The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced screening of the service chiefs recently appointed by President Bola Tinubu. The screening committee was led by the Majority Leader of the House, Julius Ihonvbere. The service chiefs include Maj. Gen. Christopher Musa (Chief of Defence Staff), Maj. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja (Chief of Army Staff), Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla (Chief of Naval Staff), and AVM Hassan Abubakar (Chief of Air Staff). The Chairman of the Adhoc Committee of the House, Babajimi Benson, said members of the Armed Forces must adhere strictly to the provisions of the Appropriation Act and urged them to work…
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North Korea said Thursday it successfully test-fired the reclusive country’s newest ICBM, with leader Kim Jong Un personally overseeing the launch. This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 12, 2021 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking during the third-day of the 2nd plenary meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) in North Korea. (Photo by – / KCNA VIA KNS / AFP) The United States would not be surprised if North Korea conducts another nuclear test, following the regime’s launch of an intercontinental ballistic…
Senator Abdullahi Adamu has now spoken out about his supposed resignation as national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, the party in power. According to a report from Vanguard, there is a gang up of opposition against Senator Adamu and Senator Iyiola Omisore, the party’s national secretary, ahead of this week’s meeting of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee NEC of the APC. A list of purported “sins” committed by Adamu against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was circulated by party bigwigs, according to Vanguard, weeks before the latter proclaimed his intention to run for president last year. “Consequently,…
At the backdrop of sustained supply gap in Nigeria’s foreign exchange (forex) market, the local currency, Naira, has hit a new low at the weekend, trading N803.9 to a dollar in the Investors & Exporters (I&E) window which is the official forex market and N822/$ in the parallel market. Financial Vanguard’s findings indicated a 6.6 per cent decline in volume of dollars traded in the I&E window as dealers said they were disappointed that the increase in supply they expected last week did not materialize. A week-on-week trend in the parallel market shows a 5.5 percent depreciation to N822/$ as…
In the event that these actions are not promptly rectified, Falana urged the RMAFC to take immediate measures to prevent further usurpation of its constitutional functions. Prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has condemned the National Assembly’s decision to allocate N70 billion as palliatives for its members, labeling it as illegal and contemptuous. In a press statement issued today, Falana called attention to the blatant breach of the relevant provisions of the Nigerian Constitution and urged the immediate reversal of these controversial measures. The allocation of N70 billion, disbursed among 306 newly elected members, in addition to N40 billion…
Bisi Akande Plotting Adamu’s Removal as APC Chairman – Grou A support group that worked for the emergence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, ‘Asiwaju Champions Group’ has accused Bisi Akande, a national leader and party chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) of causing havoc in the party. The group said that, Bisi Akande is plotting with some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party, to remove APC, National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. In a statement signed on Sunday, by the Director General of the group, Professor Ahmed Yakubu, he maintained that, Akande is enlisting political renegades in…
Nigerian musician Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, better known as DJ Cuppy in the music industry, has responded to rumours that she and her fiance, Ryan Taylor, who lives in the UK, allegedly broke up. After Ryan Taylor unfollowed DJ Cuppy on Instagram, rumours that the couple are currently not on good terms circulated. Ryan Taylor is DJ Cuppy’s lover. While stating his reason for such a move, he shared a picture of both of them in a post on Instagram and captioned it with: “If it’s blocking your spiritual growth. Let it go.” DJ Cuppy has now reacted to the…
Cash gifts rained on Kano Health Workers at the 2023 Heroic Discovery And Community Development Center (HEDCODEC)’s Heroic Award on Saturday as ten frontline health workers honoured with an award of excellence. The award commemorated the 2023 United Nations Public Service Day to recognize outstanding frontline health workers working in Primary Healthcare Centres in Nigeria, titled ‘Dr. Aminu Magashi Annual Heroic Health Award’ in collaboration with Aminu Magashi Garba (AMG) Foundation. Malam Sulaiman Jalo, Director Operations, (AMG) Foundation announcing the cash gift to the awardees during the presentation, said five males,and five females health workers will be gift a cash…
Why Wizkid, Davido Couldn’t join my Record Label — Don Jazzy Reveal Renowned music producer and co-founder of Mo’ Hits Records, Don Jazzy, recently opened up about why he couldn’t sign Wizkid and Davido to his label in a candid conversation with podcaster Fisayo Fosudo. During the discussion, Don Jazzy expressed his admiration for Wizkid, acknowledging that it would have been “amazing” to have him on his label. However, he revealed that Wizkid had already been signed by Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment (EME) before he had the chance. Don Jazzy also mentioned several other talented artists he wished he…
The state government may need to detain certain contractors who abandoned projects that were awarded to them after receiving payment, said Mr. Sabiu Sani, Chairman of the Kaduna State Projects Verification Committee. Although there had been significant progress in the implementation of the contracts, Sani told reporters in Kaduna that the government should be tough on certain of the contractors. He said, “In our effort to comply with the mandate given to the committee, we deem it necessary to visit the project sites to get first-hand information. “After interacting with some of the agencies and ministries, we were able to…
The life and times of Prof. Wole Soyinka, especially in a piece that attempts to chronicle his acts of bravery, will be incomplete without the familiar story of how he broke into the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation studio in Ibadan during the Western Region’s political crisis in 1965. Soyinka tersely dismisses the question on that with this: “I had matured into a period of a people on the rise, on the move – people of dignity who refused that their voices should be stolen, arrogantly and contemptuously. There have been quite a few moments of my existence among people like…
Abba Kabir Yusuf, Governor of Kano State, has criticised the federal government’s distribution of N500 billion through the Bank of Industry to boost small-scale enterprises across the country’s geopolitical zones. Governor Yusuf made the assessment at a meeting with Kano Cooperative Society representatives at the state government house. Governor Yusuf, represented by his Deputy Governor Aminu Gwarzo, revealed that the distribution was heavily skewed, with Lagos State receiving 47% of the allocation, followed by the South-South Zone with 17%, and other regions receiving significantly lower percentages. A statement issued by Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Ibrahim Shuaibu, said he…