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2 years ago621 min

The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Inauguration Entertainment Committee will be made up of a number of Nollywood celebrities that President-elect Bola Tinubu has appointed. The committee is headed by Eniola Badmus. The swearing-in ceremony is currently being prepared for as people count down to the inauguration ceremony in May. Members of the Committee also include singer Chuddy K, Seyi Law, Toyin Abraham, Saheed Balogun, and Lawal Olakekan, aka Konga. Before the general election, Eniola Badmus supported...

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10th NASS: APC group advises Tinubu to remain impartial

2 years ago795 min

In order to avoid the mistakes of 2015, a pressure group within the All Progressives Congress operating under the banner of Renewed Hope Professionals called on Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, to remain impartial during the election for leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly. The group, which was responding to claims that it was planning to endorse candidates for important Senate and House of Representatives positions, cautioned that Tinubu’s attempts to show partisanship would...

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Tinubu tasked with ensuring good governance

2 years ago703 min

Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, a former governor of Ondo State, and Mr. Kola Oyeneyin, chairman of the Opportunistic Global Fund, have urged the new administration to be prepared to “roll up its sleeves” and deal with the diversity-related problems that have eroded the nation’s social fabric. Speaking at the “Good Governance and Accountability” Dare Adeboye Foundation Change and Development Forum at Redemption Camp in Ogun State, the duo insisted that the theme is extremely appropriate because...

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Senate unable to halt demolition at Lagos Airport —Minister

2 years ago5984 min

Senator Hadi Sirika, the minister of aviation, stated yesterday that the Senate is powerless to halt the ongoing demolition of offices belonging to organisations engaged in aviation-related work at Lagos’s Murtala Mohammed International Airport. At the conclusion of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, which was held in the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja under the chairmanship of President Muhammadu Buhari, Senator Sirika made this statement. His statement came after the...

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Senate looks into delay in issuing international passport

2 years ago904 min

The Senate Committee on Interior will conduct an urgent investigation into the Nigeria Immigration Service’s (NIS) delays in issuing and renewing international passports. The committee will submit its report in two weeks. The resolution of the upper legislative Chamber followed a motion sponsored by Senator Lilian Ekwunife of the Anambra Central Senatorial District at a plenary on Tuesday. In her motion titled “Delay on issuance and renewal of Nigeria International Passport” by the Nigerian Immigration...

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Tinubu’s victory: The tribunal begins hearing petitions on Monday

2 years ago8212 min

The Presidential Election Petitions Court has scheduled a hearing on Monday to hear petitions contesting the declaration of All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu as the president-elect. With this development, the anticipated legal battle between contenders contesting the conclusion of the 2023 presidential election will begin on May 8. On Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress’s National Legal Adviser, Ahmad El-Marzuq, confirmed the date. He stated that the APC legal staff had been briefed and...

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Nigerian Athletes Shine at African Championships in U-18, U-20 Events

2 years ago892 min

Team Nigeria has won a total of 12 medals on the second day of the ongoing 2023 African Under-18 and Under-20 Athletics Championships in Ndola, Zambia. Nigerian athletes won seven gold, five silver, and five bronze medals, for a total of 17 medals. The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) President, Tonobok Okowa, expressed confidence in the team’s ability to perform well in the competition, saying that their goal was to improve on previous outings. “I...

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Northcentral and struggle for position of House Speaker

2 years ago8911 min

The six different geopolitical zones are currently engaged in strategizing as the competition for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives heats up. Important political players in the regions are looking forwards to the release of the zoning formula that will be used by the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is currently in power. Nevertheless, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), and even other mushroom parties are maintaining a keen...

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Presidential polls: Obi says to INEC you sold your neutrality to APC

2 years ago2488 min

Mr. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has maintained that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) compromised its role of neutrality as an election umpire by manipulating the results of the presidential polls that took place on February 25 in favor of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was the candidate of the APC. In his response to INEC’s preliminary objections and reply...

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President Buhari praises Reforms in NDDC

2 years ago727 min

… Stakeholders have been praising MNDA and NDDC for their accountability and transparency. It is to President Mohammadu Buhari’s credit that he initiated reforms in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by way of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA). These reforms have repositioned the Commission to facilitate the positive and sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. President Buhari has been praised for his efforts. This commendation was given by the Minister of...

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