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Controversial street-hop singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has declared himself police ambassador a few days after causing a stir while evading arrest by police officers. Portable made this known in a post on his Instagram page, where he shared photos of himself with his father and other high-ranking officers in the Lagos police headquarters on Tuesday evening. The Zazoo crooner regained his freedom the following day after being arrested for incurring a debt on the Mercedes Benz GLE he bought from a car dealer in Lagos. The singer further went to his social media page to explain what…
Spain, Norway and Ireland have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, CNN reports. According to the report, Irish Foreign Minister Micheál Martin said the recognition will come into force in all three countries on May 28. The Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris in a news conference in Dublin announced this on Wednesday The report said the move is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but will certainly strain relations with Israel. According to the Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinian statehood has been recognized by more than 130 out of 193 member states of the United Nations. “Today, Ireland,…
Chioma Ogbonna, the wife of an Abuja-based pastor has raised the alarm of being reportedly forced out of her house. The embattled woman in a viral video said that her estranged husband who is the General Overseer of the God’s Spring Assembly, also known as Glass Church in Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, evicted her and their six children Chioma accused the pastor of infidelity and domestic violence, among other allegations. She shared her harrowing experience of enduring 18 to 19 years of marriage with the pastor, raising their six children, while he moved his…
Popular social media critic, VeryDarkMan has said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the last election, Peter Obi has a very slim chance of clinching the presidential seat in 2027. He also stated that the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, respectively, would also not “smell” the presidential seat. According to him, the opposition supporters are underestimating the incumbent President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The self-styled activist stated this while reacting to reports that Obi’s recent visit to Atiku could be connected to…
Popular Nigerian activist and political analyst, Atiku Abubakar has said that President Bola Tinubu inherited a nation in disarray, economically, politically and security-wise. He said this during an interview on Arise Television’s News Day, insisting the president is on track and requires time to address the issues inherited from the previous administration. In his words: “The President, in my opinion, has done well. This is because he met a country in disarray, economically, politically and security-wise. But he has been able to put things in proper perspective, even though we expect him to do some more. “But in my opinion,…
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has lost his father. Darelasisionline.com reports that Pa Suleimon Atanda Obasa, a businessman, passed away in the early hours of Tuesday at the age of 83. The announcement of his death was made known in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Eromosele Ebhomele. Baba Obasa, a loving family man and community leader in his lifetime, was a successful businessman in the oil and gas and in the transportation sectors owning filling stations. He was also reputed for his success in farming, through which many…
The controversial student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said. Sawyerr, who spoke at a pre-application sensitisation press conference in Abuja, on Monday, said 1.2 million students in federal universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and technical colleges would benefit from the first phase. According to findings by the PUNCH, Data obtained from the National Universities Commission website indicated that the nation has 226 federal tertiary institutions comprising 62 universities, 41 polytechnics, 96 monotechnics and…
Oba of Benin, Ewuare II has accused Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of aiding crimes in the country. The monarch made the allegations when he received the new Benin Zonal Director of EFCC, Effa Okim in his Palace in Benin on Monday. He cited a case involving unnamed former palace officials who were left off the hook after they were arrested for fraud and handed over to EFCC in Benin for investigation and prosecution. The king alleged that some EFCC operatives allegedly handled the case with kid gloves, which led to the release of the culprits…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the Abuja Light Rail is ready for commercial operations. Wike, who stated this after he inspected the project, in Abuja on Monday, added that 15 million dollars, translating to more than N10 billion was expended on the rehabilitation project. He assured FCT residents that the light rail, also known as the Abuja Metro Line, would be inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu for commercial operations on May 27. “Thank God Almighty that we are good to go. We are ready and you can see the facilities have been installed. “We are happy; very…
Senate president, Godswill Akpabio has urged popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, also known as Davido not to let anyone drag him into politics. Akpabio gave the cautionary advice in Abuja on Monday during the singer’s courtesy visit. Receiving Davido, Akpabio expressed his delight and commended the musician for making the country proud. “For me and for the government of President Bola Tinubu, it’s an inclusive administration, and you must have noticed in my various outings, that we move as one across party lines. “Even though your administration is a PDP, one thing that is common to all of us is…