Fresh Crisis Looms, Obaseki Disbands Deputy Governor’s Media Crew The media team working for Philip Shaibu, the deputy governor, has been disbanded by the Edo State Government. The government instructed the deputy governor to going forward request media coverage of his office’s actions from the Ministry of Communication and Orientation, according to a statement delivered on Monday by the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare. The statement reads, “Edo State Government has disbanded the media crew attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, with a directive to the Deputy Governor to henceforth request the Ministry of Communication and…
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Tinubu Inherited A ‘Bad’ Economy, Finance Minister Blasts Buhari’s Govt Wale Edun, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, said the President Bola Tinubu-led administration inherited a “bad” economy with an unacceptable high rate of unemployment and inflation. He spoke with state house correspondents at the end of the inaugural federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Monday in Abuja. Edun said the benefits of petrol subsidy removal would be plowed back into various sectors in order to boost government revenue and improve the business environment. “Clearly, the federal government is not in a position to borrow at this…
NAF Strikes Illegal Refineries, Militants’ Camps A number of airstrikes carried out by Operation Delta Safe’s (OPDS) air component were effective in destroying three illegal refineries in Rivers State and three militant/pirate bases in Cross River State, respectively. This was said in a statement provided to defense reporters on Sunday in Abuja by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF’s director of public relations and information. The NAF Spokesperson stated that the airstrikes were executed in continuation of efforts aimed at containing the activities of terrorists, militants, and other criminal elements bent on destabilizing the nation and making life unbearable for…
#BBNaija: Breakdown Of How Viewers Voted Seyi, Frodd, Tolanibaj, Full Details Big Brother Naija ‘All-Stars’ housemates, Tolanibaj and Frodd, on Sunday, were evicted from the show in a double eviction twist. Surprisingly, Seyi Awolowo escaped another week of eviction despite being among the least-voted housemates. The duo were evicted by the host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, during the Sunday live show. While many viewers considered Tolani’s eviction well-deserved, some other viewers saw Frodd’s eviction as a huge surprise. Recall Frodd said he dreamt about being in the final alongside Mercy Eke and Whitemoney a few days ago but his dream was rather…
You Complain A Lot; You Should Stop Whining, Provide Solutions, Tinubu Tells Nigerians POVERTY ERADICATION AND INVESTMENT PROMOTION FOR WEALTH CREATION DEPEND ON JUSTICE REFORM, PRESIDENT TINUBU DECLARES AT NBA CONFERENCE …emphasizes that world class renumeration for legal professionals can sanitize Judiciary for a prosperous Nigeria President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria will not sustain failed economic theory that sees to the wastage of 90% of its scarce revenue in the servicing of external debts in the midst of many development challenges facing the country. The President made the statement on Sunday in Abuja while declaring open the Annual…
Fuel Subsidy Removal: One Round Now Go For N500 – Commercial S3x Workers Begs Customers Over Low Patronage The s*x workers who complained about low patronage expressed their pains while fielding questions from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Sabon Gari area of Fagge Local Government Area of the state on Sunday, August 27. The s*x workers in the ancient commercial city, who hitherto smile home with their pockets full, now resort to lobbying customers to do “business” with them at very ridiculous low charges. Ms Mercy Benjamin told NAN that before now, a round of “short time” service…
Flood: Tension In Nigeria As Cameroon Set To Open Lagdo Dam Authorities at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have been alerted over a possible flood along the River Benue basin in a few days. Issuing the alert was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a letter dated August 21 and signed by Umar Salisu, Director of African Affairs, Umar Salisu. The letter sighted by the Nigerian Tribune reveals plans by the Cameroonian authorities to “open the flood gates of the Lagdo Dam on the Benue River in the days ahead.” This is due to the heavy rainfall “around the…
You’re The Only African Leader President Biden Has Requested To Meet —US Envoy Tells Tinubu The US Special Presidential Envoy and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, has told Nigerian President Bola Tinubu that he is the only African leader President Joe Biden has requested to meet at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The US Envoy, who said this on Saturday during a visit to President Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, noted that the US administration has high regard for the leadership of the Tinubu-led Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of…
Explain How You Earned Chicago State University Degree ‘Without Primary, Secondary Education’, Atiku Tells Tinubu Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked President Bola Tinubu to explain to Nigerians and the world how he got into Chicago State University “without possessing primary and secondary education”. The former Vice President said this on Sunday on his X (formerly Twitter) handle. Atiku is currently challenging the outcome of the election of Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election and the inconsistencies in his certificate from Chicago State University. In his tweet on Sunday, Atiku sarcastically…
Southern Kaduna Produce El-Rufai’s Replacement Following the withdrawal of the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, from ministerial appointment, a group, Southern Kaduna Renewed Hope Movement of Nigeria (SKRHM), has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pick his replacement from their region. The Movement, which addressed a press conference at the Correspondents’ Chapel Secretariat of the NUJ in Kaduna on Friday, said appointment of a Southern Kaduna indigene to replace El-Rufai, will address the alleged years of political marginalisation of the zone. National Coordinator of the Movement, Yusuf Kanhu, who led other executives of the organisation…