Former First Lady, Patience Jonathan praises Governor Otti for keeping Abia clean

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer First Lady, Patience Jonathan praises Governor Otti for keeping Abia clean

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 21, 2023

Former First Lady of Nigeria, Dame Patience Goodluck Jonathan, has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Alex Otti of Abia State, affirming that the Governor has started well. Mrs. Jonathan paid a courtesy visit to Governor Otti on Wednesday, Kazie Uko, the chief press secretary to the Governor said in a statement. The former First Lady lauded the Governor for cleaning up the state and freeing the streets of putrid stench, which had been...

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President Tinubu’s inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly – Transcript

NewsNigeriaPoliticsWorld NewsPresident Tinubu’s inaugural address at the United Nations General Assembly – Transcript

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 20, 2023

STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023 Mr President, On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of this Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We commend your predecessor, His Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi for his able stewardship of the Assembly. We also...

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Protest rocks Nigerian universities as fee-hike wave hits hard

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsProtest rocks Nigerian universities as fee-hike wave hits hard

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 20, 2023

“There is victory for us. In the struggle for education, there is victory for us,” was the chant oozing from students of one of Nigeria’s high-profiled universities protesting a sudden hike in fees last week. The protest was one of the many that have been witnessed in many tertiary institutions in the West African country in the past week as a result of the arbitrary increase in administrative charges by school authorities. A tsunami of...

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Court grants Atiku’s request for the release of Tinubu’s academic records

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCourt grants Atiku’s request for the release of Tinubu’s academic records

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 20, 2023

Judge Jeffrey T. Gilbert of the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois has ordered the Chicago State University (CSU) to release all relevant records pertaining to Nigerian president Bola Tinubu to Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last presidential election. The federal court in Chicago, on Tuesday, mandated CSU to provide “all relevant and non-privileged documents” to the former Vice-president in acknowledgment of Tinubu’s lawyers’ argument against breaching their...

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Sanwo-Olu wades into Mohbad’s death, tasks DSS on facts about singer’s demise

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaSanwo-Olu wades into Mohbad’s death, tasks DSS on facts about singer’s demise

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 19, 2023

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, has said that he has invited the Department of State Services, DSS, to join in the ongoing investigation into the death of Mohbad, the late singer. The Governor who disclosed this in a social media post on Tuesday said it was to boost the investigation, adding that he also gave an order that anyone behind Mohbad’s death should be brought to book. “I would like to assure everyone that...

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Mohbad: Splash FM bans Naira Marley’s songs across its stations

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaMohbad: Splash FM bans Naira Marley’s songs across its stations

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 19, 2023

The management of Splash FM, one of the leading radio stations in Nigeria, has placed an indefinite ban on broadcasting Naira Marley songs across all its stations in the country. The latest development was contained in an internal memo that was circulated to members of staff of the media organisation on Monday. The radio station cited the ongoing police investigation into the tragic death of musician Mohbad, a former signee under Naira Marley’s Marlian Records...

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US Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo identifies four economic reform priorities for Nigeria

BusinessNewsNigeriaUS Deputy Treasury Secretary Adeyemo identifies four economic reform priorities for Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 19, 2023

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo has urged the Nigerian government to stabilise the naira and fight corruption to unlock what he called “the type of growth that creates economic opportunity for the Nigerian people.” Adeyemo, the highest-ranking member of the African diaspora in President Joe Biden’s administration, who is on a trip to Nigeria, said this on Monday during his visit to Lagos Business School. He delivered an economic policy speech titled ‘U.S.–Nigeria Economic...

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Peter Obi’s running mate’s brother, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed becomes VP Shettima’s special adviser

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeter Obi’s running mate’s brother, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed becomes VP Shettima’s special adviser

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 18, 2023

Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, elder brother of Datti Baba-Ahmed, Peter Obi’s running mate in the 2023 general election, has been appointed as the special adviser on political matters to Vice-President Kashim Shettima. Baba-Ahmed, the immediate past spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, was among the 18 aides approved by President Bola Tinubu to work in the office of the Vice President. According to a statement by Olusola Abiola, the director of information in the office of the...

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President Tinubu nominates youth ministers for Senate’s screening

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu nominates youth ministers for Senate’s screening

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 18, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr. Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate. Also appointed to serve as the Minister of State for Youth is Mr Ayodele Olawande. Olawande’s appointment is equally subject to screening and confirmation by the Senate. The fresh appointments were relayed on Sunday via a press statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the President on media and...

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Tobi Amusan wins third Diamond League title

NewsSportsTobi Amusan wins third Diamond League title

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 18, 2023

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, on Sunday, bounced back from last month’s World Athletics Championships heartbreak in Budapest to win the 2023 Diamond League 100m hurdles final in Eugene, Oregon, US. In a race where the top six athletes all ran under 12.5s, Amusan clocked a season’s best 12.33s to hold off a fast-finishing Jasmine Camacho Quinn of Puerto Rico and former American world record holder Kendra Harrison, who clocked 12.38s and 12.44s, for second and third,...

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