Author: Festus Adeloye

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida(IBB), has finally opened up on the nation’s adjudged freest and fairest June 12 election. Though Babangida, while speaking at the public presentation of his book, ” A Journey in Service” admitted responsibility for all that happened under his eight- year rule, he shed more lights on the intrigues behind the annulment of the election acclaimed to have been won by Chief MKO Abiola, the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate. The former maximum leader noted in the book that he was away in Katsina to commiserate with the Yar’Adua family over the death…

Liverpool’s Premier League title charge was slowed by Aston Villa after a pulsating 2-2 draw on Wednesday left neither side satisfied. Arne Slot’s men open up an eight-point lead at the top of the table over second-placed Arsenal, but the Gunners now have a game in hand over the Reds. Liverpool led through Mohamed Salah but were also forced to come from behind after Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins swung momentum in Villa’s favour. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s deflected shot secured a point for the visitors, but it should have been more as substitute Darwin Nunez missed a glorious chance to snatch…

The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned to April 15, 2025, the alleged defamation case brought by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, and his son Folarin, popularly known as Falz, against social media influencer Martins Otse, also known as Verydarkman (VDM). Justice Matthias Dawodu adjourned the case at the instance of Verydarkman after the court received a letter from his legal representatives, the law firm of Deji Adeyanju and partners. In the letter dated February 18, 2025, and written by a counsel in the firm, Nafiu Alagbe, the lawyer asked the court to adjourn the case…

The National Examinations Council on Wednesday announced that it has accredited more schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination and the Basic Education Certificate Examination in Equatorial Guinea. According to a statement issued by NECO’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Azeez Sani, the newly accredited schools are located in Bata, the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. The NECO Accreditation Team visited the schools to assess their readiness to write the SSCE and BECE. “The Accreditation Team inspected Classrooms, Laboratories, Libraries, Computer Laboratories, workshops, Examination Halls, Sport facilities and Continuous Assessment as well as adequacy of teachers and school security…

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, commonly referred to as Portable, has surrendered to the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department in Yaba. Benjamin Hundeyin, the state Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a text on Wednesday, stating, “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up.”

The Lagos State House of Assembly has dismissed speculations linking the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to the ongoing crisis within the Assembly. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the House spokesperson, Olukayode Ogundipe, refuted claims that the First Lady was backing the ousted Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. “We categorically dissociate all members of the Lagos State House of Assembly from this false and baseless claim. The report is purely a fabrication and has no basis in truth. “All members of the Assembly hold the First Lady in the highest regard. As a distinguished former First Lady of Lagos State and…

Kano State Governor Kabir Yusuf has pledged to fully implement the recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry on the #EndBadGovernance Protest held on August 1, 2024. He made the promise when he received the report from the committee’s chairman, Justice Lawan Wada (retd.), during the 25th Kano State Executive Council meeting at Government House on Tuesday The governor also announced that a white paper would be issued, identifying those responsible for sponsoring and perpetrating the violent protest. This is contained in a statement released by the governor’s spokesman, Sanusi Tofa, on Tuesday. According to the report, no fewer than 10…

Ayra Starr has become the first woman in 16 years to win Best African Music Act at the 2025 MOBO Awards. The Nigerian singer also secured the Best International Music Act award at the ceremony held in Newcastle. She claimed the title ahead of fellow Nigerian artists Asake, Tems, and Rema, as well as South Africa’s Tyla and Uncle Waffles. In the Best International Music Act category, she triumphed over global superstars such as Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, and Megan Thee Stallion. With this win, Ayra Starr joins Wizkid (2017, 2021) and Burna Boy (2020, 2022) as the only…

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has revealed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) will break from Lagos state as forces holding the party together will let go. In a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele revealed that APC will break beyond recognition and that another movement will come out from the party. He noted that it will be a big problem for President Tinubu as he will lose grip on the party and it will, in turn, affect his second-term ambition in 2027. “APC will break and it will start from…

Lagos State Governor and Chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Tuesday that governors from the zone will give the late elder statesman and Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, a befitting funeral. Governor Sanwo-Olu spoke on Tuesday when he paid a condolence visit to the Lekki residence of the late foremost nationalist to commiserate with his family. Sanwo-Olu, who was accompanied by his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat; the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, Barr. (Mrs.) Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin; and other government officials, said the late Adebanjo lived a fulfilled life. The Governor described the late Afenifere…