Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti, known as Femi Kuti, was born on 16 June 1962 in London and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He is the eldest son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and the grandson of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, a prominent political campaigner and women’s rights activist. Femi Kuti began his musical journey playing saxophone in his…
The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, has debunked circulating rumours about his alleged relocation to the United Kingdom. In a message posted on the Facebook page of Cross River State Deeper Life, the cleric described the relocation rumour as misleading. “You must have read that I relocated to the UK,”…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Hassanat Taiwo Akinwande, better known as Yetunde Wunmi, has revealed how she was arrested by the police when she was trying to smuggle hard drugs abroad, while also stating that she was offered a huge amount of money by the same people to smuggle hard drugs abroad after she was released from…
Hundreds of terrorists, criminals, and drug traffickers have escaped from the Koutoukalé prison in the Niger Republic. This high-security facility, situated near the capital city of Niamey, became the scene of a violent mutiny on Thursday, which quickly overwhelmed the prison guards and led to a mass breakout. Eyewitnesses reported hearing gunshots and explosions from…
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has issued a fresh warning to Fulani herders suspected of involvement in killings and abductions in Oyo State. The notice was announced by his spokesperson, Oluyomi Koiki, in an audio message on Monday evening. Koiki disclosed that Igboho has mobilised his men to raid forests…
Legendary Mzansi singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka has accused Chicco Twala of withholding royalties for their hit song ‘Umqombothi’.” The veteran South African musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, made claims that Chicco Twala allegedly failed to give her her deserved royalties for her input in the song ‘Umqombothi.’ According to the singer, she co-composed some elements in…
A businessman with Falala Construction and Interior Decoration Company, Abuja Aminu Rabiu has opened up how he received N1 billion to renovate houses of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello situated in Koi state and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rabiu, a prosecution witness made the confession at the Federal High Court in Abuja…
Ayodele Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti State, expressed his concerns about how ethnic sentiments frequently color public discourse surrounding political leadership in Nigeria in a recent interview. During the interview, Fayose illustrated this with examples: when a leader from the Hausa ethnic group assumes power, there are often accusations of bias against the North or…
Donald Trump has picked JD Vance, a senator from Ohio, as his running mate for the presidential election. Vance, a one-time Trump critic turned loyal ally, is now the first millennial to join a major party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. “I’m a ‘never Trump’…
Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of Ogun state, has said that Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), an ex-head of state, told him that he was hostage to those who helped him overthrow Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor. Babangida overthrew Buhari as a military leader in 1985. The likes of the late Sani Abacha, Aliyu Gusau, and Gado Nasko,…
