Lagos State Government has condemned the film, “Gangs of Lagos” for “cultural misrepresentation” and derogation of the culture of the state. The Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the Ministry, being the regulatory body and custodian of the culture of Lagos State, viewed the film/series as a mockery of the Heritage of Lagos. The commissioner expressed her disappointment with the promoters of the film, Jade Osiberu and Kemi Akindoju, for portraying the Eyo Masquerade as a gun-wielding villain while adorning the full traditional regalia. The Eyo Festival is rarely observed and only comes up as a…
Author: Victor Fola
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has revealed the reasons he won the 2023 presidential election over Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Challenging the petition filed by Obi Tinubu stated that Obi was bereft of the locus standing to file a petition to challenge his election victory. Tinubu pointed out that Obi was not validly nominated to contest the presidential election in line with the mandatory provisions of sections 77(2) and (3) of the Electoral Act, 2022. He said that Obi’s name was not on the register of members of the LP, emphasizing that he defected to the party from the Peoples…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has told the presidential election petitions tribunal that President-elect Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress won the February 25 election and was validly returned as the winner without needing to get 25 per cent of the votes cast in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). INEC stated this in its reply by its lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud, to the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, before the tribunal. Nigeria’s electoral umpire said the APC candidate met all the legal requirements to be so announced as the winner of…
A group of Arewa elders has avowed that they will not sit back and watch democracy truncated in the country. It insisted that president-elect, Bola Tinubu be sworn-in come May 29th. It cautioned those plotting for an interim government in the country to desist forthwith. The elders’ position was contained in a communique read by Suleiman Usman Jere, chairman of the coalition, at the end of a meeting on Tuesday in Kaduna. Last week, the Department of State Services (DSS) confirmed a plot “by some key players” to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated…
The Federal Government has said that president-elect, Bola Tinubu, will be sworn in on May 29 despite the court cases challenging his victory, The information and culture minister, Lai Mohammed said this on Wednesday. Mohammed, however, noted that opposition political parties have the right to challenge the outcome of the presidential election in court. Tinubu has floored his opponents at the 2023 elections polling 8,794,726 votes to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar who polled 6,984,520 votes. The Labour Party candidate and former Anambra governor, Mr Peter Obi polled 6,101,533 votes to come third. Speaking during…
More crisis continue to fester the cracks in the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) with the latest drama happening on Wednesday when the acting chairman of the party, Lamidi Apapa-led National Working Committee (NWC) were stopped from gaining access to the headquarters of the party in Abuja. Last week, the Apapa – led NWC took over the affairs of the Labour Party He told reporters he was acting on the judgement of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, which restrained Julius Abure from parading himself as the National Chairman of the party. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday in…
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, was detained by the United Kingdom immigration officials in London, United Kingdom, where he celebrated Easter. Head of Obi-Datti Media, Mr. Diran Onifade, revealed this in a statement on Wednesday Onifade said Obi was harassed by London immigration officials and placed on detention. According to him, the LP presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential poll arrived at the Heathrow Airport in London from Nigeria on Good Friday, April 7, 2023, and joined the queue for the necessary Airport protocols when he was accosted by immigration official who handed…
The Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has laughed off Senator Dino Melaye’s Kogi governorship ambition, saying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain does not have what it takes to vie for such post. Wike said that Dino did not have the qualities to become Governor. He added that if the PDP gives the ticket to the former Kogi West lawmaker, the party is doomed to lose the exercise. “When you give Dino that ticket, you know he won’t win in Kogi State, Why would Kogi people say they would vote for a candidate like Dino? Are we joking?. “Dino…
Napoli could be without their in-form striker Victor Osimhen in the first leg of their all-Italian Champions League quarter-final against AC Milan on Wednesday. The 24-year-old forward picked up a knee injury while on international duty for the Super Eaglea in March and has since missed Napoli’s last two Serie A clashes against AC Milan and Lecce. The club were, however, full of hopes that the player would be ready to face Milan on Wednesday but are now sweating on his fitness less than 24 hours to the game. Reports from Italy claim the Nigerian forward trained alone instead of…
With the sudden shutdown of peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto-currency marketplace, Paxful, supporters of Labour Party presidential candidate at the 2023 elections, Peter Obi who constitute the chunk of Nigerian investors on the crypto platform are still reeling from the shock of their losses on the marketplace as a result of its abrupt closure Posturing as a staunch supporter of the Obidient movement, founder and CEO Ray Youssef took the Obidient supporters by surprise when he announced a shutdown of the marketplace resulting in the loss of investments for traders on the platform. It is reported that Youssef was just yet another…