Former US President Donald Trump was on Tuesday arrested in New York.. As a result, he has become the first former or sitting US president to be arrested. Trump surrendered before the Manhattan grand jury in New York on Tuesday, April 4 to face extraordinary criminal charges that threaten to derail the Republican leader’s 2024…
Folarin Falana, the famous Nigerian hip-hop artist, who is popularly known as Falz, has talked about why he does confrontational music. In a recent interview with Arise TV, Falz said he was not afraid of death, stressing that life in Nigeria is not meaningful. The multi-talented entertainer featured on the programme ‘Music as a Socio-political…
Former CBN governor, Muhammadu Lamido Sanusi has disclosed that the country has now been divided following the outcome of the 2023 general elections. The former Emir of Kano spoke on Tuesday, April 4, at the third Nigerian Leadership Colloquium in honour of the senior pastor of Trinity House, Lagos, Ituah Ighodalo, who turned 62. Sanusi…
The House of Representatives has condemned the talks of an interim government by politicians. The condemnation was issued on Tuesday following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Unyime Idem, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Akwa-Ibom. It would be recalled that the DSS had in a statement said Nigerians…
The Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has raised the alarm that he might be killed while seeking redress at the election petition tribunal. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared that Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won the March 18 gubernatorial election after scoring…
Human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has addressed concerns raised by some persons that his son, Folarin Falana aka Falz is embarrassing the government. He said people reached out to him to call Falz to order over his utterances and activism which is putting the authorities in bad light. According to Mr Falana, he…
The respected Nigerian Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has weighed in on the 2023 general elections and the rhetoric of political actors. The Nobel laureate, who appeared on Monday’s edition of Channels Television’s Roadmap 2023, described the elections as “not exactly the most edifying exercise that we’ve been through.” Stating that he was out of…
Many people have sustained injuries as supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) clashed in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. One of those injured was the APC governorship candidate in the March 18th governorship election, Tonye Cole, who sustained an injury in his neck. Earlier, some members of the PDP…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has stated that the 2023 presidential election was not won by President-elect, Bola Tinubu. According to Kwankwaso, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC fraudulently allocated votes to Tinubu as the outcome of the election did not reflect the will of the people. The former governor…
Valentine Obienyem, a media aide to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP has said the leaked audio of his principal’s conversation with the General overseer of the Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, was doctored. Obienyem also claimed ‘our Nnewi prodigal brother’ is responsible for the leak. He said that the…