President Muhammadu Buhari rejoices with National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC) and President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he clocks 71, March 29, 2023, with history beckoning to lead the country from May 29th. The President joins members of the President-Elect’s family, especially his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, business...
To mark his 71st birthday, President-elect Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed that special prayers and thanksgiving service be held on Wednesday March 29, 2023, instead of the yearly birthday colloquium. The special prayers will be held in Lagos and in other parts of the country. A statement from his office...
as he pays condolence visit to late General's family Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to the Lagos residence of the former Chief of General Staff and Military Governor of Ogun, General Oladipo Diya, disclosing that the late military top brass would be given...
The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, says the Federal Government has released N15 billion to the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo-led committee to ensure safe return of all internally displaced persons (IDPs) to their homes. Zulum, who is also the Vice Chairman of the committee on management of repentant Boko Haram...
The Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Elon Musk, has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media. The email to employees referred...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has said the emerging Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidency is an opportunity to address the structural imbalance in the Nigerian federation and fully entrench true federalism in the polity. He said the election of the President-elect marked the first time a core and committed progressive...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it will issue certificates of return to newly elected governors, deputy governors-elect and State Assembly members-elect from Wednesday to Friday. In a statement on Saturday, INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye said by the provisions of Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, the...
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, has dismissed a report indicting soldiers of allegedly killing children in the fight against terrorism in the North-East. Last December, Reuters in an investigative report alleged that the Nigerian military operated a secret programme, terminating at least 10,000 pregnancies of women...
Former Chief of General Staff, Oladipo Diya, is dead. Diya, who was the de facto second-in-command to the late military ruler, Gen. Sani Abacha, died at the age of 78. Had he lived for a few more days, he would be 79 on April 3. A statement issued by Barrister Oyesinmilola Diya,...
No fewer than 35 officers of the Marine Command and Seaports Operations of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), have undergone diverse trainings organised by the United Kingdom Home Office International Operations, HOIO, in recent weeks. Of the number, five are currently undergoing a two-week Maritime Patrol and...