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Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe in the Senate In this seven-minute interchange between Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe and His Lordship, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the Senator, referring to the 2018 case of Akeredolu vs Abraham and 2019 case of Ademola Adeleke vs Oyetola, exposed the vulnerability and ordinariness of the CJN. CJN […]
Continue ReadingTragedy struck when he was assassinated mid-life in 1987. However, the 43 years life of Jamaican reggae music star, Peter MclnTosh, otherwise known as Peter Tosh, put a considerable weight on existence over and above metaphysics. No, this is not an avenue to venerate the poetry in Tosh’s songs, his philosophy of equality of skin […]
Continue ReadingPerri Shakes-Drayton, wife of Big Brother Naija housemate, Mike has reacted after video shows her husband was insulted and pushed by his fellow housemate, Tacha, a female. Addressing the issue on Instagram, Mike’s wife, who is a British track and field athlete, praised her husband for how he handled the situation, despite the ‘obvious hate […]
Continue ReadingTwo years after, Mr. Lanre Gentry, the hotelier estranged husband of popular actress, Mercy Aigbe, while speaking with Sunday Scoop said, he and his wife have settled their issues outside the court and have also moved past it. Gentry maintained, “We are not in court and we don’t have any issues (again). She is my […]
Continue ReadingThe vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, in his speech at the 8th stakeholders meeting of Anambra State chapter of the PDP titled,” Repositioning for power and good governance” held in Awka, said he was ready to lay down his life to deliver Nigerians […]
Continue ReadingBig Brother Naija Saturday night came with lots of drama, as Tacha had a fight with Mike and Omashola after the party. Tacha’s anger was centered on why the guys should get drunk before the girls at the party, which Mike shrugged off at first. The fight however took a different turn after Tacha pushed […]
Continue ReadingOn a visit to my mum years ago — this should be in 2009 — I saw an improvised battery-powered lamp on her table. It was mounted on a wood, probably six-inch long, with space for two AA batteries. There were several energy-saving bulbs mounted on the low-tech device. “What is this?” I asked her, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday separately met with two top monarchs in Ogun State, Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona and the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, behind closed door. His meeting with the monarchs in company of the state governor is coming few days after Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan […]
Continue ReadingUS star rapper, Nicki Minaj took to her Instagram page to put her massive cleavage on display while posing with her man, Kenneth Petty in these new raunchy photos she shared. See more photos below: Photo: Nicki Minaj, Instagram, LIB
Continue ReadingA trending video clip of the senate confirmation hearing of Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, which shows him betraying mortifying ignorance of the meaning of the term “technicality,” aggrandizes the point I made in my April 20, 2019 column titled “Atiku’s Citizenship and Buhari’s Illiterate Lawyers” about Buhari’s love affair with incompetence and mediocrity. I noted […]
Continue ReadingNasarawa state police command have arrested Mrs Grace Jacob Maisamari pictured left for alleged killing of her 4-year-old step grandson, Ritse Micah, on June 27 2019. Grace allegedly threw Micah into a well over the hatred she had for her stepdaughter, Miracle Micah, Ritse’s mother. The Sun reports that, Grace got married to Kapechi Micah […]
Continue ReadingMore than seven months after the death of Nigerian oil mogul, High Chief Olu Benson Lulu-Briggs, controversies have continued to cloud his demise just as his family members are yet to reach a consensus on how to proceed with his remains. The Rivers State-born billionaire, who was the founder and chairman of Moni Pulo Limited, an […]
Continue ReadingThis is a nation that learns too late, often sleepwalking into avoidable tragedies. Distinguished Political Science Professor, Richard Joseph, a consistent reader of this column, it was who reminded me in a condolence message, following the recent murder of Mrs Funke Olakunri, daughter of the Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, of the sad disconnect between […]
Continue ReadingUS multinational company, Stericycle Inc., recently hoisted the Nigerian flag in honour of a hardworking new employee, Mrs Omolanke Shelle. Thirty eight years old Shelle, an indigene of Ekiti, western Nigeria, works at the company’s facility in Aurora, Illinois, where the Green-White-Green was raised in April. This came barely a month after Stericycle gave the […]
Continue ReadingReno Omokri, ex-aide to former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has asked that the former president’s name be removed from the list of unpatriotic Nigerian leaders who patronise foreign schools for their children and foreign hospitals for their health. Omokri was reacting to a comment by public commentator and former presidential candidate, Mr Tope Fasua, […]
Continue ReadingNollywood and Ghanaian star actress, Nadia Buari, who has been very private about her family took to Instagram to share these rare photos of herself enjoying a stroll with her husband, family member and their four beautiful children. A family member, a lady strolling behind Nadia was holding the hand of one of their kids. […]
Continue ReadingThe burial rites for late Mrs Funke Olakunrin, the daughter of Chairman of Pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Pa Reuben Fasoranti began on Friday with a commendation and night of tributes in her honour at Harbour Point, Wilmot Road, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos. Mrs Olakunrin was shot and killed by masked gunmen in […]
Continue ReadingWalking as fast as his legs could carry him without any form of support as he approached some plastic chairs stationed at a strategic corner within the expansive compound that wet Tuesday afternoon, Pa Adama Aduku showed no sign of tiredness or frailty. Donning a white attire synonymous with the people of northern Nigeria complemented […]
Continue ReadingFellow Nigerians, I know some fanatical supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari and his ruling party APC will likely dismiss this intervention as coming from an alarmist or Prophet of doom, but so be it. History has taught me a lot of lessons and so has Literature done as well. Anyone familiar with Literary appreciation would […]
Continue ReadingThoughts? Lady started a debate on Twitter with: ‘Marriage licenses should expire like every other state license, to give people the option to part ways or renew’. Our thinking here is that marriage is not a professional business that brings monetary profit. Why should couples be subjected to rigors of renewal in a thing that […]
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