Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, on Wednesday, arrived at the Magistrates court in Yaba, Lagos, for his trial over the assault of a police officer. Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, and the singer’s brother, Femi Kuti, were also at the court. This comes after the police released Seun Kuti on bail on Tuesday night, after…
The people of Ifon Orolu Community in Osun State have urged the state governor, Ademola Adeleke, to appoint an indigene of the town as a commissioner in his cabinet. This was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary, Board of Trustees of the flagship group for indigenes of the town, Ifon Orolu Progressive Union,…
Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat pioneer Fela, has celebrated his sister, Yeni, on her birthday. The Afrobeat musician revealed this in a post on his Instagram page on Wednesday. Seun, who just got released from prison for assaulting a police officer, dedicated his freedom as a birthday gift to his big sister. He said, “My…
Nigerian Youtuber, Emdee Tiamiyu, has apologised over his comment about Nigerian students studying in the United Kingdom in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation. The Youtuber made the apology in a video he shared on his YouTube account on Wednesday, following the backlash he faced after the interview. Tiamiyu, who is known for advising…
There was tension in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, on Tuesday as about 35 pupils of Fakunle Comprehensive School, Osogbo, were hospitalised after inhaling teargas fired by some riot policemen. The pupils who became unconscious after inhaling the teargas were rushed to two different hospitals for urgent medical attention. As the news of the incident…
Criticisms have continued to trail the remarks of a Nigerian Youtuber, Emdee Tiamiyu, in an interview he had with the British Broadcasting Corporation. Tiamiyu, who is known for advising Nigerians on studying in the United Kingdom, declared that many of them were not looking for new qualifications, but to start a new life abroad. He…
•Says one out of four drug users is a woman THE chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa on Tuesday, lamented that more than 14.3 million Nigerians aged 15-64 years use psychoactive substances other than alcohol and tobacco, thereby constituting grave danger for the…
A secondary school in Osogbo, Osun State, Fakunle Unity High School, hurriedly shut down academic activities on Tuesday, after some pupils became unconscious after inhaling teargas fired by men of Mopol 39 Base, located directly opposite the school premises. A source in the school, who preferred not to be named over fears of harassment, told…
The daughter of President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Aisha Hanan Buhari on Tuesday said that her father was a silent achiever. Hanan made this known on her Instagram story while sharing a photo of the President during the Fleet Review held at the Naval Dockyard Limited in Victoria Island, Lagos. She wrote, “My Father…
President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has revealed the purpose of the visit of former United Kingdom Prime Minister, Tony Blair to him in Abuja. Recall that Tinubu met with Blair on Tuesday. Tinubu, on his official twitter account (@officialbat), said the purpose of the visit was to discuss mutual interests between Nigeria and the Tony Blair…
