The leader of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin said in a video published Monday that his group was making Africa “freer” and suggested he was on the continent. Prigozhin, a former Kremlin ally whose group rebelled against Russia’s military leadership in June, has made few public appearances since the mutiny. The group maintains a strong military presence in Africa, where it has partnered with several nations, including Mali and the Central African Republic. “We are working. The temperature is above 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). Just how we like it,” Prigozhin said in the video, which…
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The federal government has vowed to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company in Kogi state and get it to production capacity. The newly sworn-in minister of steel development, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, said this after his swearing in on Monday. “Though there are many steel companies in the country and we can only tackle one at a time. It is time to move the country to the G-20 industrialised nations,” he said. “The mandate of Mr. President is to ensure that we get it right in the steel sector and as a young ministry, we would work towards the production of steel…
Hilda Effiong Bassey, often known as Hilda Baci, the Guinness World Record for the longest single cooking marathon. Hilda has shared some of the steps she took to establish her reputation. The well-known culinary expert disclosed that she tried out for Big Brother Naija five times but was turned down each time. She revealed this in an interview for the Cool FM programme “The Big Friday Show,” which was presented by Natacha Akide, commonly known as Tacha, a reality television personality. According to Hilda Baci, the purpose of putting in for the reality show was to become famous. She…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has the Federal Government may demolish about 30 illegal settlements, slums and over 6,000 illegal buildings in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Wike issued this strong warning at a news conference, on Monday at the FCT Minister’s office in Garki, Abuja. He promised to shut down any residences built in the nation’s capital unlawfully, regardless of whose property will be impacted. PUNCH reported that some of the affected areas that the slum affected through his the ‘urban renewal programme’ includes: Apo Mechanic Village Byanzhin Dawaki Dei Dei Durumi Dutse Garki…
Another Chibok girl, Mary Nkeki, 27, has been rescued by troops of Operation Hadin Kai Theatre Command. Nkeki, who was rescued on Monday last week, said she was married to a repentant Boko Haram terrorist she identified as Adam, The Chibok girl was rescued by troops of the 81 Task Force Battalion at Dikwa during an operation into the terrorists’ enclave. The Theater Commander, Operation Hadin Kai, Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi, told newsmen, Monday that Nkeki “is number 55 on the list of the abducted Chibok girls. “While in captivity she was forcefully married to one Adam, a Boko Haram…
Thailand’s digital minister has demand from court to shut down Meta Platforms’ Facebook (META.O) in Southeast Asia’s second largest economy unless it takes action over scams that have affected more than 200,000 people. In a statement, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, on Monday, said it had made repeated requests for advertisements it had identified as scams to be taken down by Facebook but the problem persisted and it would seek court intervention. “We are asking the court to close Facebook, not allowing it to provide services in Thailand if they let these fake pages scam people,” Chaiwut…
Newly sworn in minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gave him the green light to accept the ministerial position under the Bola Tinubu administration. Wike, who described the PDP leaders as reggae dancers for threatening to sanction him, said the party was well informed before he accepted the position. The former governor also said that Tinubu wrote the 36 state governors, including those of the PDP, who, according to him, gave 10 names to the president to appoint as ministers. “Can you even mention who is my enemy? Can you even mention…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has vowed to ensure the responsible management and utilisation of the country’s marine resources to boast its economy. Addressing staff of the Ministry and journalists after resuming as Minister, the former governor of Osun State acknowledged the abundance of marine resources that exist within the coastal region and said there was the need to fully harness them for economic gains. The minister further stated that part of his vision was to ensure that inland rivers, lakes and waterways were well utilised, both in terms of cargo shipment and passenger transportation. He…
Spain’s sports minister on Monday condemned the kiss football federation president Luis Rubiales planted on the lips of star player Jenni Hermoso after Spain won the Women’s World Cup. “I think it is unacceptable to kiss a player on the lips to congratulate her,” acting minister Miquel Iceta told Spanish public radio. “The first thing he has to do is to give explanations and make apologies, it is the logical and reasonable thing to do,” Iceta said. The minister added that while the 1-0 victory over England on Sunday in Sydney was “a moment of intense emotions”, public officials…
At Edo Rally Obi denies Merger with AtIku, Kwankwaso for 2027 Electio The Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the elections of 2023, on Monday, denied a report that he was in talks with Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso over a potential merger to unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi, while addressing thousands of party members during a large rally in Edo State, he informed them that some of the rumours they had been hearing were false. The rally, is in preparation for the local government elections in the state said, “Labour Party membership will increase. Going…
Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has pledged to shut down any residences built in the nation’s capital unlawfully, regardless of whose property will be impacted. At a news conference held on Monday at the FCT Minister’s office in Garki, Abuja, Wike, who took his oath of office alongside 44 other newly appointed Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, issued the warning. He said, “All those people who are distorting the master plan of Abuja, too bad. If you know you have built where you are not supposed to build, it will go down. “Be…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, told his newly inaugurated ministers to meet the expectations of Nigerians. Tinubu said this while charging them at the inauguration ceremony that was held at the Conference Hall in the Presidential Villa. He added that the ministers were selected based on personal experiences to continue with the work of nation-building noting that the challenges before them could be “very daunting” but that the government was hell-bent on the push to introduce a Renewed Hope. He said, “It is all about a great team and I believe we have them here. “The greatest number of…