By Ayomide Otitoju Renowned Fuji maestro, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), is grieving the loss of his former wife, Alhaja Hafsat Anifowoshe, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 65 following an undisclosed illness. Alhaja Hafsat was the mother of Idayat Anifowoshe, a Special Assistant on Special Duties to Dr. Mayor Muibi…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has demanded a formal retraction and public apology from Amnesty International concerning a publication titled “Bloody August: Nigeria Government’s Violent Crackdown on and Bad Governance Protests.” The demand, issued in a letter dated January 6, 2025, challenges the report’s claims of human rights violations, police brutality, and…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, following allegations of statutory and financial misconduct. Obasa, who had faced a series of controversies surrounding his financial dealings, was removed from office on Monday. The decision comes just weeks after he was accused of spending a staggering N17 billion to repair a…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Shehu Dikko, has defended the appointment of Eric Chelle as the new head coach of the Super Eagles, amidst widespread criticism from Nigerian football fans. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday, Dikko described Chelle as an exceptional coach with a proven track record…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has officially presented the staff of office to the newly appointed Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade. The ceremony, held on Monday at the Exco Chamber of the Governor’s Office in Ibadan, marked the formal recognition of the monarch’s reign nearly three years after the…
Thousands of Serbians gathered in Belgrade on Sunday to protest against corruption and demand justice for the victims of a train station roof collapse that killed 15 people. The tragedy, which occurred on November 1 in the northern city of Novi Sad, has sparked two months of demonstrations across the country. The roof collapse came…
US President-elect Donald Trump intensified his criticism of California’s wildfire response on Sunday, accusing state leaders of incompetence as fires continued to devastate areas around Los Angeles. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump described the wildfires as “one of the worst catastrophes in the history of our Country” and questioned the state’s…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has dismissed claims circulating in the media that the national grid collapsed on Saturday, maintaining that the grid remained stable and operational throughout the day. In a statement, TCN spokesman Ndidi Mbah clarified that the power disruptions experienced in parts of the country, particularly affecting Lagos, were caused by…
Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has retracted his earlier statement regarding the alleged collapse of Nigeria’s national grid. The reversal followed a wave of criticism after Obi initially attributed recent power outages in parts of Lagos to a grid collapse. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, Obi lamented the frequent…
