Lately, my Facebook friends have been questioning why I rarely engage in discussions about national and international issues. The reason for my silence is rooted in my exhaustion from writing about governance without witnessing any significant improvements, while the political class continues to perpetuate poverty among the masses. This sense of disillusionment has led me…
Ace comedian, Chibuike Josh Alfred, popularly known as Josh2Funny, has spoken on the competition in the Nigerian comedy and content-creating industry. He said those claiming that there’s no competition in the content-creating industry are only sugar-coating. Josh2Funny, however, said he has no competition in comedy industry, stressing that his skits are interpreted in foreign languages…
American rapper Cardi B has backed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the Democratic Party’s candidate for the United States presidential election. Cardi B, who had earlier suggested that Harris should be the Democratic Party’s candidate after President Joe Biden’s debate with the Republican Party candidate, Donald Trump, welcomed the news of Biden stepping down…
Maverick entertainer, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has expressed anger over alleged plot to arrest the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi. The Peter Obi Media Reach, POMR, on Saturday alleged that the Presidency is plotting to arrest the former Anambra State Governor over the planned nationwide…
The Russian Defence Ministry on Monday said its air defences repelled dozens of Ukrainian drone attacks across a number of regions. The Ministry said on the messaging service, Telegram, that a total of 80 drones were intercepted and destroyed in six regions. Several explosions were heard in the Black Sea port city of Tuapse. According…
Layla Ali Othman, the wife of Plateau State House of Representatives member, Yusuf Gagdi, has blasted Nigerians for criticising her husband for buying a new Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, for their daughter, Aisha, as a secondary school graduation’s gift. Gagdi gifted his teenage daughter the luxurious car, to celebrate her secondary school graduation from the Lead…
The US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, has commended President Joe Biden, describing him as an “extraordinary guardian’’ of the country’s security. Austin said this in a statement after Biden announced that he was withdrawing from the presidential race in the country, expressing deep gratitude for Biden’s leadership and statesmanship. “He has a secure place in…
A visiting research fellow at the International Centre for Policing and Security of the University of South Wales, United Kingdom, Ibrahim Bamidele Kogbe, has declared that it may be difficult for Nigeria to win the war against terrorism and banditry in the absence of rule of law, equality and justice. Kogbe who served as co-convener…
President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Mr T, SAN, on his election as the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). Tinubu, in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesman, also congratulated all newly elected officers of the NBA and members of the association on a successful conduct of the elections. Tinubu commended the outgoing…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit instituted against the federal government by the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, challenging the revocation of the property of the former military ruler located in the Maitama District of Abuja. Justice Peter Lifu dismissed the suit in a judgement on…
