Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, widely known as MC Oluomo, has officially assumed office as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at the union’s national headquarters in Abuja. Akinsanya’s appointment as president was secured through a consensus during the Quadrennial Delegate Conference held at the NURTW Zonal Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun…
Forex traders have attributed the recent exchange rate stability to the success of Nigeria’s currency swap agreement with Chinese traders now collecting naira for its currency, the yuan, instead of dollars. They also identified P2P (Peer-to-Peer) foreign currency trade as one of the factors that is contributing to the stability of the naira. Peer-to-peer foreign…
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi has disclosed why his team’s captain, William Troost-Ekong, abruptly retired from Nigeria’s national team. According to Iwobi, the defender is no longer playing as often as he would want to serve his country. Troost-Ekong announced his departure from the Super Eagles on Thursday, despite being included in the provisional squad…
Edo-South Senator, Neda Imasuen, has formally announced his defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Labour Party (LP). His letter of defection was read on the floor of the Senate by the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday. Imasuen is the Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics/Privileges, Public Petitions, and Code…
Veteran Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Face or 2Baba, and Edo State lawmaker Natasha Osawaru have welcomed their first child together, a baby boy. Speculation around the birth surged earlier on Friday after Osawaru was spotted at a hospital, prompting talk that she was in labour. Hours later, the politician confirmed the news…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Dave Umahi, the Minister of Works and other ministers are heading to an International Press Conference in London, the United Kingdom, where they will present their ministries’ achievements. Bode Adeyemi, the Project Internal Coordinator of the President Bola Tinubu Midterm Legacy Projects Review Committee, made this…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has expressed sadness over the tragic and senseless death of a Nigerian national, Emeka Christian, in Pune, India, who was allegedly beaten to death by two of his compatriots, Chukwudi Okafor, 31, and Samuel Eze, over a romantic dispute. NIDCOM Chairperson, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement issued on Saturday in…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has raised concerns about the rising influence of foreign cultures on Nigerian children, which is mainly due to their exposure to foreign cartoons. According to the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Lanre Onilu, children are picking up foreign behaviors through cartoons shown on TV. Onilu also talked about…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declined to attend the international peace summit in Egypt, a move stirring quiet controversy across diplomatic circles. While his office cited the proximity of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot as the reason, observers say his absence at a meeting expected to shape post-ceasefire negotiations with Hamas could signal Israel’s…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has claimed that National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, is attempting to tarnish his reputation due to Ribadu’s presidential ambitions for 2031. In an interview on Arise TV on Monday, El-Rufai alleged that Ribadu is working with Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
