‘No pro or anti-Akpabio senators’ — Orji Kalu says senate president won transparent election
Orji Uzor Kalu, senator representing Abia south, says the election that produced Godswill Akpabio as the senate president was free and fair. Akpabio, a former minister of Niger Delta affairs, polled 63 votes to defeat Abdulaziz Yari, senator representing Zamfara west, who scored 46 votes in the election held on June 13. […]
Ogalla redeploys 57 senior naval officers in major shake-up
The Nigerian navy has announced the redeployment of 56 senior officers and one commodore. The major shake-up in the Nigerian navy comes a few days after Emmanuel Ogalla took over from Awwal Gambo as chief of naval staff. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, spokesperson of the navy, said the action was necessary to reposition the […]
Olusola Oke: Akeredolu responding to treatment | Those circulating death rumour are wicked
Olusola Oke, a former governorship candidate, says Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, is “rapidly responding” to treatment. Oke said those circulating rumours about the alleged death of Akeredolu are “wicked and ungodly”. Over the past few months, there have been loads of speculation regarding the health status of Akeredolu. Recently, the […]
ALERT: NAFDAC warns against contaminated Sprite drinks circulating in Nigeria
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the public of a batch of “unwholesome” Sprite 50cl drink circulating in Nigeria. In a statement on Wednesday, the agency said the contaminated drinks have the batch number AZ6 22:32, manufacturing date of April 18, 2023 and an expiry […]
We will survive all challenges confronting us, Shettima assures Nigerians
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the President Bola Tinubu administration is determined to fix all the challenges confronting the nation. The vice-president spoke on Wednesday during an Eid-al-Adha visit to Abubakar Ibn Garbai El-Kanemi, the Shehu of Borno, in Maiduguri. Shettima said the monarch spoke to him about “poignant issues […]
Newspaper Headlines: N610 in Lagos, N700 in north… marketers project further increase in petrol pump price
Reports on Eid al-Adha celebrations and the state of the economy, permeate the front pages of Nigerian newspapers today. Source: Top Stories
Gbaja: Nigeria’s weight beyond an ordinary person | Tinubu needs prayer
Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff (COS) to President Bola Tinubu, says no ordinary human being can carry the weight of Nigeria except with the help of God. Gbajabiamila, who spoke on Wednesday after observing the Eid al-Adha prayer in Lagos, asked Nigerians to always pray for Tinubu. The former speaker of the […]
‘He asked us to sacrifice for country’ — social media users criticise Tinubu over large-size convoy
Some Nigerians have criticised President Bola Tinubu over the large size of his convoy upon his arrival to Lagos on Tuesday. The president was received at the presidential wing of MMIA by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state; Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to the president; Kayode Egbetokun, the acting inspector-general of police; […]
PHOTOS: Tinubu, Atiku, Fintiri, Gbaja… how Muslim leaders celebrated Eid al-Adha
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, joined other Muslim faithfuls for the Eid al-Adha celebration. Tinubu, alongside Femi Gbajabiamila, chief of staff to the president, and Babatunde Fashola, former minister of works attended the Eid-el-Fitr prayer at in Lagos. Meanwhile, Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, and Ahmadu Fintiri, Adamawa governor, observed the prayer in […]
Commotion as Adeleke, Ajibola Basiru clash over sitting arrangement at Osogbo praying ground
There was commotion at the Osogbo Eid prayer ground on Wednesday after Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, clashed with Ajibola Basiru, a former senator, over sitting arrangement. Muslim faithful in Osogbo, the state capital, had gathered at Eid prayer ground for the supplication. Pandemonium started when a protocol officer informed Basiru that […]