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Yesterday was Armed Forces Remembrance Day signalling the emergence of the military sixty years ago. On the 15th of January 1966 to be precise, a certain Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu addressed Nigerians through Radio Kaduna announcing martial law and the takeover of power by the Supreme Council of the Revolution. The aim of their action, he said, was to “establish a strong, united and prosperous nation free of corruption and internal strife. Our method of achieving this is purely military”, he arrogantly said. By the end of the day, a significant part of the political class in the North and the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has praised the Bola Tinubu administration for what it described as a more disciplined and less theatrical approach to the renegotiation of the ASUU–Federal Government agreement. This is even as ASUU indirectly mocked former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige. In a post on its official Facebook page on Friday, ASUU said the renegotiation process, which began in October 2024 under Tinubu, marked a sharp contrast with past engagements between the union and government officials. The union noted that, unlike previous negotiations, the current process proceeded without what it described as excessive…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Segun Sowunmi, says former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is not a strong opposition for president Bola Tinubu in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. Sowunmi stated this on Thursday while responding to questions in an interview on ‘Politics Today’, a programme on Channels Television monitored by DAILY POST. He said, “The people sitting in authority at governors level in the Southeast were not that inspirational. You have to go back and look at the people sitting there now. “Some of them are delivering on values and assignments. If they are inspirational…
A thirty year old woman (name withheld) has said uncontrolled anger made her to machete her husband to death. The woman also injured two women who are currently hospitalized in Delta State. “Na anger make kill my husband with the machete. I machete am five times,” the woman said a video released by Delta State Police Public Relations Officer,SP Bright Edafe. The woman, who is police custody, regretted her actions, saying, “I feel very bad. I don’t know where my children are now.” In the video, Edafe, while narrating what transpired, said, “This 36 years old man macheted her husband…
Maverick singer Seun Kuti has warned Afrobeats artists to desist from comparing themselves to his father, the late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He frowned against the actions of some Afrobeats artist who address themselves as the modern day equivalent of Fela just because they sample his songs or draw inspiration from his style of music. The Grammy-nominated singer explained that he is not against sampling Fela’s works, but against the comparisons between the late music legend and some Afrobeats artists. He emphasised that sampling Fela’s music isn’t tantamount to equal status with him. Speaking in a recent episode of the…
Nigeria’s Super Eagles will pocket $2.5 million following their defeat to hosts Atlas Lions of Morocco in the semi-final of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. The other semi-finalists, Pharaohs of Egypt will also walk away with the same financial reward. Hossam Hassan’s side fell 1-0 to the Teranga Lions of Senegal in their last four tie on Tuesday. Nigeria and Egypt will battle for third position at the Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca on Saturday. The tournament’s winner will be decided on Sunday, with Morocco, and Senegal battling for the ultimate prize. The winner will go home with a record…
The Confédération Africaine de Football and technical partner PUMA have unveiled a commemorative version of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 official match ball, ITRI, ahead of Sunday’s final. Hosts Morocco will face Senegal in the decider at Stade Prince Moulay Abdellah (kick-off 20:00 local time / 19:00 GMT), where one team will be crowned the new champions of Africa. According to a post obtained from CAF’s website on Friday, the finalists will use a special edition of the official match ball, featuring gold accents as a tribute to both teams. “The ITRI ball, which has been…
The Oyo State Fire Services Agency, on Thursday, said it rescued a man during a devastating fire incident at Kara area on the Kishi/Kaima Road in Irepo Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. The Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the agency, Moroof Akinwande, disclosed this in a statement issued in Ibadan, the state capital. He explained that the incident was reported to the agency on Wednesday at about 9:00 pm. Akinwande said, “The fire incident was reported at exactly 21:00hrs on Wednesday, January 14, involving a truck on fire at Kara…
Anthony Joshua’s promoter, Eddie Hearn, has said the former world heavyweight champion will determine his boxing future “when the time is right”, following the tragic car crash in Nigeria that killed two of Joshua’s close team members. The 36-year-old former world champion sustained minor injuries in the December 29 crash near Lagos, which claimed the lives of his strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami, and trainer Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele. As reported by BBC Sport on Friday, Joshua has since returned to training, posting a Snapchat video of himself hitting pads with the caption “mental strength therapy”, signaling his gradual return…
The public battle between Afrobeats star David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and 12-year-old Anuoluwapo Mitchelle has taken a new turn following the release of a chat where the singer reportedly threatened to imprison the girl’s mother, Ayo Labinjoh, for persistent “harassment.” While the now-viral screen recording appears to show the singer’s verified handle, Davido has neither confirmed nor denied the authenticity of the chat as of the time of filing this report. The chat posted late Thursday on Anuolwapo’s Instagram page, co-managed by her mother, Ayo Labinjoh, captures a tense exchange in which the “Unavailable” singer reportedly doubled down…
