The 2023 House of Assembly and Governorship elections had children of prominent Nigerians clinching elective posts and following in the footsteps of their parents. Shade Wesley-Metibogun presents some of the winners and losers of the election:
Marilyn Okowa-Daramola
Barrister Marilyn Okowa-Daramola,...
The 2023 General Election may have just signaled the end of Ibikunle Amosun's political career. The former governor of Ogun State has just been relegated into political oblivion, following his many losses in the 2023 general election. First, he...
The duo of Archbishop Margaret Idahosa and his only son, Faith Emmanuel Benson Idahosa, also known as FEB have marked the 25th death anniversary of the late televangelist and founder of Church of God Mission International, Archbishop Benson Idahosa.
Archbishop...
Rukayat Shittu, a 26-year-old lady, has been elected as a lawmaker in the Kwara State House of Assembly. Shittu was declared winner of the Kwara State House of Assembly election, representing Owode/Onire Constituency in Kwara State on the platform...
Toluwani Borokini, son of Most Reverend Simeon Borokini, the Anglican Bishop of Akure Diocese and Archbishop of Ondo Ecclesiastical Province, lost at the polls after his father washed his hands off his political ambition.
Toluwani, a member of the Ondo...
Apostle Johnson Suleman, the founder and General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, also known as OFM, has expanded his business empire to include real estate. The fiery preacher has just erected a state-of-the-art shopping complex in the heart of...
Dr Omolara Okunola, Director, Inspectorate and Compliance, at the Standard Organisation of Nigeria, has retired after spending 34 years of meritorious service at the organisation. Having joined the organisation in 1988, after graduating from the University of Nsukka, where...
About two weeks ago, the social media was agog after a Nigerian, Professor Saheed Aderinto, won the highest historical prize in the world. Aderinto, a professor of History at the Institute of African and Diasporan Studies at Florida International...
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulraman Abdulrazaq, has been accused by some health workers in the state of owing them some allowances since 2022.
The health workers, who are mostly ad-hoc staff, were recruited in August 2022 during the COVID-19 vaccination...
The fight between Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri and the Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, is yet to be over as the two have continued to exchange words. It started a few months ago during the inauguration...