The United Nations (UN) department of safety and security has warned that the planned protests in Nigeria may be hijacked by groups with ulterior motives. Recent reports indicate that various Nigerian groups are planning a nationwide protest from August 1 to 10, dubbed “10 days of rage,” to address the country’s soaring cost of living…
Channels TV anchor, Seun Okinbaloye, addressed the public on Monday night after returning to the screens following a vacation in the United States. It will be recalled that the journalist was rumoured on social media to have been sacked by the media organisation. However, before hosting the Politics Today show on Monday night, Okinbaloye said…
Chief Peter Fatomilola is a Nigerian dramatist, film actor, poet, ifa priest and prolific playwright. Fatomilola was born on 16 January 1946 in the town of Ifisin-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria, to Chief Abraham Ojo Fatomilola and Mrs. Elizabeth Fatomilola. He is a son of Chief Ifa Priest, known as…
Wrestling icon and entertainer, Hulk Hogan, has made a dramatic appearance at the Republican National Convention, tearing off his shirt on stage to rally support for presidential candidate Donald Trump. The former US President delivered his first public speech since surviving an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally the previous weekend. Trump became emotional as…
Monopoly often exists where there are high barriers to entry or high capital costs. How many individuals or companies can do railways? How many can do refineries of the scale of Dangote Refineries? In a nation that has been importing refined petroleum products for several decades, the abnormal simply became very normal. No smart investor…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has described the National Assembly, particularly the Senate, as an enabler of executive recklessness. He was reacting to the removal of Borno State Senator Ali Ndume as the Senate Chief Whip over his criticism of President Bola Tinubu. Ndume’s removal on Wednesday was sequel…
100m hurdles World record holder, Tobi Amusan will be Team Nigeria’s flag bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games. Badminton star, Anuoluwapo Opeyori has been named team captain. The duo’s appointment was announced in a statement released by Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) press officer, Tony Nezianya. Amusan, the reigning world champion in…
Manchester United are reportedly pushing hard to secure the transfer of highly-rated Arsenal youngster Chidozie Obi-Martin. The 16-year-old Danish forward of Nigerian descent is expected to make a final decision on his future in a couple of days, having attracted interest from clubs across Europe. The young striker has a Nigerian father, while his mother…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has announced that he intends to remain silent for now regarding the performance of Bola Tinubu’s administration. Soyinka made this statement during an interview held in commemoration of his 90th birthday. The team inquired when Soyinka would fulfill the promise he made to speak on President Tinubu’s performance after the…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has warned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited not to take over the Dangote Refinery. Agbakoba was reacting to a comment by the businessman that the NNPC should buy the refinery if that would put an end to calling him a monopolist. Dangote made the comment amid the…
