Author: Festus Adeloye

A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo, has attributed friction between governors and their deputies to greed and lust for power on the party of the deputy. Oluboyo, who spoke in an interview in Akure, declared his interest to become the next Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State. Oluboyo said although the Nigeria Constitution spelt out roles of a deputy governor, it was greed that pushed some deputies to go against their boss, noting that the Nigerian Constitution already spelt out what deputy governors were to do. His words: “It depends on the…

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a working visit and retreat in France and London lasting 18 days. The presidential 001 aircraft conveying the President landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 9:50 p.m on Monday, the State House media office disclosed. Tinubu was received by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike; the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, among others. Tinubu departed Nigeria on Wednesday, April 2, spending some time in Paris, the French capital, before…

Leeds United and Burnley are heading back to the Premier League after securing huge victories in the Championship on Easter Monday. Leeds’ two-year absence from the Premier League is set to end after thumping Stoke City 6-0 at Elland Road, with five of the goals coming in the first half. Meanwhile, Burnley secured an immediate return to the English top-flight with a 2-1 home win at Turf Moor over third-placed Sheffield United – a result that stretched their unbeaten run in the league to 31 games. Leeds reported a loss of £60.8 million ($81m) during the 2023-24 season, nearly double…

Pope Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and “irreversible” heart failure, according to his death certificate released by the Vatican on Monday. The 88-year-old Catholic leader died on Monday morning, almost a month after having been discharged from five weeks in hospital where he nearly succumbed to double pneumonia. Francis died at 7.35 am (0535 GMT) in his apartment at the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican. He died of “cerebral stroke, coma, irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse”, the death certificate said. The Vatican’s certification of Pope Francis’ death: Vatican City, 21 April 2025 DEATH OF HIS HOLINESS FRANCIS I…

The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building in the Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos has risen to seven, following the recovery of two additional bodies on Monday afternoon. Initially, five bodies had been pulled from the rubble since the tragic incident occurred on Saturday morning. As of 1:00 p.m. Monday, emergency response teams — including the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Nigeria Police, and other relevant agencies — were still on-site, working to clear the debris. It remains unclear whether more bodies may still be trapped beneath the rubble. The building, which housed…

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has been challenged to list the number of major cases he won and what he has done for the development of the legal profession that qualified him to become a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), apart from being an “arrangee and errand lawyer.” Lere Olayinka, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, who threw this challenge in a statement on Monday, said “it is funny and ridiculous that in the mind of Falana, only those who have handled cases in trial court or appellate court…

The recent directive by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors Forum for the party’s Deputy National Secretary, Architect Setonji Koshoedo to step in as acting national secretary appears not to have resolved the dispute over the position, according to indications yesterday. Senator Samuel Anyanwu, who was reinstated by the Supreme Court last month after two failed attempts at the Federal High Court and the Court of Appeal, is not prepared to accept the governors’ decision or vacate office for Koshoedo. He has vowed to return to his desk at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja after the Easter break. Koshoedo,…

The Senate and House of Representatives have postponed resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The Clerk to the Senate, Andrew Ogbonna Nwoba and his House of Representatives counterpart, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, disclosed this in separate internal memorandum dated April 20, 2025, addressed to all senators and House of Representatives members respectively. Both Chambers of the National Assembly on Thursday March 27, adjourned plenary till 29th of April to enable members partake in Sallah and Easter festivities. The memo signed by Clerk to the Senate, Nwoba, reads: “Distinguished Senators, I am directed to inform you that the resumption…

Pope Francis has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. The pontiff, who was Bishop of Rome and head of the Catholic Church, became pope in 2013 after his predecessor Benedict XVI resigned. His death was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell in a statement released by the Vatican. He said: “Dearest brothers and sisters, with deep sorrow I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis. “At 7.35am this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and His Church. “He taught us to…

Chess master and founder of Chess in Slums Africa,Tunde Onakoya, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Alongside U.S. chess master Shawn Martinez, Onakoya surpassed the previous record of 61 hours, reaching an impressive 62 hours. Their ultimate goal is to extend the marathon beyond 70 hours. Onakoya on X, wrote: “For all the dreamers! We’ve officially broken the record! “If you had 70 hours to change the world, what would you do? Sometimes, you have to carve it out of your own breath, your own becoming. Not for applause. Not for records. But for the…