The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has spoken about his preference for the democratic system of government over military rule. The monarch stated that if it were to be under military rule, he would have been killed or imprisoned without being tried in court. Speaking in an interview with newsmen in Kano, Sanusi said…
Former US President, Donald Trump, has pledged to undertake the “largest deportation effort in the history of our country” if he secures reelection in November, declaring, “We have no choice.” Trump sharply criticized President Biden’s administration for allowing what he described as thousands of radical terrorists to infiltrate the US. During his address at the…
The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential flag-bearer in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore has sent a message to a former director general of the Peter Obi 2023 Presidential Campaign Organisation, Doyin Okupe. It will be recalled that Okupe had earlier stated that President Bola Tinubu was the best presidential candidate in the 2023 elections. His…
Veteran Nollywood actress Stella Ikwuegbu is dead. This was made known on Sunday by movie producer, Stanley Nwoko otherwise known as Stanley Ontop via his Instagram page. He revealed that the actress passed away on Sunday, June 16th, after battling with leg cancer. Nwoko wrote: “Nollywood actress and veteran Mrs Stella Ikwuegbu is dead. The…
The Nigerian Police Force has said that no ENDSARS protester arrested following the 2020 mass protests against police brutality is still in detention. It stated that the call by Senator Shehu Sani, a human rights activist, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, during Democracy Day celebration on June 12, to release scores of Endsars protesters still…
Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti state, says the announcement of petrol subsidy removal was “a little bit precipitous”. On May 29, 2023, President Bola Tinubu, in his inauguration speech, announced the removal of subsidy — a development which led to a hike in the pump price of the product and other items. Speaking in…
Former governor of Oyo State and Otun Olubadan of Ibadan land, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has disclosed that Governor Seyi Makinde has no power to crown the new Olubadan of Ibadan land. The former governor made this disclosure while speaking with newsmen at his Ondo Street, Bodija, Ibadan residence on the occasion of this year’s Eld-El-Kabir….
Anthonia Bernards, wife of Afrobeat star Femi Anikulapo-Kuti, has penned a lovely note on social media to celebrate the singer’s birthday. Femi clocked 62 on Sunday, June 16. Celebrating the eldest son of the legendary Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Anthonia said in an Instagram post that every day with Femi is special. She described him as her…
The Presidency has tackled the New York Times over its report on the current economic situation in Nigeria, saying President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, inherited a dead economy. It also justified some of the policy decisions taken by Tinubu’s administration, such as the floating of the naira and fuel subsidy removal, declaring that…
The leader of the Ijaw nation, Chief Edwin Clark, has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, to file a nolle prosequi discontinuing the trial of the leader of the separatist Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Clark said Nnamdi Kanu, who is facing treason charges and…
