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…
First ever African, Nigerian born, Professor Olusola Adesope has emerged as the new Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church, after 118 years of its establishment. The announcement was made by the Superintendent General of the Apostolic Faith Church, Reverend Darrel Lee during the morning devotional service on Sunday, July 7, 2024 at the church’s…
Prof. Wole Soyinka has narrated how former President Olusegun Obasanjo allegedly threatened him for opposing his bid to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations, an action Prof. Soyinka said to have confirmed the vindictive nature of Obasanjo against anyone that goes against his interests. “The first thing l must emphasize is that I’m very…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the publisher of ThisDay Newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena, on his 65th birthday. The President felicitated Obaigbena in a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. Tinubu noted the enterprising spirit of the media mogul and prayed for greater achievements for the renowned publisher. The President also commended Obaigbena’s philanthropic…
Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi, has been holed up in the “protective custody” of Kogi state government since he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Bello, who handpicked Ahmed Usman Ododo as his successor, has been enjoying protection from the security agents attached to the state since the aborted…
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the assassination attempt on the former United States President, Donald Trump. There was an assassination attempt on Trump at a political rally on Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Pennsylvania, US. Trump had escaped by the whiskers, saying, “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my…
Chief (Mrs.) Laide Soyinka, the eldest wife of the first African Nobel laureate, an iconic playwright and renowned writer, Professor Wole Soyinka, has unleashed the untold stories behind the making of the world’s celebrated Kongi. According to her, the moment she ever felt proud of her husband, was when the famous professor received the highly…
Veteran Nollywood actress, Ayo Mogaji, has finally disclosed why she left her 13 years marriage with retired footballer, Victor Ayodele Oduleye. It will be recalled that the actress previously had a 20-year-old son for her colleague, actor Jibola Dabo, who she described as her boyfriend, after which she got married to Victor Ayodele Oduleye in…
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has named the man who shot ex-President Donald Trump as Matthew Crooks. Mr Crooks, 20, was shot dead after he shot at the Republican presidential nominee during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. One other rally attendant was shot dead while two others were severely injured from the…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has expressed concern over Thursday’s Supreme Court judgment affirming local governments’ right to receive monthly allocations directly from the federation account. The chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party emphasised that despite the court judgment, state Houses of Assembly and the governors will always be a clog in the wheel…
