I’m underpaid, struggling financially despite two Oscar nominations – Actor Djimon Hounsou
Beninese-American actor Djimon Hounsou has opened up on his financial struggles, despite having two Oscar nominations and a career spanning two decades in Hollywood. Hounsou disclosed this on CNN’s African…
Emirship tussle: Comply with A’Court judgement – Kano Gov’t tells public, private institutions
The Kano State government, has on Saturday called on public and private institutions to strictly adhere and comply with the Court of Appeal judgment which ruled in favour of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.…
LA fires expand as winds forecast to pick up
The largest of the Los Angeles’ fires spread toward previously untouched neighborhoods Saturday, forcing new evacuations and dimming hopes that the disaster was coming under control. Across the city, at least 11 people…
Major shake-up in Army as new GOCs, PSOs, MNJTF Commander appointed
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede has appointed new General Officers Commanding (GOCs), new Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), new Corps Commanders and a new Commander, Multinational Joint Task Force…
Two die in Lagos diesel reservoir accident
In a tragic incident on Saturday, two unidentified individuals lost their lives after falling into a diesel reservoir on Ikosi-Oregun Road, Lagos. The incident reportedly occurred midway through rescue efforts by…
Making of an Aláàfin: Bribe or gods?
In a viral video, Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, and the…
Sharia row rages in South-West as supporters expand scope of demand from panel to court
• critics express concerns •Oyo won’t permit illegality – MakindeMURIC talks tough‘I don’t think we are ready for Sharia court’ Controversy has erupted in South-West Nigeria over the establishment of Sharia…
ARMY RESOURCE CENTRE LAUDS NYSC ON INNOVATION
The Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja has commended the National Youth Service Corps for its efforts in Corps empowerment, rural development, human capital…
Can Olukoyede renew our faith in the EFCC?
A year ago, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), openly lamented the “craze and…
How craze for marathon sex sends men from pleasure beds to early graves
GODFREY GEORGE explores the rising phenomenon of multiple sex rounds among men and women, highlighting how social pressure, misguided beliefs around masculinity, and the perform At 34, Chika Okonkwo has seen…
My three-year-old son’s ear affected by Lagos teacher’s repeated slaps – Mother
In this interview with IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI, widowed mother of a three-year-old pupil assaulted by a female teacher at Christ-Miltos Primary School, Ikorodu, Lagos, Mrs Adenike Okunlaya, recounts how the incident played…
National Grid collapses; restoration work begins
The first blackout of 2025 has occurred as the National Grid suffered a major collapse today, Saturday, January 11. It was the first grid collapse in the year, but the 13th in 13 months. According to the Nigerian…
Owa Stool Coronation: A Tale Of Two ‘Ifes’
The coronation of a chief in Yoruba land has held significant cultural, historical, and spiritual importance for centuries. In Ile-Ife, which is considered the cradle of Yoruba, the Owa coronation is a grand…
BREAKING: EFCC invites Okoya’s sons over ‘abuse of naira’ in viral video
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited Subomi and Wahab, the sons of Razaq Okoya, the billionaire industrialist, for interrogation over alleged abuse of the naira. In the invite signed by…
Fear Of Terrorism Grips South West
A week after the Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, raised the alarm that terrorists from the North West were relocating to Oyo State, 10…
Naming of new Alaafin of Oyo: MURIC faults Makinde
The Muslim Rights Concern has faulted the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, over the naming of a new Alaafin of Oyo…
We Rescued First Bank from Abyss, Won’t Throw Away Baby with Bathwater – GHL
*Highlights how FBN moved from loss position of N302bn to N151bn profit following oil coy’s intervention *Says without fulfilling existing pre-conditions, can bank truly keep its accounts?*Queries if deal was…
Your Tenure As Sports Minister Disastrous – Wike Fires Back At Dalung
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has described the tenure of a former Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, as monumentally disastrous. Wike said this in response to Dalung’s claim that construction of…
North-South Cattle Trade Declines By 50%
Cattle traders are facing an existential threat, especially in the northeastern part of Nigeria, with stakeholders calling for urgent intervention to save the sector. Investigation by Weekend Trust revealed…
Rumpus In First Bank As Shareholders Move Against Otedola
There is an uneasy calm in First Bank, Nigeria’s oldest financial institution, over an alleged bid by the chairman of the holding company, Femi Otedola to launch a N350 billion private placement. The development…
Nigerians owe N349bn electricity debt in nine months
Many electricity consumers defaulted in the payment of electricity supplied to them in the nine months of 2024 to the tune of N348.84 billion. As only…
Tinubu squandered 2024; sadly, the omens are not good for 2025!
At the beginning of every year, analysts look back at the past 12 months – reflecting on what worked and what didn’t – and look forward to the next 12 months – prognosticating on what might and might not be. In…
Nigerian jailed 11 years in US for money laundering, passport fraud
A 37-year-old Nigerian man, Chukwunonso Obiora, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his involvement in separate schemes to…
Court orders detention of suspected terrorists planning to launch ISWAP cell in Osun
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Department of State Services the go-ahead to detain 10 suspected terrorists who had planned to launch…