The Northern Ethnic Youths Group Assembly (NEYGA) has issued a scathing statement, calling on Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to address the press and disclose his location to clear his name amidst allegations of funding protests against the Nigerian government. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Ibrahim Dan-Musa, the group accused Bello of involvement…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has traced youth restiveness in the north that manifested itself in the just concluded End Bad Governance protest to destitute of leadership in the region. The nationwide protest against hardship was marred by violence, vandalisation and looting particularly in the region. The incidents that made worrying viewing were put down to…
Former governor of Oyo state, Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has officially received the Ibadan beaded crown after seven years of resistance. Ladoja was presented the crown on Monday by Bayo Lawal, acting governor of the state, during a ceremony held at the palace of Owolabi Olakulehin, the Olubadan of Ibadanland. Ladoja, the Otun Olubadan, is…
Former Managing Director of Bank of Industry (BoI) Kayode Pitan has taken over from Pastor Charles Kpandei as the head pastor of the City of David Parish, Lagos of the Redeemed Christian Church of God. Pitan’s appointment is coming months after the suspension of Pastor Idowu Iluyomade over the church’s finances. Kpandei was temporarily assigned…
Famous Nigerian singer and one of the Psquare twins, Peter Okoye, popularly known as Mr P, has openly responded to his twin brother, Paul Okoye, also known as Rudeboy, stating they had disappointed their fans. This was stated in an open letter he shared on social media on Monday, August 12. In the letter addressed…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ogunnote, has shared her perspective on the controversial issue of producers demanding relationships from actresses in exchange for movie roles. In a recent interview, Ogunnote explained that she does not see it as a big deal if there is mutual consent between the parties involved. She noted that such relationships are…
Chief Razak Akanni Okoya (born in Lagos on 12 January 1940) is a billionaire industrialist and the Aare of Lagos. He is the owner and founder of Eleganza group of companies, which has a market spanning Western Africa. Razak Okoya is a Yoruba man from the south-western part of Nigeria. He was born to the…
In today’s world, quite a number of people have lost their faith in God because of one circumstance or the other. Some expected the God of miracle but He’s slow to answer. Some expected the automatic answer to their prayers but our human mentality defines God’s reaction, if God is slow to give us answers….
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, former Governor of Ogun State, has revealed how much of a naturalist Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has been while recounting how Soyinka turned down his offer to tar the road leading to his residence because he preferred the road untarred. He also noted that the Nobel Laureate said he preferred getting…
Prince Bayo Osiyemi, an ex-Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State’s first civilian governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, has disclosed how Chief Mike Adenuga, CEO of Globacom Limited, was secretly transported into exile during the Major Gideon Orkar-led military coup against the Gen. Ibrahim Babangida administration on April 22, 1990. Osiyemi in his memoir due for launch…
