Yakubu Mohammed presented his autobiography, Beyond Expectations, last week at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs in Lagos. It was attended by top men of the media, including Aremo Segun Osoba, Tola Adeniyi, Soji Akinrinade. But two things stood out of the event. One was a revelation, and the other was virtual silence. The revelation…
Let me make this very clear, No matter how much you think you spent on me, it can never equal the value of the time I gave you, my prime years, my energy, and the career opportunities I sacrificed while being with you And for the record, I would have filed for divorce long ago…
The idea of Biafra remains one of the most emotionally charged subjects in Nigeria’s political history. It has refused to fade from public discourse, not because of nostalgia or rebellion, but because of the unresolved constitutional and structural issues that gave birth to it in the first place. From 1967 to this day, successive attempts…
Sometimes I wonder in my quiet moments how African forebears treated the silent assassins of the body and soul – bleeding in the head, hernia rupture, unborn extra-large child, heart attack, kidney and liver failure, among others. I wonder why the rampaging Abiku phenomenon disappeared upon the arrival of hygienic birth delivery practices and Western…
Nigeria’s Asset Management Corporation (AMCON) has taken over General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), owned by media mogul Nduka Obaigbena, due to a loan dispute with First Bank, now chaired by billionaire Femi Otedola. The receivership marks a significant setback for Obaigbena, whose business empire spans media and energy.Analysts warn the move could impact his other flagship…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has dismissed claims that he is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the African Democratic Congress (ADC).The Osun state governor through his media aide described the reports as false and politically motivated. Speaking through his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, on Thursday, Adeleke said there was no…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the fiery head of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has fired a prophetic salvo at the Nigerian federal government, imploring it to shelve any plans to dismantle the South-West’s beleaguered Amotekun security outfit—lest it unleash a banditry bonanza that could engulf Yorubaland in flames. In a raw, midnight Facebook live broadcast on November…
The Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has asked the Federal Government to apologise to Yoruba nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, over the invasion of his Ibadan residence, describing the July 1, 2021, raid by a combined team of the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army as unlawful and criminal. It is recalled…
Nigerian singer, Tiwatope Omolara Savage, popularly known as Tiwa Savage, has spoken about her viral statement on being open to becoming a second wife, explaining the feelings behind her comment. In a recent interview, the 45-year-old stated that her remark was born out of personal experiences and heartbreak, rather than a genuine desire to be…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has revealed that the Board has uncovered no fewer than 15,000 candidates who forged admission letters in order to qualify for participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Oloyede made the revelation on Monday during the 2025 Batch C Pre-Mobilisation…
