Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, a chieftain and presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as “a cult, not a political party.”APC suspension Olawepo-Hashim said the ruling party lacks ideology, internal democracy, and a coherent vision for Nigeria’s future. Speaking on AIT Democracy Today and later at an interactive session…
The Police Command in Anambra has detained a suspected Chinese miner over alleged illegal mining activities in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Awka. According to him, operatives of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID),…
Joseph Aloba, father of late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has once again opened up on the events surrounding his son’s troubled career and untimely death. Speaking to Sunday Scoop, Aloba maintained that Mohbad endured bullying while alive despite Naira Marley, his former record label boss’ recent account of events. In a video…
A coalition of academics, students, alumni, and concerned citizens has issued a strong protest urging the National Universities Commission, NUC, to take immediate regulatory action against social media comedians and content creators who misappropriate the term “university.” In a letter addressed to the Executive Secretary and Board of the NUC, the coalition decried the rise…
Popular Nigerian cleric, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has said that oral sex by a couple, a man and his wife, is not a sin. Suleman said this when his church, Omega Fire Ministries International, headquartered in Edo State, hosted a question and answer session. The video clip in which the general overseer (GO) of the church…
Abdul Jabar Adama entered the history books, becoming the first-ever Nigerian swimmer to win a medal at the World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Romania. The 17-year-old secured a Silver medal in the men’s 50m Butterfly with a time of 23.64 seconds, finishing just behind Great Britain’s Dean Fearn, who won Gold with a time…
It was a historic and colourful moment as the Member representing Ibadan North Constituency 1 in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief (Mrs.) Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, was conferred with the Akoni Oodua Heroines Award 2025 by the prestigious Akoni Oodua Heritage Leadership International Platform, under the leadership of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni…
A 16-year-old student, Miss Praise Malachi, has drowned in Zaria, Kaduna State, while hurrying to check her Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) result. Praise, a final-year student of Government Day Secondary School, Samaru, was reportedly excited after hearing from her friends that she had passed with excellent grades. Her father, Emmanuel Malachi, narrated the heartbreaking…
Tension gripped residents of Warri, Delta State on Saturday afternoon as Itsekiri and Agbarha-Warri (Urhobo) youths engaged in a violent clash over renewed territorial claims. Eye witness accounts revealed that trouble started around noon in Warri South Local Government Area, following a disputed celebratory procession by some Itsekiri youths who were reportedly commemorating the fourth…
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has alleged that a trusted associate betrayed him during the July 2021 invasion of his Ibadan residence by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). Igboho spoke during a visit to the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, in Ondo State, at…