Nigerian musician Naira Marley was targeted on stage during a recent concert in Cotonou, Benin Republic when a fan rushed at him. A viral video shows the Marlian Music boss performing when a man suddenly stormed the stage, attempting to attack the artist. Security personnel quickly intervened, tackling the intruder and escorting him away from…
Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has urged Nigerians to join a nationwide protest demanding the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra’s leader, Nnamdi Kanu, despite a court order restricting demonstrations around key government areas in Abuja. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday morning, Sowore called on citizens…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Nigeria’s headline inflation will average 26.5% in 2025, following a recent rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The inflation rate, although down from 33.2% in 2024, is expected to spike again to 37.0% in 2026. This forecast is contained…
Former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kabiru Marafa has vowed to mobilise against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, pledging to reduce the President’s votes by one million. Marafa, who represented Zamfara Central in the Senate from 2011 to 2019, made the declaration on Monday during an appearance on Channels…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday announced that the United States of America has revoked his visa, making his entry into the country impossible for now. Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, saying he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the…
Comrade Ojetola Babatunde Yussuf ‘Toyyem’ have welcomed National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, stakeholders, cadres, senators and all comrades to the southwest pre-convention. The programme which is scheduled to hold on Saturday 31st of August, 2024 will host students leaders from Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Osun and Oyo states. Welcoming students’ leaders, Toyyem said the…
Lawmaker representing Aguata Federal Constituency, Anambra state, Engr. Dominic Okafor has distributed branded wheelbarrows, cutlass, rake to constituents as part of empowerment to the youths. The initiative, intriguingly branded “Agric Empowerment,” has left residents both amused and bewildered. While the gesture by All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA rep is being touted as a boost for…
Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has recommended a single term of five years for the presidency in Nigeria. Obi said this when he visited the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, at the government house, Bauchi, on Friday. According to him, a five-year term, which is the practice in South Korea,…
Nigerian travel content creator, Alma Asinobi, who recently completed her record-breaking journey across all seven continents with her Nigerian passport, has celebrated the Nigerian flag as the first and fastest to travel to every continent of the world. Alma Asinobi Celebrates Taking Nigerian Flag Across Seven Continents in 71 Hours After 71 hours, 26 minutes,…
Lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency I at the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Chief (Mrs.) Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, heartily rejoices with the illustrious Olubadan–Designate, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, on the joyous occasion of his Royal Birthday. Hon. Comforter describes His Royal Majesty as a beacon of wisdom, a pillar of unity, and a symbol…