The All Progressives Congress (APC) has backed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s assessment of the 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar. Naija News recalls that Obasanjo had declared that his decision to pick Atiku as his running mate in the 1999 presidential election was the biggest mistake of his presidency. Sharing…
Bobby Bones is coming to John Stamos’ defense after the actor made some arguably controversial comments about the hit reality competition show Dancing With the Stars. “Hey everybody, it’s Bobby,” Bones, real name Bobby Estell, wrote via Instagram on Saturday, July 11. “Quick reminder before the internet sprains something. Before anyone comes after Uncle Jesse……
The Delta State Police Area Command in Ozoro has arraigned the Chairman of Emevor Community in the state, Lucky Okeremu, alongside two other community leaders, for public flogging and assault of a resident, Ogaga Godspower Okedi, over critical comments he made online. The defendants, 48-year-old Okeremu, 46-year-old Okiemute Oyibo, and 45-year-old Karo Akamakusi, were arraigned…
The World Bank’s social media pages have become an unlikely battleground this week, overwhelmed by a torrent of angry Nigerian voices demanding the lender reject a fresh $1.25 billion loan request from President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The public outcry, which erupted after news broke that the government is in advanced talks for the new facility,…
Andrew Giuliani dismisses Donald Trump’s comments about outrageous World Cup ticket prices Andrew Giuliani, head of the White House Task Force on the 2026 World Cup, has dismissed President Donald Trump’s comments that tickets for next month’s opening match are too expensive. Giuliani, son of Trump attorney and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, defended…
President Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Engagement, Fredrick Nwabufo, has knocked Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, for his comments on the President’s visit to Saint Lucia. Tinubu departed Nigeria to Saint Lucia on Saturday, a move which has been heavily criticised by many Nigerians, including Obi. In a statement, Obi had accused Tinubu…
Former PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, has described President Bola Tinubu’s comment on a one-party state as unusual and puzzling. Ologbondiyan spoke on Channels TV’s Morning brief on Friday, while fielding questions. Recall that Tinubu had while addressing the National Assembly on Thursday, debunked claims that his administration plans to make Nigeria a one-party…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has criticised a social media commentator, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over what it described as an inciting statement encouraging defiance of federal regulatory protocols. The agency made this known in a statement signed by its Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, on Monday.According to her,…
A week after declaring that AI would eventually replace contract workers at the language-learning app, Duolingo’s CEO said the company was “continuing to hire” and would support its existing workers in getting up to speed on the technology. It follows buzzy startup Klarna in backing off an AI-first promise. Language-learning app Duolingo has become the…
The South-South Zonal leadership of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a stern warning to popular social media influencer Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, demanding a public apology within seven days for what they described as a disrespectful outburst against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The warning was conveyed through a statement released on…
