President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday received Denmark’s richest man and Chief Executive Officer of Bestseller, Anders Holch Povlsen, at the State House in Abuja. The meeting, disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, via his official X (formerly Twitter) account, is part of ongoing efforts to attract foreign…
The house of representatives has resolved to probe the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over alleged misuse of $25 million grants received from the global and continental soccer ruling bodies. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during Tuesday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion co-sponsored by Adedayo Adesola and Nwaeke Uche. Moving the motion,…
The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Muhammadu Sanusi II, has warned ministers and presidential aides against turning themselves into praise singers rather than giving the President honest advice that can save the nation’s economy. Sanusi gave the charge on Monday in Abuja at the Oxford Global Think…
Following some reported explicit video, the name Omoge Saida has recently become a dominant social media trend in Nigeria, especially on X. Once celebrated as a muse of Fuji music legend King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1), she has now become the subject of online discussions that blend nostalgia, controversy, and reflections on privacy in…
The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, on Tuesday disclosed that the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex and called for urgent fortification of the edifice as a proactive measure. Garba disclosed this in Abuja at a public hearing on a bill seeking to…
The Dangote refinery has re-employed the engineers sacked last month during the crisis between it and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the engineers were now being posted to Borno, Zamfara, Benue and others. The engineers, some of whom were still graduate trainees during their sack,…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday announced that the United States of America has revoked his visa, making his entry into the country impossible for now. Soyinka disclosed this during a media parley held at Kongi’s Harvest Gallery, Freedom Park, Lagos Island, saying he was unaware of any wrongdoing that could have warranted the…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said that Nigeria can only begin to heal and progress when character, truth, and responsibility take their rightful place in governance. Obi stated this while expressing concern over the rising cases of drug abuse and the alleged infiltration of the courier and…
Digital health educator, Chinonso Egemba, popularly known as Aproko Doctor, has warned against prolonged use of smartphones while sitting on the toilet, noting that it could increase the risk of developing haemorrhoids, also known as piles or “Jedi-Jedi”. In a series of posts shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, Egemba explained that spending excessive…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has warned the public against harmful food in circulation that is endangering millions of lives across the country. The commission sounded the warning at a one-day sensitisation campaign in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Speaking at the programme, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Olatunji Bello,…