Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has criticized the new minimum wage of N70,000 approved by President Bola Tinubu, describing it as grossly inadequate to cover workers’ basic needs. According to Obasanjo, the minimum wage does not even cover transportation costs for some workers, let alone food, housing, and family upkeep. Obasanjo also accused labour leaders of…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, faced a major setback today when he was denied access to the state House of Assembly quarters. The governor had arrived at the complex, accompanied by top officials including Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, and Chief of Staff, Edison Ehie, to present the state’s 2025 budget.¹ However,…
His father was assassinated in Lagos in 1951: Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli(b. 1948) Flutist, Composer, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist. He was born in Lagos to a Nigerian(Itsekiri)mother, Suzanne Gray Fregene and a Swiss father, Theo Manfred Iseli, who had come to Nigeria as a diplomat in 1946. Sadly, his father was assassinated in Lagos in 1951…
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has said that it will take steps to address the concerns raised by Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi central in the national assembly. Akpoti-Uduaghan presented her case at an IPU meeting held at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday. She was suspended from the senate on March 6…
A Customary Court in Dawaki, Abuja, has ruled that no marriage existed between former Skye Bank chairman Tunde Ayeni and Adaobi Alagwu, despite the purported relationship allegedly producing a daughter. In its judgment on suit FCT/CC/CV/DKDK, delivered on Tuesday, the court ruled Ms Alagwu’s claims to lack merit, citing statutory limitations under the Marriage Act….
One thing is sure. The history of the Senate, nay, the history of law making in Nigeria will never be written without that compound name: Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Some might even add, that that provenance must include the history of Nigerian politics. At least, the history of Nigeria romance, high-profile or low, city or subaltern. The…
Popular Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli has slammed Ghanaian television stations for allegedly broadcasting her movies without proper licences. In a recent social media post, Oboli warned of possible action against the TV stations, accusing them of showing “blatant disregard for my intellectual property.” The Ghana National Film Authority was also criticised by the movie star…
He was one of Nigeria’s greatest musicians. Read what he said about his story in an interview published by Modern Ghana in 2025 below: I started first with Igbo music called Ekpili at the age of 17. That was in 1965. We were only two, Alexander Emelumonye and myself. In 1970, after the civil war,…
The inauguration of Mr. Tolu Falayi , the Director of Protocol to the Governor of Ekiti State as the Captain of Ekiti Golf Club was not only a successful event but also a significant blessing for Ekiti State. For many, events like this might seem like mere jamborees—glitzy gatherings organized by some affluent individuals. However,…
Former Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, has denied leaving the All Progressive Congress (APC). Fayemi, who served as governor between 2018 and 2022 and a minister of solid minerals development under ex-president Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet between 2015 and 2018, posted the development via his Facebook page. This comes shortly after Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, the then-governor…
