Author: Temidayo Akinsuyi

President Bola Tinubu has felicitated veteran Fuji musician and entertainer, Adewale Ayuba on his 60th birthday on March 25, 2025. Tinubu, in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, acknowledged Ayuba’s profound influence on Nigeria’s Fuji music genre, a cultural treasure that resonates with many. The president also celebrates Ayuba’s legacy as one of the nation’s cherished musical icons. Since his debut as a Fuji singer at 17, Ayuba has established himself as the Bonsue Fuji King. Known affectionately as Mr. Johnson, the veteran Fuji musician has remained a vital presence on the Nigerian social scene. The president recalled that…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released stringent conditions for the planned recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, faulting the process recently adopted for her recall. In a statement by Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, following its weekly meeting, the commission reassured the public that it will be guided by the legal framework for recall. While faulting the petition for the recall process, the electoral body noted that its immediate observation is that the representatives of the petitioners did not provide their contact address, telephone…

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma has decried the moral decadence at the Imo State University Owerri, charging the Governing Board to be more pragmatic in finding solutions to the endemic problem currently besetting the institution. Uzodimma gave the charge when he received the Chairman and members of the Institution’s Governing Board in his office in Government House, Owerri on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The Governor, who lamented the rate of corruption in the school, maintained that the old order must change, adding, “what is very endemic is corruption and lack of commitment on the part of the staff.”…

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) , Olayemi Cardoso, has said the apex bank is making steady progress in stabilising the foreign exchange market and tackling inflation. According to a press statement by the CBN on Tuesday, Cardoso stated this when he received a delegation of scholars from the Harvard Kennedy School at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. The visit was part of the scholars’ Africa Trek, which also included stops in Ghana. The delegation comprised 50 students from 19 countries, including representatives from the Harvard Business School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University It marked the…

A last-minute goal from Tawanda Chirewa denied Nigeria victory as Zimbabwe secured a 1-1 draw in their Group C World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. Victor Osimhen put Nigeria ahead in the 73rd minute with a well-placed header from Ola Aina’s cross. The Super Eagles seemed to be on track for three points until Chirewa scored in the 90th minute, sneaking past defenders and toe-poking the ball under goalkeeper Stanley Nwabali. Tolu Arokodare, who replaced Samuel Chukwueze in the 59th minute, was involved in the opener. He held up play before passing to Aina, whose precise delivery found Osimhen at the…

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the leadership of the National Assembly under the Senate President Godswill Akpabio of corruption. Atiku made the claim during an interview with a TV journalist on the platform of ‘Untold Stories With Adesua’, where he also commented on the state of emergency declaration on Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. When asked whether he was surprised about the National Assembly’s ratification of the proclamation by Tinubu, Atiku said: “I was not surprised because I know the leadership is corrupt, no apologies about that. They could do anything, and the Senate President is known…

Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, has cautioned former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, to be mindful of his statements after the former governor claimed that democracy in Nigeria had collapsed. Obi, while speaking at the 60th birthday colloquium for former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha, in Abuja on Monday, said the progress made since Nigeria’s return to civilian rule in 1999 had been eroded. He stated, “If you looked at where we are today, it’s like, they (the PDP) started in 1999, laid the foundation. Some people came and took…

Renowned Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka has disclosed why he has yet to give an assessment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. While appearing on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Monday, Soyinka made it clear that he would only speak when he had something to say. The scholar urged members of the public to desist from work on his timetable for him, adding that he sees no reason for the rush. “People should stop trying to work on my timetable for me. I had not swallowed an alarm clock. “I don’t see why I should put my alarm on…

The Obidient Movement says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), led by Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is to blame for the lack of confidence by Nigerians in the electoral system. Speaking in an interview, Yunusa Tanko, national coordinator of the Obidient Movement says INEC raised the hopes of Nigerians in the build-up to the 2023 general elections by promising free, fair and transparent elections but the same INEC crashed the hopes of the people by conducting elections that were marred with fraud and irregularities. “The people are disillusioned. They have lost a lot of confidence in the electoral process, I tell…

The National President of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Alhaji Yerima Shettima has said any political alliance against President Bola Tinubu in 2027 will not achieve any result because those spearheading it are now politically redundant. Speaking in an interview, former Vice- President, Yemi Osinbajo, ex- Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai cannot pose any serious threat to Tinubu’s reelection as they lack political influence.  “If by any chance Atiku eventually becomes Nigeria’s President, what he will do to El-Rufai will be a child’s play to what Tinubu did to him, which is making…