Ovation Publisher, Dele Momodu, Re-enters Politics, Joins PDP
Veteran Journalist and Publisher of Ovation International, Dele Momodu has announced his return to partisan politics. Momodu also announced his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). In a statement released on Friday, Mr. Momodu said he joined the main opposition because it is the only party that can rescue the country from its dangerous and […]
Nnamdi Kanu Appears In Court For Trial
The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra( IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is in court . A source confirmed that Kanu was brought into the federal high court in Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). ”At about 1000hrs his Lordship came into the courtroom and the trial commences,” he said. The federal government […]
CAPPA seeks justice for Lekki tollgate shooting victims
*Launches book on #Endsars one year after One year after the protests tagged #Endsars that gripped the country last year, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has presented to the public a documentation of some of the victims of the event. Speaking at the presentation of a book and film documentary LIES AND […]
A Journey of Guided Discovery: A Review of James Yeku’s Where the Baedeker Leads
By Toyin Falola The first time I started to read James Yeku’s poetry collection, I wondered why he chose that title for his book. First off, not many people would know what a Baedeker means. However, the earliest glimmer of revelation hit me, and some tens of pages into the collection, the revelation was […]
A CONVERSATION WITH OBA LAMIDI ADEYEMI III, PART 1
ALAAFIN ADEYEMI III: THE THRONE OF NUMEROUS AUTHORITIES By Toyin Falola Ikú Bàbá Yèyé Royal positions in Africa, especially in the pre-colonial time, were not necessarily because the beneficiaries of such exalted hierarchy inherited it by birth. Of course, being born into a royal family places one within the circumference of the […]
Police Tear Gas Protesters At Lekki Tollgate
The Nigeria Police on Wednesday tear-gassed the protesters who are commemorating the #EndSARS first anniversary at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. The protesters including celebrities were participating in a car processing amid the presence of armed security operatives The anniversary was organized to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests that led to the disbandment […]
No Proof Any Protester Was Killed In Lekki Tollgate- Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says there is no proof that any protester was killed at the Lekki tollgate in Lagos state in October 2020. Mohammed while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja described the event as “Phantom massacre”. “Today marks the first anniversary of the phantom massacre at Lekki Toll […]
First US Black Secretary of State, Collin Powell, Dies of COVID Complications
Former US Secretary of State, Collin Powell, is dead. Powell, who was also a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was said to have died of COVID complications on Monday. His death was confirmed by his family via a Facebook post According to the family, the late Powell was fully vaccinated and was […]
Simi’s “Woman”: An Explosive Tool for Social Change
By Toyin Falola Explosive—that’s one word that aptly describes Simisola Bolatito Kosoko’s latest single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udnkr-pMRa8 Better known by her stage name, Simi, this amazon of an African musician has yet proven the strength and quality of her musical renditions. “Explosive” must be an apt appellation for a song that has garnered close to a million […]
Devaluation is grossly overrated by Simon Kolawole
On Monday, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo might have made his boldest pitch yet for his expected presidential bid in 2023. Speaking at the administration’s midterm retreat — with President Muhammadu Buhari and Mr Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the room — Osinbajo appeared to have broken ranks with the […]
