Some of the Nigerian players who competed in the top five European leagues, including the Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and Ligue 1, have been relegated to the second tier. Unfortunately, the majority of worldwide celebrities play for Nigeria’s Super Eagles, a national team that has recently struggled to live up to its moniker and fly like the bird after which it is called. Eight names that have been demoted are listed below. Wilfred...
The team from the United States of America for the inauguration of Nigerian President-elect Bola Tinubu has arrived in the nation. According to the official Twitter account of the US Mission in Nigeria, the team headed by US Secretary for Housing, Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Sunday afternoon ahead of the inauguration on Monday, May 29. @UsinNigeria tweeted upon the arrival of the 9-member team sanctioned by the US...
Oluremi Tinubu, the president-elect’s wife, has assured Nigerians that her family is blessed by God and does not need the nation’s money to thrive. She said this during the Sunday interdenominational church service held at the National Christian Centre in Abuja. The wife of the incoming president-elect stated that everyone shares in the nation’s prosperity and that they would utilise it for good. She begged Nigerians to pray for them, saying that they would need...
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, Alli Okunmade II, has been awarded the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic with the approval of the departing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). According to The PUNCH, Senator Kola Balogun of the Oyo South Senatorial District requested in a letter dated May 19, 2023, that the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, George Akume, present and recommend Olubadan for the CFR Award to...
The Central Bank of Nigeria Act has been amended, with the approval of the House of Representatives, to increase the maximum amount of Ways and Means advances from the top bank from 5 to 15%. The consent was given by the House during a current emergency session. At an extraordinary session earlier on Saturday, the Senate increased the percentage. The Ways and Means Advances available to the Federal Government from the CBN has been...
On Sunday morning, irate youths shut down Radio Nigeria, Amuludun FM 99.1 in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. According to a Metro source, the young people surrounded the station and attempted to take control of the programme. Our correspondent’s research discovered that the stern-looking security guards have disarmed and driven them from the station. The radio station, which broadcast exclusively in Yoruba, started broadcasting on October 22, 2007, at J&P Bus-stop, Moniya in Ibadan,...
When he ends his two terms as president on Monday, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.) stated he will leave behind a legitimate, fair, and transparent electoral process. Buhari claimed that the triumph of candidates who appeared to be at a disadvantage over their well-funded rivals who relied on godfathers is evidence of his legacy. In his televised farewell address, which was broadcast early on Sunday, the outgoing president stated, “I am leaving behind an...
President Muhammadu Buhari directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and all other departing federal government officials to declare their assets on Friday, May 26. The President was also said to have received his Declaration of Assets Form from Prof. Isah Mohammed, Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. The President was presented with the Declaration of Assets Form at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. It is a constitutional requirement that public officials declare their assets...
Kashim Shettima, the vice president-elect, has appointed a northern Christian as his Aide De Camp (ADC) and a Chief Security Officer from Nigeria’s South-East region. An inauguration lecture was held today, according to reports, attracting prominent figures from the country, including President Buhari, Kashim Shettima, and Bishop Kukah, among others. Shettima used the opportunity to address the audience during the event. Despite being from the country’s Northern region and practising Islam, he made the startling...
The Court of Appeal in Kano has issued a stay of execution on Justice M.N. Yunusa’s recent judgement of the Federal High Court in Kano, which sacked Abia State Governor-Elect Alex Otti and other Labour Party candidates. According to reports, the judgement declared all votes cast for Labour Party (LP) candidates in Kano, Abia, and other states to be invalid. Dr. Alex Otti, the governor-elect of Abia State, filed an application for the stay of...
