Author: Drum Africa Correspondent

Nigerian radio personality, Chinedu Emmanuel, popularly known as Nedu Wazobia has stepped down from The Honest Bunch Podcast amid growing controversy involving social commentator, Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman. The controversy begun after reality star Deeone who appeared on the Honest Bunch Podcast alleged that Verydarkman had an interest in men. However, instead of responding directly to the claim, Verydarkman redirected his focus to Nedu, revealing private conversations and making allegations about the women Nedu had supposedly been involved with. As the controversy continued to gain traction, Nedu on Friday took to Instagram to share his decision to…

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Rose Idibia, the mother of veteran singer Innocent, popularly known as 2face, has raised the alarm that Nigerians should help her beg Edo State lawmaker, Natasha Osawuru, to leave her son. She made the appeal in a video that went viral on Thursday evening. According to Mrs Idibia, 2face is presently not in his right frame of mind due to the divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, Annie. “Good evening, Nigerians. My name is Mrs Rose Idibia, the mother of 2face. This message is for Miss Natasha Osawaru of Edo State. I’m calling on all mothers in Nigeria to help…

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National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has slammed the Canadian government over its decision to deny visas to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other top military officers. Ribadu, who spoke on Thursday at the maiden annual lecture of the National Association of the Institute for Security Studies in Abuja, described the visa snub as “disrespectful” and declared that Canada “can go to hell.” His reaction came after Gen Musa narrated how he and some senior military officers were denied entry into Canada for an official engagement. The CDS explained that the delegation had been invited to an…

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The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, has condemned the implementation of the 50% tariff hike, demanding immediate reversal and total boycott of telecommunication services from Thursday, February 13, 2025. This was contained in a communique issued after the meeting of its central working committee, held at Lokoja, on Tuesday, according to a statement signed by Joe Ajaero, the NLC President. The NLC Central Working Committee (CWC), said it received with grave concern the news that telecommunications companies have commenced the implementation of a 50% tariff hike, despite an earlier agreement reached with the Federal Government and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).…

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The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed for second reading of the four tax reform bills submitted by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly without any opposition by members. The bills included the Nigeria Revenue Service (Establishment) Bill, the Nigeria Tax Bill, the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, and the Joint Revenue Board (Establishment) Bill. The four bills were read for the first time on the 8th of October 2024, but debate on the bills had been held back in the House due to disagreement by members on the content of the Nigeria Tax Administration Bill following objection by northern…

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A Former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Abia State, Chief Charles Ogbonna, believes the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has been hijacked by external forces bent on destroying the party in Nigeria. Speaking on the heels of the suspension of Senator Adophus Wabara, the Chairman of the PDP’s Board of Trustees, by the Abia State Working Committee of the party, Ogbonna, who has since defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), accused the stakeholders of being used by some individuals to cripple the party. “Can sergeant in a police suspend a DPO in a Police…

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Dr. Winifred Awosika on her 85th birthday, praising her as a visionary educationist and entrepreneur whose impact on Nigeria’s educational landscape remains profound. In a tribute, contained in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu lauded Dr. Awosika’s five-decade dedication to shaping young minds through her pioneering role as Founder and Chairman of Chrisland Schools Limited, as well as Chancellor of Chrisland University. “Dr. Awosika’s life has been dedicated to pursuing knowledge, excellence, and nation-building. Through her vision, discipline, and commitment to quality…

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The United Kingdom government announced on Wednesday that it was tightening immigration policies to prevent undocumented migrants who arrive in the country on small boats from later gaining citizenship. “This guidance further strengthens measures to make it clear that anyone who enters the UK illegally, including small boat arrivals, faces having a British citizenship application refused,” a Home Office spokesperson said. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government is under pressure to reduce migration after Nigel Farage’s anti-immigration Reform UK party won roughly four million votes during the last general election, an unprecedented haul for a far-right party. But the change…

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The Edo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all satellite campuses of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. In a statement dated February 11, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, the government directed that all programmes and courses must now be conducted solely at the university’s main campus in Ekpoma. The statement read, “In line with Governor Monday Okpebholo’s commitment to raising the standard of Ambrose Alli University and the government’s significant investment in the institution, all satellite campuses operating outside the main campus are hereby shut down with immediate effect.” It further…

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The authorities of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, Anambra State, have commenced an investigation into a scuffle involving a lecturer in the Department of Theatre Arts of the institution and a student over a filmed social media content. A spokesman of the school, Njelita Louis, said the management of the institution led by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ikechebelu, would impose the appropriate sanction on any of the parties found culpable. In viral videos, a third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies, Goddy Precious, was seen around the corridors dancing before her phone, capturing a TikTok moment…

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