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Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, former Ondo State First Lady, has stated that her late husband, Rotimi Akeredolu, would have survived his battle with cancer if he had listened to her advice to prioritise medical treatment over spiritual intervention. Chatting with Star News publisher, Olumide Akinrinlola, on Thursday, Betty asserted that her husband’s life could have been prolonged […]
Continue ReadingIn her biography of Ayo Rosiji, one of the key politicians of Nigeria’s first republic, entitled Man With Vision, Australia-born historian, Nina Mba, citing a Holmes, called biographers “People who knead people.” In other words, biographers knead their subjects from raw flour into edible form. You then wonder what the late lecturer in the History […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the approval from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for Telecommunication operators to increase tariffs by 50% for the first time in 11 years, MTN Nigeria has announced a review of its data plan prices. The decision was said to have been a result of telco companies facing rising operational costs, forcing adjustments across the […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State Chief Magistrates Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has struck out the defamation case brought against human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi. The court decision followed the application and motion by the police prosecutor, Martins Akala, an officer in charge of Legal at the State Police Command’s Criminal Investigation Department, for withdrawal of the […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afrobeats star, songwriter, and record producer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has said that she has never had a boyfriend in her entire life. Tems stated this in a recent podcast interview with Chinasa Anukam, leaving many fans taken aback. The music diva opened up about her unconventional relationship status, stating that she’s […]
Continue ReadingEven after Pastor Enoch Adeboye had distanced himself from the arrest of a TikToker who disrespected him Olumide Ogunsanwo (SeaKing), the church PR unit still put out a notice overriding him. The church claimed that Pastor Adeboye weighed in before the video was reviewed. After watching it, they think, “It has become necessary to allow […]
Continue ReadingMrs. Rose Idibia, the mother of veteran singer Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2face or (@official2baba), has in a video that went viral on Thursday evening, raised the alarm that Nigerians should help her beg Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawuru, to leave her son. According to Mrs. Idibia, 2face is presently not in his right […]
Continue ReadingThe National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) much-anticipated meeting, presided over by Acting National Chairman Umar Damagum, concluded on Wednesday. According to Sahara Reporters, thirteen NWC members voted to recognise Sunday Ude-Okoye as the substantive National Secretary. The outgoing secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, received zero votes, as no NWC member, including Damagum, […]
Continue ReadingBetween 1983 and 1987, the radical military regime of Captain Thomas Sankara changed the colonial name of Upper Volta to Burkina Faso. While the courts bequeathed by the former French colonial overlords continued to dispense justice to the elite, people’s tribunals were established to decide cases on the basis of African jurisprudence. The Tribunal were […]
Continue ReadingAmerican-based Nigerian teenage fencer, Peluola Akinbamiro, has pledged her allegiance to Nigeria on the international stage, becoming the second fencer to pick the country after Folayemi Akinyosoye switched his allegiance from Great Britain to Nigeria last year. The 13-year-old student from Fort Bend Fencing Academy in Houston expressed that her love for Nigeria inspired her […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lawyer, Stan Alieke, has said that under the Igbo customary law, it is the bride price that validates the paternity of a child and not even the result from a DNA test. In a post he shared on his Instastories, and X handle, Alieke further stated that if a man is yet to pay […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian single lady, Unwana Peters has said that a man will never beat his wife if she is truly respectful and submissive to him. Unwana, who stated this in a Facebook post on Monday, said such can only happen if the man is intoxicated or is simply a terrible person. Read her post below:
Continue ReadingKeystone Bank has confirmed that it is now fully owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria, stating that the takeover will enhance its stability and facilitate a smooth recapitalisation process. It was among the three banks whose boards and management were dissolved by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on 10th January 2024, leading to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian music icon, Innocent Ujah Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or (@official2baba), has set social media abuzz after confirming his romantic relationship with Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawaru. The revelation comes as 2Baba took to Instagram on Tuesday to clear the air amid his recent divorce from wife, Annie Idibia, with the singer expressing his desire […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has denied impregnating former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate and star, Nengi Rebecca Hampson, popularly known as Nengi. In a statement, the Governor’s spokesperson, Kolawole Oredipe, dismissed the allegations as a malicious attempt to tarnish his reputation. The statement emphasized that Governor Diri is a respected public figure who […]
Continue ReadingNational Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the purported suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, describing it as illegal. The party, in a statement on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, faulted the suspension, stating that it violated the PDP Constitution […]
Continue ReadingIn 1954 Sir John Verity lost his job because he won an argument. It was in his ninth year in office as Chief Justice of colonial Nigeria. Sir John arrived in Nigeria in October 1945 from the British Guyana, where he had served in a similar position since 1941. At the time, Nigeria was still a […]
Continue ReadingTransparency International, a global coalition against corruption, has ranked Nigeria as the 36th most corrupt country in the world. Nigeria was joined by Uganda, Mexico, Madagascar, Iraq, and Cameroon in the same spot with a total score of 26 points. The ranking released on Tuesday highlighted the 2024 corruption perceptions index. The list ranks Denmark […]
Continue ReadingPolitical crisis in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), continues to exacerbate as its Abia State chapter has suspended the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Senator Adolphus Wabara, over alleged anti-party conducts. Wabara’s suspension was announced after a state executive council meeting in Umuahia. It noted that Wabara’s activities are unbecoming of […]
Continue ReadingSince he became president in May 2023, Bola Tinubu has enjoyed nothing more than hiring and firing people. A week hardly passes without Tinubu making one public appointment or another, which shows the enormous patronage power of the Nigerian president. But equally, Tinubu has fired more people on grounds of corruption in less than two years in […]
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