The West Africa Examination Council has said it is not in any way perverting the course of justice of any highly placed persons whose electoral victories in the last national elections are being challenged in court by their opponents. A statement signed by WAEC on Thursday said it would have ignored all the baseless, mischievous, and malicious allegations, but it decided to do some clarifications and enlightenment for the benefit of the Nigerian public and for the sake of assessment and education, generally, in Nigeria. It read, “These reports even alleged that “top WAEC Directors at the Yaba office…
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The Federal Ministry of Transportation has stated that bicycles are being considered as an alternative mode of transportation since they promote a cleaner environment and a better lifestyle. Musa Ibrahim, Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, announced this at a one-day stakeholders’ sensitization workshop in Abuja. According to Ibrahim, the goal is to increase the prominence of cycling in Nigeria, which will inevitably result in fewer traffic accidents.He noted that the stakeholder’s sensitisation meeting was in consonance with World Bicycle Day, which was marked annually through a United Nations General Assembly resolution. In a statement on Thursday by…
Some Nigerians have gone to social media to criticise the Nigerian police force for planning to investigate popular skit maker Abdulgafar Abiola, also known as Cute Abiola, for what the force deemed a ‘offensive’ portrayal of their image. According to CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, the force’s portrayal by the comedian is provocative, highly disrespectful, and disparaging, and he will be investigated. The proposal to investigate the creator of the comedy, on the other hand, did not sit well with some netizens, who believe that the Force lacks the moral reason to reject the comedian’s representation of…
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the shirtless celebration of Super Falcons’ Asisat Oshoala at the ongoing Women’s World Cup tournament in Australia and New Zealand. The Barcelona forward, who came on as a second-half substitute, swooped in on a defensive mix-up in the 72nd minute and beat an Australian defender for pace, before slotting past the goalkeeper from a tight angle to hand the Super Falcons a 3-1 lead. The 29-year-old pulled off her jersey and ran to the sideline to celebrate her goal with her teammates, getting a yellow card in the process. Her iconic photo has…
Eight healthcare workers in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have received awards for offering excellent service to patients battling various ailments, in various parts of Abuja. The awardees were drawn from the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Bwari, Kuje, and Gwagwalada area councils of the FCT. The award event was organized by Heroic Discovery and Community Development Centre (HEDCODEC) with funding support from the Aminu Magashi Garba (AMG) Foundation. Organizers of the ceremony explained that their awards celebrate and encourage the most outstanding healthcare front-liners who have demonstrated and achieved excellence in their fields of endeavour, to commemorate the…
Ex-Aviation Minister, Ha Sirika in DSS Custody over Controversial Nigeria Air Immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has landed in the custody of the Department of State Services over the recent controversial “launch” of Nigeria Air. Sirika arrived at the DSS headquarters in Abuja for questioning in a Range Rover SUV. He was reportedly grilled for several hours by DSS officials. The questioning came after the acting managing director of Nigeria Air, Captain Dapo Olumide, revealed that the plane that was unveiled as Nigeria Air was a chartered aircraft from Ethiopian Airlines. Olumide told the Senate Committee on Aviation…
Prof. Wole Soyinka, a literary powerhouse, stated that Davido does not owe Muslims an explanation for a provocative music video posted on Twitter by his signee, Logos Olori. Remember how, after being accused of disrespecting Islam by releasing a video of people praying and dancing in front of a mosque, Davido backed down and deleted the music video sample? Despite the singer’s removal of the video, some Muslims continue to demand an apology from him. Rising to support Davido in the aftermath of the latest event, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka accused former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai of making…
Yemi-Esan Harps on ACFTA’s Success As the emerging African ‘Integration Agenda’, the African Continental Free Trade Area, ACFTA, will rely on the competence and skill of public servants at the national level to achieve its lofty objectives of increasing inter-Africa trade, while accelerating the socio-economic development of the African Union member States. This was the view of Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, at a public service lecture to commemorate the ‘2023 Civil Service Week’, in Abuja. “According to the African Union, the theme for this Year’s Africa Public Service Day is, “The African…
David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, is an award-winning singer from Nigeria. After Israel DMW apologised to the Muslim community on his behalf, Davido unfollowed Israel on Instagram. In an effort to support his musician, Logos Olori, Davido shared a music video on his Twitter page on Friday morning. The ‘Jaye Lo’ music video, which featured scenes of some persons praying and dancing in a building which has the semblance of a mosque, was, however, found offensive by some Muslims, who described it as disrespect to their religion. The DMW Boss deleted the viral video but the…
Niger’s army command on Thursday declared support for a coup instigated on Wednesday by soldiers of the presidential guard, saying its priority was to Mohamed Bazoum and Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massoudou earlier urged democratic forces in the country to resist the power grab, as western officials said the status of the coup attempt was unclear. The soldiers said in a late-night televised address that Bazoum had been stripped of power and the republic’s institutions had been suspended, marking the seventh coup in West and Central Africa since 2020. They earlier cut off the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey, with…
Wale Edun, a former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, has been appointed as a minister by President Bola Tinubu. Edun was one of the ministerial nominees on the Senate’s much-anticipated list released on Thursday. The names were submitted to the higher legislative arm by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila. During Tinubu’s tenure, Edun served as the Commissioner for Finance in Lagos State for two unprecedented terms, from 1999 to 2007. He is an astute financial and banking expert with a background in merchant banking, corporate finance, economics and international finance at both national and international…
Wike, El-rufai, Umahi 25 Others Make Tinubu’s Ministerial Lis Former Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, made President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list read on the floor of the Senate on Thursday afternoon. Ex-Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi and presidential spokesman, Dele Alaka also made the list. After a long wait by Nigerians, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Thursday afternoon, presented Tinubu’s ministerial list before the Senate. Gbajabiamila, the immediate past Speaker of the House of the Representatives, presented the list to Senate President Godswill Akpabio at exactly 01:19pm. Akpabio thereafter read the ministerial list…