The United Kingdom has said that any petition concerning the sovereign affairs of another country is not a matter for the UK government but the country’s government and its legislature. The UK High Commissioner, Richard Montgomery, said this in a statement issued on Tuesday, in reaction to a petition submitted by a Yoruba Nation activist,…
Nigerian celebrities such as Jide Kosoko, Ayo Adesanya, Yomi Fash-Lanso and Ricardo Agbor on Tuesday joined Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on the inaugural ride kicking off the commercial operations of Lagos Red Line rail. At exactly 5:20pm, the train departed from platform two in Oyingbo Station for Agbado, a suburb at Lagos boundary line….
Media icon and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Philippines, Dr Yemi Farounbi, has said that Nigerians are facing so much uncertainty because of the choices we have made and are still making. It will be recalled that Dr. Farounbi in a recent interview said that he wanted to see rebirth of a new Nigeria before…
Ayodele Fayose, a former governor of Ekiti state, has distanced himself from the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP has been in crisis since the 2023 presidential election, with disagreements over Umar Damagum’s position as acting national chair. On 18 September, Bala Mohammed, Bauchi state governor and chair of the PDP governors’…
The Federal Government is proposing a major shift in the distribution of funds from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in favour of state and local governments. This was revealed by Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, in a statement on his X page. Oyedele disclosed that the…
Barely a year after Dr. Herbert Wigwe, former Group Managing Director of Access Holdings, met his tragic death in a helicopter crash in the United States of America on February 9, 2024, that also took the life of his wife and first son, it is been reported that Herbert Wigwe’s parents have filed a caveat…
The House of Representatives has taken a significant step toward establishing a new university dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Nigerian languages. A bill to create the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages passed its first reading on Thursday, October 9. The bill, which is sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu and…
The Yoruba Nation advocate, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho has submitted a petition to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer to consider the secessionist movement in Nigeria. Although the movement described the content of the petition as confidential, it was gathered that it revolved around the “Yoruba Nation agitation.” It…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Nigerian leaders to judiciously use the country’s abundant resources to develop the nation. Speaking at the Methodist Archdiocese of Abuja’s 40th-anniversary celebration on Sunday in Abuja, Obasanjo emphasised that Nigeria had all it needed to thrive. Obasanjo echoed the sentiments of Methodist Prelate Dr Oliver Aba’s message, emphasising…
Contrary to what Nigerians are fed with, the Federal Government unexpectedly paid National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members their old monthly allowance of ₦33,000 for September, despite the recently approved increase to ₦77,000. This has left many corps members frustrated and disappointed. The Federal Government officially announced an increase in the NYSC monthly allowance from…
