Falana speaks on son, Falz ’embarrassing the government’

Falana speaks on son Falz 'embarrassing the government'

Prominent Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, speaks on reports concerning his musician son, Falz, ’embarrassing the government.’

Falana speaks on son Falz 'embarrassing the government'

During the 2nd anniversary of the Oluyinka Odumakin Lecture in Lagos on Sunday, Falana stated that his son, Folarin Falana, a.k.a Falz, brings shame to the government due to his experiences growing up. As a legal practitioner, Falana stated that he was arrested frequently, which caused his son to question whether his father was a criminal.

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His remarks came shortly after the release of a new song by Falz and Vector, titled “Yakubu.” Falana’s Statement on Falz Embarrassing the Government “One of these guys one day said, ‘Falana talk to your son; he should stop embarrassing the government’. I said which government? You mean that boy who is an adult? Can I give you his number so you can talk to him? But be careful because when that boy was growing up, I was being arrested from time to time. So, the only language he understood was detention, arrest and the rest of them. “One day, when that boy was six, he asked his mother, “Our teacher taught us that only criminals were arrested. Is my father a criminal? Why is he always being arrested? And the mother had to say that in Nigeria, under the military, only two sets of people were arrested: Criminals suspects and political suspects. Political suspects are those who are out to expose the criminality of the government. That is what you see going on.”

Senator Ali Ndume comments on youth disillusionment with older generation in government

Senator Ali Ndume comments on youth disillusionment with older generation in government

The representative of Borno South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, Senator Ali Ndume, has shared his thoughts on the performance of Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) during the 2025 general elections.

According to Ndume, the results of the polls showed that the younger generation and the middle class are becoming increasingly tired of the older generation who have been in government for decades. In an interview with Channels TV, he expressed surprise at the LP’s performance, particularly in Lagos and the South East, and stated that he never expected Peter Obi to get over six million votes. Ndume, who has been in the National Assembly for 20 years and is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), believes that the signs are clear that the middle-income and youth groups are getting tired of the upper level, the people in their 70s and 80s who have been in power since their 50s. “Yeah, even in the general elections all over, especially. He (Obi) had six million votes. It goes to tell something that people don’t talk about: and that is to say that the signs are out there that the middle-income group or social group and the youths are getting tired of the — do I wven include myself? — upper level: people in their 70s and 80s who have been in the corridors of power since they were in their 50s.” He said.

Lagos Government releases impounded vehicles

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The Lagos State Government has begun the release of impounded vehicles to their owners without the payment of fines.

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The state government said it decided to wave the fine attached to such seizures due to the cash crunch that has hit the nation following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Naira redesign policy. Lagos Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, who confirmed this on Tuesday, March 7, said Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had extended the palliative measures by ensuring that vehicles impounded for minor traffic offenses were returned to their owners with the fines waived.

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He said; “When you look at what the governor proposed, especially during the cash crunch period, we have reduced public transport fare by 50%. So when you go on our BRTs and all the Lagos state funded public transport, including Lag Ride, we have reduced the fare by 50% just to alleviate the suffering of our people. Apart from that, moving away from transport, we have opened up food banks in certain areas. So we’re beginning to give out palliative just to ensure that people get through this cash crunch period. We’re happy that APC has won at the national level. And we are beginning to see some of these policies being reversed. So we’re hoping that in a short time, life would return back to normal but in terms of public transport, I think we’ve reduced fare by 50%. There are some people that committed offences during that period and we understand the fact that money wasn’t easy to come by. Looking at the governor’s magnanimity, the governor has deemed it fit to ensure that people who committed crimes within that period and wanted to pay or couldn’t pay as a result of the shortage of cash, they should come and pick up their cars and he has waved the fines. Mind you, that does not include major crimes committed. These are just minor traffic offences that have been committed in Lagos and this is showing empathy and trying to understand that look, we understand how difficult it has been and it is not a reason for us to stop you from making ends meet and so hence the governor’s magnanimity. All those who have committed crime within that period should come and pick up”

“I used to think Nigeria’s problem was bad government” — Kingsley Okonkwo shares discovery

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Nigerian pastor, Kingsley Okonkwo has shared his discovery about Nigerians following the just concluded presidential elections. Kingsley Okonkwo Following a tweet that he shared via the micro-blogging platform, Patsor Kingsley revealed that he used to think that the problem facing Nigerians was bad governance. However, after yesterday’s election, he has now discovered that bad citizens is the problem Nigeria has. This tails the hullabaloo from yesterday, February 25th presidential elections. He wrote: “I used to think Nigerias problem was bad government With what happened yesterday, now I know, bad citizens is our problem…. From police , to Inec officials , to thugs and to people voting their own slave masters “ See post below;

Atiku’s campaign office sealed by Rivers government over ‘violation of executive order’

Atiku's campaign office sealed by Rivers government over ‘violation of executive order’

Atiku's campaign office sealed by Rivers government over ‘violation of executive order’

The Rivers state government has sealed a campaign office belonging to the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar.

Atiku's campaign office sealed by Rivers government over ‘violation of executive order’

Before the campaign office was sealed, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has been at loggerheads with Atiku Abubakar over the national chairman of the opposition party, Iyorchia Ayu’s stay in office despite his calls for his removal.
Wike’s spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri told newsmen on Friday, December 23, that they obtained a court order to seal the campaign office which violated an executive order that prohibits the location of campaign offices in residential areas.

Atiku's campaign office sealed by Rivers government over ‘violation of executive order’

He said;
“The Rivers state government approached a court which ordered that the place should be sealed up.
“The Rivers state executive order 22 prohibits the location of a political campaign office in a residential area. It was the court that ordered the place to be sealed up.”

I’ll be the first to expose you if your government derails – Davido’s father sends warning to brother, Ademola Adeleke

I'll be the first to expose you if your government derails – Davido's father sends warning to brother, Ademola Adeleke

Davido’s father, Dr. Deji Adeleke has sent warning to his brother, Ademola Adeleke following after he emerged governor of Osun state.
During the 8th undergraduate and 4th postgraduate convocation of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun state on Sunday, July 24, the businessman opened up on his brother’s win at the Osun governorship election.
According to Davido’s father, he would be among the first people to call for a press conference when their administration fails to deliver.
He believes that since his brother’s campaign wasn’t sponsored by any political godfather, they wouldn’t be under any pressure and would focus on serving the people.
He said:
“I told the Governor-elect (my brother) and his colleagues I said ‘you’re lucky because you don’t have any godfather to refund any money to, so whatever people contributed for your election, it’s a sacrifice for a better Nigeria, for a better State, so you and your colleagues are not under any pressure, the only thing you need to do out there is to go and serve the people.
“And I threatened them that I will be the first to call a press conference if I see things going wrong with his government. I will be the first to alert the world that your Governor (Senator Ademola Adeleke) is derailing.
I’ve told him and his team not to allow anyone that is not ready to serve or who is looking for money to steal from the poor people into their team, Osun is a very poor State.”

“You have no right to criticize the government if you don’t participate” – Tuface urges Nigerians to vote (Video)

"You have no right to criticize the government if you don't participate" – Tuface urges Nigerians to vote (Video)

Legendary singer, Tuface Idibia urges Nigerians to participate in the 2023 general elections.
According to the ‘African queen’, citizens who do not come out to exercise their franchise do not have the right to talk when things get bad.

It is the obligation of the citizens a nation to be involved in the political affairs of their country particularly when it comes to voting their leaders.
Tuface believes that those who do not participate in the elections have no right whatever to criticize those who eventually get elected because obviously they had been the ones who had ‘elected’ them through their inaction.
Watch him speak below: