Stop apologising for OBIdients ―Shehu Sani advises Peter Obi

Former Nigerian Senator who represented Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, comrade Shehu Sani has taken to his Twitter handle to advise the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi to stop apologising for whatever his followers, the OBIdients say or do in reaction to any of the Nigerian public figures’ actions. […]

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Judiciary may treat Tinubu better than INEC did ―Reno Omokri says

Former aide to ex-Nigerian president, Mr. Reno Omokri as described President elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as a political scholar which PDP need to study and learn from in order to defeat his political base. Reno share this thought on his official Twitter Page where he wrote: “Tinubu has been preparing for 2023 since 1998. He […]

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Peter Obi, Labour Party apply for live broadcast of presidential tribunal proceedings

Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, have filed an application asking that proceedings at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal be televised live. This is coming a few days after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar had applied for the same. Addressing reporters after the court proceedings […]

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Sperm found in private part of Princess’ foster daughter is not of Baba Ijesha ―Actor Yomi Fabiyi calls for arrest of comedian Princess

Nigerian actor, Yomi Fabiyi, has called for the immediate arrest comedian, Damilola Adekoya aka Princess. Yomi made the call in a letter addressed to Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Recall that Princess made news in 2021 when she alleged that her colleague, Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha, defiled her 14-year-old foster daughter. Baba Ijesha was […]

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Court rules that NBC has no powers to impose fine on broadcast stations

A Federal High Court sitting at Abuja, Nigeria, has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on Nigerian broadcast stations. Presiding Judge, James Omotosho, in a ruling on Wednesday, said the NBC lacked the judicial powers to impose penalties. The Incorporated Trustees of Media Rights Agenda (MRA) had, in an originating motions marked: […]

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Another party, APP withdraws petition against Tinubu

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has on Wednesday dismissed the petition of the Action People’s Party (APP) challenging the declaration of Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election and subsequent declaration as the ‘president-elect’. The dismissal of the petition followed an application by the party to withdraw its petition challenging the […]

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Two weeks after returning from France, Tinubu jets out of Nigeria again

Two weeks after he returned to the country from a trip to France and London, Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe again, purportedly on a working visit. This was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman. The statement read: “Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business […]

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Are African children truly better raised than Western kids?, By Azuka Onwuka

If you asked most Nigerians or Africans, they would tell you that through pampering Western children are badly raised. They believe that because most Western countries have stringent laws against all forms of corporal punishment directed at children, children raised in Western countries are not disciplined, well behaved, respectful, resourceful, etc. But is there any […]

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Southwest PDP national vice chairman, Adagunodo is dead

The Southwest zonal Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) National Vice Chairman, Mr. Olasoji Adagunodo is dead. He died on Tuesday evening at the age of 62. Close sources to Adagunodo, revealed that the politician travelled to the United States (US) shortly after the general elections for a routine medical checkup but he did not come back. […]

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Bishop Daniel raped me twice in his Lekki home ―Female assistant pastor tells court

A 23-year-old female assistant pastor, on Tuesday told the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court that Bishop Daniel Oluwafeyiropo, allegedly raped her twice. Bishop Daniel is standing trial on an amended three-count charge bordering on rape and sexual assault, to which he pleaded not guilty. The assistant pastor (name withheld) testified for the prosecution […]

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Tony Elumelu backstabbed me many times ―Femi Otedola discloses

Billionaire Nigerian businessman, Mr. Femi Otedola has accused the chairman of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), Mr. Tony Elumelu, of backstabbing him repeatedly at his most vulnerable moments in business. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to TheCable, weeks after the businessman acquired stakes in Transcorp and sold the shares. Otedola […]

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Supreme Court affirms Adeleke as elected Osun governor

In its verdict on Tuesday, Supreme Court of Nigeria has declared Ademola Adeleke as the Governor of Osun State. Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared that Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 403,371 votes, to defeat then-incumbent governor Adegboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 375,027 votes. But […]

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95-year-old Alhaji marries 14-year-old girl in Nigeria (Photos)

95-year-old man identified as Alhaji Muhammad Sabo has reportedly married a young girl said to be 14 years old in Abuja community, Nigeria. The wedding fatiha was held on May 5, 2023, at Dogon Ruwa under Gawu in Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nigeria. People earlier expressed skepticism over the […]

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8 months pregnant woman shot dead by abusive ex-husband in South Africa (Photos)

35-year-old pregnant South African woman who was shot dead by her ex-husband has been identified as Ntombizodwa Khumalo. Women For Change, an NPO advocating for the protection of the constitutional rights of women in South Africa, posted her photo on Monday, May 8, 2023. She was killed by Jonnas Tebogo Mpete, 39, a police officer […]

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A visitation and the allure of ‘reconciliation’, By Wole Soyinka

Before it gains traction and embarks on a life of its own, I wish to state clearly that the word “Reconciliation” inserted into some reports of Peter Obi’s visit to me yesterday, Sunday, 7 May, is a most inappropriate, and diversionary invocation. Let me clarify: I know the entity known as Peter Obi, presidential candidate of […]

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Sentence serves them right ―Actress Georgina Onuoha mocks Ekweremadu, wife

American-based Nigerian star actress, Georgina Onuoha has mocked former Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, following their imprisonment in the United Kingdom, UK, under the Modern Slavery Act,. Last Friday, the UK Court had sentenced Ekweremadu to 9 years and eight months, while his wife Beatrice and Obinna Obetta got four years and […]

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