Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has replied the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, who said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not make former President Muhammadu Buhari President in 2015. In a post on his social media account, the Presidential aide said even though…
The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday confirmed the release of 20 medical students who were abducted along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu Road. The students, who are from the University of Maiduguri and the University of Jos were travelling to Enugu for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention when they were snatched by bandits….
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has appointed 16 new directors across key departments in a significant leadership shakeups. These appointments affect crucial areas such as Monetary Policy department, Trade and Exchange Department, Banking Supervision, Payment Systems and Consumer Protection among others. This new appointments are coming at a time when regulators are tightening oversight…
Elisha Abbo, a former senator who represented Adamawa north, says Senate President Godswill Akpabio handles the affairs of the upper legislative chamber like an emperor. Abbo spoke on Wednesday when he appeared on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television. The former lawmaker was reacting to the suspension and other sanctions meted to Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan,…
Israel approved a massive expansion of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank this week in a move described as a continuation of de facto annexation of the territory. Peace Now, an Israeli non-governmental organization that tracks settlements, said it was the largest expansion of settlements since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than…
US President Trump said he will be revoking former President Biden’s security clearance and stopping the former commander-in-chief’s daily intelligence briefings. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information. Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe Biden’s Security Clearances, and stopping his daily Intelligence Briefings,” Trump announced in a Friday…
Al Nassr struggled in Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence on Monday, when the Saudi club kicked off the revamped Asian Champions League with a 1-1 draw against Al Shorta in Iraq. Al Nassr captain Ronaldo did not travel with the squad for the match in Baghdad, with the club issuing a statement a day before stating that…
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has revealed how he was abducted and robbed in Bucharest, Romania. The world renowned playwright traveled to Bucharest to attend the Sibiu International Theatre Festival. Sibiu International Theatre Festival is one of the world’s largest performing arts festivals, where he was set to be honoured. However, Soyinka revealed that he arrived…
Aliko Dangote, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Dangote Group, has been appointed to the World Bank’s Private Sector Investment Lab. The appointment places Dangote among a select group of global business leaders tasked with driving investment and job creation in emerging economies. The World Bank announced Dangote’s appointment on Wednesday as part of…
Women from the Ogoni ethnic nationality in Rivers State have vowed to protest nude if the Federal Government goes ahead to resume oil extraction in the area without addressing their grievances. Speaking under the auspices of “Ogoni Women Coalition for Sustainable Environment,” the women said they would not allow the resumption of oil activities in…