Moyo Thomas, the lady involved in a paternity scandal with Adam Nuru, the Managing Director of First City Monument Bank, has broken her silence for the first time since the scandal broke in late December. Ms. Thomas declared that on no occasion did she tell her deceased husband, Tunde, that he was not the father of her two children. Over two thousand people had signed a petition asking the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to...
Most Rev. Dr. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Archdiocese, has condemned incessant kidnapping of catholic priests and other ministers of God, describing it as molestation of the church. Kaigama, in his homily on Sunday at St. Anthony’s Parish, Yangoji, Abuja, said an act of kidnapping was criminal, ungodly, and degrading to humanity. Kaigama, who spoke at a mass to mark Solemnity of Baptism of the Lord, said it should be clear to the kidnapers...
Prof. George Obiozor, former Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Israel, and Cyprus, has emerged as the new President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, a pan-Igbo cultural organisation. Obiozor, 78, polled 304 votes to defeat his closest and only rival, Mr. Valentine Oparaocha, who scored 15 votes, in the election, held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri, on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that three other contestants, Ezechukwunyere Nwebo, Uju Okoro, and Goddy Uwazuruike, had...
The Commandant of the Oyo State Security Network Agency codenamed Amotekun, Col. Olayinka Olayanju (retd), has denied the viral report alleging that there were clashes between the men of the corps and Fulani herdsmen in Ibarapa and Oke Ogun area of Oyo State. The security outfit had recently embarked on operations in response to the incessant reports of killings and kidnapping in the area. According to Olayanji who spoke in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital...
The government in Nigeria is yet to recognize the full rights and privileges of its citizens as guaranteed by the country’s constitution. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu It is evident that this Government only pays attention to national issues only when they are raised by foreign agencies Nigerians are already used to being ignored by their own government to the extent that in most instances, the government was nearly begged to talk to Nigerians on crucial issues as...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called the United States (U.S) the “biggest enemy” of his country, threatening to continue advancing its nuclear capabilities, state media said Saturday. Kim also said Washington’s policy against Pyongyang would not change regardless of who was in the White House, adding that an end to its hostile stance would likely be the key to future relations between the two countries, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Kim...
Sociopolitical activism is not a chorus for the backstreet youth. Nope, it is not a contest for social media “likes” and “shares”, neither is it a tool for an income-earning opportunity. ― Dr. Anthony Obi Ogbo Anybody can be an activist. It just depends on the political environment. Japanese activist Yuri Kochiyama said, “I didn’t wake up and decide to become an activist. But you couldn’t help notice the inequities, the injustices. It was all...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,544 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, also confirmed additional 12 coronavirus-related deaths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country’s daily new infections accelerated to a record high of over 1,500 cases for the third time bringing the total to 97,478. There is now a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide similar...
Governors of the 36 States of the federation have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television when it gets to Nigeria to help drive acceptance across the country. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum who is also Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, made this known on Friday when he fielded questions from State House correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. “Governors’ forum manages...
Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump from its platform citing risk of instigating further violence. Trump’s Twitter account was suspended on Friday as punishment for his role in the attack on the US capitol. The ban is a significant reprimand for the president who had used the microblogging site to gain political prominence. The US president was suspended after the two tweets which would be his last violated the company’s policy against glorification of violence....
