The Alara of Aramoko Ekiti in Ekiti State, Oba Olu Adegoke Adeyemi, whose life journey bridged decades of public service and traditional leadership, has died at the age of 82. A statement by his family on Saturday said the monarch passed away on Friday, hailing his “remarkable leadership, wisdom, and dedication to the welfare of…
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, says he will defeat President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election if he gets the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ticket. Speaking on Saturday during a conversation on X Spaces, Amaechi also said he has never participated in election rigging, adding that he has consistently turned down appointments…
Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has thrown his full weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid, declaring that his loyalty to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its leader is “absolute and unshakable.” In a firm rebuttal to rumours linking him to a governorship run under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ambode…
The Nafiu Bala faction of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says David Mark, former senate president, is not a bonafide member of the party. In a statement issued on Friday, Aminu Alhassan, Bala’s special assistant on public affairs, said the constitution of a new national working committee (NWC) led by Mark is a “clear violation”…
Armed bandits numbering about 200 stormed Babanla town in Kwara state on motorbikes at around 1:00 p.m. on Friday, killing a police officer and looting a local market. According to Zagazola Makama, a counter insurgency reporter, the assailants who fired sporadically, attacked the Babanla Police Station, where ASP Adejumo Wasiu attached to the ACPOL Offa…
Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, won the presidential election in Rivers State. Speaking on Saturday during an X Space discussion, the former Rivers State governor said, “I can agree with you to some extent that Obi won Rivers State, but I don’t know how…
Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has opened up about overcoming the 2021 leak of her s3x tape, which sparked widespread controversy after she revealed being blackmailed over it. In a YouTube interview with Zeze Mills, Savage called the tape’s release and her father’s death the lowest points of her career. She said: “My dad died and…
A top Boko Haram commander (Amir Fiya), Abu Nasr,, who led an aborted attack in Rann, the headquarters of the KalaKala Balge local government area of Borno state, was among those killed. Investigation and sources have revealed. Recall that troopsof the North East Joint Task Force ‘Operation Hadin Kai’ have successfully repelled an attack carried…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic diplomacy drive has received a boost as the Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, hosted high-level envoys from the Netherlands, Russia, Mexico, and China in Abuja. In a statement on the Presidency’s official X handle, the meeting was described as a strategic step in advancing Nigeria’s global economic integration,…
Former Governor Senator Gbenga Daniel on Saturday raised the alarm that Governor Dapo Abiodun – led State Government has marked Asoludero Court, his private residence built in 2004 in Sagamu for demolition for allegedly contravening building regulations. Daniel, who represents Ogun East in the 10th National Assembly, also named Conference Hotel Sagamu built in 2013…