Author: Rashaad Harris

Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has said that he will never refer to Bola Tinubu as his president. The politician and cleric said that a number of electoral frauds occurred during the 2023 elections and that the Independent National Electoral Commission messed up the campaigning process during a webinar on Saturday.After giving his lecture on the Zoom show titled “Building the New Nigeria: The Role of the Diaspora,” which was put on by the PTB4Nigeria In Diaspora Group, he made this statement in response to a question.When asked if he would be pleased…

The late musician, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, was not a decent father, according to Yeni Kuti, the afrobeat pioneer’s daughter. In a recent interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Yeni said she and her siblings were verbally abused by their father. In the interview, Yeni mentioned that while his first son, Femi, did approach her father about how he treated him, she never had the confidence to do so.She said that because of this, the two were constantly at odds.She said: “He (Fela) was not quite a good father. No, I never told him that he isn’t a good father. Maybe Femi,…

Adewumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank, has bemoaned Nigeria’s lack of infrastructure. Adeshina stated, citing World Bank research, that given the current situation in the nation, it would take 300 years to close the infrastructure gap.He revealed this when discussing ‘Strengthening Nigeria’s Economy’ during an inaugural lecture on Saturday in Abuja.He said: “To meet Nigeria’s massive infrastructure needs, according to the report, will require $3 trillion by 2050. According to the report, at the current rate, it would take Nigeria 300 years to provide its minimum level of infrastructure needed for development.”All living Nigerians today, and many…

Smart Adeyemi, a Senator representing Kogi West, has urged the incoming administration to look into the facts around the naira redesign decision. Adeyemi especially encouraged Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, to see to it that CBN Governor — Godwin Emiefiele be summoned for questioning to identify those responsible for the pains Nigerians went through during the period. The congressman resented the pain Nigerians went through during the period the policy was initiated.Asked what he would do if he were to be the president while featuring on Channels Television Politics Today on Friday, Adeyemi said: “I will call on Emefiele and others…

According to the Minister of Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Federal Government alone can’t meet the housing needs of Nigerians, hence the need to create an enabling environment for private sector involvement in housing provision. Fashola said this during the launch of the National Housing Strategy Blueprint at the ministry headquarters yesterday.The minister said this during the launch of the National Housing Strategy Blueprint at the ministry headquarters on Friday.He claimed that the current administration’s multiple housing schemes for affordable housing still didn’t produce more dwellings than private businesses.He also added that the document would release the potential…

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has launched at President Muhammadu Buhari for having a negative impact on Nigeria throughout his tenure as the Commander in Chief of The Armed Forces. Ortom said the last eight years would be remembered by all as the worst in the history of Nigeria, and never in the history of the country did Nigerians witness bad governance like they did in the last eight years.The Governor made the assertion during the commissioning of the headquarters of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, BSCVGs, in Makurdi, where he said that the President Muhammadu-led administration “took Nigeria…

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company Neuralink said it had received Food and Drug Administration’s approval to launch the first-in-human clinical study. Several times since 2019, billionaire Elon Musk has predicted his brain-chip company would soon secure FDA approval for human trials. However, the company’s application was rejected in early 2022, and the company was working through the agency’s concerns over the safety of the experimental implant. Neuralink said to the New York Post, “This is the result of incredible work by the Neuralink team in close collaboration with the FDA and represents an important first step that will one day allow…

Sen. Bola Tinubu, the president-elect of Nigeria, has been urged by a coalition of pastoralist associations to take aggressive steps to preserve harmony between herding and farming communities. At a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, the group, which operates under the auspices of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), made the call.The Fulbe Global Development and Rights Initiative (FGDRI)’s President-General, Dr Salim Umar, reportedly submitted a decision from the group’s meeting, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).Umar pleaded with security services to stop the rising tide of pastoralist murders happening all over the nation.He…

According to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu he knew nothing about the education sector, before he was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari back in 2015. At a Thursday farewell meeting with Ministry officials and the leaders of its parastatals, Adamu stated this.The minister was also grateful to the President for entrusting him with such a responsibility “even when I was apparently not ready and unprepared for such a task.”His words: “I didn’t know anything about the education sector when I was appointed Minister except superficially. But when Buhari decided to make me Minister of Education.“I called some people…

The excellent working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature has been credited by President Muhammadu Buhari with contributing to the enormous success his administration has had in building vital infrastructure over the past eight years. In recent days, the president has formally opened several legacy projects across the nation.The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja inaugurated its permanent location on Thursday, and President Buhari referred to it as the “cornerstone of any democracy.”He said: “I have traversed all parts of Nigeria in the last few days commissioning several critical national infrastructures that our administration has…