Bayo Wahab

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Bayo Wahab

he National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has barred radio and television stations from airing Eedris Abdulkareem’s trending song “Tell Your Papa.”In a memo issued by the Coordinating Director of Broadcast Monitoring, Susan Obi, the commission declared the track Not To Be Broadcast (NTBB) under Section 3.1.8 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. Despite the song gaining traction on social media, the commission said its lyrical content violates responsible broadcasting standards.

2 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Bayo Wahab

Two Nigerians, Ugwu Ikechukwu (alias Emma) and Chukwu Ogbonna (alias Big Joe) are among the transnational drug trafficking and money laundering syndicate arrested in Hyderabad, India. According to the Hindu Newspapers, the suspects were arrested by Telangana Anti-Narcotics Bureau and Cyberabad Police during a sting operation in the Upparpally area on Saturday. Fifteen grams of cocaine, 50 grams of MDMA, and ?45,000 in cash were reportedly seized from them.

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Bayo Wahab

The Presidency has apologised for the errors in the list of appointments released to counter the narrative about President Bola Tinubu's alleged lopsided appointments. The President's appointments have been a topic of conversation lately as opposition politicians accuse him of favouring his tribesmen and women over Nigerians from other ethnic groups.

2 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Bayo Wahab

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s interim leader, has dismissed the notion that democracy is a prerequisite to development. Traoré said it is difficult to pinpoint a country whose development is attributable to democracy as a system of government. According to him, it is false to believe any country has developed under a democratic system. The military leader said this recently during a flag-raising ceremony at the Koulouba Palace.

2 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Bayo Wahab

As the death toll in Bokkos killings rises, Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, has raised concern over the increasing spate of insecurity in many parts of the country. On the night of Wednesday, April 2, 2025, armed men invaded five communities in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, killing 10 people. By Thursday, over 40 bodies had been recovered in the Local Government Area as additional bodies were reportedly found.