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Once upon a time, before money displaced Ifa in the Land of Oduduwa, decency was the crest on the Yoruba crown. This was before government’s filthy hands slowly opened the palace gate, grabbed the glittering crown and tore off the crest. So, the crown, crest-broken, tumbled into the mud, crestfallen. Étiquette is not strange to […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a summon issued on him, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, yesterday produced before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, a document that contained President Bola Tinubu’s age. The document, known as Form EC9, was an affidavit of personal particulars which President Tinubu submitted to the […]
Continue Reading100-level female student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria, Salako Treasure was reported to have killed herself by consuming a substance suspected of sniper. Salako, said to be of the Department of Entrepreneur, was found dead inside an uncompleted building around the Lagere area of the town on Wednesday evening with a bottle […]
Continue ReadingOn Monday, the President signed into law a bill establishing an education bank that will provide interest-free loans to “indigent students.” The clumsily titled bill, “An Act to Provide Easy Access to Higher Education For Nigerians Through Interest-Free Loans From Nigeria Education Bank Established in this Act with a View To Provide Education for All […]
Continue ReadingA veteran Nollywood actor, Don Brymo Uchegbu popularly known as Don Brymo, has passed away. The 56-year-old Anambra State-born Uchegbu, who has featured in many movies, had been ill for a while and sadly passed away in his sleep on Thursday, June 15. Actor Junior Pope confirmed his passing on Instagram. May his soul rest in […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian referee identified as Mustapha Bello has been killed when he was struck by lightning during a friendly football match in Madalla town, Niger State, Nigeria. The deceased popularly known as Mustafa Coach 02 among football fans, and a member of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFA) met his tragic end on Tuesday evening, June […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has on Thursday, appointed Nuhu Ribadu, Dele Alake, Wale Edun and five others as Special Advisers. According to a release issued by State House Director of Information, Mr. Abiodun Oladunjoye, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight Special Advisers. Among them are Mr. Dele Alake, Special Adviser, Special Duties, […]
Continue ReadingIn view of the suspension of Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa by President Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has announced Mr. Abdulkarim Chukkol as the Acting Chairman of the commission. The acting EFCC Chairman holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Maiduguri (2000) and Post Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice […]
Continue ReadingAt the valedictory session of the 9th Senate last Saturday, a ‘Most distinguished’ (as they address themselves) told his colleagues that many owe their stay in the green chambers to the ‘benevolence’ of his wife, a retired judicial officer. Despite the best efforts of the (now former) Senate President Ahmad Lawan to apply the ‘off the mic’ principle to gag […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has suspended the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, from office indefinitely. Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, who stated this in a statement on Wednesday, disclosed that the suspension was meant to ensure investigations […]
Continue ReadingVice Chancellor of Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fashina Sunday, on Tuesday, visited one of his students, chef Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called chef Dammy, who attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. Chef Dammy is a 300-level Mass Communication undergraduate at the Federal University, Oye Ekiti. Chef […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) shared photos of him and his estranged wife, Precious in matching white outfits on his Twitter handle. From this, one can assume that the two estranged husband and wife who have been fighting dirty might have settled their dispute and have come back together. Captioning their […]
Continue ReadingWhile Muhammadu Buhari and honchos of his eight-year ruinous regime busied themselves with a feverish last-minute plunder of the public treasury, Femi Adesina chose to deploy his waning symbolic resource as Buhari’s media aide to hatch a brassy plunder of a scholarly laurel. In a social media post dishonestly titled “HONOUR FROM ACROSS THE SEAS,” Adesina misled […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Governor of Abia State, Ikechuckwu Emetu, has revealed that thousands of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), have been discovered in the office of the Chairman of Ariaria International Market, Aba. Emetu made this known in Umuahia during the 10th edition of Vision Africa Radio Station’s media training for journalists and other media practitioners. According to […]
Continue ReadingSixty-five survivors of a Kenyan ‘fast-to-death in order to go to heaven’ Christian cult are facing charges of attempted suicide after refusing to eat meals given to them at the rescue centre where they had been taken. The prosecution, at court on Monday, applied to have the survivors remanded in prison where mental and medical assessments could […]
Continue ReadingEkiti State chef, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called Chef Dammy has finally reached the 120-hour landmark in her ongoing cook-a-thon. This is coming barely a few hours after record holder for the longest hours in cooking (individual category), Chef Hilda Baci, who cooked on a stretch for 100 hours, was certified by the Guinness World Records. […]
Continue ReadingThe Batá is a Yoruba drum that is in a class of its own. It used to be highly venerated in social and political circles as its percussion impacted virtually all spheres of life. It is a double-faced drum shaped by its crafters to look like an hourglass, with one end of it bigger than […]
Continue ReadingAlmost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, a shocking statistic that shows the degradation of women’s rights in many parts of the world. According to the statistic, half of people globally still believe men make better political leaders than women; more than 40% believe men […]
Continue Reading“How was your Democracy Day?” “I woke up early, listened to President Bola Tinubu’s nationwide address, and I went about my daily affairs.” “Yesterday was a public holiday. You were expected to stay at home and have a good rest.” “I can understand if some people enjoyed the holiday, after all it is now more […]
Continue ReadingNational Industrial Court has ordered the arrest of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali and the Force Secretary, AIG Hafeez Inuwa, for disobeying the court order to reinstate some police officers who were graduates of Course 33, 34 and 35 of the police academy. The affected officers had approached the court presided over […]
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