My Fellow countrymen and, in particular, the good people of Rivers State. I am happy to address you today on the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State. You will recall that on 18th March, 2025, I proclaimed a state of emergency in the state. In my proclamation address, I highlighted the reasons for the…
Emergency powers are designed to be constitutional safety valves for exceptional times of crisis. In Nigeria, however, their invocation has often been controversial, as leaders have sometimes used them to suspend democratic institutions. From the Western Region crisis of 1962 to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent six-month intervention in Rivers State, the central question has…
Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu will be present at his coronation as the 44th Olubadan of Olubadan of Ibadanland, scheduled for 26 September, 2025.Oba Ladoja, a former federal lawmaker and former governor of Oyo State, said this when a delegation from Ode-Omu, Osun State, paid him a royal visit at…
Minister of Solid Minerals Development Dele Alake has disclosed how he and a fellow activist sought divine help when they became involved in a plot to use military force to restore Chief MKO Abiola to power after the annulled 1993 election. Speaking during a TVC media coverage from 9:58, Dele Alake revealed the dramatic events…
Popular Yoruba monarch, the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has again come under the spotlight with his appearance at the 91st birthday thanksgiving service of renowned Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, as he was asked to vacate his seat for the celebrant. Oba Owoade had on Sunday joined other notable dignitaries at…
EDO State Migration Agency last Thursday paraded two female minors who were rescued in Zaria, Kaduna State, on their way to Libya. The two girls, aged 13 and 14, were lured from their Textile Mill Road residence in Benin City by a ‘trolley’, a euphemism for human trafficker, who is now at large. One of…
If there is any oncoming event that is being anxiously awaited, it’s none other than the much-talked-about landmark entertainment event from the stables of the prestigious and foremost entertainment outfit, Evergreen Music Company, Ariya Eko. In an interview session with Justnews’ Wole Adepoju, the beautiful, creative, and dynamic managing director of Evergreen Music Company, Bimbo…
Wealthy people hardly buy private jets or yachts. It is not a good use of money. Only people we call in local parlance ‘Money Miss Road’ buy them. Except you are buying them to rent out, it makes no financial sense, because every day, whether you are flying or not, it costs thousands of dollars…
Yemi Solade, while discussing his past claims that he smoked cigarettes for 27 years while growing up in Surulere, Lagos. He clarified that smoking was a common occurrence in his life at the time and that it had long been a habit of his. In an interview with Glitch Africa, Solade admitted to trying marijuana…
‘Agba Baller’ offered a hilariously savage response to yet another financial request from a fan. Asisat Oshoala, the six-time African Women’s Player of the Year, has once more addressed pleas for financial help from fans. The 30-year-old forward, who recently signed with Saudi club Al Hilal, reacted sharply when a fan on Snapchat asked her…
