The Ogun State Police Command has declared Portable, a popular Nigerian singer, wanted for allegedly leading a violent attack on government officials. According to the police spokesperson, Omolola Odutola, the declaration follows an incident where Portable and his thugs attacked three officials from the Ogun State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development who were…
Edwin Clark, the renowned leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) and a former Federal Commissioner for Information, has passed away at the age of 97. His death was confirmed in a statement by Prof. C. C. Clark, a representative of the family, on Tuesday. The statement read, “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family of Kiagbodo…
Drama unfolded at the Lagos State House of Assembly today as lawmakers and staff resisted an attempt by the Department of State Security (DSS) to shut down the chamber. The DSS had sealed off the chamber for several hours, but at 12:25 pm, irate staff forced their way in, chanting solidarity songs. The situation was…
Nigeria’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has called on the United States to follow established protocols when deporting immigrants. This appeal comes after a visit from U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr., to the ministry in Abuja on Sunday. In a statement issued by Magnus Eze, her special assistant on…
Globally acclaimed and award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has made a personal revelation, sharing that she gave birth to twin boys in 2024. This addition to her family comes nine years after the birth of her daughter. In a recent interview with The Guardian’s Charlotte Edwardes, Adichie opened up about her life, including the intense…
Family and friends gathered at the Trenchard Hall of the University of Ibadan (UI) on Sunday, February 16, 2025, to pay tribute to the late Olutade Makinde, a renowned journalist who left an indelible mark on the entertainment and media industries. The event, a 3-in-1 celebration, featured the unveiling of a foundation, a book launch,…
Muhsin Hendricks, popularly recognised as the world’s first openly gay imam, has been shot and killed in South Africa. The 57-year-old cleric, who led a mosque in Cape Town known as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ and marginalized Muslims, was ambushed on Saturday morning while traveling near the southern city of Gqeberha. According to police,…
Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has revealed that he wrote his iconic book, “The King and his Horseman”, in a remarkably short period of two and a half days. According to Soyinka, the power to respond to his subconscious drove him to put the idea, which had been gestating for many years, into writing….
The Senator Ademola Adeleke’s led government in Osun State has advised residents to avoid unprotected sex, particularly during Valentine’s Day celebrations, and prioritise safe sexual practices. In a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of the Osun State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS (O-SACA), Olusegun Daramola, the government announced plans to distribute free condoms…
International journalist, Kayode Soyinka has challenged a recent interview by former Deputy Director of the State Security Service (SSS), Brigadier-General Kunle Togun (rtd.) in which he alleged that the publisher of the pan-African magazine, Africa Today, has questions to answer in connection with the death of the then Editor-in-Chief of Newswatch magazine, Dele Giwa. Soyinka,…
