The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Akeem Owoade, has stated that he does not need to be involved in any supremacy battle with any monarch in Yorubaland or anywhere in the world. Naija News reports that a fresh battle between Oba Owoade and the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, started Monday after the Alaafin faulted the latter’s decision to confer the title of Okanlomo of Oduwa on a businessman, Dotun Sanusi, during the unveiling of an indigenous social media network- 2geda, at Ilaji Hotel, Ibadan. The Alaafin also issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Ooni to revoke the chieftaincy title, but…
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The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its 2027 zoning formula has taken a new twist as stakeholders from the South have distanced themselves from a meeting scheduled to hold today in Lagos. Party leaders, including state chairmen, former governors, National Assembly members, as well as serving and former National Working Committee (NWC) members, dismissed the Lagos gathering as “illegal” and lacking legitimacy. In a strongly worded statement, the Southern PDP leaders declared that any resolutions or communiqués emanating from the Lagos meeting “are neither binding on, nor reflective of, the collective will and aspirations of the PDP…
Nollywood actor, Monsuru Ayanfe, has recounted an experience with his colleague, Funke Akindele, on a movie set. Naija News reports that Monsuru, in an interview with media personality, Jeff Owolewa, on YouTube, admitted to spoiling Funke’s car during a movie production. The thespian said he was trying to pack the car after the movie production when he mistakenly spoiled the new vehicle, and Funke expressed anger over the situation. Monsuru described Funke Akindele as someone who gets angry easily but apologises when she is calm. He said, “I was the one who spoiled Funke Akindele’s new car while I was…
World Athletics has confirmed that quarter-miler Emmanuel Bamidele has officially switched nationality from Nigeria to the United Arab Emirates. Emmanuel Bamidele, a 26-year-old Nigerian sprinter, has already been listed as eligible to compete for the UAE on the governing body’s database. Bamidele’s debut race under his new flag will come this Friday at the Brussels Diamond League finale, where he lines up in the men’s 400m invitational against six Belgian runners and Jamaica’s Antonio Watson. Bamidele’s career has been anything but straightforward. Back in 2018, just weeks after storming to victory at the Nigerian Commonwealth Games trials in Abuja with…
Reactions have continued to trail the recently released 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, with stakeholders in the education sector describing the outcome as a national embarrassment and calling for urgent reforms. Naija News reports that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) recently admitted to marking errors in the serialised objective questions in the recently released West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2025 results. The examination body disclosed this during a briefing with journalists on Friday, August 8. Speaking with a journalist in Lagos, Head of National Office (Nigeria), Dr Amos Dangut, said with the review,…
Prominent Islamic cleric, Sheikh Murtala Asada, has faulted suggestions for peace talks with bandit leader, Bello Turji, warning that such moves would endanger communities in the North West. According to Daily Post, Asada, on Wednesday, dismissed recent comments by Professor Abubakar Usman Ribah, who had urged the Federal Government to initiate dialogue with Turji as part of efforts to address insecurity in the region. According to the cleric, negotiations with the notorious bandit kingpin will only embolden criminals. “Dialogue with Turji is not the solution. People should not waste time hoping for peace talks with someone who has killed, kidnapped,…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has stated that the killings in Nigeria have reached an epidemic level that threatens Nigeria’s collective humanity. Naija News reports that a mosque in the Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi LGA, of Katsina state was attacked by gunmen on Monday morning. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, said the incident was a reprisal attack after villagers ambushed and lynched suspected bandits two days earlier. According to him, the residents seized three motorcycles and two AK-47 rifles and rescued kidnapped victims from Ruwan Sanyi village during the incident. Speaking via a post shared…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa State Command, has donated the sum of ₦900,000 to the family of one of its officers, SC Bashir Adamu Jibrin, who was killed while on duty. The State Commandant of NSCDC, CC Bala Bawa Bodinga, presented the donation to the deceased officer’s wife during activities marking his 100 days in office celebration at the Command’s headquarters in Dutse. Naija News understands that Jibrin was attacked and killed by hoodlums after he arrested a wanted suspect at Shiwarin market, Kiyawa Local Government Area, according to reports. Bodinga explained that the gesture was…
Nigeria international Ademola Lookman has reopened the door to a Premier League move after his transfer to Inter Milan broke down. Ademola Lookman, 27, who staged a two-week training strike in protest against Atalanta’s refusal to sanction his switch, has now returned to the club’s Zingonia training base. Inter formally withdrew their interest this week, ending protracted negotiations with the Bergamo outfit. According to TBR Football, Lookman’s representatives have reached out to Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Aston Villa as they work on securing a move back to England. “Lookman is hugely disappointed not to move to Inter,…
The Edo State Government has intensified its campaign against cultism, criminal gangs, and ritual practices in the South-south state. Naija News reports that the state government has sealed multiple properties linked to suspected cult leaders following the discovery of a shrine in Egbaen community and a violent confrontation in Evboyare that claimed a life. The coordinated operation, codenamed “Operation Flush Out Cultists and Kidnappers”, was led by the Squad’s coordinator, Idemudia Noah, in collaboration with allied security agencies. Acting on intelligence reports, operatives stormed a residence in Egbaen, Egor Local Government Area, in the early hours of Wednesday, August 20, 2025.…
