Nollywood mourns Brymo Uchegbu, Afeez Oladimeji

EntertainmentLifestyleNewsNigeriaNollywood mourns Brymo Uchegbu, Afeez Oladimeji

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 16, 2023

The Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood has been hit by the painful losses of Brymo Uchegbu and Afeez Agoro Oladimeji. Uchegbu, popularly known as Don Brymo, reportedly died on Wednesday night while asleep. Oladimeji, widely acclaimed as the tallest man in Nigeria, died on Wednesday evening at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. Some reports attribute his death to chronic hip arthritis he had been battling for months. The news of the actors’ demise has gone...

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Reps reject motion to declare ‘japa’ a national emergency

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps reject motion to declare ‘japa’ a national emergency

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 16, 2023

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, rejected a motion seeking to declare the factors that motivate Nigerian youths to relocate abroad, otherwise known as “Japa”, as a national emergency. The motion was sponsored by Philip Agbese, a lawmaker representing the Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency of Benue state. The motion was titled: “Need to Declare Emigration of Young Nigerians Abroad, A.K.A Japa Syndrome, a National Emergency.” Presenting the motion, Agbese cited statistics from the Nigerian economic summit...

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Students’ loan: Tinubu directs committee to begin disbursement in September

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsStudents’ loan: Tinubu directs committee to begin disbursement in September

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 16, 2023

An inter-ministerial committee approved by President Bola Tinubu will be meeting next Tuesday to work out modalities for the disbursement of the student loan by September 2023 for the 2023/2024 academic session. It was earlier reported that the President signed the student loan bill, which seeks to provide interest-free loans to indigent Nigerian students in tertiary institutions, into law on Monday. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Andrew Adejo, the permanent secretary for the...

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Tinubu appoints Alake, Ribadu, six others as special advisers

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu appoints Alake, Ribadu, six others as special advisers

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 16, 2023

A week after the Senate approved a request from President Bola Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers, the President has named eight persons as his special advisers. Abiodun Oladunjoye, the State House director of information, in a statement on Thursday, announced the appointment of Dele Alake, a former commissioner of information and strategy in Lagos State, as President Tinubu’s special adviser on special duties, communications and strategy. Nuhu Ribadu, a former chairman of the Economic...

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Tinubu suspends EFCC boss, Bawa, appoints Chukkol as Ag. Chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu suspends EFCC boss, Bawa, appoints Chukkol as Ag. Chairman

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 16, 2023

…DSS invites Bawa for questioning. President Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate suspension of AbdulRasheed Bawa from office as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. A statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Wednesday explains that the suspension is a result of the “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him.” It further said that the suspension was to allow for a proper...

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HoR Election: Wase congratulates Abbas, Kalu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHoR Election: Wase congratulates Abbas, Kalu

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 16, 2023

…Calls for synergy to confront issues of parliament stability Hon. Idris Wase, the former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has congratulated Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu on their election as Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively of the 10th House of Representatives over their victories at the election. Wase in a congratulatory message noted that although they were on different sides of the political space, they have, nevertheless always...

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Subsidy Removal: Oil marketers lament, lack of money to pay differentials

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSubsidy Removal: Oil marketers lament, lack of money to pay differentials

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria also called NOGASA on Wednesday declared that its members don’t have money to pay differentials as the price of fuel tankers has suddenly jumped to N25  million up from N7 million before the removal of fuel subsidy. Bennett Korie, National President of NOGASA stated this while addressing journalists at a world press conference in Abuja, stressing that the group supports subsidy removal 100 per cent, and...

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Kwara Boat Mishap: Diri Asks FG to pay attention to waterways safety

NewsNigeriaPoliticsKwara Boat Mishap: Diri Asks FG to pay attention to waterways safety

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has bemoaned Monday’s boat accident in Kwara State that claimed more than 100 lives. While describing the mishap as sad and unfortunate, Diri commiserated with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, the families of the victims and the people of Kwara State. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Daniel Alabrah, on Wednesday, said the tragedy was a sad reminder of similar incidents in the riverine...

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Mismanagement of 13% derivation responsible for militancy in  region – Clark

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMismanagement of 13% derivation responsible for militancy in  region – Clark

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

Chief Edwin Clark, leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said that the mismanagement of the 13 percent derivation fund is responsible for militancy in the region. While speaking on Arise TV on Wednesday, Clark noted that governors in Niger Delta are now richer than the Niger Delta states and berated former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for failure to account for the 13 percent derivation received during his tenure as governor. He said, “The 13...

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Coalition Of CSOs appeals to Tinubu to arrest ex-minister Malami, others

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCoalition Of CSOs appeals to Tinubu to arrest ex-minister Malami, others

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)June 15, 2023

A coalition of Civil Society Organisation (CSOs) the Niger Delta Youth Congress, Initiative for Ethics and Value Orientation, Northern Youths Frontiers, National Movement for Democratic Change and 107 Anti-Corruption Crusade Groups, on Wednesday called on President Bola Tinubu to order the arrest of former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister for Justice, Mr Abubarka Malami; former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Saadiyya Umar Farouk; and former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika. According to the coalition, trillions...

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