Mudashiru Obasa was absent from plenary on Monday despite insisting that he remained the speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly following his impeachment. This was after Channels Television reported that the Assembly instructed its officials to henceforth, present valid identity cards to access the premises, signalling tightened security at the complex. There was also…
The president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, has expressed optimism about the Super Eagles’ chances at the upcoming AFCON 2025 tournament. It will be recalled that the Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn against Tunisia, Uganda and Tanzania in Group C for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The…
Great leaders are disruptive, but the good ones play by the rules. Great leaders break existing rules and set new ones. Leaders move from being good to becoming great when they depart from the norm to chart a new path. Leaders are primarily called to do one of two things; either lead their organization, state…
Legal icon and elder statesman, Afe Babalola, has said that he is ready to withdraw his criminal defamation suit against rights activist, Dele Farotimi. Babalola had sued Farotimi in an Ado Ekiti Magistrates’ Court following Farotimi’s publication of a book which allegedly defamed him. Babalola’s decision to withdraw his suit followed the visit to him…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has urged the Yoruba race to guard their culture which he described as authentic and never allowed it to go into extinction. Obasanjo disclosed this at a luncheon he organised to celebrate the 50th birthday of the renowned woman drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa held at the Green Legacy of the Olusegun Obasanjo…
Famous Nigerian musician David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has shared an interesting revelation about his father’s wealth, saying it actually made him feel “broke.” The singer made this statement during a recent interview in Paris. Davido, who attended Amiri’s Fall/Winter show at Paris Fashion Week 2025 alongside fellow artist Omah Lay, was asked during…
Naomi Silekunola Ogunwusi, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, has called for a public apology and retraction from Olufunke Ayokunle, a content creator and gospel musician, for sharing an old video of her dancing following the recent deadly stampede in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to Naomi, the video, originally recorded in 2022 was…
The Omoluabi Progressives, a political group led by former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has announced its decision to exit the All Progressives Congress. In a statement signed by the group’s Organising and Publicity Secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, and obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, the resolution to leave the APC was said to have been reached…
Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of Ogun State, has recounted how he discovered the bodies of Nigeria’s first Prime Minister, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa and the then Finance Minister, Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh in the bush after the January 15, 1966 coup. Osoba, in a Vanguard interview, first published in 2010, narrated how he was informed of…
Nigerian actress and film director, Ronke Odusanya has founded the Ronnie’s Academy today. The academy is a training ground for actors and actresses. In a move aimed at giving back to the society that has given her fame, Nollywood actress and producer, Ronke Odusanya, has decided to open an acting school called Ronnie’s School of…
