“There was a sustained media war waged by the West against my late father because he was one man with the courage and resolve to never bow to their manipulative schemes. They blacklisted Nigeria during that period, blocking access to many international opportunities, all in an effort to force him to crawl on his knees…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has referred the controversy surrounding resurfaced tweets allegedly linked to singer Simi to the Commissioner of Police for preliminary investigation. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Lola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this today during an interview saying the agency could not ignore the allegations. The controversy erupted after Simi…
With the poor outing of ADC yesterday in Abuja where almost all the critics of this government dwell, it is very likely A tiku hands over the presidential ticket of the party to Obi. When two children are fighting over a talking toy and the elder one realises the talking toy has gone dead, he…
l have really suffered and cried too much in this Movie industry, l don’t know what l did to my colleagues, they don’t give me money even after working for them They only used me, they don’t pay me, but l can’t forget how God Almighty heard my heartfelt prayers on the set of Actress…
Many years after he left office as military Governor of Lagos, a journalist from Ovation asked him if he knew that Lagosians nicknamed him “Who build this gadder”. Raji Rasaki laughed so hard before responding: “Of course, I heard it and when I checked the dictionary. I discovered that there was nothing wrong in what…
I am amused by what I see in Nigeria. Many Nigerians including Traditional Rulers, Entertainers, Politicians, and even Content Providers do not recognise that there can never be PERMANENT CHAMPIONS in human affairs. There will always be CURRENT CHAMPIONS that will fade away and be succeeded by another set of CURRENT CHAMPIONS. It’s the design…
The Alaafin of Oyo stool is one of the most revered traditional institutions in Yorubaland and, indeed, Nigeria. It is a throne steeped in centuries of history, cultural gravitas and political symbolism. Yet, in recent times, the occupant of that exalted stool, Oba Akeem Abimbola Owoade, has found himself repeatedly enmeshed in controversies that raise…
Pat Utomi, a Nigerian professor of political economy, has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s official vehicle, nicknamed the Beast, is a kind of car that nobody living in Nigeria should even have to see. In an interview with Atlanta Discuss Channel, Prof Utomi explained that Nigerian roads are not designed for such a vehicle. He…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the Fennecs of Algeria in the quarter-final of AFCON 2025 at the Marrakesh stadium in Morroco, tomorrow.It is a repeat of the round-of-16 tie at AFCON 2019, where Riyad Mahrez’s last-minute free-kick lifted the Foxes to a 2-1 victory that knocked the Eagles off their nest. Just like…
A few years ago, a telecommunications outfit set out to erect a Base Transceiver Station (BTS) at the back of the palace of Oba of Benin. The coordinate fell on Alaka Street, directly behind the palace. Civil works commenced and completed without incident. The next phase involved assembling the tower components of the 75-metre mast….
