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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sworn in 37 new Commissioners and Special Advisers that will join him in running the affairs of the state for the next four years. The Commissioners and Special Advisers, who took their oath of office at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Ikeja, were asked by the governor to […]
The remains of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has been laid to rest. Mohbad was buried on Wednesday in Lagos State. Recall that the singer’s death was disclosed on Tuesday evening by music executive, Ovie who shared the sad news on his X, formerly known as Twitter. He wrote, “Confirmed. MohBad is dead. […]
Former Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS), to arrest the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, for allegedly instigating violence in the country. Onochie, the immediate past chairperson of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) board who made […]
All 24 countries that will trade tackles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote D’Ivoire have sealed qualification for the tournament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that five-time AFCON champions Cameroon on Tuesday spanked Burundi 3-O to complete the star studded list of qualified teams. A breakdown of the qualified […]
A young Nigerian, Tonye Solomon, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has set another Guinness World Record. Mr Solomon, on 10 August, set the record for the most steps (150) climbed on a ladder while balancing a football (soccer ball) on the head, according to the Guinness World Records. “Tonye attempted this record to challenge himself and to […]
A former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the November 11 governorship election in the state. Awoniyi, who expressed his admiration for Governor Yahaya Bello’s exemplary leadership, commitment to inclusivity, unity of purpose, and governance, was officially received into the APC at the […]
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he stopped over after attending the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. President Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Tuesday night. He was received by a high-level delegation of government officials, led by Vice […]
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia has upheld the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ( APC Abia North ) , in the February 25, 2023 polls. A three man panel led by Justice Samson Paul -Gang in its unanimous ruling on Tuesday dismissed the petition of People’s Democratic Party’s Mao Ohuabunwa […]
Worried by the recent spate of violence in Plateau State, the wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday donated N500m to 500 families. The beneficiaries were drawn from six local government areas of the North-Central state. Senator Tinubu was in Jos, the state capital, to commiserate with the victims, encouraging them not to lose […]
After months of leaks, rumors, and speculation, Apple has officially announced the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. They are the most expensive new iPhones yet, with prices starting at $999 for the 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro with 128GB of storage and $1,199 for the iPhone 15 Pro Max with 256GB of storage. […]
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed the clearance of about 60,000 passport backlog in four days out of over 200,000 pending passport applications. This is consequent upon the directives given to the immigration service by the minister to ensure clearance of all pending passport applications within two weeks. Tunji-Ojo made this known […]
The management of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad on Tuesday released an official statement confirming the death of the talented singer. The singer died on Tuesday at the age of 27 years. In the statement posted on both his Instagram and X handles said ” It is with great sadness that we […]
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on International Boundary Dispute has halted plans to cede Sina in Michika Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa to the Republic of Cameroon.Rep. Beni Lar, the Chairman of the Committee, gave the ruling in Abuja on Tuesday at an investigative hearing on the the Nigeria-Cameroon boundary disputes. Lar […]
The National Assembly Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu, on Tuesday, sacked Rep. Sunday Umeha of the Labour Party (LP), representing Udi/Ezeagu Federal Constituency of Enugu State. The panel, led by Justice A.M. Abubakar, declared Dr Festus Uzor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the February 25 poll. Abubakar, while ruling […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo state, has sacked the media aides attached to his deputy, Hon Lucky Ayedatiwa. It is reported that the fear of possible dissolution of the State Executive Council had gripped the commissioners and other members of the council. Recall that while the governor was away in Germany on medical vacation, the […]
The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. The minister kicked off the tour at the Ebute Metta station before proceeding to Apapa for the launch, then travelled to Ibadan using the 157 km rail corridor. […]
Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation, on Tuesday, asserted that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had accomplished in under 100 days what the Muhammadu Buhari administration had failed to do for many years. The United Arab Emirates, UAE, and Nigeria engaged in a diplomatic dispute while former President Buhari was in office, which led to […]
The Ondo State deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday, reiterated his loyalty to his boss and state governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu. Aiyedatiwa said some reports making the rounds in recent times about his purported disloyalty to his boss were lies and aimed at causing disaffection between him and the governor. The deputy governor stated […]
The Federal Government has delisted 37 illegal digital money-lending apps to sanitize the sector. This was disclosed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s latest report on approved digital money lender apps. Accordingly, FCCPC’s delisted DML apps grew from nine to 37. Meanwhile, the approved digital money lending list increased to 164 from 154. […]
Apple is expected to debut its iPhone 15 lineup Tuesday at the company’s annual September keynote event, and it could introduce the biggest change to the phone’s design in 11 years. The press event, which Apple teased with a “wonderlust” tagline, will take place at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, and will be livestreamed on its website, […]
