President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Mr. Reno Omokri, author and influencer, on his 50th birthday, which is marked on Monday, 22 January, 2024. The President commended Mr. Omokri for his dutifulness in providing constructive opinions on national issues, regardless of his political disposition. Omokri, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, was the Special Assistant on Digital Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan from 2011 to 2015. President Tinubu wished Omokri many more years in good health as he continues to contribute his quota to national development.
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The candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, Hon Leke Abejide, on Sunday, paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency, Governor Yahaya Bello, CON, to congratulate him for the peaceful conduct of the election and wish him well in his future endeavours as he prepares to hand over to the Governor-elect in a few days. Abejide, who is currently representing Yagba Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, commended Governor Bello for what he described as his notable achievements during his administration and declared his support for the Governor-elect, Ahmed Usman…
Oja Africa is Tourism Icon, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye’s Tourism product of the week! Oja Africa according to him, was created to enhance the African continent’s free trade agreement, which was itself created, “to make sure that we are able to trade without any barrier between the 54 African countries.” The agreement created an opportunity for goods from all African countries to be available for the entire world to patronise. Furthermore, the idea of ‘Oja Africa’ is to make sure that we create an African Trade centre, whereby we all can come to the same spot to collect goods from all…
An international renown health expert and publisher of Nigerian leading healthcare magazine,.Dr Bola Olaosebikan, OON, has added a masters degree in public health from the university of Lagos to his achievements. Olaosebikan, a former Commissioner for Health and later Environment in Kwara State has become a household name on health matters. He was also a former member of Lagos Health Management Board when President Bola Tinubu was Governor of the state. He once hosted a TV health programme on MITV Lagos called,’ Health Angle’. An international expert also in traditional medicine as well as medical information. As a consultant to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has advocated a review of global taxation, explaining that redressing the imbalance in the international tax regime has become imperative. The Nigerian President also affirmed the country’s belief in and commitment towards multilateralism as a way of addressing global challenges. President Tinubu stated Nigeria’s position on these issues in a speech at the Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China which opened on Sunday, 21 January, 2024, in Kampala, Uganda. He said the issue of global taxation is pressing because it impacts developing countries. “The current international tax systems, largely shaped by the…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals, is waiting for the outcome of the forensic investigation ordered to ascertain the actual cause of the tragic explosion that rocked Ibadan, Oyo State capital last week. President Bola Tinubu, it would be recalled, placed a telephone call to Oyo State Governor, immediately after the tragic incident, in the presence of the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele Alake to commiserate with Governor Seyi Makinde, victims, and the people of Oyo state. Thereafter, the Minister issued a statement of condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, and…
President Bola Tinubu has been commended for appointing a medical doctor as a Minister of State for Environment as the performance of Dr. Iziaq Salako in the role since appointment about six months ago has been described as impressive. Speaking at the weekend in Abuja during an official decoration of Salako as the Patron of the Association of Doctors Unite for Tinubu, the National Coordinator of the association, Dr. Christopher Enoch said members of the association both home and in the Diaspora could not but commend the President for finding a jewel who happens to be a medical doctor to…
Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa is to represent Nigeria at the 14th Global Forum on Migration and Development Summit (GFMD) holding in Geneva, Switzerland from Tuesday, 23 January, to Thursday, 25 January, 2024. According to a statement on Saturday, 20 January, 2024, by the Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, at the summit under the auspices of Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and Alefa Diaspora, the NIDCOM boss will deliver a lead paper on culture and narratives on migration as related to Nigeria. Balogun said the three-day summit…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos, large consignments of cocaine and Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis, concealed in containerized household items and vehicles imported from Durban, South Africa and Canada. The spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday said the success of the exercise followed coordinated intelligence and months of tracking of the containers by three special units of NDLEA, stating that the illicit drugs along with arms, ammunition and sundry military effects were seized during joint examination of the three containers by…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Police Special Intervention Squad (SIS) has rescued some undisclosed kidnapped victims shortly after it took over major routes in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council, used by bandits to transport their victims out of Abuja into neighboring states of Kaduna, Niger, Nasarawa, and Kogi. The victims were rescued by the FCT Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 Area in the Bwari Area Council on Tuesday, 2 January, 2024. The police on Sunday, 21 January, 2024, confirmed that all…