Staff of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) on Thursday staged a protest at the agency’s headquarters in Abuja, demanding the removal of the Executive Chairman, Dr. Muheeba Dankaka, over alleged abuse of office, mismanagement, and high-handedness. The protest was organised under the umbrella of the Joint Negotiating Council, which includes the Nigeria Civil Service Union…
Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South, has suggested he may leave the All Progressives Congress (APC) if President Bola Tinubu fails to address Nigeria’s growing challenges. Speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time, Ndume revealed that although he has been approached by leaders of opposition coalitions planning to unseat Tinubu in 2027, he has so…
Veteran Nigerian musician, John Odafe Asiemo, professionally known as Daddy Showkey, has publicly expressed deep gratitude to fellow artiste, Alabi Pasuma, for supporting him during one of the most challenging periods of his life.Speaking during a recent live performance at a celebrity event, where Pasuma made a surprise appearance, Daddy Showkey recounted how the Fuji…
President Bola Tinubu has extended warm birthday wishes to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State as he marks his 60th birthday, applauding his dedication to the state’s progress. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President lauded Sanwo-Olu as a committed public servant who has…
Godwin Emefiele, the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor, has requested a forensic review of WhatsApp conversations presented as evidence in his ongoing $4.5 billion and ₦2.8 billion fraud trial. His legal team, led by Olalekan Ojo, SAN, argues that the review is necessary to verify the authenticity of the digital communications. Emefiele faces a…
Mr Biodun Oyebanji, Ekiti State Governor, has on Tuesday presented over 1,450,000,000 Billion naira cheques as compensation to 195 indigenes of Ijan, Awo, and Araromi Ekiti, whose land were acquired for the Ekiti Knowledge Zone project.The Ekiti Knowledge Zone is a strategic economic initiative aimed at creating an innovation driven ecosystem and a business incubation…
Award-winning Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, has revealed the impact pregnancy had on her voice while recording her 2015 album, R.E.D.Speaking on the Afrobeats Intelligence platform, the music star recounted the emotional and physical challenges she faced in the studio during that period. “I was pregnant when I recorded R.E.D. I would be in the studio…
Veteran Juju music icon, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has successfully mediated a truce in Nigeria’s Fuji music scene, bringing an end to a long-running feud that had threatened the genre’s unity.The conflict was reignited following comments by Fuji star, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (K1 De Ultimate), which many interpreted as an attempt to downplay the legacy of…
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has revealed how he once used a national honour as a form of protest against military dictatorship in Nigeria.Speaking in an interview with Channels Television, Soyinka recounted a dramatic moment during a pro-democracy march when he threw his national award on the ground and spat on it in defiance of…
Fuji music legend, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM1, has debunked rumours of trouble in his marriage to Emmanuella Ropo.In an exclusive interview with journalist Stella Dimoko Korkus, the 68-year-old musician clarified that there is no crisis, just a need for personal and professional focus. “I do not have any problem with Emmanuella,”…
