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The violent and proscribed secessionist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), alongside some supporters of Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, have threatened arson against the New Afrika Shrine of the afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti, over the refusal of his first son Femi Kuti to express support for their candidate. Femi Kuti, also a renowned Grammy-nominated afrobeat singer, confirmed the threat in a video where he alleged that his refusal to identify with the term ‘Obidient’, an appellation used by Obi’s supporters to demonstrate their followership of the candidate, has subjected him to disturbing…

Efforts by PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar to manage the raging internal conflict threatening to doom the party’s 2023 challenge suffered yet another significant setback with reports of Oyo Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, rejecting an offer to preside over the party’s Campaign Council as Director General. Governor Makinde’s snub is believed to be informed by his continued loyalty to his Rivers counterpart, Nyesom Wike, who is on a war path with Mr. Atiku Abubakar over issues related to the conduct of the presidential primary process and the selection of a running mate. Wike, who lost to Atiku in the…

The embattled presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has offered former Rivers Governor and erstwhile Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, a position on his team as the leader of the PDP in the Rivers State following the recent escalation of his protracted feud with the Governor of the State, Nyesom Wike. Podium Reporters got to know from an unconfirmed source that PDP candidate, Atiku Abubakar held a secret meeting with Amaechi last night in which the former revealed his intention to neutralize an implacable Wike by drafting in the former Governor of the State whose political career…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed an application seeking to compel the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to investigate former Lagos State Gov., Chief Bola Tinubu, for alleged certificate forgery. Justice Saliu Saidu dismissed the application, filed by one Dr Dominic Adegbola, seeking to reopen the suit initially instituted by late Chief Gani Fawehinmi in 1999. Adegbola had sought for an order compelling the IGP to commence investigation into the alleged certificate forgery case. Dismissing the application, the judge held that by Order 34, Rule 4 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules, the applicant failed…

By Kassim Afegbua* And he came with the salesmanship, oh I have joined official PDP bla-bla-bla. And the presidential candidate of the PDP is a “Northern Christian”, whose name is Atiku Abubakar. Isn’t that awry? Isn’t that smelling of hypocrisy. You spoke so glowingly of christianity as if you were born in Bethlehem and just returned from a Holy pilgrimage to Jerusalem. The next stroke was to embrace a Muslim Presidential candidate, and reject a muslim Vice Presidential candidate. When I said that CAN was being sponsored by PDP, some people almost ate me raw; but they are coming…

Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Femi Kuti has said he is not Obidient, because Obidience means Zombie. Kuti while performing at the Afrika Shrine in Lagos on Thursday, asked ‘Obidients’ if they are okay? He said: “You know what obedience means? Stand up, sit down, sit there — zombie”. “How can you be Obidient in this chaos? I am not Obidient. Tell me, at 60, why am I Obidient? You said I should be Obidient, sit down, be peaceful. Are you all okay in this country?” ‘Obidient’ is a tag adopted by young social media savvy supporters of the former governor…

The Rivers governor has exhibited strained ties with both the party and its 2023 standard-bearer over the outcome of the May 28 national convention and presidential primary. Governor Nyesom Wike has filed a lawsuit against Atiku Abubakar over the 2023 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. Mr Wike filed the lawsuit alongside another PDP member Michael Ekamon, according to filings entered before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court. The applicants also joined the PDP, Governor Aminu Tambuwal and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the matter. The parties were served on July 1, and a…

Masquerade and masquerading are rooted in the culture and traditions of the different tribes in Nigeria and they are all different from each other in terms of functions and festivals. In Yoruba land, they are known to appear during festivals, rituals, ceremonies, or funerals. Masquerades are a huge part of our tradition as it is passed down from one generation to another. In Nigeria, some families are known to be masqueraders. These masquerades are mostly youths in these families. Masquerades are believed to have spiritual powers and the mask and clothes are seen as totem objects which shouldn’t be…

The value of metaverse-related market activity could hit $2 trillion in global revenues by2030, but there is a risk of developers missing out on lucrative opportunities if the ecosystem fails to implement standards, encourage interoperability and educate consumers. This is according to a new report from analyst company ABI Research. Speaking on the findings, ABI Principal Analyst, Michael Inouye, told TelecomTV that metaverse-related developments in the streaming video, social media, gaming and digital advertising sectors will be the bedrock of the total addressable market(TAM) for the consumer metaverse, playing a key role in the development of the immersive…

Stakeholders in the education sector in the North-East have said that continuous lowering of Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off mark would encourage competition and educational development in the country. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of tertiary institutions of learning and other stakeholders on July 21, adopted 140 cut-off mark for admissions in the 2022/2023 academic session. The board adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities and 100 for polytechnics and colleges of education, respectively. Some of the stakehokders who spoke in Bauchi, Damaturu, Dutse, Gombe, Maiduguri and Yola, described the move…