Author: Amina Mohammed

Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has handed over his acclaimed African Giant title to his colleague, Folarin Falana, aka Falz the Bahd Guy. Burna Boy disclosed this on X.com on Thursday as he broke silence on why he distanced himself from the ongoing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. In his tweet, the singer stated that the fight in him died in 2020 during the ENDSARS protest, when some protesters made calls to boycott his music. “The fight in me died on this day. Ogun go doggy, anybody wey call my name this time around,” Burna Boy wrote, reacting to an old…

The Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos have brought two students- Timothy Fashina Oluwabukola and Anthony Imonina Odemerho – before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking MTN Nigeria Communication’s computers and stealing airtime and data worth N1.9 billion. Oluwabukola and Odemerho, students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta, Ogun State, and Resign Regal Academy in Benin City, Edo State, were arraigned before Justice Akintayo Aluko, on a four-count charge of conspiracy, unauthorised access into the company’s web-based platform known as Application Programming Interface (API) and unlawful conversion. The duo, who pleaded not guilty, and others at large,…

Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has called for peace and unity in Nigeria even as he tasked the military and other security services to redouble their efforts in sustaining national stability. Senator Adeleke made this call when he received the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division of The Nigerian Army, Major General Obinna Onubogu in Osogbo. The Governor who held hours of closed door sessions with the GOC on sustaining peace and stability emphasized the importance of the military’s support in ensuring that the democratic process remains intact. The Governor who praised the Nigerian Army for its unwavering…

One of the counter-protesters has revealed they were promised N5,000 to demonstrate against the anti-hunger protests. The unnamed protester spoke with our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday. He said he was given N2,000 and promised the remaining amount after the demonstration. He added that he’s hungry but the money given to him would not solve his problem.

Protesters have said the protests would continue unless President Bola Tinubu meets their demands. They called on the president to do the needful and the protests would be immediately called off. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the Director of Mobilisation, Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, lamented that the oppression under the president’s leadership had lasted too long. He said, “The various court orders restricting protesters to particular locations are an aberration. ”Our presence here today is an announcement that we have been oppressed for too long. “Today, we have risen. We saying to the president that unless President Bola Tinubu…

Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday, unveiled a 197-man council to lead its campaign. In the list released by the APC National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, was appointed as the chairman of the campaign council. Otu will be assisted by Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, and former Edo governor, Adams Oshiomhole, who were announced as co-chairman and deputy chairman, respectively. Other members of the 197-man team include Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (Assistant Secretary), Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the…

Mo Salah and Fabio Carvalho scored first-half goals to give Liverpool a 2-1 victory over Arsenal on Wednesday while Chelsea cruised and Manchester United edged Real Betis 3-2 in pre-season matches. Kai Havertz scored Arsenal’s goal in front of a crowd of 69,879 at the home stadium of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles. In other friendly action in the United States, Chelsea swept past Mexico’s Club America 3-0, AC Milan beat Real Madrid 1-0 and Manchester United edged Real Betis 3-2. Egyptian Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool in the 13th minute, outpacing the defenders to latch onto Harvey Elliott’s defence-splitting…

Spanish club Sevilla have announced the signing of Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho on a two-year contract, with an option for an additional year. The 27-year-old striker joins Sevilla as their fifth signing of the summer transfer window. Iheanacho previously played for Leicester City in the Premier League, where he scored 61 goals and provided 34 assists in 232 appearances. He arrives at Sevilla to join his fellow Nigerian, Chidera Ejuke.

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men’s doubles on Wednesday by Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram in possibly Nadal’s last appearance at Roland Garros. The Spanish dream team lost 6-2, 6-4 to the US fourth seeds, who progressed to the semi-finals in Paris. Nadal and Alcaraz, dubbed “Nadalcaraz”, have been one of the main talking points at the Paris Games tennis tournament, wowing the crowds in their first two matches. But they came unstuck in the last eight against doubles specialists Krajicek and Ram, who both have Grand Slam-winning pedigree. Nadal was broken in the…

On Wednesday, Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, urged Nigerians to reconsider the planned protests scheduled for August 1-10, 2024. She emphasised that the current administration is diligently working to improve the country. Speaking at a quarterly meeting of the Renewed Hope Initiative with the Governors’ Wives at the State House in Abuja, Mrs. Tinubu highlighted that Nigeria is still dealing with the effects of the 2020 #EndSARS protests. She urged youths to explore opportunities and be creative rather than engaging in protests. “I pray that they (protesters) would reconsider and not make life difficult for those who are still…