Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, says his administration has been delivering on key projects despite attempts by political opponents to undermine his efforts.   Fubara made the remarks on Saturday, December 14, during the inauguration of a 14.1-kilometre road project in Omuma Local Government Area. While he did not directly name his opponents, tensions between the governor and his …

Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State,  has said that Igbos are the most disenfranchised and marginalized tribe in Nigeria. Abaribe lamented that it’s unfair to allocate only five states to the Southeast. The Senator stated this in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, December 14,  during a public presentation of a book: “The power of Nothing: …

The leader of the Islamist-led rebels in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has bashed Israel for violating the 1974 armistice agreement. Al-Jolani, who now uses his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, led the rebel movement that seized power from President Bashar al-Assad recently. He criticized Israel for its incursion into southern Syria this week but said that Syria …

In August 2021, Olufemi Adegoke, the late father of Kemi Badenoch, leader of the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party, said at Igboho Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation activist had the right to call for secession of the Yoruba ethnic group from Nigeria.     During an interview with BBC Yoruba, Adegoke, who was president of Voice of Reason (VOR), a group …

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has asked that the newly elected United Kingdom’s Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch renounce her Nigerian lineage. Fani-Kayode, a frequent critic of Badenoch, took to his X account on Sunday morning, December 15, and wrote;    “She should formally wipe her maiden name of Adegoke off the record as well and publicly renounce and disavow …

Rosemary Isaac, the sister of a Federal University Lokoja student, Covenant Omolola Isaac, who d!ed in a road accident in Kogi State has mourned her.    Omolola and a female student of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, identified as Abu Taiwo Abimbola, were crushed to d3ath when a heavily loaded articulated vehicle heading towards Abuja lost control along Felele in Lokoja …

Nigerian model, Samuel Nwajagu, made history this weekend as he emerged as the first African to win the prestigious Mister International title. The pageant which is in its 16th edition this year was held in Bangkok, Thailand, welcoming debutant countries like Cameroon, England, Benin Republic, and Mali. A total of 47 countries around the world took part in the contest. …

Several properties worth millions of naira were destroyed in a fire that gutted a two-storey building at number 21, Oduntan Street, Mushin area of Lagos State on Saturday.   The affected building comprises two units of 3-bedroom flats. The second floor was gutted by fire, which reportedly started in the front flat and escalated to the back flat.   The …

Woking have sacked manager Michael Doyle following Saturday’s 4-0 defeat by Gateshead. They are currently 19th in the National League – one point above the relegation zone – after three defeats in their past four games. Former Coventry and Sheffield United midfielder Doyle was appointed in December 2023 and helped Woking finish 17th last season. Assistant manager Ben Turner has …

A Nigerian doctor, Zainab Suleiman, has a message for women dating married men who are afraid of their wives.    “If you’re dating a married man who fears his wife or is bullied at home, sis, just know that man will not marry you ooo,” she wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday.