By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been commended by the Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide for appointing an Igbo son as one of the Service Chiefs, saying good things and better days are ahead, thegazellenews.com reports. With the appointment, the group said Tinubu has good plans for the country and would carry everyone along in his administration. Recall that Tinubu had on Monday, 19 June, 2023, sacked Service Chiefs and announced their replacements. The National President of the Igbo group, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, in a statement on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023, stated that Tinubu had taken…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
Read More
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Airfares on Nigeria routes to various destinations in Europe, North America, Middle East and other foreign cities have skyrocketed as exchange rate for ticket pricing hits N702, The Punch reports. The development came barely one week after the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) floated the naira and directed commercial banks to sell foreign exchange at market-determined rates. As part of its moves to end multiple exchange rates that have left to the exit of several investors from Nigeria, the CBN last week introduced new forex guidelines aimed at unifying the nation’s exchange rate. Among others things, the CBN…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least 5,000 applicants nationwide have been shortlisted for the award of scholarships for the 2023/2024 academic session overseas scheme by the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), thegazellenews.com reports. The Head, Oversees Scholarship Scheme in the PTDF, Mrs Bolanle Kehinde-Agboola made this disclosure on Monday, 19 June, 2023 at a selected interview exercise for the shortlisted candidates for MSc and PhD postgraduate programme According to her, the selection interview was in continuation of the application process which commenced on February 13, 2023, through publications in some national newspapers, inviting qualified Nigerians to apply. “What is happening here today is…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has disclosed that henceforth commercial banks, telecommunications companies, and other organisations will now lose two percent of their annual revenue to the federal government for any breach of their customers’ data, thegazellenews.com reports. NDPC’s National Commissioner/CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji, made this disclosure on Monday, 19 June, 2023 in Abuja during a news conference on the implementation of the recently signed Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. Olatunji also explained that the sanctions could be more or less severe, depending on the impact on the victim and other factors. According to him, the act would ensure a…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike American singer Bebe Rexha has given fans an update after a man threw a phone and hit her in the face during a concert in New York City on Sunday, 18 June,2023. The singer/songwriter, 33, was performing on stage at The Rooftop at Pier 17 on her Best F’n Night Of My Life tour when she was struck in the face by a mobile.The man has been identified as luxury dog kennel worker Nicolas Malvagna.Taking to Instagram on Monday,19 June, 2023, Bebe shared two close-up selfies, revealing her bruised left eye with tape over her eyebrow after…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Gunmen have kidnapped the Oba of Idofin and his wife in Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi on Monday, 19 June, 2023. It was gathered that the traditional ruler, Shedrack Durojaye Obibeni, and his wife were kidnapped along Makutu-Idofin road at about 5 p.m Yagba East Local Government Council Chairman, Mr Abdulrasak Asiru, who confirmed the incident to NAN, described it as “very shocking” and “sad”. Asiru said he was still in shock over the incident, which had not happened in the area for almost two years. “I, as the council chairman and the people of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Kwara State firefighters on Monday, 19 June, 2023, recovered the corpse of a 57-year-old woman, Mrs Jamiu Sikirat, from a well in Ilorin, the state capital. The woman of the Ile-Agunko compound of Adeta area Ilorin, Ilorin West Local Government Area, fell into the well on Monday evening around 6:42 pm. According to a report, the deceased woman went to fetch water at the well before one of her legs slipped off the ground and eventually fell into the well. According to the state fire service spokesman, Hassan Adekunle, the service was alerted through an exchange telephone…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Manchester United Player, Marcus Rashford, currently occupies first place among the list of wealthiest Three Lions footballers, the Sun reports. The report stated that Manchester United striker Rashford is the wealthiest player in the England squad. Rashford boasts a net worth of £65 million, and behind the 25-year-old is Chelsea’s Raheem Sterling, who has a net worth of £61 million. Rashford is also ahead of England captain and Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane who occupies third position in the list. According to The Sun, Kane is presently the third wealthiest player in the current England squad, as…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The Director, Media and Publicity of the defunct All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC), Bayo Onanuga, has said the appointment of new Service Chiefs by President Bola Tinubu was not based on favouritism. Recall that Tinubu sacked all Service Chiefs on Monday, 19 June, 2023 and named their replacements. Onanuga made this clarification on Monday, 19 June, 2023 through his official Twitter handle. Reacting to claims of nepotism, Onanuga stated that Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, Chief of Naval Staff, is from Enugu State in the South East geo-political zone; while Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye,…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Armed men suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have shot dead an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) personnel, Emmanuel Igwe, and abducted his wife in Ebonyi State. Her whereabouts were yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing in this report It was gathered that the INEC staff, an Assistant Electoral Officer in the Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state, encountered the attackers while on his way back from Abia State in the Ishiagu area of the Uturu-Okigwe axis, on the night of Sunday, 18 June 2023 with his wife, when he was shot…