Lagos police command clamps down on Yoruba Nation agitators
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested some suspected Yoruba Nation agitators in the Alausa area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. The self-determination group had gathered to set up camp for a massive protest agitating for the secession of […]
NDLEA seizes 75kg of Canadian loud at Lagos airport
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it seized 75.75kgs of cannabis indica, which came from Montreal, Canada. It was hidden in a container of four used vehicles with the number MSCU 5336680. Femi Babafemi, the NDLEA spokesman, stated this on Sunday. The fresh interception comes barely a month after operatives at the Tincan […]
Beyoncé wins record-breaking 32nd Grammy
American R&B singer Beyoncé has become the most awarded artiste in Grammy’s history after picking up her 32nd honour at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on Sunday night. The 41-year-old clinched her 32nd Grammy for the best dance/electronic music album with her ‘Renaissance’ album to set a new record – […]
Tems Becomes First Nigerian Female Singer To Win Grammy
Nigerian singer, Tems has become the first female Nigerian artiste to win a Grammy award. The singer was announced winner in the ‘Best Melodic Rap Performance’ category on Sunday night for her role in ‘Wait for U’, the 2022 hit song by Future featuring Drake. Here is the full list of nominees and winners for […]
The media crucial to peaceful elections
*CAPPA, EU train journalists on election coverage By Olayinka Oyegbile As the 2023 elections draw inches to the start line, all agencies concerned with the organisation of the effective monitoring and outcome of the elections have revved up activities to achieve a peaceful and rancour-free exercise. It is in this light that the Corporate […]
Gombe NNPP chairman dumps party for APC
The Gombe State chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Abdullahi Umar, has defected to the All Progressives Congress. The NNPP has taken the main opposition status in the state House of Assembly, as it has taken over from the Peoples Democratic Party which has four in the 24-member house. The Gombe NNPP, through its […]
Supreme Court upholds Agbu as Taraba PDP gov candidate
The Supreme Court on Friday put an end to ligations challenging the candidacy of Col. Kefas Agbu (rtd) as the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Taraba State. One of the governorship aspirants, Prof. Jerome Nyameh, had instituted a case against Kefas challenging the process that brought him as the candidate of the party. The […]
BREAKING: Nigerians Wont Lose Old Naira Notes After Deadline-Emefiele
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele says Nigerians wont lose the old naira notes after the February 10 deadline. Emefiele said this after meeting with the House of Representatives ad hoc Committee on Tuesday He said while the old notes cease to be legal tenders after the expiration of the deadline, Nigerians can […]
Angry Kano residents pelt Buhari’s convoy during visit
Angry residents of Kano came out in droves to protest the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to commission federal government projects in the state. This is coming a few days after a similar incident occurred in Katsina, the president’s hometown. According to reports, protests are connected with the current hardship Nigerians are facing due to […]
BOLA TINUBU’S SELF-IMMOLATING STRATEGY
By Moses E. Ochonu Tinubu’s strategy from the very beginning was wrong. Perhaps it was a product of his arrogant entitlement ideology of emi lokan (it’s my turn). He wrote off the Southeast and South-south and put all his proverbial eggs in the northern basket. He went all in, gambling that the north would deliver […]
