The leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has doubled down on her previous remarks about Nigeria, insisting she will not sugarcoat the truth about her homeland. The response comes after Nigeria’s Vice-President Kashim Shettima criticized her for describing the country as a “socialist nation brimming with thieving politicians and insecurity.” In a…
Award-winning actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele has voiced her frustration over the rampant piracy plaguing Nigeria’s film industry. With her latest movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa, set to premiere on December 13, Akindele made a passionate appeal to her fans to avoid engaging in piracy. Taking to her social media handles on Wednesday, she stressed that…
Today, Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke will be commissioning the Otan Ayegbaju to Iresi township road. The 3KM road constructed by the present administration will enhance rural – urban movement of agricultural goods and services in that zone.
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has officially handed over management of Oba Hills Forest Reserve to the Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal for its transformation into a National Park, under the stewardship of the National Park Service. Oba Hills Forest Reserve which will now be known as Oba Hills National Park, spans…
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of his younger sister, Atsi Kefas. A close family source confirmed to our correspondent that she died at night in Abuja, days after she sustained a gunshot wound during a gunmen attack on her vehicle along the Wukari-Kente road in…
US President-elect Donald Trump says Syria fell because Russia lost interest in protecting the embattled middle eastern country. Trump’s comment came after rebel groups seized Damascus in the early hours of Sunday. Shortly, reports surfaced saying President Bashar al-Assad fled the country by plane to an unnamed destination. Earlier, Trump said the US had nothing…
Popular Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has won the Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary constituency seat. Dumelo, who ran under the platform of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), defeated the incumbent Lydia Alhassan of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Dumelo had been trying to win this constituency since 2018, but he lost by a narrow margin…
The Nigerian Army on Monday performed a symbolic lowering and hoisting of command flag at Army Headquarters as Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede assumed command as the 24th Chief of Army Staff (COAS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Oluyede was appointed by President Bola Tinubu on Oct. 30 in an acting capacity following the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke’s Aide on Revenue Matters, Kosile Stella has described Reno Omokri comment on the State Internally Generated Revenue as untrue and illogical. Omokri, a former aide of former President Goodluck Jonathan had on his verified X page claimed, “Please Fact-Check me. In two weeks, Wizkid’s Morayo album has generated more revenue…
Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on hard-line campaign pledges to impose trade tariffs and carry out mass deportations, while dangling the idea that the United States could withdraw from NATO after he takes office next month. In his first formal television interview since the election — and just six weeks before Inauguration Day — Trump…
