Author: Oluwaseyi Amosun
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Former Minister of Communications Adebayo Shittu has dismissed claims that Nigeria is drifting towards a one-party state, insisting that recent defections to the All Progressives Congress are driven by the performance and reform agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu rather than coercion or intimidation. Shittu stated this in an exclusive interview on Frontline, a current […]
The Ogun State government on Wednesday has again halted the selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebu land. This is just as our correspondent, who is currently at Ijebu Ode, also observed deployment of heavy security, including the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, at the Awujale palace. The Awujale stool […]
Record producer, Samuel Oguachuba, popularly known as Samklef, has claimed that Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is not the pioneer of Afrobeat as widely believed. The Molowo hitmaker alleged that Fela “stole” the idea of the genre from another veteran musician, Orlando Julius Ekemode. Samkleff made the allegation amid the ongoing feud between his former associate Wizkid and […]
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, explained that Nigeria’s business and trade partnership with the US remains strong despite President Trump’s global tariff regime. She disclosed this in an interview with CNN at the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. According to her, the US has remained Nigeria’s strong […]
The Ogun State Government has stopped the ongoing selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftancy Affairs, Ganiyu Hamzat, made this known in a letter to the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode local government on Tuesday. Newsman reports that the government had earlier nullified the ongoing selection process for the […]
Nigerian musician Baba Fryo has criticized singer Wizkid following the Afrobeat superstar’s recent claim that he is bigger than the late Fela Kuti. The controversy started when Seun Kuti, Fela’s son, chastised Wizkid’s fans for comparing the contemporary artist to his father, calling it “an insult to Fela’s legacy” and urging them to stop dragging […]
Kayode Olubunmi Ojo, a 2026 All Progressives Congress, APC governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, has alleged that his supporters are being targeted by security agencies and the state government. In a statement on Wednesday, the APC aspirant alleged that his supporters have been facing unjust arrests, intimidation, unlawful detention, and denial of entitlements. He identified […]
The Director of Commonwealth Institute of Advanced and Professional Studies, Prof Anthony Kila, has described as totally unacceptable, the excuses of defecting governors of wanting to be close to the centre. Prof Kila blasted the defecting governors on Wednesday, when he featured in an interview on Arise Television’s ‘Morning Show’ monitored by Newsman According to […]
Sahara Group Foundation, the social responsibility division of international energy conglomerate, Sahara Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Plan International Nigeria to deepen inclusive, community-led recycling interventions through its flagship Sahara Go Recycling Project. A statement by the company noted that the partnership reinforces a shared commitment to environmental sustainability, economic empowerment, […]
Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade to work together to address insecurity in the South West and advance its development agenda. Igboho made the call against the backdrop of the dispute over the […]
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