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A grief-stricken Nigerian woman, Lydia Imie Ogbejiele, has narrated how she narrowly escaped death in the hands of her husband, Lucky, after he allegedly killed her 63-year-old mother on July 1, 2025 in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. According to the Greater Sudbury Police, the suspect, Lucky Ogbejiele, stabbed his mother-in-law to death and attacked his wife, […]
Continue ReadingAfrobeats diva, Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, captivated a global audience with a breathtaking performance during the halftime show at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup final held at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, United States. In making history as the first African artist to headline a Club […]
Continue ReadingRuling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged winners in all announced chairmanship positions in the just concluded Lagos State Local Government elections. According to the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), APC candidates were returned elected across all local government areas and local council development areas (LCDAs) declared so far. The newly elected council chairmen […]
Continue ReadingThe Yoruba including myself are conflicted about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Since the return to civil democratic rule in 1999, he had actively sought to mentor me. At a point, he actually offered to sponsor me for the governorship of Ekiti state and urged me to cross over to Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. This […]
Continue ReadingChelsea FC, a Premier League club, have won the first edition of the expanded FIFA Club World Cup after a commanding 3-0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States on Sunday night. The Blues, who were the underdogs to win in regulation, only needed just 43 minutes to take total […]
Continue ReadingPopular Nigerian Disc Jockey (DJ), Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has revealed that the past week is one of the the hardest she has ever had. The billionaire Femi Otedola’s daughter, who stated this in her Instagram story on Sunday, July 13, noted that she is however grateful to have survived. She […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s 2027 presidential election will be a nasty duel between two chaotic coalitions of politicians. Both coalitions are curiously fuelled by fear. For the APC ruling coalition, it is the fear of being challenged and possibly thrown out of power. It is that fear and its insecurity that fuelled the drift of the APC towards […]
Continue ReadingAwujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has joined his ancestors The monarch died on Sunday at the age of 91, hours after the announcement of the death of his longtime friend and former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, confirmed the monarch’s death in a statement issued from Abeokuta, the state capital, […]
Continue ReadingSome months ago, I called Mr Kolapo Olapoju, editor of TheCable — the online newspaper I founded 11 years ago — and alerted him to the dangers ahead. I told him the next presidential election will be the dirtiest in our history. I advised him to hold regular seminars with his team so as to […]
Continue ReadingFactional chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure has held a closed-door meeting with Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), at the latter’s residence in Abuja, Nigeria. Details of the meeting remain unclear, but its timing has raised eyebrows as it follows closely on the heels of a public demand […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian President, Muhammdu Buhari has passed away. His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, announced the passing of the former president on X. He wrote: “The family of the former president has announced the passing on of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. “May Allah accept him in Aljannatul […]
Continue ReadingOn 26 June, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed a set of tax reform bills into law that will change how taxes are collected and paid in Nigeria. These reforms are designed to simplify the tax system, improve fairness, and enhance the efficiency of tax administration across the country. For many Nigerians, this is a welcome […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria has appealed to the public for assistance in identifying a female patient who was brought to its Trauma ICU. According to the statement issued by the hospital on Friday, July 11, 2025, the woman was found unconscious along Kubwa–Deidei Road. The hospital urged anyone who recognizes her […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, film producer, model, television personality, investor and philanthropist, Rita Dominic, who turns 50 today, July 12, took to her Instagram page to share these stunning new photos to celebrate her special day. More photos:
Continue Reading“The mind grows old, no less than the body.” Aristotle, The Politics, Book II, Ch. 9, 146 (Penguin Classics, 1981) A little over two decades ago, away from its perception as a shrine for the resolution of the most rarefied disputes in the country, the Supreme Court of Nigeria played host to a Nigerian drama. With less […]
Continue ReadingPopular American rapper and songwriter, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty, widely known as Nicki Minaj, has revealed that she just purchased her first private jet—and true to her signature style, it’s completely pink. Announcing the news on social media, she wrote: “Just bought my first jet. It’s all pink. Come on losers get in! Sike. Fly Barbz […]
Continue ReadingVeteran and star Nigerian actress, Joke Silva celebrated her husband, veteran actor Olu Jacobs, as he turns 83 on Friday. Taking to her Instagram page, she wrote: “The one and only Sir J dee J @_olujacobs …we met when you were 38 and today by God’s wonderfull Grace you are …83…🎺🎺🎺🎺God be PRAISED!!! For all […]
Continue Reading“You can’t beat something with nothing” – American baseball team coach after his team lost 17 games in a row. Since governance has been suspended for active politicking in Nigeria until May 2027, we might as well stop deceiving ourselves and squarely face the issue of selection of our President from 2027 to 2031. In […]
Continue ReadingNational Working Committee (NWC) of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), led by its Interim National Chairman, Senator David Mark, has assured the party’s state chairmen of their full inclusion in the opposition coalition seeking to challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. This assurance was given during a meeting which brought together the […]
Continue ReadingRichard Lederer, an Octogenarian linguist dubbed as ‘the wizard of wisdom’, once wrote about how George Orwell (19th century English writer renowned for such novels as ‘Animal Farm’ and ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’) “warned us that dishonest language is a drug that can put conscience to sleep.” We see a lot of that today in Nigeria, especially within the […]
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