The Rose of Sharon Foundation has trained over 100 young men and women comprising underprivileged orphans as well as helpless widows through its Youth and Empowerment Programme. The group explained that the programme was part of efforts to ensure that the next generation of Nigerian youths were equipped with the proper knowledge and life changing […]
OLALEYE ALUKO and JOHN CHARLES Fulani herdsmen, on Saturday, attacked the Okoklo community in the Agatu LGA of Benue State, killing Mr. Andrew Ataboh and his son, Benjamin, while they were working on their farm at Inahem. It was further gathered that the father and son were abducted by the herdsmen in the farm on […]
FRIDAY OLOKOR and ENIOLA AKINKUOTU The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it cannot investigate a former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, who recently confessed to rigging previous elections in the country in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Electoral Act (Sections 149 and 150), gives INEC powers to prosecute electoral offenders but does […]
Omotoyosi Ojo, 27, is the initiator of Ronel Foods and Grocery. She speaks about her passion for entrepreneurship and how she started her business with zero capital in this interview with IFE OGUNFUWA What do you do at Ronel Foods and Grocery? I am a player in agricultural sector in Nigeria. At Ronel Foods and […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Tayo Oyetibo, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about his career, his relationship with the late Gani Fawehinmi and other issues What are some of the memorable experiences you can recall of your childhood? One particular incident I remember clearly was when I was in primary school, either in the first or […]
Peter Dada Three days after some pregnant women staged a protest in Akure over alleged hike in antenatal fees, the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has accused the administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of insensitivity. The pregnant women, numbering over 100, stormed the Ondo State Specialists Hospital, Akure, on Thursday, to protest the […]
TOBI AWORINDE recalls various events which occurred during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan that attracted fierce criticisms from President Muhammadu Buhari and highlights that the retired General is following in the footsteps of his predecessor Kano wedding vs Kano rally One incident, which Nigerians will not forget in a hurry, occurred on April […]
Comedian, Ayobami Ayo-Ajewole, aka Woli Agba, has stated emphatically that his creativity is not limited to uploading video skits on the Internet. Rubbishing claims that social media comedians don’t have what it takes to do stand-up comedy, Ayo-Ajewole said, “That does not apply to me. I do my skits on stage and I also perform […]
Kamarudeen Ogundele The Deputy Minority Whip in the Senate, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has appealed to national leaders to intervene in the crisis leading to the defection of some Peoples Democratic Party members in Ekiti State. Olujimi, who is representing Ekiti South, warned that the crisis was not good for the party because the governorship election […]
Laura Okpara, 20, is an IT auditor/data analyst at Deloitte Nigeria. She speaks about her passion What stirred your interest in technology? I originally wanted to be a full-time accountant because I am very good with numerical data and my father is a chartered accountant. This stirred my interest in the accountancy profession. However, when […]
Background I am from a ‘well-appointed’ background where I got all I wanted while growing up because my parents were always there for me. My parents laid a good foundation for me. I went to the best school in The Gambia and I had good moral training which prepared me for the future and challenges […]
Popular singer, Tope Alabi, speaks with TOFARATI IGE about her childhood, career, marriage, motherhood and other issues You recently released an album, Yes and Amen. What is its thrust? The album is full of wholesome praise to God; there are no side attractions. God told me about three years ago that I should make an […]
The family members of the late Nigerian singer, Zainab Ali-Nielsen, aka Alizee, are still in shock over her death. The 37-year-old singer and her four-year-old daughter, Petra, were found dead on Thursday in the kitchen at their residence in Banana Island, Lagos. Some reports have alleged that Alizee’s Danish husband, Peter Nielsen Schau, murdered them. […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Uche Achi-Okpaga, speaks on the planned Igbo summit on restructuring being organised by the apex Igbo socio-political body in this interview with IHUOMA CHIEDOZIE Why is Ohanaeze organising an Igbo summit on restructuring? The National Executive Committee (of Ohanaeze) is holding in trust for the Igbo race. […]
The National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Uche Achi-Okpaga, speaks on the planned Igbo summit on restructuring being organised by the apex Igbo socio-political body in this interview with IHUOMA CHIEDOZIE Why is Ohanaeze organising an Igbo summit on restructuring? The National Executive Committee (of Ohanaeze) is holding in trust for the Igbo race. […]
Last week, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, released the list of some people whom he alleged looted the resources of the country during the regime of the Peoples Democratic Party. While I don’t have any problem with the names of looters being exposed, I find it rather hypocritical that the names […]
Kamarudeen Ogundele and Peter Dada A former Governor of Abia State, Mr. Orji Kalu, has urged retired military generals to stop attacking President Muhammadu Buhari who he says has done so well since he assumed office as President. Kalu also said President Buhari deserved to be re-elected in 2019. The former governor spoke at the […]
The Media and Publicity Secretary of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Emma Powerful, in this interview with TONY OKAFOR, explains why his group is against the Ohanaeze summit on restructuring and other issues Why is your group kicking against the Ohanaeze summit on restructuring? Ohanaeze Ndigbo has outlived its usefulness. An organisation that claims […]
It was recently reported that Nonso Temisan Ajufo, aka DJ Big N, has dumped Mavin Records, a record company owned by Don Jazzy. However, DJ Big N has told Sunday Scoop that the viral reports are untrue. He said, “I don’t know why people misinterpreted the interview I granted. I have received a lot of […]
JOHN ALECHENU writes about some prominent politicians who participated in the formation of the All Progressives Congress but are no longer part of the party’s activities Chief Tom Ikimi This architect and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, was a member of the defunct […]
Alexander Okere Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed a pastor of the Church of God Mission, one Pius Eromosele, in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State. Eromosele was said to have been abducted by the armed men while working on his farm at Odighi on March 29. It was […]
The pioneer Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, Justice Mustapha Akanbi (retd), in this interview with SUCCESS NWOGU, speaks on looters’ list recently released by the Federal Government and other anti-graft issues What is your reaction to the looters’ list recently released by the Federal Government? Corruption or stealing knows […]
In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, Second Republic member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, speaks on the face-off between the Presidency and the National Assembly on the sequence of elections, his involvement in the Social Democratic Party and sundry national issues You were a member of the National Assembly during the Second […]
In this interview with JOHN ALECHENU, Second Republic member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, speaks on the face-off between the Presidency and the National Assembly on the sequence of elections, his involvement in the Social Democratic Party and sundry national issues You were a member of the National Assembly during the Second […]
Tony Okafor The Chairman of Anambra East Local Government Area, Pius Ifeadi, has allegedly beaten up the Head of Local Government Administration of the area, Mr. Chike Obuekwe, for raising the alarm over diversion of the council’s funds. It was gathered that Obuekwe was beaten up after he wrote a memo to the council chairman […]