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My Fellow Nigerians, In fulfilment of one of my constitutional duties and with an unyielding commitment to rebuilding Nigeria towards ensuring that we remain steadfast on the journey to a prosperous future, I hereby present the 2025 Budget to the Joint Session of the 10th National Assembly. On this day, before this hallowed chamber, I […]
Continue ReadingGovernor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed concern over a reported death sentence of a young man in the state for stealing a fowl. In a statement posted on X.com on Tuesday, governor Adeleke has directed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to launch a full investigation into the case and initiate […]
Continue ReadingThere appears to be panic and deep pain in Afe Babalola’s actions since the publication and sales of the new international bestseller, Dele Farotimi’s book, Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System. It became a bestseller precisely because the all-powerful Mr Babalola is determined to stop Nigerians and the international community from reading it. Apparently, no one […]
Continue ReadingNigerian women’s national football team, the Super Falcons, have been named African National Team of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards 2024. This achievement, revealed on Monday by the Confederation of African Football during the presentation ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, reinforces their dominance and excellence in African women football. The prestigious […]
Continue ReadingHe needs no ushering exordium. In the last few weeks, his name has been an intense tintinnabulating trend on the social and mainstream media in Nigeria. Pugnacious and polemic human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, hails from my hometown of Imesi-Ile. We are a closely knit community of cerebral and industrious men and women […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Nancy Isime, has marked her 33rd birthday in style and unveiled her newly acquired home. Top and veteran actresses like Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Shaffy Bello, Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele, NIDCOM CEO, Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Pastor Jimmy Odukoya and many more attended the unveiling of the home. In a long essay on her Instagram […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Faithia Williams-Balogun has taken to social media to respond to her colleague, another star actress, Funke ‘Jenifa’ Akindele who reportedly blocked her on Instagram. The drama unfolded after it was reported that the two actresses had unfollowed each other on the platform. Sources say, the rift between the two beautiful actresses began […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Government has announced the renaming of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) to the name of former Nigerian Head of State, Yakubu Gowon University (YGU). Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, revealed the decision to State House correspondents on Monday, December 15, after the Federal Executive Council’s meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. The […]
Continue ReadingIn these desperate times, where men face endless “play away” options, every man who values his family should take a moment for serious self-reflection. There is a pressing need for sexual discipline among married men, as nothing communicates disrespect to a wife more than a husband’s sexual recklessness. As social media increasingly preaches the “cheat […]
Continue ReadingNigerian lawyer and rights activist, Mr. Dele Farotimi, has maintained that he did not send anybody, on his own behalf, to beg or plead with Chief Afe Babalola SAN. Farotimi is currently standing trial in Ekiti State and federal courts for criminal defamation and cyber bulling in a complaint lodged against him by the legal […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Afro pop superstar, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, and American singer and actress, Chloe Bailey, have been spotted together in Lagos, Nigeria, drawing attention from fans and onlookers. Chloe was first seen getting into one of Burna Boy’s Aventador Lamborghinis. Later, the two were spotted at a nightclub in Lagos, enjoying the […]
Continue ReadingTwo major meetings were held over the weekend that just passed that have implications for the future of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the possible resolution or otherwise of political developments among member-states in the last two to three years, with implications for the future of the sub-regional organization. ECOWAS was […]
Continue ReadingAmerican star singer, Cardi B, has sparked new controversy in her on-and-off relationship with Offset after sharing explicit messages from her estranged husband, who seems to be pleading for a reconciliation. Over the weekend, the Bronx rapper posted a screenshot on X (formerly Twitter) of a private text exchange where Offset begged her for intimacy, […]
Continue Reading“It is said that the judiciary is the last hope of a common man, but what happens when a common man cannot get justice? The purpose of seeking justice is forfeited.” An Oshogbo High Court judge sentenced two brothers from Cotonou to death for armed robbery and murder. The judge admitted the confessional statement as […]
Continue ReadingContrary to assertions by some so-called experts who have been prattling all week that Dele Farotimi wrote what he could not logically substantiate in his book Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, this was a pre-meditated confrontation. Having depleted the legal means to get justice, he wrote to re-litigate the case in the court of […]
Continue ReadingNigerian man, Samuel Nwajaju, has become the first African to win the Mister International pageant at the 16th edition of the pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. Mister International, established in 2006 by the late Alan Sim, the former president and founder, is one of the world’s largest male pageants, second only to Mister World in […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Super Eagles star and international footballer, Ademola Lookman has been named the African Player of the Year at the prestigious 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards. The announcement was made during a glittering ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, celebrating the finest talents in African football. Ademola Lookman arrived at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, […]
Continue ReadingPresident, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), Davidson Alaribe in a chat with Punch, bore his mind with Punch’s Johnson Idowu on the state of Nigerian judicial system among many issues affecting Nigeria at the moment. Alaribe said: “Our judicial system regarding punishment for fraud and corruption is very loose. What I need to […]
Continue ReadingCanada-based female Nigerian lawyer, Tomilola Edwards (Vanna), revealed that her Canadian husband told her that Nigerian girls love marriage but pretend not to care. She disclosed this on her Instagram story while sharing how quickly they got engaged and married after meeting in 2020. Her post:
Continue ReadingThe moment I stepped out of church last Sunday and checked my phone, I saw a missed call from my friend, Mustapha Sanah (HRH Dalun-Lana Tapha Mahamadu II). He had left a terse message: “Prepare for inauguration.” I surmised that former President John Dramani Mahama and candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Coalition (NDC) had won […]
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