By Sarafa Ibrahim In the heat of the 2022 governorship election in Osun state, those opposed to the choice of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor came up with a petty argument to downplay his suitability for the role. They played up his hobby of dancing as a weakness that should discourage the electorate from settling…
There appears to be a crack at the Supreme Court, barely 24 hours after it validated the election of President Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. A retiring justice of the court, Musa Dattijo Muhammad, who reportedly pulled out from the seven-man panel that dismissed all the appeals that sought to remove…
Viewpoint: Osun Multi-billion Naira Infrastructure Plan Long Overdue- Gov. Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has disclosed that he organized Osun Multi- billionaire infrastructural plan as a major landmark in his push for the making of a new Osun State. The state governor stated this while delivering his speech at the unveiling of the…
Nigerian female gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo and her husband, Pastor Blessed Uzochikwa has welcomed their first child, a year after their marriage. Confirming the news, the gospel singer on Friday shared a music video of her rocking her baby bump, as she praised her creator for the new addition. She stated that they are grateful…
The UN warned Friday that “many more will die” in Gaza from catastrophic shortages after nearly three weeks of bombardment by Israel in response to Hamas staging the deadliest attack in its history. And it raised the alarm over “war crimes” being committed as the deadly Israel-Hamas conflict raged into its 21st day as the…
According to the NMA Chairman Dr. Adamu Saminu represented by his vice Mujittaba Mashi, the donation is also part of the corporate social responsibility of the association to ensure the well-being of the inmates. The Katsina State Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Thursday donated assorted essential drugs to the Katsina Correctional Service…
The Indigenous People of Biafra on Friday asked the Federal Government to remove the “terrorist” tag it placed on the group or appear in court to defend it. Recall that Justice Abdul Kafarati had, on September 20, 2017, granted an ex parte order proscribing IPOB as a ‘terrorist’ organisation. But the pro-Biafran group, in a…
“There are certain things we discussed so that the country must move forward. Elections are over, we must move forward.” Former President Goodluck Jonathan briefs journalists after visiting President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on October 27, 2023. Former President Goodluck Jonathan says following the Supreme Court’s validation of President Bola Tinubu’s…
The revelations in Spain are the latest to rock the Roman Catholic Church after a series of sexual abuse scandals around the world, often involving children, over the past 20 years. Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independent commission…
D’Tigers have emerged winners of the friendly China Autumn Basketball Tour tagged Jishou Rural Commercial Bank Cup in China. The of China provided D’Tigers an opportunity to be back in action for the first time since their ouster from the Paris 2024 Pre-Olympic qualifying tournament hosted by Nigeria in Lagos. The Nigeria senior men’s basketball…
