Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has fulfilled his pledge of $25000 made to the Super Eagles for a goal scored at the just concluded 2019 Africa Cup of Nations AFCON. The business mogul had, before the Eagles’ semi final clash against Algeria in Egypt in which the team suffered a 2-1 defeat, promised the said sum for a goal scored. The Nigerian Football Federation NFF confirmed the fulfilment of the pledge on twitter with a photo showing Otedola with some members of the team. The twitter statement reads: “Business mogul Femi Otedola has fulfilled his pledge of $25,000 to the @NGSuperEagles…
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The newly-elected UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson appoints a 39-year-old UK-born Nigerian, Kemi Olufunto Badenoch, as Minister of Children and Families.Kemi, who is also a Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, upon accepting the appointment, took to her twitter page to express her gratitude. The statement reads ” I’m humbled to have been appointed a junior minister at the DfE. A huge privilege to be able to serve and make a positive difference on a number of issues close to my heart. I look forward to working with the ministerial team and everyone at educationgovuk” “Thank you for all good wishes…
A ministerial nominee from Cross Rivers State and a former Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Goddy Jedy- Agba has told the senate he will ensure he puts an end to subsidy regime in Nigeria if given the portfolio by President Muhammadu Buhari. Jedy- Agba stated on Monday, during his ministerial screening session by the senate, if given the opportunity to oversee the oil sector, he would work to ensure ‘the optimum functionality of all the government owned refineries as well as the completion of the privately owned refinery under construction.’ “Nigerian…
A video clip showing an attempted assault on the daughter of immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha, and Imo State AA gubernatorial candidate’s wife, Mrs Uloma Nwosu, which surfaced on Friday has since left the social media space abuzz with different reactions. In the video, a man was seen stretching out his hands towards the daughter of immediate past governor of Imo state during a loot recovery search in Owerri. MERIDIAN SPY however brings you exclusive findings on the incident after its investigations. Mr Anyawu Amarachukwu, the chairman, task force sub-committee on Okorocha’s loot recovery, has come out to deny the…
The senator representing Adamawa north, Senator…
Godwin Chinyere, a 46-year-old man said to be the arms and ammunition supplier of alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans, has been arrested after two years on the run. The suspect was believed to have gone underground after Evans’ arrest. Chinyere, believing the dust had settled, came out of hiding this year and was arrested in Asaba, Delta State. Police said Chinyere supplied Evans rocket launchers for his alleged robbery and kidnap operations. After his arrest, Evans confessed some of the rocket launchers and AK47 rifles used by members of his gang in blowing up bank security doors and…
Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human right activist, Femi Falani faults Federal Government’s continued detention of El-Zakzakky, says appeal against a court verdict does not suspend its order. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday stated that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government refused to obey Justice Gabriel Kolawole’s order on the release of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria leader because it appealed the ruling. Falana, who is the lead counsel to the Sheikh, in his reaction argued that “mere filing of an appeal does…
The opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says Buhari’s ministerial list presents no hope for Nigeria. The PDP national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbodiyan, stated that the list is a sign of no hope a better Nigeria under the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government. It is ‘uninspiring’, he described. He stated that the list lacks youth which has a majority of the population but ‘replete with incompetent individuals who failed in their erstwhile ministerial assignments and left their ministries in shambles.” “Indeed, such a ministerial list can only come from a leadership that does not have mandate of the people. It is…
President Mohammadu Buhari on Tuesday forwarded a list of 43 ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. Fresh entries were seen in the list, including former governors like Senator Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, George Akume of Benue State, Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, among others. The list also includes twelve of those who served in the first cabinet of President Buhari; Babatunde Fashola; Rotimi Amaechi; Lai Mohammed, Chris Ngige, Pauline Talin, amongst others. Others include Festus Keyamo, presidential campaign spokesman, Gbemisola Saraki from Kwara, Executive Secretary, National Communications Commission, Sunday Dara. The screening exercise will begin…
Amnesty International has condemned the use of arms against the protesting members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ites. The Shiites islamic group had on Monday embarked on another march at the nation’s capital demanding the freedom of their leader, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky which led to a clash with armed policemen, causing several casualties, including a deputy police commissioner and a channels tv reporter. Reacting to the incidence, Seun Bakare, Programme Manager at Amnesty International Nigeria, described the police action as “reckless use of lethal force” while calling on the police to exercise restraint in the use…
The Channels Television reporter shot at the scene of the clash between members of Shiite religious movement and the police is dead. His death was announced during the 10pm news bulletin of the station. He was identified as Precious Owolabi, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
A sub-station of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) at Abuja was set ablaze as the Shi’ites islamic group continues another day of protest. The Islamic group resumed its protest on the street of Abuja this morning which led to yet another confrontation with the Nigerian police. The police had attempted to disrupt the protesters march from NITEL junction at Wuse zone 2 and blocked their access to the national assembly road while the angry protesters allegedly set ablaze a Nema substation and two vehicles, an eyewitness claims. Another eyewitness told MERIDIAN SPY that bullets were fired by the armed…