Dr. Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State and ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has expressed deep sadness at the passing of Elder Statesman Pa Edwin Clark. In a statement issued today by the head of the Fayemi Media Office, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, Fayemi described Pa Clark as a patriot and a towering…
Suspended Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara has met with the suspended Speaker of the House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and other aggrieved state lawmakers. Multiple sources confirmed on Thursday evening the meeting held and ended with Fubara holding the hands of Amaewhule as they shared jokes and laughter. It was gathered that the meeting, which was…
A Shari’a court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, Kaduna State, has ordered a man, Aminu Adamu, not to visit his former wife’s bedroom in order to meet his children. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Malam Anas Khalifa, gave the ruling after confirming the three divorce pronouncements Adamu made to his…
The Senior Prophet of Christ MercyLand Ministry, Jeremiah Fufeyin, Sunday, denied using the name of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, on its spiritual items to deceive Nigerians. Fufeyin spoke through his church’s media outfit called MercyLand Television Deliverance Ministry, which issued a statement signed by Sophia Iloyd, faulting a…
In a heartfelt message, the Honourable Member representing Ibadan North Constituency I and Chairperson of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Women Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi-Olajide, has celebrated the South-West PDP Woman Leader, Yeyeluwa Chief (Mrs.) Abosede Adedibu. Hon. Comforter described her as “a fearless matriarch, political warrior, and…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde on Tuesday said he has the capacity to become Nigeria’s president. “I don’t have any doubt that I have the capacity to occupy the highest office in this land and I have what it takes,” Makinde said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. The Oyo governor, whose tenure will elapse…
The Presidency has responded to comments made by Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, running mate to Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election, over his recent remarks casting doubt on President Bola Tinubu’s chances of securing a second term in 2027. In a post shared on Saturday via his verified X (formerly Twitter) handle, Sunday Dare, the…
US President Donald Trump will welcome five African leaders to a White House lunch on Wednesday, with commerce and trade expected to feature prominently amongst a mixed bag of potential agenda items. The presidents of Senegal, Liberia, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania and Gabon — five nations located along Africa’s Atlantic Coast — will convene at Trump’s behest….
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled Africa’s first feature film on Artificial Intelligence, titled Makemation, on Sunday. Speaking at the unveiling in Marina, Sanwo-Olu said the AI film, produced by human development expert, Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, will make its cinematic debut in Lagos on Friday, April 18. He praised the producer and cast,…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has breaks silence on fuel supply situation in the country. The NNPC Ltd in a statement released today says the organization regrets the tightness in fuel supply witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT. The statement by Olufemi Soneye Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Ltd…