Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has issued a fresh warning to Fulani herders suspected of involvement in killings and abductions in Oyo State. The notice was announced by his spokesperson, Oluyomi Koiki, in an audio message on Monday evening. Koiki disclosed that Igboho has mobilised his men to raid forests…
Legendary Mzansi singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka has accused Chicco Twala of withholding royalties for their hit song ‘Umqombothi’.” The veteran South African musician, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, made claims that Chicco Twala allegedly failed to give her her deserved royalties for her input in the song ‘Umqombothi.’ According to the singer, she co-composed some elements in…
A businessman with Falala Construction and Interior Decoration Company, Abuja Aminu Rabiu has opened up how he received N1 billion to renovate houses of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello situated in Koi state and Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rabiu, a prosecution witness made the confession at the Federal High Court in Abuja…
Ayodele Fayose, former Governor of Ekiti State, expressed his concerns about how ethnic sentiments frequently color public discourse surrounding political leadership in Nigeria in a recent interview. During the interview, Fayose illustrated this with examples: when a leader from the Hausa ethnic group assumes power, there are often accusations of bias against the North or…
Donald Trump has picked JD Vance, a senator from Ohio, as his running mate for the presidential election. Vance, a one-time Trump critic turned loyal ally, is now the first millennial to join a major party ticket at a time of deep concern about the advanced age of America’s political leaders. “I’m a ‘never Trump’…
Olusegun Osoba, a former governor of Ogun state, has said that Ibrahim Babangida (IBB), an ex-head of state, told him that he was hostage to those who helped him overthrow Muhammadu Buhari, his predecessor. Babangida overthrew Buhari as a military leader in 1985. The likes of the late Sani Abacha, Aliyu Gusau, and Gado Nasko,…
President Bola Tinubu will again meet with labour leaders on Thursday to reach a consensus on a new minimum wage just as the Association of Local Government of Nigeria demanded a new revenue formula in favour of the 774 local government areas in the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, told…
Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun, better addressed as Wizkid, has been nominated in seven categories in the Africa Arts Entertainments Awards, AAEA. The awards is to recognise and celebrate the achievements of music artistes across the African continent. Wizkid is competing in several categories, including AAEA Best Continental Male Artiste and AAEA Continental Artiste of…
The Super Falcons have been scheduled to play Canada’s women’s team in a friendly game. In a tweet on its X page on Monday, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced that the match will be played on Wednesday behind closed doors at the team’s base in Seville, Spain. The match will be held as final…
In a shocking incident, former US President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024. The 78-year-old was grazed by a bullet that “pierced the upper part of [his] ear”, according to Trump himself. The attack occurred when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks opened fire…
