Author: Lawan

The Kano State High Court has sentenced three convicts to de@th by hanging for complicity in the murd£r of one Hamisu Hassan, a resident of Yar Zabaina village in Gabasawa Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred in 2019 and the three accused persons, Abdulrahman Ado, aka Soja, Dahiru Mamman, aka Duguja, and Hamisu Ibrahim, aka Hoga, were arrested and arraigned in 2021. They were sentenced on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Prosecution counsel, Mubarak Abubakar, presented three witnesses, including the son of the deceased, to prove the charges of conspiracy and murd£r against the trio, who are also residents…

Nigerian music sensations Wizkid and Davido have clinched awards at the recent NAACP Awards ceremony. Wizkid won the award for Best Contemporary Duo or Group for his hit single “Piece of My Heart” featuring Brent Faiyaz. Davido also emerged victorious, winning the award for Best International Song for his collaboration with Chris Brown on “Hmmm”. This marks the second time the duo has won an NAACP award, having previously won for their hit single “Sensational” in 2024. Full list of winners below:TV/MOTION PICTUREOutstanding Costume Design (Television or Motion Picture)“Wicked” – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures) Outstanding Hair Styling (Television or Motion…

Media personality Chinedu Ani popularly known as Nedu has stated that he has no regret inviting comedian Deeone to The Honest Bunch Podcast, despite the controversy that ensued. Deeone’s appearance on the show sparked a heated debate after he made allegations about social media critic VeryDarkMan. VeryDarkMan retaliated, accusing Nedu of masterminding the allegations. The backlash led to Nedu’s resignation as co-host of the podcast. However, during a press briefing, Nedu expressed no regrets over inviting Deeone, stating that everyone is entitled to their opinion. “I didn’t regret bringing DeeOne to the Honest Bunch Podcast. Everyone is entitled to their…

Poll cancellation done by Abacha forces without my authorisationThe atmosphere was as if a meeting of the nation’s highest advisory body – the Council of State – was about to be held. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all living but one of the former presidents or heads of state were present. All three former vice presidents were also in attendance. The venue was not the State House Council Chamber inside Aso Villa, but the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in the heart of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The occasion was the twin event of a public presentation of the autobiography of…

The Director General (DG), National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Silas Agara, has said the agency was committed to tackling unemployment in line with the Renewed Hope Agency of President Bola Tinubu. Agara stated this during NDE’s Special Day at the 46th Kaduna International Trade Fair themed “Promoting Efficiency in Manufacturing, Agriculture and Trade through Digital Transformation”. The Renewed Hope Initiative aims to engage 93,731 unskilled and unemployed individuals across the country. According to Agara, the NDE was providing a platform for beneficiaries of its skills acquisition programmes to showcase their products and services in order to promote economic growth and…

After attending the launch of General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s autobiography, A Journey in Service, Mr. Peter Obi made some comments which demonstrated that his grasp on reality is slipping. In a statement, Mr. Obi said, inter alia, that “In the case of Nigeria, we are worse off than we were during IBB’s era.” I take strong exception to Peter Obi’s claims that Nigeria is worse off today than it was during the Babangida regime. It is understandable that Peter Obi is desperate to be President in 2027 and is thus licking boots and kissing behinds left, right, and centre, hoping…