Yemi Remi, brother of late Nollywood actor Segun Remi, popularly known as Chief Kanran, has shared details about how the veteran died. According to him, the actor showed no signs of illness before his passing. Naija News reports that he had attended a church programme on Friday, August 15, where people said he danced with joy, and had even spoken with his brother a day earlier about meeting the next day. Sadly, that meeting never happened. Chief Kanran reportedly slumped in his bathroom, and before he could be taken to the hospital, he was confirmed dead. “He wasn’t sick. The…
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Brenda Biya, daughter of Cameroon’s long-serving president Paul Biya, has urged citizens to vote against him in the October 2025 election. Naija News reports she made the call during a live session on TikTok and in a video shared on her social media platforms, saying that decades of her father’s rule have left the country in poverty, unemployment, and stagnation. Paul Biya, who has been in power since 1982, is the world’s oldest serving head of state at 92 and is seeking an eighth term. His long rule has faced repeated accusations of corruption, authoritarianism, human rights abuses, and disputed…
Nigerian novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has warned that social media and artificial intelligence are dangerous tools changing the way people think and reducing their ability to focus. She spoke on the growing impact of digital culture, saying that while books help the mind to stay sharp and deepen thought, digital platforms weaken attention and shorten concentration. Naija News reports that the writer expressed concern that many people now accept technology without questioning it. She said social media and artificial intelligence are being driven by a few individuals whose decisions affect everyone, stressing that this reality should not go unchallenged. She…
National Coordinator of the South-South Elders Forum in Rivers State, Anabs Sara-Igbe, has argued that Rivers State has never faced a crisis that warrants the declaration of a state of emergency. He argued that the appointment of sole administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas made no difference in the state, insisting that Rivers has always been a peaceful state. Sara-Igbe shared his reservation during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He argued that Ibas’ tenure was unnecessary and harmful to the state’s interests. “I don’t know what job the administrator did because Rivers State had been very peaceful before he…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to begin preparing his handover note, insisting that Nigerians will not renew his mandate in 2027. Speaking at the PDP state secretariat in Yola on Friday, the Organising Secretary of the Adamawa State chapter of the party, Hamza Madagali, said Nigerians had lost patience with the current administration. He accused the All Progressives Congress of lacking vision and direction, describing its policies as “human and economic unfriendly.” “Nigerians are ready to end the leadership of the present government, come 2027,” Madagali said. The PDP chieftain pointed to the party’s successful…
A supremacy battle is brewing within the Osun State Council of Obas as the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, and the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, are at loggerheads over who should rightfully occupy the fourth position in the hierarchy of monarchs in the state. What began as a traditional tussle has now spilt into the digital space, with supporters of both monarchs engaging in heated arguments on social media. Loyalists of the Ataoja maintain that Osogbo’s status as the state capital confers a superior ranking, insisting that the stool of the Ataoja should not be relegated in…
Former Senator representing Zamfara Central, Kabiru Garba Marafa, has declared that his resignation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) will cost President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over one million votes in the 2027 presidential election. Naija News reports that the claim was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Gusau by the Chairman of the Supreme Council of Senator Marafa Group and Political Leader of the Senator Marafa Support Group, Surajo Garba Maikatako. According to him, Marafa’s departure from the APC has already reinvigorated his political base, with massive support pouring in from across the country. Maikatako noted that thousands…
Barely 24 hours after quitting the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), a former governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Emmanuel Fayose, has held a closed-door meeting with the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. A politician from Ekiti, who confirmed the development to Leadership but preferred anonymity, said Fayose is already in talks to pitch his tent with the ADC ahead of the 2026 governorship election. During the consultation, Aregbesola reportedly encouraged Fayose to “join ADC without further delay,” stressing that the party remains open to strong grassroots leaders capable of building alternative structures. Fayose had on…
Armed bandits have abducted no fewer than 49 residents of Makuwana village in Sabon Birnin Local Government Area of Sokoto State, while two persons drowned as they attempted to escape the attack. Naija News reports that the village head, Alhaji Salisu Ibrahim, disclosed the incident during a condolence visit by the Deputy Governor, Idris Mohammed Gobir, after the community suffered both banditry and flooding in quick succession. Ibrahim said Makuwana had been attacked three times in the past week, with the latest raid forcing some villagers to flee through a river, where two drowned. “The attackers whisked away at least…
Former South-East campaign spokesman for President Bola Tinubu, Denge Onoh, has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to consider the unconditional release of Nnamdi Kanu. He also called for the removal of Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, from the list of wanted individuals compiled by security agencies. Speaking via a statement on Friday, Onoh accused the government of prosecuting political agitators while reconciling with identified criminals. He raised alarm over the influx of banditry, lamenting that in the first half of 2025 alone, bandits and insurgents killed at least 2,266 Nigerians. Onoh cited the recent peace deals brokered with…
