My attention has been drawn to claims by the Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, to the effect that he was persecuted under the administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and was pencilled down for arrest in furtherance of the second term bid of the former President. Nothing c…
A man has lamented over how soldiers allegedly accosted him and damaged his car after seeing a Biafran flag in his car. The man who is a lawyer said he was stopped by military officers who were on patrol in Imo state, and they questioned him about the flag. The man explained what ensued b…
Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti has blamed organised religion for the rape epidemic in Africa, saying women walked around naked for thousands of years before the coming of Christianity and Islam. Seun Kuti The 38-year-old made the point in a social media post on Monday in which he declared th…
The Defence Headquarters has warned soldiers against any plots to overthrow President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, while debunking claims in some quarters of a plan to topple the democratically elected administration. A statement by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadie…
A child who leaves skelewu to dance surugede must be reminded; surugede is a dance of the spirits. Those whom the gods want to kill they first make mad. Osinbajo fears civil war. War is hell, but we could be in for worse. The rampant slaughter of police and military personnel on the str…
...The billionaire philanthropists have been together for 27 years. Bill and Melinda Gates are ending their marriage after 27 years, the pair announced in a statement on their verified Twitter accounts. “After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made t…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counsels the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in the House of Representatives to stop whining over the decision of some APC members to quit their party in the face of widespread discontentment trailing the failures of the APC and Buhari adminis…
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has lent its voice to the war of words between Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka and the presidency. The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka had earlier in the week called for the President’s resignation or impeachment over …
The Presidency on Friday explained why the Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry (AMEN), Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, turned against President Muhammadu Buhari after supporting him in 2015 and 2019. Mbaka, it alleged, wanted contracts for supporting Buhari but was rebuffed. The Presiden…
Actress, Tonto Dikeh, has said that rapists should either face the death penalty or be castrated. In an interview with Saturday Beats, she said, “In Nigeria, cases of rape are fast assuming a threatening dimension that requires urgent intervention. Rape, like other forms of violence again…