Opinion

May
23
2023
By Chimamanda
Davido’s Surprising Move: From a $60 to a Friend’s Studio

Davido’s Surprising Move: From a $60 to a Friend’s Studio

Entertainment, Lifestyle, , ,
Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has recounted how he ran away from his dad’s $60 million mansion in Lagos to live in his friend’s studio. He said because of his wealthy background most people assumed he didn’t struggle to become a star. He stated this in a recent interview with Real 92.3 FM, Atlanta. Davido said, “People don’t really know about my past like the early part of my career. What was difficult for me was coming from a very wealthy background. Everybody just felt like, ‘Nah, his dad…This is money. I dropped several records before…
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May
23
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
Plateau: Youths opt for self-defense over incessant killings

Plateau: Youths opt for self-defense over incessant killings

Lifestyle, Metro, Opinion, , , , , , ,
The Plateau State Youth Council (PYC), on Monday, called on the citizens to urgently defend themselves against continuous attacks and killings in various villages in the state. In a peaceful protest held at the Federal Secretariat junction, Jos, by the youths, they noted that the recent attacks in some villages in Mangu Local Government Area of the state led to the loss of over 100 people, and property worth millions of naira destroyed. Sunday Adas, the chairman of PYC who led the protest, expressed concerns over killings in the state, saying, “We believe that our people and communities now know…
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May
22
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
Abia State: UAAP Addresses Salient Issues At Her 21st May Press Conference In Abuja (a must-read)

Abia State: UAAP Addresses Salient Issues At Her 21st May Press Conference In Abuja (a must-read)

Abia State, Politics, , , , , ,
TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY UNITED ABIA ARTISTES AND PATRIOTS (UAAP) ON MAY 21, 2023 AT DESTINATION HOTEL, WUSE II, ABUJA. Good afternoon, Gentlemen of the Press. In the last 72 hours, the media has been awash over a purported nullification of the gubernatorial election victory of Abia State Governor-Elect, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti OFR via a judgment that was delivered by a federal high court in Kano State. Even though the court has made clarifications that it did not nullify the election of Dr. Otti as clearly stated in the court judgment papers and notable legal luminaries…
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May
19
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
United Abia Artists and Patriots (UAAP) condemns Kano Court Ruling

United Abia Artists and Patriots (UAAP) condemns Kano Court Ruling

Abia State, Opinion, Politics, , , ,
The United Abia Artists and Patriots (UAAP) condemns the Thursday 18th May 2023 ruling by a Federal High Court in Kano that purportedly nullified the candidature of Dr. Alex Otti and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States. The court ruled that the Labour Party's failure to submit its membership register to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) within 30 days of its primaries renders the process invalid. In a swift reaction to the ruling, the Abia Governor Elect, Dr Otti dismissed the suit as inconsequential, and called for calm among the people of the…
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May
19
2023
By Amos Oge Kalu
I did not experience the evil spirits Abati wrote about – Adesina

I did not experience the evil spirits Abati wrote about – Adesina

Lifestyle, Opinion, Politics, , , ,
With exactly a week left to vacate the presidential quarters, the presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina has written a farewell post reliving his experience in the villa stating that he did not and was yet to experience the evil spirits Reuben Abati wrote about. According to him, contrary to the claims of the former resident of the villa, he did not experience the evil spirits that the former media aide wrote about in 2016. In a lengthy Facebook post where Adesina revealed that he’d be vacating the presidential quarters on the 26th of May, he also made it known that all…
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