The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the country’s insecurity is weaponised by politicians for political and selfish reasons. Speaking on Sunday at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association in Lagos State, Okonjo-Iweala said the actions of politicians have led the…
Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary-General of Commonwealth, has urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently listen to calls for a new people-oriented constitution and set modalities in place to achieve it. The Patriots, a nonpartisan group of leaders of thought in Nigeria, had earlier called for the convening of a national constituent assembly to help draft…
Founder of Power City International Ministry, Pastor Abel Damina, has said that he only seems controversial to Christians who are used to hearing lies. Pastor Damina is often viewed through the lens of controversy and known for stirring the hornet’s nest with doctrines that many consider to be at variance with true biblical teachings. Speaking…
The Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 general elections, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described the Nigerian media space as a subset of the Nigerian political elite. Prince Adebayo said this in a recent interview while speaking on some burning national issues, including the controversy over the salaries and allowances of…
Dino Melaye, the 2023 Kogi State governorship candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the opposition party of being commercialized and privatized. In a post on his X handle on Saturday, the former Kogi West Senator expressed that the PDP has lost its significance in Nigeria’s political landscape. Melaye blamed the acting PDP…
Close family members of former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, have disclosed that his wife, Lara Fortes, has been struggling with depression. The cause, according to insiders, is the ex-governor’s alleged controlling and narcissistic behaviour, which has put immense strain on their marriage. Lara Fortes, who married Oshiomhole in 2015, has maintained a low profile…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the rise in human rights abuses in the country. Atiku stated this in a release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, lamenting that citizens were being arrested in a Gestapo manner without the knowledge of their relatives. He said…
Ahmed Abubakar has explained his reasons for resigning as the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). He submitted his resignation letter to President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Saturday. After a brief meeting, Abubakar shared that personal and family issues were part of his reasons for stepping down….
A man has taken to X (Twitter) to express his anger after learning that Koye Kekere-Edun, an actor and the son of Nigeria’s newly appointed Chief Justice, Kudirat Kekere-Edun, was a vocal supporter of Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate. The X user, Taofeek T. Gawat, sarcastically congratulated Koye on his mother’s appointment…
William Kumuyi, the general overseer of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has detailed how he married Esther, his second wife. In 2010, a year after losing Abiodun, his first wife, the Osun-born cleric proposed to Esther, who was 65 then and had never been married. Speaking at a youth program in Delta, Kumuyi said before she…
