FULL LIST: US Delegation To Tinubu’s Inauguration

A nine-member delegation is expected to attend the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu next Monday, according to an official statement by the White House on Monday. The Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia L. Fudge, is scheduled to lead the delegation. See the full statement below: President Biden Announces Presidential Delegation to…

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Disease Outbreak: FG, WHO Launch Emergency Response Initiative

The Federal Government in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) has flagged off a three-pillar approach that would prepare for, detect and respond to emergencies during outbreaks of diseases. Flagging off the programme in Damaturu, Yobe State, the Chief Consultant, Epidemiology at the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Godwin Ntadom, revealed the initiative tagged…

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Stop the blackmail, I didn’t engage in vote buying – Adebutu tells Ogun APC

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Ladi Adebutu, has cautioned the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop blackmailing him, saying he did not engage in vote buying during the March 18 polls. According to reports, the Chairman of the APC in Ogun State, Yemi Sanusi, had petitioned the police,…

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Nigeria’s Sports Minister Inaugurates Wheelchair Basketball Federation

By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigeria’s Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has inaugurated the newly elected Board Members of the Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation with a view to creating more opportunities for youth with disabilities to excel in the field of sports. Dare, who inaugurated the Board on Monday in his office at…

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Supreme Court of Nigeria To Deliver Judgement On Shettima’s Alleged Double Nomination

  By Goodluck Ikiebe Supreme Court of Nigeria has fixed May 26 for the judgement on the alleged double nomination of Vice President-Elect, Kashim Shettima, filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judgement, slated three days before the presidential inauguration, would determine whether Mr Shettima would be sworn in as the vice president or…

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United States Government Unveils Delegation To Attend Tinubu’s Inauguration

  By Goodluck Ikiebe President Joe Biden has announced a Presidential Delegation to the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Attend the Inauguration of His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.,  announced today,  the members of  the Presidential Delegation to attend the Inauguration of Tinubu on May 29, 2023, in Abuja, Nigeria. The…

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World’s Private Largest Single Train Refinery Inaugurated in Nigeria, Six African Leaders in Attendance

By Goodluck Ikiebe Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, which is expected to enable Nigeria to achieve self-sufficiency in refined products and even have surplus for export. Speaking at the occasion attended by Heads of State from Ghana, Togo, Niger, Senegal and a representative of the President of Chad,…

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MAN To Nigerian Government: Don’t Implement 2023 Fiscal Policy Measures

By Kunle Adeliyi The President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr. Francis Mesioye, has appealed to the Nigerian Government not to implement the 2023 Fiscal Policy Measures (FPMs) expected to come into effect on June 1, 2023. Mr. Mesioye stated this at a News Conference in Lagos on the “Increase in Excise Rates…

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Nigeria’s President-Elect Has Capacity To Unveil New Nigeria, Says Lamai.

By Goodluck Ikiebe Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s President- Elect. The Executive Director, Senator E.A. Lamai Foundation, Chief Richard Lamai, says that with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President, a new Nigeria will unfold. Lamai, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated this at a news conference in Abuja, ahead of the first Senator E.A.…

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“Women supporting women in the mud” Nse Ikpe-Etim reacts after losing AMVCA award to Osas Ighodaro

Nse Ikpe-Etim, a well-known Nollywood actress, has sparked outrage after losing the AMVCA award for Best Actress to Osas Ighodaro. Nollywood actress Nse Ikpe Etim has spoken out in response to her younger colleague Osas Ighodaro’s AMVCA victory against her. Gistlover announced that Osas Ighodaro has won the Best Actress in a Drama category at…

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May 29 Inauguration: If you don’t have business there, stay away – Buhari’s aide warns

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special assistant on Digital communication, Bashir Ahmad, has sent out a strong warning ahead of the inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. Tinubu is expected to be installed as the next President of Nigeria in exactly one week. Ahmad told people who have no business around the Eagle Square, the…

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Why Akpabio will not be elected as Senate President – Bwala

An aide of Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the just concluded February 25 election, Daniel Bwala, has claimed that Godswill Akpabio would not be elected as Senate President. Bwala gave this hint on Monday in a post via his Twitter handle. Recalled that Akpabio, a former Governor of…

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Dangote refinery commissioning: Why we went into oil business – Aliko Dangote

By Jide Ajan, General Editor For Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, it is about determination and doggedness, steeped in fortitude that is today yielding dividends. For eleven, consecutive years, he has been the richest man in Africa according to both Forbes and Bloomberg. A graduate of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, Dangote began his business…

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Just in: Osodeke re-elected as ASUU National President

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have re-elected Professor Emmanuel Osodeke unopposed as their National President to steer the affairs of the union for another two years. The union members also re-elected Chris Piwuna, a Consultant Psychiatrist and Associate Professor in the College of Medicine, University of Jos, as Vice President. They were…

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Safety Professionals in Nigeria Celebrate ISPON Day, Nine Years After Establishment By Act of Parliament

By Goodluck Ikiebe The Institute of Safety Professionals of Nigeria has concluded plans for first ever commemoration of the day when ISPON achieved the ISPON Act 2014. Speaking to newsmen in Abuja, the National President, ISPON, Mr Kaizer Ebi, said the event would be a blast as ISPON and its collaborators celebrate the auspicious momentwhen…

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