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Chelsea 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 […]
Continue ReadingSuper Eagles of Nigeria have dropped one spot, from 43rd to 44th, in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday on the FIFA’s official website. In Africa, the Super Eagles are now ranked fifth. Morocco leads the continent at 12th globally, followed by Senegal (18th), Egypt (34th), and Algeria (36th). Rwanda, which will host […]
Continue ReadingNigerian Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the Governor of Edo State, dismissing the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate, Asue Ighodalo. The five-member panel of the apex court in its judgment delivered by Justice Lawal Garba, held that the appellants failed to prove their case of over-voting, […]
Continue ReadingDuring a recent interview, Peter Obi was asked how he would address political agitations across the country if he were the president. He responded that he would dialogue. Referring to the detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, Obi added that his incarceration “does not make sense”. He said, “Some people said because he (Kanu) used vulgar […]
Continue ReadingBeautiful Nigerian actress, Moji Afolayan, has opened up on how she was blacklisted by movie marketers after she refused to yield to their sexual advances. Speaking in a recent interview on Oyinmomo TV which started trending on Wednesday, the 57-year-old actress, who is the daughter of the late legendary actor Adeyemi ‘Ade love’ Afolayan, revealed […]
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