Famous Canadian rapper, Drake has added his voice to the ongoing debate over the superiority of US and UK rap.
According to him, the UK has the best rappers, stressing that no rapper from anywhere in the world can defeat English rappers in a rap battle.

Drake spoke midway into his headline performance at the Wireless Festival in London on Saturday night.

“When I talk about my love for London and London rappers -the best lyricists in the world. Mark my words. I don’t care about what anybody says, nobody can out-rap London. Nobody,” he said.

“No disrespect to America, no disrespect to my country, but nobody in the world can out-rap London rappers. This is the best, highest level. And this is what I inspires to be.”

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said President Bola Tinubu’s hasty and thoughtless removed fuel subsidy has triggered widespread economic hardship, with inflation, hunger, and despair worsening the living conditions of Nigerians.

This is even as he also condemned the arrest and continued detention of labour activist Comrade Andrew Uche Emelieze.

Atiku said his continued detention is an affront to democracy, a slap in the face of every Nigerian worker, and a chilling reminder of the authoritarian drift of the Tinubu administration.

In a statement released on Sunday, Atiku said the Tinubu’s promise to pay a N35,000 monthly wage award to federal workers as a temporary measure pending the agreement on a new minimum wage has become a broken covenant.

Comrade Emelieze was said to have been arrested and detained for attempting to organize a peaceful protest to demand the payment of the overdue wage awards.

However, the former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party lamented that it took the Tinubu’s administration a staggering 10 months to arrive at a new minimum wage figure.

“While several state governments have shown commendable responsibility in managing labour affairs,” Atiku stated, “the Tinubu-led Federal Government has distinguished itself by its utter disdain for workers’ welfare.”

He therefore called for the activist’s immediate and unconditional release, warning that the government’s approach reflects a growing authoritarian trend.

“Nigerian workers will not be silenced, intimidated, or forgotten,” Atiku said. “The economic hardship is real, the hunger is biting, and the government has a duty to act—not to repress.”

The governments of Kaduna and Kano States have demanded the creation of a new state and 26 Local Government Areas.

The two states made this demand at the North West Zonal Public Hearing on the Review of the 1999 Constitution on Saturday.

OSUNDAILY NG reports that the hearing brought together stakeholders from Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States, including civil society groups, traditional rulers, and government representatives.

According to Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, who was represented by his deputy, Hadiza Balarabe, the current over-centralized federal system is unsustainable, lamenting that it stifles development and alienates citizens.

“Our current arrangement does not reflect the principle of subsidiarity,” he said.

He also called for a constitutional framework that allows states full control of natural resources within their territories and the right to legislate on local matters.

The governor equally pushed for the creation of state police, noting that his previous advocacy in the 9th Senate was hindered by political disagreement.

“Security cannot be national if it is not local. Kaduna is ready to support constitutional amendments to establish state police,” he stated.

In its submission, the Kano State government sought the creation of a new state and 26 additional Local Government Areas to increase its current LGAs from 44 to 70.

Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu Gwarzo, who represented Governor Abba Yusuf, presented the demand.

“We strongly advocate for restructuring and align with the national call for the creation of more states, provided they meet the criteria of Section 8 of the Constitution,” Gwarzo said.

The state also sought full constitutional autonomy for local governments and proposed amendments to Sections 2(2), 7, and 162(5) to ensure recognition and functionality of LGAs as a distinct tier of government.