Victor Osimhen has rejected a huge pay cut by Napoli and new contract as his transfer saga remains unending with a week to the close of the window. Despite the rumours, there has been no concrete offer for the Super Eagles striker with suggestions that he may end up staying put at Napoli. Commentator Massimo…
Dr. Yemi Farounbi, a former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines and veteran broadcaster, has said that there is no viable opposition in Nigeria yet, stating that Abubakar Atiku of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party have not articulated policies different from those of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking in a recent…
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has ruled out the possibility of settling the rift with the governor of Rivers state, Siminalayi Fubara. The former governor, during a media parley on Wednesday to mark his one year in office as FCT minister, maintained that he’s not going back on his decision…
President Bola Tinubu has told the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to carry on the baton passed on by the retired CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, and ignore those who never see anything good in the judiciary unless the pendulum of justice swings their way. President Tinubu also extolled the virtues of…
The Director General of Nationl Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Mr Charles Ebuebu, has announced that the NBC is embarking on a transformative journey in partnership with the NCC to achieve the benefits of DSO for Nigeria. He said this while addressing the members of the press at a joint press conference on Digital Switch Over (DSO),…
The Chairman of DAAR Communications Plc, owners of AIT, Raypower and Faaji FM, Raymond Dokpesi (Jnr), has offered explanations on why he had to ease 10 Directors, including Dr. Oluwatosin Dokpesi, the wife of his late father, Dr. Raymond Dokpesi, out of the company. Dokpesi offered the explanation in an interview with Daily Sun on…
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has retired from service as the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, today, Thursday 22nd August, 2024. Justice Ariwoola while speaking at a valedictory session in his honour at the Supreme Court in Abuja, said access to justice has contributed largely to the delay in the hearing of cases as litigants and…
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Bagudu, has said that the recent nationwide End Bad Governance protests forced the federal government to listen to Nigerians’ yearnings. Bagudu, who blamed the country’s current struggles on past administrations, said despite past mistakes, President Bola Tinubu has refused to play the blame game. The minister spoke…
Nigerian filmmaker and producer Seun Egbegbe has recounted his experience during his time in prison. Speaking in his latest interview with actress Biola Adebayo on the ‘Talk to B’ podcast, Egbegbe said he prayed fervently for survival during his stay in jail. While appreciating God for saving him, the filmmaker noted that inmates are dying…
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent, non-profit organisation that works to promote press freedom worldwide, has said that at least 56 journalists were attacked during the recent nationwide End Bad Governance protest. Globally, attacks on the press often spike during moments of political tension. In Nigeria, they have continued to rise over the…
