By Festus Adedayo When Chief Obafemi Awolowo died in 1987, amid a deluge of musical tributes in his honour, a line among those offerings stood out, evergreen. Sang by Fuji music lord, Kollington Ayinla, while extolling Awolowo’s panegyrics, he sang: “ookan ile l’osa
Piqued by the suspicious manner their son was arrested with his wife and later died in the custody, the Osuagwu family of Obollo, Mbano in Imo State, have written a petition to the Human Rights Commission, asking it to investigate the alleged murder
Explosion at an illegal fuel depot in Cotonou, the Republic of Benin, has killed 34 people. A government official confirmed the incident to newsmen on Saturday. The government official said no fewer than 34 people were killed when a contraband fuel dump burst
The description of members of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as “red cap wearers”, “violent and terrorist cults”, “bandits” and “bitter losers” by a member of the Kano State governorship election petition tribunal has continued to generate controversy. Recall that the tribunal
Following President Tinubu’s emotional plea that the release of his Chicago State University Records will inflict irreparable damage to his life, the Senior Judge, Nancy Maldonado of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has granted him a lifeline,
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State has dismissed the certificate forgery allegation against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). It ruled this Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, that the claims by the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) candidate,
Following days and weeks of legal fireworks, Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of a federal court in Chicago has finally ordered the Chicago State University (CSU) to turn over all records relating to President Bola Tinubu to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar within two days of the
The Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has approached the Supreme Court to nullify the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court, which on Sept. 6, upheld the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election. Atiku in
This may not be the best of times for the Chief of Staff to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila following stealing and corrupt practices hanging on his neck according to the reports from the Peoples Gazette. The former Speaker of Nigeria’s
Hundreds of youths from all the 44 local government areas of Kano State, who were mostly followers of the Kwankwasiyya movement, besieged major entrances of Kano city, calling for justice ahead of Governorship Election Petition Tribunal judgment in the last gubernatorial election. The
Birotojob, one of Africa’s leading IT training institutions, marked a significant milestone on Friday, October
Thirteen ex-fighters of the Jama’tu Ahlis Sunna Lidda’awati wal-Jihad (JASDJ), popularly known as Boko Haram,
The former deputy governor of Imo State, Prince Eze Madumere has challenged political leaders ,
After years of making the gullible Christians believe that those who do not pay tithes