Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State, has claimed that Rashidi Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State, could have significant information about the brutal assassination of Nigeria’s former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. It will be recalled that Chief Bola Ige was assassinated on December 23, 2001, at his Ibadan,…
National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, in collaboration with First Media, on Friday, 31st January, 2025, held a training on Audience Measurement System at the Nigerian Broadcast Institute(NBI), Life Camp, Abuja. The Director General, Mr Charles Ebuebu, in his opening remarks, stated that the essence of the training was to arm the staff with the basic knowledge…
Innocent Idibia, famously known as 2Baba, has allegedly blamed his estranged wife, Annie Macaulay-Idibia, for their separation. According to reports, the Nigerian music legend claimed that the reality TV star did not care for him, especially when he was ill. 2Baba accused Annie of neglecting him when he suffered from kidney failure. “My wife was…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has expressed concerns that President Bola Tinubu is not prepared to relinquish power in 2027.Amaechi made this known in Abuja at a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy, and Development. He criticised the attitude of Nigerian voters, accusing them of…
The Board of Management of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, led by the Director General, Mr. Charles Ebuebu, recently presented letters of promotion to seven new Directors, at the Commissions headquarters. Mr. Charles Ebuebu, commended all the staff who were successful in the 2024 promotions exams, and enjoined them to do their job with all…
BY Chief Femi Adagunodo “No man can struggle with advantage against the spirit of his age and country. However powerful a man may be, it is hard for him to make his contemporaries share feelings and ideas which run counter to the general run of their hopes and desires. ” – Alexis De Tocqueville,Democracy in…
Former Osun State governor and ex-Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bisi Akande, has stated that President Bola Tinubu had little knowledge of Nigerian politics before assuming office.Speaking on State Affairs, a podcast hosted by journalist Edmund Obilo, Akande described Tinubu as a financial expert rather than a political expert. “He is a financial…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright, who has been absent from Nollywood for over 15 years, has revealed that Toyin Abraham convinced her to return to the screen for the upcoming movie Iyalode.Wright shared this revelation on Wednesday at the FilmOne Exhibitors Showcase in Lagos, expressing her excitement about the project and her return to acting. She…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed why he is not part of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet.The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain stated that he was never interested in any ministerial position and he had already informed Tinubu about it. It will be recalled that the Senate, in August 2023, declined to confirm El-Rufai…
Activist and politician, Senator Shehu Sani, has taken a swipe at ex-Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, calling him a “midget professor” who is jobless and frustrated after being denied a role in the Tinubu’-led administration. Sani was responding to El-Rufai’s recent criticism of the All Progressives Congress (APC), where he accused Tinubu’s administration of attempting…
