Author: Festus Adeloye

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has banned Nigerian radio and television stations from airing rapper Eedris Abdulkareem’s controversial song ‘Tell Your Papa’, saying his lyrics are in breach of broadcasting standards. In a memo dated April 9, 2025, issued by Susan Obi, Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, the NBC classified the track as “Not To Be Broadcast” (NTBB) under Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. This provision bars content which violates public decency on broadcast platforms. Despite the song going viral on social media, the commission stated that its lyrical content fails to meet responsible broadcasting guidelines. The memo…

Senate President,  Godswill Akpabio has written a petition to the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, requesting a probe into an alleged assassination plot made against him by suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio’s petition is contained in a letter dated April 3, 2025, in which he denied the allegation and called for Akpoti-Uduaghan to be prosecuted for defamation. The senate president also urged law enforcement agencies to treat the matter with the seriousness it deserves. “I write to formally bring to your attention and seek immediate investigation and prosecution of a criminally defamatory and malicious statement made against…

The Lagos State Governance Advisory Council (GAC) has received Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, a former Peoples Democratic Party chieftain and Visioner of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, back into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Jandor, the 2023 Lagos State Governorship candidate of the PDP defected to the APC in March 2025. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Pastor Gbenga Ogunleye, on Thursday in Lagos, Jandor said he was received by GAC members led by Prince Tajudeen Olusi. He said, “In a significant show of unity and goodwill, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, Jandor, was warmly received by the…

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has expressed sadness over happenings in the United States under the leadership of President Donald Trump. Soyinka, who had in 2016 threatened to tear his Green Card if Trump won election and became President, spoke on the latest developments in US, saying, “It’s one of the saddest developing phenomena that I know of.” “I just feel very, very sad that what’s happening in the States should be happening in such a potentially progressive country,” the nonagenarian world-acclaimed writer said in a conversation with freelance arts journalist, Laura Collins-Hughes, published in the New York Times. In…

A former commissioner for Information during the Peter Obi administration in Anambra State, Chief Maja Umeh is dead. Umeh passed away yesterday at the Emergency Ward of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Teaching Hospital (COOUTH), Amaku-Awka, Anambra State capital. Born on 7th October, 1960 in Enugu, Chief Maja Umeh hails from Amichi in Nnewi-South local government area of Anambra state. His father was Ogbuefi Dominic Umeh, a civil servant and his mother was a teacher and business woman at different times. His father worked at P&T Enugu and later retired and took a church work as Catheist. Chief Maja Umeh was…

President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the late former Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ibitola Adebisi Sotuminu who passed away at the age of 86. President Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga commiserated with the Body of Benchers, members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the National Council of Women’s Societies, and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, over the passing of the jurist who exemplified integrity, honour, and diligence. Recalling their shared commitment to public service during his tenure as Governor of Lagos State, the President stated…

Galatasaray are ready to make a record-breaking offer to secure Victor Osimhen on a permanent basis. After a possible deal to Chelsea fell through, Osimhen joined the Turkish giants on loan from Napoli. Since joining the club, the Super Eagles attacker has 28 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions. Osimhen has also rapidly become a fan favourite, as he leads Galatasaray’s quest to defend the Turkish Super Lig championship and win the domestic cup. Now, the club’s senior brass are keen to keep him in Istanbul past the summer season. However, Galatasaray will face competition from famous European clubs…

A member of the House of Representatives representing Lagos Mainland Federal Constituency, Honourable Moshood Oshun, says Nigerians, despite moves to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), will vote for President Bola Tinubu again in the next presidential election. Speaking in an interview with The Sun, Oshun said Nigerians want good governance and they are getting it under President Tinubu. The lawmaker said many Nigerians who are living abroad are willing to come back into the country and invest because of Tinubu’s performance. His words “Members of other parties coming together, I am sure by the time the election comes…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the Ondo state government, demanding the release of detained student activists allegedly imprisoned through the office of the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Kayode Ajulo. In a statement released by NANS President, Comrade Olushola Oladoja, the student body accused Ajulo of weaponising legal powers to silence student voices and called on Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to intervene immediately. NANS specifically demanded the unconditional release of Comrade Blessing Akeju and others allegedly held on politically motivated and trumped-up charges at the Olokuta Correctional Facility. Reaffirming its…

The federal government has said the implementation of its policy on crude oil and refined product sales in Naira initiative remains in place and not time bound. Federal Ministry of Finance made the disclosure in a statement posted on its website on Wednesday. According to the statement, the decision was taken by the technical cub-committee on the Crude and Refined Product Sales in Naira initiative at its update meeting on Tuesday to review progress and address ongoing implementation matters. “As with any major policy shift, the Committee acknowledges that implementation challenges may arise from time to time. However, such issues…