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Abdul Salam Taofeek, the Yoruba actor popularly known as Tioruju Mondusi, has revealed how he discovered that two of the five children he raised were not biologically his. In an interview with African A List, Mondusi recounted how his world began to crumble when he returned home from a film set to find his wife, heavily pregnant with their fifth child, not at home. One of his children told him she had been gone for three days. He said he went to her mother’s house to report the matter. There, he saw a framed photo of his wife with another…

DESPITE decades of reforms, huge public spending, and the privatisation of Nigeria’s power sector, millions of citizens and businesses continue to grapple with poor electricity supply, rising tariffs, and failing infrastructure. More than a decade after the unbundling of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, the crises persist. In this interview, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Joe Ajaero, describes the sector as “the biggest scam in the country,” alleging that it has become a preserve of powerful interests. He speaks on the failed privatisation, DisCos’…

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, yesterday, accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of running what it described as a ‘Ponzi economy’ after the Federal Government moved to secure another $1.25 billion World Bank loan despite Nigeria’s growing public debt estimated at about N159.28 trillion. The opposition party said the fresh loan request has further fuelled concerns over the country’s rising debt exposure at a time millions of Nigerians are struggling with soaring food prices, inflation, unemployment, business failures and worsening living conditions, nearly two years after the government introduced sweeping economic reforms. ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, in a statement,…

A former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, is currently being arraigned again at the Federal High Court, Abuja, by the Department of State Service over an ongoing case regarding alleged tapping of National Security Adviser’s phone. The former governor was brought into the premises of the court at about 8:55am, on Monday, by stern-looking operatives of the secret police, who cordoned off the surroundings of the court. Journalists, staff and other users of the court premises were prevented from entering immediately the former governor was brought in – a development that caused a brief protest. Leading the brief protest,…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by Tanimu Turaki, SAN, has scheduled to screen former president Goodluck Jonathan tomorrow, Tuesday as the lone presidential candidate of party. Former Vice-President Namadi Sambo, former governor of Plateau State, Jona Jang and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tom Ikimi have been listed among a committee of 14 members to screen Jonathan described as a lone candidate by the party. Other members of the committee were Chief Olabode George, Babangida Aliyu, Maryam ciroma, Zainab Maina, Josephine Anenin, Dr. Abdul Bulama, Dr. Esther Uduehi, Edo State PDP chairman, Tony Aziegbemi, Dr. Sunday Solarium and…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised concern over the worsening insecurity and moral decline in Nigeria, warning that the country is gradually becoming desensitised to killings, violence and destruction. Nigerian Culture Guides Jonathan spoke on Saturday at the first session of the 13th Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Abuja, where he called for urgent national reflection, responsible leadership and moral rebirth. In his goodwill message at the gathering, the former president said the increasing wave of violence across the country had become deeply troubling. He lamented that many Nigerians now react to tragic incidents with indifference, unlike in previous…

The results of the election primaries conducted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 12 federal constituencies in Rivers State has been announced, with Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule leading the pack. 20 others were cleared to contest Saturday’s election primaries. But APC had disqualified four aspirants loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, including three serving members of the Green Chamber of the National Assembly. The Returning Officer for the State APC House of Representatives Primary Election Committee and Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of Council, Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, Wahab Owokoniran, declared the results after the…

Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has reacted to the reported killing of Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, identified as the second-in-command of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) globally, by American forces working alongside the Nigerian military. Gumi, in a Facebook post on Saturday, said fighting terrorism was a religious obligation, but criticised the involvement of individuals he claimed had “hands stained with the blood of innocent men, women, and children.” “It’s a religious obligation to annihilate terrorists, but not with Beelzebub and hands stained with the blood of innocent men, women, and children,” he wrote. The cleric’s comment followed an…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has published a list of House of Representatives aspirants who have not been cleared ahead of its National Assembly primaries for the 2027 general elections. The list covers Ondo, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Kogi and Rivers states. In a statement on Saturday signed by National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the list formed part of the party’s screening process, which determined eligibility for participation in the primaries across constituencies. According to the statement, “The screening exercise was conducted by the Party’s Screening Committees in line with established procedures and guidelines.” Here is the full list: ONDO STATE (Not…

Heirs Holdings Founder tells Presidents Ruto and Macron that Africa wants partners of substance, based on equality, and that power and infrastructure must come first. At the 2026 Africa Forward Summit, convened by Kenyan President H.E. William Ruto and French President H.E. Emmanuel Macron, Heirs Holdings Founder and Group Chair, Tony O. Elumelu, CFR, delivered a direct message to a room of heads of state, investors, and global business leaders: Africa is open for partnership, not patronage. “We welcome true partnership — partnerships of substance and based on equity — where Africans and African solutions catalyse Africa’s future”,…