A former Executive Editor of the defunct Newswatch magazine, Yakubu Mohammed, has recounted how a rare interview with Brig.-Gen. David Mark had put the magazine’s directors in trouble with late Gen. Sani Abacha.Mohammed recalled the experience in his recently published memoir, “Beyond Expectations.” According to him, after Abacha sacked the Ernest Shonekan-led Interim National Government…
Leaders of the Ipetumodu community in Ife North Local Government Area of Osun State have formally broken their silence on the four-year jail term handed down to the town’s traditional ruler, Oba Joseph Olugbemiga Oloyede, by an American court for fraud. In an official reaction to the matter, the leaders appealed to the people to…
Billionaire Femi Otedola has recounted how struggling with academics made him drop out of high school and steer him into the world of business.Speaking in the newly released 286-page memoir, ‘Making It Big’, Otedola, 62, revealed how he started his education at the University of Lagos Staff School in 1968. The energy mogul disclosed that…
Once hailed as the firebrand of Northern Nigerian politics, Nasir El-Rufai now finds himself in a curious twilight—boasting of a coalition that would sweep APC into the dustbin of history, only to be swept aside by the very electorate he presumed would rally behind him. His recent mobilization in Sokoto, where he declared APC “clannish…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday sent a historical message to former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), as he marked his 84th birthday, wishing him warm felicitations and a sharp reminder of legacies that continue to shape Nigeria’s destiny. In a statement signed by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu praised the former Head…
General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor William Kumuyi, has told members that the decision on who will succeed him rests solely with God, not the congregation.Speaking during a Bible study session later posted online, the 83-year-old preacher cautioned against what he described as subtle agitations over his succession, saying no one has…
US President, Donald Trump, has snubbed the iconic duo of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as he weighed in on the debate over the greatest footballer of all time. According to Trump, Pele is the best player to ever grace the game.The American president attended Sunday’s Club World Cup final between Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea…
In a desirable step to integrate the values of our national heroes into our political and leadership systems, the Ibadan Discourse Group is kicking off national discussions in honour of notable heroes, starting with a discourse on the late first governor of the Western Region, late Col. Adekunle Fajuyi. The discourse, slated for Thursday July…
I am naturally homophobic; I run from blood. But I had to encourage myself to watch the videos of the killings in Yelwata town in Benue State on Friday night. The killings, which the locals said started around 10.45pm on Friday, lasted till 2.00 am on Saturday without any help coming the way of the…
Maryam Abacha, widow of Nigeria’s former military leader, General Sani Abacha, has firmly denied allegations made by former President Ibrahim Babangida that her late husband was responsible for annulling the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election. In an interview with TVC, Mrs. Abacha defended her husband’s legacy and dismissed Babangida’s recent claims as unfounded. “That…
