Nigeria’s NASS passes N21.8tn budget, Defence and Health Ministries get the lion’s share

Nigeria’s National Assembly, on Wednesday, increased the 2023 budget proposal from N20.51tn to N21.82tn and passed it. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, had on October 7, 2022, presented a budget proposal of N20.51tn to the parliament with  a deficit of N10.782tn. Appropriations Committees of both the Senate and House of Representatives said the N1.3tn increase in […]

Continue Reading

Ekiti Tribunal upholds Oyebanji’s governorship election victory

Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti, has upheld the election victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, in the June governorship election. INEC had declared that Oyebanji polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic […]

Continue Reading

President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor is dead

In a statement on his Instagram page on Wednesday night, the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has confirmed the death of Prof. George Obiozor, the President General of the apex Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Uzodimma said, “On behalf of the Government and people of Imo State, I, Senator Hope Uzodimma, the Executive Governor […]

Continue Reading

Reggae legend, Bob Marley’s grandson, Joseph Marley, dies at 31

Joseph Marley, also known as Jo Mersa, the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, has reportedly died at the age of 31. The musician was found unresponsive in a vehicle in the United States on Tuesday, Dec. 27, according to the streaming service TIDAL. Joseph, suffered from asthma his entire life, and he was suspected […]

Continue Reading

US-Africa Summit: In whose interest?, By Dakuku Peterside

The US–African summit has come and gone. The US President, Joe Biden, and a group of US business leaders met with 49 African presidents and many business stakeholders. He made promises to improve the US bilateral and multilateral relations with Africa. He has spent much of his first two years in office trying to assuage […]

Continue Reading

Nigerian actress, Shan George gets a Mercedes Benz as Christmas gift from her children

Nigerian actress, Shan George is filled with joy as her children gifted her a Mercedes Benz for Christmas some days ago. The veteran and beautiful actress  posted the car key on her Instagram page on Wednesday morning alongside the vehicle particulars and wrote: “My Pple, help me thank my  children @spektrumdelnoi @presidentjaga for this Christmas Gift. […]

Continue Reading

Pele ‘bids family, friends farewell’ in heartbreaking message (Video)

Brazilian football legend, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pele, was seen making a video call from his hospital bed and the caption on the video claims he is saying goodbye to family and friends The condition of the three-time world cup champion has deteriorated. A viral video shows him struggling to breathe. The 82-year-old, who […]

Continue Reading

You getting married & dancing like they forced you to accept the marriage proposal? ―BBNaija’s TolaniBaj asks ‘boring brides’

BBNaija reality TV star, Tolani Baj has taken a swipe at ladies who are getting married and whom she has classified as ‘boring brides.’ In a tweet shared on her handle, Tolani wondered how some ladies would be ”dancing two steps” on their wedding day, as though they were forced to get married. She wrote: […]

Continue Reading

See armed Nigerian police officers drinking alcohol on duty (Video)

Spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (PPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has reacted to a video of police officers drinking alcohol while on duty. The officers were dressed in military attire with bottles of alcoholic drinks in front of them. A Twitter user had shared the video and asked if this was right. Adejobi responded that […]

Continue Reading

PDP member, grassroots mobiliser assassinated in Oyo State

A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Mudashiru Baraka, has been reportedly assassinated. Baraka was said to have been killed by rival political thugs on Wednesday morning in Oyo town. According to Punch, the late Baraka, a PDP grassroots mobiliser in the town, was macheted to death by his assailants at […]

Continue Reading

Aggrieved PDP govs may go for Obasanjo’s candidate next week

The five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors may endorse their preferred presidential candidate on January 5, barring any unforeseen circumstances. According to Punch, the governors, who are presently meeting in London, United Kingdom, might be influenced by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s advice that the Presidency should come to the Southeast in 2023. Governors Nyesom […]

Continue Reading

Forecast of What Atiku, Tinubu, or Obi Govts Might Be, By Farooq A. Kperogi

If the general election holds in February next year, one of three people will be declared president: APC’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu, PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, or Labor Party’s Peter Obi. Only a natural disaster, such as death, can change that reality. There is no foretoken of indications at the moment that can reveal with certainty which […]

Continue Reading

Metuh cautions Anambra bizman, Arthur Eze over Peter Obi’s 2023 ambition

Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Olisa Metuh, has advised the famous Anambra businessman, Arthur Eze to calm down. Metuh said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, following Arthur’s declaration to disassociate himself from the presidential ambition of the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi to back the presidential candidate […]

Continue Reading

Akin Osuntokun replaces Okupe as Obi/Datti’s new campaign DG

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, on Tuesday announced Mr. Akin Osuntokun, a former aide to President Olusegun Obasanjo, as the new Director General (DG) of his campaign council. Osuntokun replaced former DG of the Obi-Datti Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe, who announced his resignation in a letter addressed personally to the […]

Continue Reading

Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin gave out N100 million cash gifts, food to Nigerians at Christmas (Video)

In a trending video on Twitter, the popular prophet Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin is seen distributing food, noodles and over 100 million naira cash gifts to thousands of Nigerians as they celebrate love and the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The kind gesture of the man of God was well received and appreciated […]

Continue Reading

I’m not in support of Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential ambition ―Prince Arthur Eze

Anambra-born billionaire businessman, Prince Arthur Eze, has disassociated himself from Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential ambition. He made his position known recently, at the occasion of the 2022 Ofala festival of HRH Igwe (Dr.) Robert Eze, the traditional ruler of Ukpo in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Eze said: “I warned Peter Obi to […]

Continue Reading

Peter Obi: Time To Destroy This Temple, By Lasisi Olagunju

There is a trending video of a senile Paul Biya, President of Cameroon, at the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, DC. He is called to deliver his speech after President Paul Kagame of Rwanda. He comes out, sits down and starts browsing aimlessly through a pamphlet he is holding. He mutters some words […]

Continue Reading