrators to oversee […]
Continue ReadingMarried Nigerian woman, Buithat Lawal, has taken to social media to announce that she is looking for another wife for her husband. Buithat, a biochemist, made this announcement in a post on her Facebook page on Wednesday. This lady who thinks like the 19th century Nigerian women, said she supports polygamy but is concerned about […]
Continue ReadingA story that an acquaintance told me was about his uncle. That uncle of his was in his 50s when he married a lady in her early 20s. According to him, shortly after their marriage, it was rumoured that the man was grappling with erectile dysfunction. His young wife was going out a lot, and […]
Continue ReadingEleven Nigerian governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have approached the Nigerian Supreme Court through a summon, to challenge what powers President Bola Tinubu possessed to suspend a democratically elected structure of a state. The plaintiffs who predicated the summon on eight grounds in their suit marked: SC/CV/329/2025, are – Adamawa, […]
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