Yoruba Youth Council Tackles Obasanjo Over Call For INEC Chairman’s Sack
The Yoruba Youth Council (YYC) has disagreed with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s demand for the removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. The group’s position followed Obasanjo’s remarks at the Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum held at Yale University in the United States, where he criticised INEC’s handling of the 2023 […]
‘Onanuga demoted you’ – Atiku’s aide mocks Bwala over redesignation of Tinubu’s media team
The Special Assistant on Digital Media and Strategy to the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Demola Olarewaju, has reacted to the redesignation of the presidential media team. Olarewaju suggested that the presidency has demoted Daniel Bwala in the restructuring of President Bola Tinubu’s Media team. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga disclosed […]
Planned takeover: Makinde, Adeleke attack Ganduje over ‘threat’
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and his Osun counterpart, Ademola Adeleke, have knocked the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, for saying the APC would take over Oyo and Osun states after winning Ondo State on Saturday. Speaking with journalists in Akure on Sunday, after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared […]
Tinubu has saved Nigeria from economic woes – Finance minister
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says President Bola Tinubu, through his initiative, especially the stoppage of imported fuel, has saved the country from bleeding. Edun stated this on Monday in Bauchi during the opening ceremony of the National Council on Finance and Economic Development, NACOFED, with the theme: […]
Davido pledges N300m to support orphanages, fight drug abuse
Nigerian music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced plans to mark his birthday this year with a donation of ₦300 million to orphanages and a charity dedicated to combating drug abuse and addiction among young people. The singer shared the news on Monday via X, writing, “Once again, my birthday this year, […]
Obey court order, reinstate Baruwa as NURTW boss, Falana tells FG
search buttonMost Widely Read Newspaper A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called on the Federal Government to immediately reinstate Tajudeen Baruwa as the President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, following court judgments affirming his leadership. Falana directed his plea to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef […]
Fire guts timber market in Plateau
A timber market in the Katako community, Jos North Local Government Area, has been gutted by fire. It was learnt that the fire, which started on Sunday night, destroyed goods worth millions of naira, including over 107 shops. Shuaibu Ali, Chairman of the Plateau State Carpenters Association, confirmed the fire outbreak to our correspondent in […]
‘I’m wife material’ – DJ Cuppy
Nigerian disk jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has declared herself a “wife material.” Sharing a picture of herself doing laundry, DJ Cuppy praised herself, saying she’s hardworking and loving. In the X caption, she wrote, “Wifey material: doing laundry and trying not to break hearts at the same time.” The 32-year-old music […]
34 killed in Israeli airstrike on residential building in Northern Gaza
An Israeli airstrike on a five-story residential building in Beit Lahia, located in northern Gaza, has killed at least 34 people, including women and children, according to local civil defense officials. The bombing flattened the building, leaving a pile of rubble where it once stood. Dozens of people are feared to still be trapped under […]
83-year-old retired Australian broadcaster charged with sex offences
Famed Australian broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones was charged Monday with a string of alleged historical sex crimes, police said, after an investigation into the conservative radio shock jock. The 83-year-old is a household name across Australia and for years held immense sway through his top-rating radio talk show. In a colourful career, […]