Peter Okoye, a singer for PSquare, claims that Seun Kuti’s music is irrelevant. He asserted that Fela Kuti, Seun’s father, the legendary Afrobeat musician, would not have been known to anyone. This was said by Peter in his Instagram stories when Seun referred to him as a “talented” musician who had a bad solo career. … Read more
The Federal Government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have evacuated another batch of stranded Nigerians in Libya. According to Ambassador Kabiru Musa, Charge D’affaires of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, who issued a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, a total of 151 citizens were flown from Benghazi, as the government resumed its voluntary … Read more
The Candidates Forum of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has given the advice to the Governor of Kano State, Kabiru Yusuf, also known as Abba Gida-Gida, that he should immediately begin an investigation into the administration of Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s immediate predecessor. At the conclusion of their meeting in Kano, the 15 candidates came together … Read more
Dean Saunders, a former Liverpool attacker, has pushed Arsenal to recruit Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich this summer. Should Mane sign with the Gunners, according to Saunders, he may help Arsenal win the Premier League. Mane has struggled to live up to expectations at Bayern Munich since moving there from Liverpool in a deal worth … Read more
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has felicitated the Olubara of Ibara Kingdom, Oba Jacob Omolade, on his 90th birthday. The governor, in a statement by his spokesperson, Kunle Somorin, on Saturday, expressed gratitude to God Almighty for sparing the life of “a quintessential monarch, whose reign has brought unprecedented development to the Ibara Kingdom, … Read more
Isa Pantami, the minister of communications and the digital economy, has resisted further efforts by the federal government to impose a 5% excise levy on telecommunication services. When this is put into effect, the overall tax that telecom users pay for telecom services would be 12.5%. The Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector, … Read more
Real Madrid manager, Carlo Ancelotti has said Eduardo Camavinga twisted his knee during the 5-0 win over Getafe on Saturday. Ancelotti made eight changes from the starting XI that drew 1-1 with Manchester City in the first leg in Madrid. But Camavinga, who started against the Premier League champions, limped off the pitch in the … Read more
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his readiness to continue sacking bad workers in Kaduna State and demolishing illegal structures until his last day in office. Speaking on Saturday in Kaduna during a book launch, El-Rufai explained that he was bent on continuing the move so that his successor would not need to do it again … Read more
The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has alleged plots by the opposition parties to legally stop the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu before May 29. In a tweet on his official handle, the All Progressives Congress, APC chieftain further alleged that some legal practitioners have been flown to the … Read more
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has applauded the people of Rivers State for voting for the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai said the people of Rivers State made the right choice by voting for Tinubu during the just concluded presidential election. He spoke at the commissioning of the Eneka-Igbo Etche Link Road in the Obio-Akpo … Read more