Popular Nigerian music producer Michael Collins Ajereh, known professionally as Don Jazzy, recently shared some advice on Instagram, stating that a DNA test is more crucial than a naming ceremony for newborns. He made this remark in an Instagram Reel posted on Friday. He wrote, â DNA test is more important than naming ceremony.â In…
The Osun State Government spent a total of 1,789,994,329.83 on refreshment, meals, cleaning and fumigation services between January and June of 2025, The Guardian has found. The Guardianâs correspondent found this by perusing the stateâs budget performance document for the second quarter of 2025. An analysis of the Osun Stateâs budget performance document revealed that…
A UN-backed body has confirmed famine in Gaza City for the first time, marking a grim milestone in the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global initiative involving UN agencies, aid groups, and governments, has raised its classification for the Gaza Governorate, which includes Gaza City…
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, has vowed to seek legal redress against those responsible for his arrest and detention in connection with a now-withdrawn defamation case filed by senior lawyer, Afe Babalola. Farotimi was arrested by police in Lagos in December 2024 and taken to Ekiti State, where he was charged with defamation over comments…
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima undertook 41 trips across 23 countries in their first 17 months in office, spending 180 days, equivalent to six months, on foreign engagements. Analysis shows that Tinubu, with the longer mileage, logged over 124 days abroad, visiting 16 countries on 29 trips. So far, the President has…
Olubadan-designate, Oba Rasidi Ladoja has blamed the supporters of both the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade for the reported lingering supremacy feud. Oba Ladoja while decrying the development urged the supporters of the two monarchs to dissipate their energies on things that will fast-track the development of…
Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable, has stirred another wave of drama with a new diss track targeting Nollywood stars Iyabo Ojo, Tonto Dikeh, and others, following the leak of a private WhatsApp group. The controversy erupted after social commentator Verydarkman released a series of WhatsApp messages showing Iyabo Ojo and Tonto Dikeh actively pushing for justice…
A young woman identified as Brenda has died under mysterious circumstances after spending the night at the apartment of a man she met on TikTok in Warri, Delta State. The incident, which has reignited safety concerns around online dating, reportedly occurred over the last weekend. Brenda had connected with a TikTok user known as Emmypounds,…
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, narrowly escaped a suspected assassination attempt over the weekend as armed gunmen reportedly invaded his Surulere residence in the early hours of Sunday. According to reports, the attackers, unaware that Sego was not at…
Maybe not totally strange, but Ibadan has further validated the state as a âpace setterâ in recent times, in terms of little twist to ascension to the first-class stool of Olubadan. In this article, weâll explore 6 things you should know about the Obaship system in Ibadan. 1.Olubadan Ascension Ladders There are two lines of…