• Philanthropic Pledge: Africa’s richest individual, Aliko Dangote, intends to allocate one-third of his estate to charitable causes.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Interview Disclosure: According to a Bloomberg interview published on Tuesday with Dangote’s daughter, Halima, the family has fully supported dedicating 33 per cent of his wealth to philanthropy as a core part of his legacy and succession plan.

  • Financial Scale: Based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dangote’s estimated net worth of $35.1 billion means the 33 per cent donation equals roughly $11.7 billion.

  • Family Agreement: Halima explained that her father requested herself, her two sisters, and his mother to sign the will permitting the 33 per cent allocation to humanity, aligning with Islamic Sharia Code principles.

  • Foundation Impact: Established in 1994, the Aliko Dangote Foundation previously received a $1.25 billion endowment and another $700 million, with 70 per cent of its funds utilized in Nigeria, 20 per cent across Africa, and the rest globally.

• Sunday Igboho’s Account of the 2021 DSS Raid: Yoruba Nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho, detailed how he managed to evade arrest during the July 1, 2021, DSS raid on his Ibadan residence.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

• • Details of the Break-In: According to Igboho, operatives arrived around 1:30 am, opened fire after hearing his voice, and used explosives to break through the security fittings and gain entry.

  • Close Calls and Allegations: Igboho stated he wore a shirt and jeans while weighing whether to surrender, later confronting the operatives and demanding to know why they had invaded his home. He also claimed operatives held a gun to his personal assistant’s head and shot a partially sighted relative whom they mistook for an attacker.

  • Dismissal of Supernatural Claims: Igboho denied rumors that he turned into a cat or sustained severe injuries during the escape, asserting instead that the operatives mistakenly killed a cat and brought in a fake herbalist to perform rituals while he remained unseen inside the house. He credited his survival to divine intervention following prayers by Muslim clerics.

  • Background and Aftermath: The raid followed tensions regarding Igboho’s campaigns against criminal elements and his push for an independent Yoruba Nation. The DSS reported recovering firearms and arresting 13 associates, while two aides were killed. Igboho subsequently fled to Benin Republic, where he was arrested in Cotonou, later released following legal proceedings, and has since continued his activism.

A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has urged residents of Rivers State to learn from the outcomes of the 2015 elections, attributing the state’s current socio-political and economic challenges to the decisions made by voters back then.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

In a statement released on Tuesday, Eze recalled how the electorate disregarded the warnings of former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who had passionately advised them against electing Nyesom Wike. According to Eze, Amaechi framed the 2015 poll as a critical choice between “light and darkness,” presenting the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dakuku Peterside, as a competent and visionary leader capable of building upon the developmental milestones achieved between 2007 and 2015.

“Unfortunately, through the influence of powerful political forces at the centre and circumstances that remain part of our political history, Rivers State ended up on a path that has brought over eleven years of stagnation, division, insecurity, institutional decline, and the dismantling of many of the visionary programmes that once made Rivers State a model of development in Nigeria,” Eze stated.

Stance on the 2027 Governorship Election

Looking ahead to the 2027 governorship race, Eze strongly condemned Wike’s repeated claims that he will solely determine the next governor of the state. He argued that no single individual holds proprietary rights over Rivers State and called for an absolute end to political godfatherism.

• Rejection of Imposition: Eze labeled any attempt to impose a successor on the populace as undemocratic and a direct threat to the sovereignty of voters.

• Call to Action: He urged the people of Rivers State to use all available democratic means to resist and reject what he termed a “devilish agenda.”