The senator representing Ondo West, Jimoh Ibrahim has charged Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu in his efforts to revamp the nation’s economy. Ibrahim gave the advice on Wednesday in Okitipupa in a message to the Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eld-el-Kabir Ibrahim also urged the citizens to work for peace and unity of the nation by showing love for one another irrespective of their religion and political affiliation. He said some of the new economic policies of the government would take some period for the impact to manifest. “Economic policies are not…
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Sunday Areh, media adviser to former Senate Deputy President Ovie Omo-Agege, says people accusing his principal of conspiring against the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the presidential election are forgers. According to Tom Onah, Delta north chair; Nelson Ogharama, Delta south chair; Michael Orunefe, Delta central chair; and Michael Inana, Delta APC secretary, Omo-Agege colluded with Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) standard bearer in the past elections. “Omo-Agege, Peter Obi and the Obedient movement went into alliance to support Peter Obi for the presidential election and support Omo-Agege for the governorship,” they had said. “There were billboards and…
The World Bank says Nigeria’s government will save a total of N11 trillion from the recent petrol subsidy removal policy. However, the financial body said more people would be pushed into poverty in Nigeria if the government does not provide palliatives to alleviate the effect of the recently implemented reforms. In its latest report Nigeria Development Update (NDU) released on Tuesday, the Bretton Woods institution said over four million people were pushed into poverty between January and May 2023. The bank, in the report, titled ‘Seizing the Opportunity’, said it was important for the country to implement a comprehensive reform…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio says Nigerians should be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s new administration. In his Eid al-Adha speech on Tuesday, Akpabio urged citizens to remain calm since some of Tinubu’s measures, as he addresses the country’s endemic difficulties, “will cause inconveniences.” Tinubu announced the end of the petrol subsidy when he took office in May. Nigerians are now paying extra for the commodity. The unification of the exchange rate and a free float of the naira have also contributed to spiralling inflation in a nation that is import-dependent. “As we join our Muslim brethren to observe this day,…
Singer Davido is embroiled in yet another baby-mama scandal, as Anita Brown, a US-based lady, has accused him of impregnating her and requesting her to get rid of the baby. She also shared screenshots from alleged discussions with him to back up her claims. Brown also denied knowing he was married and claimed she was asked to lie about her account being hacked when she first announced the news. Davido who is married to Chioma Rowland has a number of children with other women. Miss Brown in a video she shared, took a pregnancy test that returned positive and disclosed…
President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday that he and his staff were working around the clock to find solutions to the country’s problems. President Tinubu urged Muslims to demonstrate charity and compassion to others in his speech. He understood the difficulties that people were facing, but assured them that the problems were not insurmountable because he was working hard with his staff to find answers. He said: “As we immerse ourselves in the joy of this moment and celebrate, let us remember those who may not be as fortunate like us. There is no greater sense of duty ever recorded…
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has berated Asari Dokubo over recent comments against its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, currently held in the Department of State Service, DSS, custody for alleged treason charges. In its reaction to Asari’s unguarded utterances against Ndigbo and their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB said they were not surprised by that as they alleged that he has been part of the people destroying Ala Igbo and persecuting the youths unjustly. IPoB also accused Asari of donating his boys to the murderous Ebubeagu operatives in Imo State. IPoB claimed that Asari Dokubo…
The Republic of Korea announced on Tuesday that it plans to invest in Nigeria, with an emphasis on agriculture, energy, natural resources, cyberspace, biotechnology, and oil refinery. Mr Jang Sungmin, Special Envoy of the President of Korea, made the announcement after meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima and other key government officials in Abuja. Sungmin said the visit was to explore areas of expanding Korean economic cooperation with Nigeria especially as President Tinubu promised to further open up the country to foreign investments. He said, “President Yoon, last year, announced a policy to expand cooperation with Africa. “Only a…
Manchester City confirmed on Tuesday that they had finalized the signing of Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic from Chelsea, after the departure of captain Ilkay Gundogan. The treble champions announced that the 29-year-old has signed a four-year contract after the clubs apparently agreed on an initial cost of £25 million ($32 million), with a potential £5 million in add-ons. Kovacic joins Pep Guardiola’s team following five years at Chelsea, where he won the Champions League and Europa League and made 221 appearances. He is City’s first signing of the transfer window and his arrival compensates for the departure of Gundogan, who…
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions aimed at disrupting gold mining activities that fund the Wagner Group in Africa, vowing to hold the mercenaries accountable for abuses days after they staged a mutiny in Russia. The measures against the Wagner Group had been previously planned but were briefly put on hold as US officials sought to avoid appearing to favor a side in a power struggle between the mercenaries’ chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Treasury Department announced sanctions against Midas Resources, which operates mines in the Central African Republic, and Diamville, a gold and…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the renaming of 15 of the country’s airports after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and other prominent Nigerians. The renaming of the airports was announced in a memo released by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations on Monday. The statement noted that the President renamed the airports “as part of reforms of the Aviation sector.” The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and the Port Harcourt Airport after the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo,…
JUST IN: Shettima decorates New Acting Customs Boss, Adeniy Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Monday, decorated the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adeniyi’s decoration comes one week after he was named the Acting Customs Chief by President Bola Tinubu on Monday, June 19, 2023, alongside other new security helmsmen. Details shortly…