QUESTION: Did Davido flout NYSC bye-laws by campaigning for Adeleke?
These past few weeks, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been in the spotlight: from theforgery scandal faced by Kemi Adeosun, erstwhile minister of finance, to the ongoing revelations that Adebayo Shittu, minister of…
Parliamentary system panacea to Nigeria’s corruption – Ango Abdullahi
Leader of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said that the only way Nigeria can end corruption and the numerous challenges standing on its way to greatness is to abolish ‘corrupt and expensive’ presidential…
Osun election: Atiku begs Omisore to join forces with PDP, Adeleke
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has appealed to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate in the Osun State governorship election, Senator Iyiola Omisore, to join Peoples Democratic Party in the re-run election. This followed…
That HSBC Report: Overlooking Progress and Its Inherent Contradictions
I have hesitated to weigh in the media frenzy about the HSBC report entitled ‘Nigeria: Papering over the cracks’, which was issued in July 2018. My hesitation had to do with the fact that I had not read the full report in its original…
$17m worth of cocaine found in boxes of bananas donated to Texas prison
Two sergeants of the Texas Prison, set out on Friday morning to pick up two pallets of already-ripe fruit – 45 banana-filled boxes – from the Ports of America in Freeport. But when they arrived to grab up their load, they found one of…
“If You Are In Osun And You Voted For APC, You Are A Fool!” – Pastor Adeboye’s Son, Leke Says
The heir of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor E.A Adeboye, Leke Adeboye, has taken to social media to share his own side on the political situation in Osun state. Following INEC’s declaration…
Rapper Drake Rushed to the Hospital After Collapsing On Stage In Maimi
Rapper Drake aka Champagepapi has been rushed to the hospital after he broke down and collapsed on stage due to a mysterious illness. The rapper collapsed on stage while rehearsing at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.…
Tiger Woods Wins 2018 USPGA TOUR Championship For The First Time Since 2013
Golf legend, Tiger Woods has picked up his first victory since 2013 by winning the 2018 Tour Championship and his 80th on the PGA Tour. The 42-year-old who struggled with career-threatening back injuries before his comeback parred…
Scattered rainfall, thunderstorms to prevail on Monday – NiMet
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted chances of scattered rainfall and thunderstorm activities over most parts of the country on Monday. NiMet’s Weather Outlook by its Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Sunday,…
America’s Got Talent finalist Michael Ketterer arrested after ‘fight with wife’
A contestant on America’s Got Talent has been charged with domestic violence just a day after performing in the show finale. Michael Ketterer, 41, who came fifth in the TV show, was arrested in Hollywood at 3.45pm on Thursday, US…
I’m ready to dump England for Eagles – Sheyi Ojo
England Under-20 World Cup winner Sheyi Ojo says he will consider playing for the Super Eagles – if Nigeria came calling. The 21-year-old, who is on loan at French club Reims from Liverpool, is eligible to play for Nigeria because…
Will Osun’s inconclusive election end Tinubu’s reign in Lagos?
When shall we meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?” asks the First Witch in Macbeth, William Shakespeare’s shortest and grimiest tragedy. The Second Witch replies: “When the hurly-burly’s done. When the battle is lost and won.”…
The rage of godfathers
It is battle royale between political godfathers and their godsons ahead of the 2019 general elections as the undue advantage, which power confers on its wielders has come to play with its attendant consequence of politics of betrayal,…
Mallam Shekarau’s house gutted by fire in Kano State (photos)
Former Governor of Kano state, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau’s house at Mundubawa Avenue in Kano, was gutted by fire yesterday. It was gathered that the fire incident was caused by an electrical spark, and according to Malam Sule Yau Sule,…
Tribulations of Ambode: When good performance is not enough
“A man alone hasn’t got a chance.”Ernest Hemmingway, 1898-1961’ Hemmingway, an American Nobel Prize winner in Literature in 1954, wrote several books including The Sun Also Rises and Road to Dusty death. I read all of them because I…
Nigerian man, two Afghan men arrested in heroin drug bust in India
A Nigerian man identified as Victor Osondu, was arrested alongside 40-year-old Esmatullah, 22-year-old Khalilullah, both from Kandahar in Afghanistan, in the latest heroin drug bust in India. The 37-year-old Nigerian man was accused…
Boyfriend kills woman, her two daughters in South Africa
A 44-year-old woman, Jane Govender and her two daughters, were brutally murdered by her boyfriend at their home in Durban, South Africa, an attack that got the suspect arrested. Jane Govender’s husband who was on a night shift and…
Davido Shares An Embarrassing “After-Sex” Video Of Him and His Girlfriend, Chioma
Davido is currently in ecstatic mood following the victory of his uncle's party PDP in Osun's state gubernatorial elections, as you can guess this calls for some celebration and what better way to celebrate than getting some of that…
Lagos guber: Ambode’s aide, groups roll out achievements ahead primaries
Barely 24 hours after the Governor’s Advisory Council, GAC, directed that Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, and other gubernatorial aspirants should face primaries, Ambode’s aides and civil society groups have started rolling out…
Osun election: Buhari deserves more accolades no matter the outcome– Presidency
Following the Osun state governorship election which was earlier declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), Presidency, Sunday averred that President Muhammadu Buhari deserves more accolades.Recall…
From Skye Bank to Polaris: How poor corporate governance blew away N2trn assets
The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE has notified the investing public that the shares of Skye Bank Plc will be suspended from trading on the floor of the Exchange effective Monday, 24 September 2018.According to statement by the bank :…
APC: Ambode’s fate sealed as all 337 Lagos ward chairmen endorse Sanwo-Olu
337 ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State under the auspices of Conference of Ward Chairmen have endorsed Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu as their governorship candidate ahead of Saturday’s primary election. The…
Tinubu Vs Ambode: ‘Forgive Lagos governor, ‘witches and wizards’ behind his sins’ – Dele Momodu
A veteran journalist, Dele Momodu, has appealed to a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu to forgive the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode for…
2019: What Igbo must do to produce Nigeria’s president – Idahosa
Charles Idahosa, a former Political Adviser to immediate past Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has told Igbos the benefit of supporting President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term. Speaking with newsmen to mark his 65th birthday…