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Edison Ehie, Chief of Staff to the suspended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has alleged that he was offered the sum of N5 billion to coordinate the impeachment of his principal. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Ehie claimed he has evidence of the bribe offer stored on his phone. “I can also open my […]
Continue ReadingPublisher and CEO of Ovation international magazine, politician and member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has condemned President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, calling it “anti-democratic.” Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, Momodu said, suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and […]
Continue ReadingIn recent weeks, we seem to have been wrestling with the very idea of democracy. After all, our political system has passed through the Westminster parliamentary system and over three decades of the Washington type presidential system. There is a prolonged assumption that we are indeed a thriving democracy and ought by now to have come […]
Continue ReadingA female member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Natasha Osawaru has added the last name of her fiancé, the Nigerian star singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, to her Instagram bio. Her Instagram bio currently reads, “Honourable Natasha Idibia.” This is coming days after Annie signed off in a post […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s boxing community has been thrown into mourning as the former National and West African light-heavyweight champion, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, collapsed during a boxing match in Ghana and died on Saturday. Olanrewaju lost consciousness while facing Ghanaian boxer Jon Mbanugu at Fight Night 15 of the Ghana Professional Boxing League at Bukom Boxing Arena. It […]
Continue ReadingGhanaian president, John Mahama, in his first official visit to Nigeria since his inauguration on January 7, 2025, has explained to journalists why he visited President Bola Tinubu on Thursday at the State House, Abuja. Mahama said he was in Nigeria to thank Tinubu for honouring him with his presence during his swearing in, and […]
Continue ReadingI have a very close friend whose father made him an executor to his will ahead of his much older siblings in a large, but affluent polygamous family. That was rather uncommon in a typical African setting. It gets even more uncommon. The very detailed will gave mere stipends from a rather expansive estate to some of […]
Continue ReadingUnited Kingdom (UK) government has published a list of unclaimed estates and properties belonging to 5,806 individuals who resided and died in the UK. Among them are 58 Nigerians. Released on Monday, the list details the names, dates of death, places of death, marital status, and Bona Vacantia (BV) reference numbers of the deceased. Some […]
Continue ReadingHundreds of unclaimed estates reveal untold stories of African migration, wealth, and family ties left behind. Thousands of people die every year in the United Kingdom without leaving a will or identifying next of kin, and among them are many Nigerians and other Africans whose estates—ranging from property to savings—remain unclaimed. The UK government’s latest […]
Continue ReadingNigerian music diva, Teniola Apata, popularly called Teni, has narrated how she was down with malaria for two weeks but still had to attend a music performance in Ondo State. The ‘For Your Case’ crooner, in a video via her Instagram page on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, jokingly said she almost wanted her mother to […]
Continue ReadingDuring an interview on Channels TV on Monday, Professor Wole Soyinka responded to critics who have been taunting him to “say something” about the present administration. In the interview, he said, “People should stop trying to work on my timetable for me. I had not swallowed an alarm clock. I don’t see why I should […]
Continue ReadingNigerian newlywed couple, Dozie Okoye, a banker at Zenith Bank, and his wife, Joan Gusiora-Okoye, a nurse, who tragically lost their lives in a gas tanker explosion on March 11, 2025, have been laid to rest amidst an outpouring of grief from family and friends. The couple had tied the knot just weeks earlier, on […]
Continue ReadingA bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to provide for the office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the office of President as head of state and to provide for a framework for the mode of election to the said […]
Continue ReadingNigerian government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark this year’s Muslims Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement released on Wednesday, March 26, by the Ministry’s permanent secretary, Magdalene Ajani. The Minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the […]
Continue Reading21-year-old man, Victor Lorjaal, has been arrested for allegedly macheting his mother and elder sister to death in Ekiti State. Sources told security analyst, Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred at about 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 2025, at Aba Ele Camp, Itaji Ekiti. The suspect’s brother, David Ioyzain, reported to the police that Victor […]
Continue ReadingIt is sad to report that Bisola Ajimobi Kola-Daisi, the eldest daughter of the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has passed away. She died at the age of 42. Bisola reportedly died in the early hours of Thursday, March 27, in the United Kingdom. Before her death, Bisola served as the Special […]
Continue ReadingDemocracy is often cast as the antithesis of authoritarian rule — a beacon of liberty standing firm against the shadows of oppression. Yet, history tells a more intricate tale. Authoritarian regimes rarely storm the gates; instead, they slip quietly through the corridors of power, emerging not as abrupt usurpers but as offspring of the very […]
Continue ReadingA bill for an Act to alter the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to upgrade the 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) of Lagos State to full-fledged local government areas passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, sponsored by James Faleke, Babajimi Benson, Enitan Badru, and 19 other lawmakers, if passed, would increase […]
Continue ReadingA bill sponsored by Hon. Solomon Bob, seeking to remove the immunity conferred on the vice president, governors, and their deputies has passed for second reading in the House of Representatives. The constitutional amendment bill was passed for second reading at plenary in the House yesterday. Spearheading the debate, Bob said Section 308 of the 1999 […]
Continue ReadingAs part of its golden jubilee, the University of Calabar is said to have held a special convocation ceremony on Saturday, 22 March, 2025 where it handed out honours to all manner of persons. The Chancellor of the University is Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano. Present at that event also were Nyesom […]
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