Why I Crossed The Rubicon – Dele Momodu
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I know I caught many people unawares yesterday with the sudden announcement of my membership of the leading opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party. It was practically impossible to inform all members of my extended family and many friends of such a monumental decision for several reasons. I know for […]
Tobacco Industry Interfering In Nigeria Government Policies, CAPPA Alerts
The enforcement of the National Tobacco Control Act 2019 and the National Tobacco Control Regulations 2019 may be derailed by the tobacco industry except the Nigerian government prohibits the unnecessary interactions between public officials and the tobacco industry, the Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has cautioned. These demands formed part of recommendations by […]
Osinbajo Meets Tinubu in Abuja
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday met with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja. The details of their meeting remain unclear, but may not be unconnected to their alleged rift for the 2023 presidential race. A few weeks ago, there was speculation that Tinubu snubbed Osinbajo in […]
NECO Releases 2021 SSCE Results
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2021 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(SSCE) According to NAN, Dantali Wushishi, NECO’s registar, broke the news at a briefing in Minna, Niger state, on Friday. Wushishi said out of 1,233,631 candidates who registered, 1,226,631 actually sat for the examination. The registrar also said that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
