By George Oshogwe Ogbolu Retired Nigerian Army Colonel Ralph Bello-Fadile has unveiled details of an attempted coup against former Head of State, Sani Abacha, in 1995, which he played a key role in. Contrary to its portrayal as a “phantom coup,” Bello-Fadile reveals in his newly published memoir that the effort was a calculated attempt […]
Femi Kuti names Obasanjo and Abiola as his family’s greatest enemies By Justina Otio Grammy-nominated Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti has claimed that some of his family’s greatest enemies are members of their own ethnic group, the Yorubas. He noted that his family does not adhere to tribalism as they were inspired by pan-Africanists during their […]
Gowon, Nigeria’s Winston Churchill, I envy him – Obasanjo By Luminous Jannamike Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has continued to pay tribute to General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s former Head of State, describing him as a celebrated leader and likening him to the late British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Speaking at the African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) […]
By Enioluwa Adeniyi Taiwo Obasanjo, the estranged wife of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, has been allegedly evicted from her Abuja residence due to years of accumulated unpaid rent. According to SaharaReporters, the eviction took place on Friday, October 18, 2024, following a ‘Pay or Vacate’ notice issued by the landlord of the property […]
By Joseph Erunke ABUJA — Former President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, during his tenure, and now Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, yesterday openly disagreed over the sack of the latter. Sanusi had said in the book he co-authored with the former Minister of Finance, Shamsudeen Usman, that […]
Obasanjo By John Alechenu, Abuja The Senate has expressed shock at comments attributed to Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to the effect that members of the National Assembly fix their salaries and allowances beyond what was approved by the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public […]
Former Nigerian military President, Ibrahim Babangida By Wole Mosadomi, Minna Minna-Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has dissociated himself from a post associating him to have endorsed the virtues of military rule over democratic governance. In a statement from his media office signed by Mahmud Abdullahi in Minna, General Babangida reiterated his commitment to democratic […]
By Ikenna Ngere Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has criticized President Bola Tinubu’s recent national broadcast for not addressing the violent crackdown by security forces on #EndBadGovernance protesters. In a statement issued on Sunday after Tinubu’s address, Soyinka expressed concern over the president’s omission of this critical issue. Naija News reports that the #EndBadGovernance […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered immediate suspension of Endbadgovernance protests in the country. Tinubu made the order in a live broadcast on Sunday morning. Vanguard had reported that Tinubu would address Nigerians today following the ongoing youth’s protests across Nigeria. Mr President advised Nigerian youths to create room for dialogue, noting that violence and […]
President Bola Tinubu met with former Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, at his hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State. The duos met behind closed doors after President Tinubu had left the venue of the inauguration of the agricultural mechanization projects executed by Governor Umar Bago, in Minna at the Hilltop residence of the former […]
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