Ayodele Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti State, expressed his concerns about how ethnic sentiments frequently color public discourse surrounding political leadership in Nigeria in a recent interview. During the interview, Fayose illustrated this with examples: when a leader from the Hausa ethnic group assumes power, there are often accusations of bias against the North or…
Donald Trump has picked JD Vance, a senator from Ohio, as his running mate for the presidential election. Vance, a one-time Trump critic turned loyal ally, is now the first millennial to join a major party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. “I’m a ‘never Trump’…
Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of Ogun state, has said that Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), an ex-head of state, told him that he was hostage to those who helped him overthrow Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor. Babangida overthrew Buhari as a military leader in 1985. The likes of the late Sani Abacha, Aliyu Gusau, and Gado Nasko,…
President Bola Tinubu will again meet with labour leaders on Thursday to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage just as the Association of Local Government of Nigeria demanded a new revenue formula in favour of the 774 local government areas in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told…
In a shocking incident, former US President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. The 78-year-old was grazed by a bullet that “pierced the upper part of [his] ear”, according to Trump himself. The attack occurred when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire…
First ever African, Nigerian born, Professor Olusola Adesope has emerged as the new Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church, after 118 years of its establishment. The announcement was made by the Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church, Reverend Darrel Lee during the morning devotional service on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at the church’s…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the publisher of ThisDay Newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, on his 65th birthday. The President felicitated Obaigbena in a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. Tinubu noted the enterprising spirit of the media mogul and prayed for greater achievements for the renowned publisher. The President also commended Obaigbena’s philanthropic…
Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, has been holed up in the “protective custody” of Kogi state government since he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello, who handpicked Ahmed Usman Ododo as his successor, has been enjoying protection from the security agents attached to the state since the aborted…
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the assassination attempt on the former United States President, Donald Trump. There was an assassination attempt on Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, US. Trump had escaped by the whiskers, saying, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my…
Chief (Mrs.) Laide Soyinka, the eldest wife of the first African Nobel laureate, an iconic playwright and renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, has unleashed the untold stories behind the making of the world’s celebrated Kongi. According to her, the moment she ever felt proud of her husband, was when the famous professor received the highly…
