In a special Father’s Day message delivered on Sunday in Abuja, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, Nigeria’s First Lady, called on the public, especially women, to provide men with the necessary support and conducive environment to perform their duties as fathers effectively. Marking International Father’s Day—a day dedicated to recognizing the importance of fatherhood and paternal influence—Senator Tinubu praised Nigerian fathers for their commitment to nurturing responsible and compassionate children. “I salute all Nigerian fathers who dedicate themselves to raising confident, responsible, and compassionate children,” she remarked. She also extended her appreciation to men who assume fatherly roles through mentorship and community…
Author: Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
In a keynote speech delivered at the 2nd Annual Daniel Taiwo Odukoya Memorial Lecture on Saturday, former Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo urged Nigerians, especially young people and Christians, to deepen their involvement in politics as a means to foster national transformation. The event, held at The Fountain of Life Church in Lagos, brought together religious leaders, policymakers, and youth advocates to discuss the evolving dynamics between the church and government in Nigeria. Osinbajo acknowledged the negative perception politics holds globally but insisted on its indispensability for leadership and societal influence. “Politics has acquired a bad name, not just in…
Veteran Nollywood actor and former spokesperson for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has publicly accused Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate, of betraying him and contributing significantly to the internal crisis that has plagued the Labour Party (LP). In a widely circulated interview with Symfoni that gained traction on Saturday, Okonkwo, who officially left the Labour Party in February 2025, disclosed that Peter Obi disregarded his counsel and sided with the faction led by Julius Abure, despite warnings about the faction’s questionable legitimacy and undemocratic conduct. Okonkwo stated, “Any politician that knows what he’s doing cannot…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Public Account and Public Assets has summoned Minister of Finance Wale Edun and Central Bank Governor Olayemi Cardoso to appear on Monday, June 16, 2025. The summons follows allegations of non-compliance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and internal control weaknesses identified in the 2021 audit report by the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation. The joint letter, signed by Bamidele Salam and Ademorin Kuye, chairmen of the respective committees, requests that both officials provide detailed explanations regarding the remittance of operating surpluses by the CBN to the Federation Account,…
Chief Olu Falae, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and 1999 presidential aspirant, has stirred fresh debate over Nigeria’s 1999 election by asserting that he was the rightful winner, not Olusegun Obasanjo. In an interview on Arise TV’s Morning Show during Democracy Day events, Falae revealed that his late lawyer, Chief J.O.K. Ajayi, had meticulously reviewed the official election figures and informed him that he had won by a margin exceeding one million votes. Falae, who ran on a joint ticket of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and All Peoples Party (APP), alleged that the declared results were…
The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has revealed plans to officially launch its campaign for the July 12 local government elections. The campaign will begin with a flag presentation ceremony for the party’s candidates, scheduled for Tuesday at the APC State Secretariat in Ogba. In a statement issued on Saturday, APC Publicity Secretary Mr. Seye Oladejo detailed that the campaign efforts have been strategically decentralized across the three senatorial districts of Lagos State—East, Central, and West. Given the extensive size of Lagos West, it has been further divided into two zones to facilitate more effective campaigning.…
The Nigerian Senate is weighing a bill to expand the number of Supreme Court Justices from 21 to 30, a move intended to reduce the extensive backlog of cases and enhance the operational capacity of the court. Senator Osita Izunaso, the bill’s sponsor, made this announcement during a press conference in Abuja, marking his second anniversary in the 10th National Assembly. He noted that, despite the appointment of 11 new justices in 2023—completing the court’s constitutional quota for the first time—the Supreme Court remains under significant strain. “Even with the full complement of 21 justices, the Supreme Court is overwhelmed.…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast a series of thunderstorms and rainfall events sweeping across Nigeria starting Saturday and continuing through Monday. The agency’s Friday bulletin from Abuja detailed early morning thunderstorms in northern states such as Taraba, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, and Adamawa on Saturday. As the day progresses, thunderstorms with accompanying rains are expected to spread to Kebbi, Taraba, Zamfara, Borno, Kaduna, Sokoto, Gombe, and Bauchi. The North-Central zone will experience early morning thunderstorms over Benue, Plateau, Niger, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and Nasarawa. Afternoon thunderstorms and rains will extend to the FCT, Niger, Nasarawa, Benue, Kwara,…
The family of the late Chief Moshood Abiola has called for transparency and detailed information regarding a reported N45 billion debt allegedly owed to them by the Nigerian government. This follows a public appeal by former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, who urged President Bola Tinubu to settle the debt as a symbolic act of justice and national reconciliation. At the launch of his autobiography Being True to Myself in Abuja, Lamido disclosed that Abiola’s firm, International Telephone & Telegraph, executed major contracts for the military government in the 1970s but was never fully compensated. He added that the debt…
Jamiu Abiola, the son of the late Chief MKO Abiola, has stated that Nigeria’s economic development would have been far more advanced if his father had been allowed to take office after the 1993 presidential election, which was controversially annulled. During a special June 12 forum organized by Channels Television on Thursday to mark 26 years of continuous democracy, Jamiu reflected on the global economic environment of the early 1990s. He described the annulment as a missed opportunity for Nigeria to benefit from a worldwide economic boom. “Nigeria would have been better because, at that time, it was a very…