President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 descrubed his visit to Ogun State as home coming, even as he said that he invoked the spirit of freedom during his electioneering in the State. It would be recalled that the President made some pronouncements during the campaign season, which resonated with some Nigerians. The former Lagos State governor said the hardship that accompanied the Central Bank of Nigeria cash swap policy during the electioneering period forced him to invoke the spirit of freedom in the South West state. “I invoked the spirit of freedom in Ogun,” the president said while…
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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has promoted 7, 000 officers across different ranks and departments in the service as approved by its Board. A statement from Acting Public Relations Officer of NIS, Kenneth Kure, disclosed that the promotion was contained in a letter signed by the Secretary of the Immigration, Civil Defense, Correctional and Fire Service Board, Alhaji Jafaru Ahmed. Kure said: “The number of promoted officers and men included both senior officers who sat for the regular exams as well as junior staff who were upgraded as a result of acquiring additional qualifications.” The Acting Comptroller General, Wuraola…
By Prince Dapo Adelabu The swearing in of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the 16th president of Nigeria on May 29th, 2023, brought a ray of hope that things would change for the better very soon. Nigerians were waiting with bated breathe to see whether or not the new administration would be a marked departure from what they had become used to – dashed hopes. Happily, there are great signs that there is light at the end of the tunnel after all. In fact, the way it is going, we may not wait to get to the end of the tunnel…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Massive congratulations are pouring in like a torrential rainfall for a Nigerian woman, Chidinma Amaechi, as she welcomes a set of quintuplets after nine years of marriage. Chidinma took to TikTok to share the wonderful news of the birth of her children, and the post has gone viral on the video-sharing platform, amassing over two million views.The excited new mother shared a video of herself with her massive baby bump alongside a beautiful video of her five babies.She captioned it, “My nine years pain have turned to joy, am forever grateful Lord. I’m forever grateful Lord”. ReplyForward
Kwara State Governor and Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) Chairman AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 joined the royal train of the Emir of Ilorin Dr Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari for the #IlorinDurbar, the annual sociocultural festival of the emirate involving colourful horse riding and other local displays. The Governor had earlier paid homage to the Emir, after which his delegation went back home to mount their horses as part of the cultural ceremony that attracted leading traditional title holders and thousands of Ilorin sons and daughters. Mounted on the back of his hugely decorated horse alongside his brother the Mutawali of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for having the courage to remove petrol subsidy and floating the naira. The PDP said the two economic policies already implemented by the Tinubu-led government will give Nigeria an excess of N2 trillion. The state party chairman, Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, said this in Benin City, during an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday, 29 June, 2023. “The election has been declared by INEC, a winner has emerged and my party is in court. What we will do is to live with what…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Madonna spent several days in intensive care after developing a serious bacterial infection on Saturday, 24 June, 2023. Her manager said in a statement noting that she will be postponing a world tour that was scheduled to kick off next month. The singer remains under medical supervision, Guy Oseary said on Instagram but is expected to make a full recovery. “We will share more details with you soon as we have them, including a new start date for the tour and for rescheduled shows,” he said. Madonna’s representatives, including Oseary, could not immediately be reached for comment…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nigeria has moved from 40th to 39th position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s world rankings. The world football governing body released the rankings on Thursday, 29 June, 2023 via its official website. But in Africa, the Super Eagles dropped to sixth position behind Morocco (1st), Senegal (2nd), Tunisia (3rd), Algeria (4th) and Egypt (5th). The team gained one place in the ranking following their 3-2 victory over Sierra Leone in Group A of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia. Nigeria previously occupied the 40th position in the rankings released on April 6. Meanwhile, World Cup Champions…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an effort to protect children online, France approved a new law Thursday, 29 June, 2023 requiring social media platforms like TikTok to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent for those under 15 years of age. The legislation is part of a string of recent moves by the government to reduce children’s screen time and protect them from cyberbullying and other crimes. The “landmark” law would be “applied as soon as possible”, Digital Transition Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers. But the exact date the age verification bill will come into force remains unclear following Thursday’s Senate approval,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike In an effort to reinvigorate the service towards efficiency, the Nigerian Navy has reshuffled the appointments of some top senior officers comprising 56 Rear Admirals and a Commodore, thegazellenews.com reports. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, made this known in a statement issued on Thursday.29 June, 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria’s seat of power. Ayo-Vaughan said the recent shake-up saw Rear Adm. Olusanya Bankole formerly the Director of Logistics, Defence Space Administration, appointed as the Chief of Communications and Information Technology, Naval Headquarters while Rear Adm. Alexander Bingel, formerly Director, Combat Policy and Tactics, now appointed Director of…