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Former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed why he had earlier agreed to work with President Bola Tinubu before the 2023 presidential election. It would be recalled that El-Rufai fell out with the current administration after his screening for a ministerial position was unsuccessful at the National Assembly. Naturenex reports that the

In a recent critique, investigative journalist David Hundeyin has expressed strong disapproval of former Nigerian military President Ibrahim Babangida’s newly released memoir, “A Journey in Service.” Hundeyin took to his official X (formerly Twitter) account to advise potential readers against purchasing the book, priced at N50,000, suggesting instead, “look for a free pdf copy.” “If

Dr. Moses Paul, one of the aides of the former governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has revealed what Peter Obi told him after he asked if he would visit former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari. Dr. Moses Paul made the statement on his official X handle on Monday. He made the statement while trying

Multichoice is set to increase the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages effective from March 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement to its customers on Monday. The statement titled, “Price adjustments for DStv and GOtv packages,” read, “Dear Customer, please note that effective 1 March 2025, there will be a price adjustment

Dr Chike Obidigbo was a governorship candidate during the 2013 election in Anambra State. He was also a governorship aspirant in 2017 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He has now retired from active politics. In this interview with DAILY POST, the frontline industrialist did not mince words on issues about the

General Ibrahim Babangida, a former military head of state, has revealed that a commitment made to the Igbos by General Yakubu Gowon that their lives were safe in northern Nigeria, was unfulfilled. According to him, this led to the 1966 progrom that saw thousands of Igbos killed in every part of northern Nigeria. In his

Ikotun, Lagos state – Abimbola Taiwo Olawuyi, widow of late Kolawole Olawuyi, has said Prophet Temitope Balogun (TB) Joshua, the controversial Nigerian pastor who died in June 2021, was not responsible for her husband’s death. Legit.ng reports that Olawuyi, the managing director (MD) of Kolbims Communications, passed away on March 4, 2007, at a Lagos

In a last-minute effort to resolve the leadership crisis in the Lagos State House of Assembly, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on key figures within the All Progressives Congress (APC) to mediate the situation. According to The PUNCH, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, alongside former governors Chief Bisi Akande (Osun), Chief Olusegun Osoba (Ogun), and Akinwunmi

Former Military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has revealed that former President Olusegun Obasanjo initially opted to retire from the Army rather than succeed Murtala Muhammed as Head of State following the failed 1976 coup. Naturenex reports that in his autobiography, A Journey in Service, Babangida recounts the events that unfolded after Lieutenant-Colonel Bukar Dimka led a

Nollywood actress, Adesua Etomi, has opened up about the medical challenges she and her husband, Olubankole Wellington, better known as Banky W, faced in 2024. Naturenex reports that the thespian made this known while celebrating her birthday in a post via her Instagram page on Saturday, February 22, 2025. While appreciating God for overcoming the

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the newly elected local government chairmen to stay away from local government council secretariats to avoid a breakdown of law and order in the state. Naturenex reports that Adeleke gave the directive while administering the oath of allegiance and oath of office to the 30 local government chairmen

Former Military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), has revealed that some military officers thought he was Yoruba in his early days as an officer. He explained that most military officers confused his name, “Badamasi,” for the Yoruba name “Gbadamosi.” The former military head of state said this led him to adopt his father’s

The Peoples Democratic Party has been declared the winner in all the chairmanship and councillorship elections in all the 30 local government areas in Osun state. Hashim Abioye, the chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC), announced the winner of the poll at a press conference in Osogbo, the Osun state capital on