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Muhammadu Buhari’s newly appointed ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, Adamu Abdulhamid, may not have obtained a master’s degree in Business Management and Leadership from London Graduate School, UK, as claimed. The institution has in fact told Peoples Gazette that Adamu Abdulhamid did not obtain a master’s degree from there. Appointment of Mr Adamu who […]
Continue ReadingAye ti ba je! (the world has gone bad). A US dollar exchanged for N504 at the weekend. What this means is that your one million naira cannot buy two thousand dollars worth of anything. It will get worse going forward. On April 13, 2018, UNICEF released a statement in which it lamented that “since […]
Continue ReadingItaly have been crowned champions of the 2020 European Championship after defeating England 3-2 in penalties on Sunday night, July 11. Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero for the Azzurri in the shootout, while substitutes Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka failed to convert from the spot for England. Meanwhile, even Andrea Belotti and […]
Continue ReadingOn July 7, a Federal High Court in Abuja ruled that Mrs Kemi Adeosun, as of the time she was appointed a Minister in the cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari, did not need an NYSC Discharge Certificate or any form of waiver to be able to hold such a high public office or contest any election […]
Continue ReadingRemains of the multitalented singer, rapper, actor, comedian and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan have been committed to mother earth according to Islamic rites. The news of the death of the veteran singer and Jagbajantis crooner, who died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma was broken on Sunday. He was buried in New Jersey, […]
Continue ReadingA gun in many illegal hands is the readiest metaphor for a state consumed by insecurity. The consequence is something even more unnerving and sinister. It is the democratization of the ability to kill through uncontrolled access to arms. Indiscriminate death in the hands of random assailants is perhaps the closest you get to anarchy. […]
Continue ReadingNigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Tiwatope Savage, popularly called Tiwa Savage has continued to share beautiful photos of herself. Just as she ushered her fans into the weekend with a beautiful dance video in which she showed off her newly gotten tattoo, the songstress has now again shared new gorgeous photos of herself. See photos […]
Continue ReadingPolice operatives have launched investigations into the mysterious death of two Nigerian men who lost their lives during a night party hosted at Skyhorse Apartment in Kilimani, Nairobi, Kenya. Going by a report from the police, one of the men died after jumping from the 7th floor of the apartment under unclear circumstances while the […]
Continue ReadingIn ex-President Jacob Zuma’s jailing for 15 months by South Africa’s Constitutional Court, Africa and humanity in general are dragged to school by the nape of their dresses. Author of celebrated Yoruba classic, Igbi Aye Nyi – Life swivels like a wind – Chief T. A. A. Ladele, had earlier taught the world one or […]
Continue ReadingVeteran actor, Olu Jacobs, turns 79 on Sunday July 11. His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, took to her Instagram page on Sunday morning to wish him a happy birthday. “Celebrations galore….Joy joy joy with joy my heart is ringing Joy Joy Joy His love for us is known….HAPPY BIRTHDAY Sir J _olujacobs Here is […]
Continue ReadingUnited States men’s basketball team lost to Nigeria 90-87 on Saturday night, July10, in its first pre-Olympic exhibition game. Nigeria who had six NBA players and former NBA head coach Mike Brown at the helm, beat USA, inflicting the country’s first ever loss to an African Nation. The landmark victory came nine years after the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria, a country of roughly 250 ethnic groups arbitrarily coupled together by the British colonialists in 1914, is mired in an “existential crisis”, probably like never before. Apart from the north, it seems every other part wants out. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), under the leadership of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has long declared its […]
Continue ReadingMultitalented Nigerian singer, rapper, actor, comedian and songwriter, Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan, has passed away. He died at the age of 44. The veteran singer and Jagbajantis crooner, died after battling Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma. In a signed statement, Dr. Kayode Fasasi, on behalf of the Fasasi family, broke the sad news. The statement […]
Continue ReadingThe Emir of Kajuru, Adamu Kajuru, and 12 persons described as “members of his family,” have been kidnapped by bandits in Kaduna State. This was disclosed by the former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, who wrote on Twitter on Sunday. “The Emir of Kajuru, 30 minutes drive from Kaduna and twelve of his family members were […]
Continue ReadingNigerian star actress, Jaiye Kuti celebrates her birthday today 10th of July and took to social media to celebrate the big day with her fans. Jaye Kuti who had started a countdown to her birthday since the beginning of the month is finally excited to be celebrating another year in good health and happiness. The actress […]
Continue ReadingYoungest child of actors, Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs, graduated from the American University of Nigeria AUN on Saturday July 10. The proud mum shared the good news on her Instagram page on Saturday afternoon. “And here he is …Olugbenga Oluwapamperinayo Jacobs…@oj_poetry …our last born.This stage done and dusted. As you start the next may […]
Continue ReadingBrother to the embattled leader of the Nigeria-proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has disclosed how they spoke while he was in Kenya shortly before “he went missing.” Kingsley Kanu, the brother, disclosed that Nnamdi had taken a walk and that he was without his documents when he was arrested. The UK Guardian […]
Continue ReadingThe author, Chinua Achebe, in his 1983 book, “The Trouble with Nigeria”, depicts a nation where leadership is the most critical challenge in addressing the issues of underdevelopment, nepotism, institutional corruption, inept and mediocre personality cult, and injustice that have bedeviled the nation. Nearly four decades after that publication, our national life is still plagued […]
Continue ReadingOba of Benin, Ewuare II, has kicked against the decision of the Edo state government to take custody of the 1,130 stolen Benin artefacts that are in the process of being repatriated from Germany. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki and the other top government officials are currently in […]
Continue ReadingThe abduction of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and the recent terrorist attack on the leader of the movement for Odudua Nation, Sunday Adeyemo (aka Sunday Igboho), by the Muhammadu Buhari regime, did not come as a surprise. In a recent piece, calling for the removal of the president from […]
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