Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has raised the alarm over an alleged “alarming escalation” of attacks on media freedom and civic expression under the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. MRA noted that such attacks on media were being perpetrated particularly through the misuse of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) MRA in a mid-term assessment report on the Tinubu Administration’s first two years in office released on Monday, alleged that the Cybercrime Act was being used by security agencies to silence or punish journalists and critics of government. The MRA report, titled, “The Onslaught Intensifies: A Mid-term Assessment Report on Media Freedom under…
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National Working Committee of the Social Democratic Party, on Monday, expelled former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, from the party. SDP said El-Rufai was ineligible to associate with the party in any capacity for the next 30 years. The SDP NWC accused the former Kaduna State governor of falsely parading himself as a party member, manipulating internal processes, and attempting to destabilise the party through unconstitutional actions and deceptive political maneuvers. The party made its position known in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Araba Aiyenigba, in Abuja on Monday. The statement said the party’s NWC reached the…
From Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa A group under the auspices of Federal University of Agriculture Support Group (FSG) has raised a total of N232.562 million for the eventual take-off of the newly established university in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. While delivering a keynote address at the fundraising ceremony in Yenagoa, the Coordinator of the Support group, Dr. Ala-Peters David, noted that the group decided to organize the fundraising in compliance with the presidential directive that all newly established universities kickoff by September 2025. He stressed that Bayelsans would be the direct beneficiaries of the institutions despite the fact…
By Idris Katib Two final-year students of Crescent University Abeokuta, Ibrahim Gafar Olatunji and Rofiat Olaleye have become Associate Chartered Accountants ((ACA) after scaling hurdles of the professional examinations of the prestigious Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Breaking the news to the university community, the Head of Department, Prof. Tunji Siyanbola said he was happy that the students have made his department and the university proud with their professional and academic achievements. Stressing that the feat had been achieved by the department of Accounting in the past, Prof. Siyanbola added that ” we are blessed with dedicated and…
Big Brother Naija 10/10 housemate, Precious Ashiogwu, Dede, has revealed that she is “polygamous in nature”. She disclosed this during a chat with fellow housemates on Sunday. “I am polygamous in nature,” she declared. “There are so many polygamous in nature people here,” Mide added. Dede had earlier revealed during Saturday’s premiere that she is in a happy relationship. She, however, stated that she’s more committed to chasing her dreams. “I have dreams to chase—and this is one of them,” she stated.
Nigerian street-pop sensation Habeeb Okikiola, famously known as Portable, has turned down a N100 million proposal to physically confront social media critic Martins Otse, aka VeryDarkMan, stating that he would only agree to the fight if offered N1 billion. The tension between the musician and the online commentator intensified after Portable openly condemned VDM for his attacks on President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Since then, both have been locked in a fierce social media battle, exchanging diss tracks and verbal insults, with their rivalry drawing widespread attention online. In a video shared on Instagram, Portable dismissed the N100 million offer as…
Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Seyi Awolowo, has claimed that it is difficult to commit to one woman because of how attractive other women are. According to him, it takes discipline for a man to commit to just one woman. Seyi featured as a guest in a recent episode of The Outside The Box Podcast hosted by Femi Obong-Daniel. He said, “Concentrating on one woman is difficult, especially with the amount of beauties that are out there. Nigerian women are beautiful. It’s difficult to concentrate on one woman, today you will see egusi, tomorrow efo riro, pizza and sandwich. It’s…
Soso Soberekon, a popular Nigerian music producer and artiste manager, has offered N120 million to fix a celebrity boxing fight between VeryDarkMan and singer Portable. The music executive made the offer while reacting to the ongoing online brickbat between the two celebrities. In a post on his Instagram page on Sunday afternoon, Soso noted that the ring fight will settle the dispute between the duo. While putting N120 million in the fight, Soso announced N100 million for the winner and N20 million for the loser. Tagging the duo, he wrote; “OFFICIAL BOXING MATCH PROPOSAL “The street’s most talked-about voices… now…
There was mild drama between Big Brother Naija 10/10 housemates Dede and Jason Jae during the reality show’s second launch on Sunday night. While exchanging pleasantries with fellow housemates shortly after he entered the house, Jason requested to hug Dede, but she blatantly turned him down as the other housemates watched. “Can I give you a hug, please?” he asked, stretching out his arms. “No,” Dede replied. She, however, accepted a handshake from him when he extended his hand after the rejection. Dede has previously revealed that she is in a happy relationship outside the house.
…describes him as ‘a dazzling professional’ Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, on Sunday, mourned the sudden demise of the Nigerian Tribune journalist, Dr Leon Usigbe. PDP described Usigbe as a dazzling professional. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said in a statement on Sunday that Usigbe, who was the Abuja Bureau Chief of the Tribune newspapers, was an experienced and quintessential journalist. The statement further described the deceased journalist as an exceptionally cerebral yet calm, friendly and thorough professional who dedicated his life, skills, resources and energy towards the deepening of multi-party democracy, good governance and accountability in the…