Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has revealed that the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, had predicted his presidency and assured him he would be re-elected for a second term. ‎Tinubu spoke on Sunday during the eight-day Fidau prayer for the late monarch at Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode, Ogun. The New Daily Prime reported that President Tinubu, accompanied by the First Lady Oluremi Tinubu, landed at the Gateway International Agro/Cargo Airport in Ilishan-Iperu at 12:45 PM. ‎The president paid heartfelt tributes celebrating Adetona’s impactful reign, leadership and enduring legacy. ‎ ‎“Today marks a very great day in…

Oleksandr Usyk has become boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time after beating Britain’s Daniel Dubois at a packed Wembley Stadium. The Ukrainian, 38, knocked Dubois down with a stunning right hook midway through round five, before finishing the job moments later with a devastating left hook to the chin of the 27-year-old. Dubois was bidding to avenge his previous loss to Usyk and become the UK’s first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999. However, the 27-year-old now joins Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua with two losses apiece to the undefeated Ukrainian. Commenting on the victory, Ukraine’s…

In a dramatic turn and bold statement, the Senator representing Kogi Central district, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is insisting she will resume plenary at the Senate on Tuesday, 22nd of July 2025, in line with the judgement of the court, despite the appeal by the president of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The New Daily Prime reported that Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed an appeal challenging a recent judgment by the Federal High Court that ordered the Senate to reverse the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central. In an interview while in her constituency for a training programme on Saturday, Akpoti-Uduaghan…

Following social media reactions, the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has responded to critics after his participation in a recent charity event in Imo State, where he was seen serving food to citizens at a special event. The event, tagged “Jubilee of Hope,” held last week, has stirred conversations online after photos and videos of Obi personally serving meals to attendees surfaced. Some Nigerians suggested the act of the former governor of Anambra state was politically motivated, while others hailed it as a gesture of humility. However, Obi, in a statement on Sunday via his…

As the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, celebrates its 25th anniversary, President Bola Tinubu on Saturday said that the Niger Delta Development Commission must steer youths in the region away from violent behaviours towards entrepreneurship through constructive engagements. President Tinubu also charged the interventionist agency to embark on both human capital and regional development. He stated this at the grand finale of the 25th anniversary celebration of the Niger Delta Development Commission in Port Harcourt, the state capital. Tinubu, who the Secretary represented to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, said the NDDC remained central to the economic growth…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law a massive package of tax and spending cuts at the White House on Friday, staging an outdoor ceremony on the Fourth of July holiday that took on the air of a Trump political rally. With military jets flying overhead and hundreds of supporters in attendance, Trump signed the bill one day after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved the signature legislation of the president’s second term. The bill, which will fund Trump’s immigration crackdown, make his 2017 tax cuts permanent, and is expected to knock millions of Americans off health insurance, was passed with a 218-214…

Liverpool Football Club, on Thursday, said Diogo Jota’s No. 20 jersey at Liverpool will be “immortalised” by the club in memory of the Portuguese forward who tragically passed away in a car accident in Spain. In a statement, Liverpool said: “And what cruelly has proved to be his final flourish in football saw Jota become a Premier League champion and a UEFA Nations League winner. “The No. 20 will be rightly immortalised for his contributions as part of Liverpool’s 2024-25 title-winners – the club’s 20th – with his trademark shimmy and strike in front of the Kop to seal victory in…

The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has confirmed that consultations are ongoing to select the successor of its former National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned last week. Felix Morka said this on Sunday while responding to questions ON Channels Television. He noted the party was moving swiftly to fill the leadership vacancy left by Ganduje’s exit. “This is an extraordinary situation where the National Chairman of our party has resigned, and we will take steps immediately to fill that vacancy. “The NEC meeting of our party will be convened imminently. No date has been set yet,…

The Vice President of Nigeria, Kashim Shettima, has hinted that Nigeria will embark on massive tree planting and its campaign thereof in the upcoming rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. He said the initiative draws strong inspiration from Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Programme, which he described as a model for combining climate action with economic opportunity. According to a statement by the presidential spokesman at the office of the vice president, Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima is on a state visit to Ethiopia. Speaking on Saturday after touring multiple agricultural and industrial facilities across Ethiopia, VP Shettima…

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has condemned the killing of 12 Kaduna State citizens in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State. The victims were said to be travelling from Zaria in Kaduna State for a wedding in Quan Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State when the mob at Mangun district intercepted them. The travellers were killed instantly, while several others sustained various degrees of injuries during the attack. Expressing shock and sadness over such an act of savagery, Governor Sani, in a statement, called on security agencies to immediately arrest and prosecute those behind the attack. He…