The Presidency has condemned the consistent negative coverage of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration by a national daily newspaper, Daily Trust, accusing it of lacing its reports on the administration with malicious fictions just to paint the government in bad light and incite ethnic discontent. In a posted on his verified X handle, @aonanuga1956, on…
The controversy ignited by the allegations of preferential treatment given to Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, popularly known as Bobrisky, is yet to end, as the investigation panel set up by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Monday, August 11, probed the veracity of the claim. At the Independent Investigative Panel on the alleged corruption,…
First HoldCo Plc has officially denied reports linking its chairman, Femi Otedola, to the recent N323.4bn block sale of its shares, clarifying the actual parties involved in the transaction. In a statement signed by the First HoldCo’s Company Secretary, Adewale Arogundade, on Friday, the company addressed rumours circulating in the print and digital media about…
Reactions have trailed the recognition of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano by Vice President Kashim Shettima. According to Daily Trust, the Vice President on his official Facebook and X accounts had addressed Sanusi as the 16th Emir, prompting reactions by social media users who took it as an endorsement of Sanusi’s…
Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese on Thursday submitted a proposal to ban children younger than 16years from using social media. Albanese and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland pledged to legislate a minimum age limit of 16 years for social media access. The prime minister had previously announced an intention to introduce legislation to parliament for the…
Dear esteemed members of our great party, As we step into a new month, I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt appreciation for your tireless efforts and unwavering dedication to our shared vision towards getting a decent atmosphere for our political party PDP. Your commitment to our party’s values and ideals is…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to finalize the mandatory verification and linkage of Subscriber Identification Modules (SIMs) to National Identity Numbers (NINs) by September 14, 2024. In an update released on Wednesday, the NCC highlighted the progress of the Federal Government’s 2020 policy aimed at linking NINs with…
Former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has publicly endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office, while also throwing his weight behind incumbent Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji and his deputy for another term. The announcement was made during a rally organized to endorse Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) and President Bola Ahmed…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has declared that he is not like other politicians who make promises they do not intend to keep, insisting that his vow to serve only one term if elected president remains “sacrosanct”. In a statement issued on Sunday, Obi said Nigerians…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Bola Tinubu for being undisturbed by the hardship his policies including the removal of petrol subsidy has inflicted upon Nigerians. In an X post on Thursday, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), labelled Tinubu as “T-Pain” for drowning the well-being of Nigerians….
