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 Lege Miami blames ‘bad english’ for exclusion from Seyi Tinubu’s 40th birthday tribute Actor Lege Miami has revealed that he was edited out of a video tribute to Seyi Tinubu’s 40th birthday due to his limited English vocabularies. Lege, in a video, expressed disappointment, stating that his inability to speak fluent English led to his segment being removed from the documentary. He emphasised that Seyi Tinubu isn’t responsible for the situation, stressing that he’s friends with him and urged fans to stop tagging him on social media over the issue. According to Lege Miami, Seyi’s team had recorded his birthday message at his house but it wasn’t included in the final video.  Miami said: “I am responsible for my predicament, because I am the one who doesn’t speak good English. If I speak good English, Seyi Tinubu will include me among people who speak good English and are rich. “They brought a camera to my house, they recorded me, and I wished Seyi Tinubu a happy birthday. Seyi’s...

 Lagos: Tinubu mentored me, Sanwo-Olu 20 years ago – Fashola Former governor of Lagos State, Raji Fashola, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu mentored him and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over 20 years ago. Fashola said Tinubu entrusted them with responsibilities and they have since grown into occupying positions. He disclosed this during the Omi Eko launch on Saturday. According to Fashola: “I must thank the governor who along with me about twenty-something years ago were young men being mentored by another governor who is now president today. “He entrusted us and this is the story of our journey. If course, Lagos has been busy lately on the waters, from the E-one to Omi Eko and who knows what next. “Kudos to the government led by Sanwo-Olu and the entire team. Let me also say that you could not hand pick better partners, especially the French development agency.”

 2027: APC intolerant of opposition – Aregbesola The National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Rauf Aregbesola, says the ruling All Progressives Congress is intolerant of opposition voices. He said the party was using state power to silence dissent. Aregbesola made the allegation on Saturday at the unveiling of the ADC Secretariat in Ilorin, Kwara State. The former Interior Minister stated that the APC had failed Nigerians through greed and incompetence, which had plunged the country into hunger, insecurity, and infrastructural collapse. “Under the current administration, hunger has taken over the land. Governance has been reduced to personal enrichment and political intimidation. “Nigerians are suffering because of the failure of leadership at all levels under the APC,” he said. The ex-Osun state governor also accused the ruling party of becoming oppressive towards opposition figures, describing its conduct as undemocratic. “If the APC is confident of its strength, it...

 Cardoso: Subsidy removal rebalanced public finances,Targeted incentives attracted $8bn energy investments Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the removal of petrol subsidy and expenditure rationalisation have helped to rebalance public finances and create fiscal space for productive investment. Cardoso spoke on Friday during a press briefing on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)/World Bank in Washington DC, the United States (US). Speaking on the reforms, Cardoso said they have created room in the fiscal framework for more productive investments. “The removal of fuel subsidies and expenditure rationalisation have helped to rebalance public finances and create fiscal space for productive investment,” he said. “Bold reforms undertaken over the last two years have set a foundation for Nigeria to pursue the next phase of its economic agenda, driving inclusive growth and job creation to alleviate poverty. “Crit...

 95% of Kaduna votes will go to APC, Uba Sani tells Tinubu Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has promised President Bola Tinubu that the state will deliver 95 percent of votes to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general election. Sani spoke on Saturday at a mega rally held at the Murtala Square in Kaduna, where four members of the state house of assembly, five house of representatives lawmakers, and thousands of their supporters defected to the APC. The defections bring the party’s representation in the house of representatives from Kaduna to 13, leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with three. In the state assembly, the APC now has 26 members against PDP’s eight. “We don’t have any opposition in Kaduna,” Sani said. “I promised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu some months ago that we were looking at 80 percent of the votes. “But today, I have shifted my ground; about 95 percent of the total votes in Kaduna state will go to APC in 2027.”

 Sudanese army ready for negotiations to restore unity: Burhan Sudan Sovereignty Council Leader Abdel Fattah al Burhan has said that the army is ready for talks to “end the war and restore Sudan’s unity and dignity.” Speaking in Atbara of northern Sudan on Saturday, while offering condolences to the family of army officer Muzammil Abdullah, who was recently killed in fighting in Al Fasher, he said no talks are currently underway with the Quartet (US, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates) or any other party. Burhan stressed that the armed forces “will keep fighting the enemy wherever it is found” and denied targeting tribes or regions, Anadolu Agency reported. Long-running war He said those who genuinely seek peace are welcome, but “imposing peace or a government on the people against their will is unacceptable.” His remarks came ahead of planned Quartet meetings in New York to push for a peaceful solution to the war in Sudan. The Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid...

 'Neo-Colonialism' Uses Finance to Bind Africa to Former Masters: Russia's Permanent UN Envoy While classic colonialism has ended, African and other developing nations remain bound to former powers through "new forms of colonialism," Vassily Nebenzia told Sputnik Africa. "They extract immense resources from African countries. In fact, the conflicts in Africa often follow mineral resources. There are vested interests to control these areas. We speak about that openly," the Russian diplomat said. In December 2024, the Group of Friends in Defence of the UN Charter, spearheaded by Russia, successfully saw a draft resolution for an "International Day against Colonialism in All Its Forms and Manifestations" pass through the General Assembly's Fourth Committee. The resolution aims to designate December 14 as an annual day to strengthen anti-colonial discourse within the UN agenda. Speaking to Sputnik Africa, Nebenzia presented Russia's UN init...