It started with the indefatigable Areoye Oyebola, author, philosopher, activist and ace columnist and unrivalled investigative journalist of the golden era of the Daily Times. Or we may roll the tape back a little and call wordsmith Tony Momoh to confirm whether he cried at birth before Omo Oye or not, since these pen gurus…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Edochie, has expressed frustration over the recurring death rumors surrounding her colleague, Osita Iheme, popularly known as Pawpaw. The actress lamented that she had recently encountered rumors of Pawpaw’s death twice. She noted that some fans, surprisingly, believed the fake news and mourned in the comment section. In a lengthy Instagram…
A high court in Oyo state has issued an interim order restraining further publication or sale of Dele Farotimi’s book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’. Adebayo Adenipekun, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) with Afe Babalola & Co, filed the suit marked I/1442/2024 on Monday. Farotimi and Dele Farotimi Publishers were listed as the…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy visit to former President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. A former media aide to the ex-president, Ahmad Bashir, disclosed this in photos shared on X on Wednesday. Before leaving the town, the Ooni, alongside Buhari, was also said to have visited the…
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, has said that she is not interested in laundering the image of Nigeria after Vice-President Kashim Shettima criticised her for denigrating the country. Badenoch was born in the UK in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents. She returned to Nigeria, where she grew up. Badenoch…
PROTOCOLS It is such an honour and a privilege to have been asked to give this 80th birthday lecture in celebration of a most distinguished Nigerian, a progressive public intellectual, an elder statesman and a major subaltern in the struggle to return Nigeria to a genuinely democratic and restructured nation – father, teacher, activist, diplomat,…
Augustine Azuka “Jay-Jay” Okocha a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder has recalled how a journalist almost embarrassed him in the early years of his career. The football legend said his inability to speak fluent English almost got him embarrassed but he however turned the table around. “Within the early 2000…
Kenny Ogungbe, the founder of Kennis Music, has said that his label was interested in signing Plantashun Boiz before 2Baba launched his solo career. In a chat with Osi Suave, the media personality, Ogungbe revealed that he offered a contract to Blackface, a member of the now-defunct group after they collaborated with Tony Tetuila. He…
The Osun State Government has criticized Reno Omokri for comparing Wizkid’s album revenue to the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), asserting that the IGR has increased by 82% since Governor Ademola Adeleke assumed office. This was in response to an online post by Omokri, where he wrote, “Please fact-check me: In two weeks, Wizkid’s Morayo…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has said that president Bola Tinubu will have his way regarding the passage of the controversial tax reform bill. The bill, which has passed the second reading at the Senate, is facing vehement pushback from different quarters, especially from elites in Northern Nigeria. Notable northern groups and figures like…
