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Media mogul, Mo Abudu has shared Professor Wole Soyinka’s reaction to the unusual encounter between the Nobel laureate and a plane passenger that led to national debate on the issue. Mixed reactions have trailed the conversation about the incident where a young Nigerian man ‘ordered’ Wole Soyinka, out of his seat onboard a flight over the weekend and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Southwest governors and other stakeholders in the zone, today held an emergency security summit at the Theophilus Ogunlesi Hall, Opposite UCH, Queen Elizabeth Road, Ibadan, Oyo State, to discuss the way-out of the security challenges in the zone. The Southwest Security Summit which was midwifed by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN), had […]
Continue ReadingYoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Tuesday condemned the statement credited to the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, over the issue of insecurity, especially kidnapping in the South West and some other parts of the country. Afenifere alleged that the VP said on Sunday in the United States of America that the kidnapping incidents in the […]
Continue ReadingProtesters under the aegis of Concerned APC National Stakeholders (CANS) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack some of his trusted allies described as cabal. These photos show the scores of protesters at Defense House on Monday who asked Buhari to take full control of government. Photo: Daily Trust
Continue ReadingActing Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad, has called on his colleagues on the bench of the Supreme Court to nominate suitable candidates for appointment as justices of the apex court. The move, which was sequel to an earlier request by President Muhammadu Buhari, is aimed at meeting the constitutional requirements of 21 […]
Continue ReadingSpecial Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has admitted that the level of insecurity in the country has put the nation in “dire times” He, however, said the government was not overwhelmed by the challenges such as terrorism, banditry, militancy, kidnapping and other crises. The Media and Publicity adviser […]
Continue ReadingFew hours to the end of his reign as Ogun State helsman, embattled governor Ibikunle Amosun allegedly contacted the state’s Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, confessing that he had thousands of arms and millions of ammunition in store at a secret armoury in Government House, and that he had decided to hand them over to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian oil mogul and billionaire, Mr Tonye Patrick Cole, has narrated his recent flight experience which was an encounter he witnessed between the Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, and a young Nigerian, who asked the octogenarian to stand up on a seat originally allocated to him (the young man) in the aircraft. Cole who narrated […]
Continue ReadingVice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged Nigerians in the Diaspora not to rely entirely on social media reports on the security challenges facing the country. Speaking at a townhall meeting in New York Sunday evening, Osinbajo said the social media “tends to be hysterical about practically everything”. The vice-president spoke in response to several questions […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Presidential Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed an application by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to have access and inspect the Central Server said to have been used by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the conduct of the February 23 presidential election. In a unanimous ruling delivered today, Monday […]
Continue ReadingOne of Atiku Abubakar’s campaigners, Sani Adamu, has aimed a dig at INEC accusing the electoral umpire of attempting to drag Nigeria towards a path similar to Abiola’s June 12 elections annulment conundrum as a result of its frantic attempt at denying that it electronically used servers to capture and store 2019 general elections. Sani, […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court Judge sitting in Lagos has issued a bench warrant for the arrest and production of the CEO of Innosson Nigeria Ltd, Mr. Innocent Chukwuma before the court. Justice Ayokunle Faji issued the warrant on Monday for the arrest of Chukwuma and two others. The Federal Government had a week ago urged the […]
Continue ReadingAbout eight people were said to be injured when one storey building collapsed at Mafoluku area of Oshodi, Lagos Nigeria, according to New Telegraph. It was gathered that the the building is located at No 35 Adesanya Street via Ayo ni o, Mafoluku area of Oshodi. It was also learnt that the building was an […]
Continue ReadingEx-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and rights activist, Olisa Agbakoba SAN, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to divide the country into eight regional structures. Agbakoba, one of the greatest heroes of democracy in Nigeria, noted that there are so many unclear issues in Nigeria about how people of the country want to organize […]
Continue ReadingThis platform received an email from one of our readers (which we will reproduce below) that one VICTOR AKEREDOLU, a 21-year-old Nigerian American is eager to find his father who was deported from the United States twenty years ago. Our said reader did not give the full name of the father of Victor Akeredolu, neither […]
Continue Reading15 months after two suspected thugs allegedly led by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, (now senate deputy president), invaded the Senate chamber and snatched the mace, the police have yet to conclude their investigation into the incident. According to Punch, the police had been treating the incident as a cold case, believing new information could lead to […]
Continue ReadingNigerian vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will be visiting the United States where he will be meeting with his US counterpart, Mr. Mike Pence, and other key groups and interests in the country. The Vice President is expected back in Abuja on Thursday. The Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) Office of […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted claims that its Director of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mr Chidi Nwafor, has resigned. The commission made the clarification in a notice on its official twitter handle @inecnigeria, on Saturday. It described the rumour as false, urging members of the public to disregard it. “The rumour […]
Continue ReadingPresident of Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro SAN, has declared that judges are afraid of performing their duties as expected due to fear and intimidation from the executive arm of government. Usoro lamented over the “intimidation of judges by members of the executive arm and security operatives”, stressing that judges now “operate under an […]
Continue ReadingTHISDAY Managing Director Eniola Bello flanked to his right by son Olaoluwa, brother Commodore Ayo Bello-Odofin, and to his left by son Ololade, sister-in-law Aisha Wayer, daughters Bukola and Wuraola at Danescourt Cemetery Wolverhampton, UK during the internment of his wife Helen…Thursday. It was a day for torrents of tributes Thursday as family and friends […]
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