Twitter reinstates blue ticks of accounts with over 1M followers

Some Nigerian celebrities who lost their verification badges for failure to subscribe to Twitter Blue have gotten their blue ticks back, leaving many wondering about the reason for the restoration. Twitter’s Chief Executive, Elon Musk introduced a paid verification policy for the micro-blogging platform which took effect on Thursday, April 20. Consequently, many high-profile users who were hesitant to subscribe to the new service lost their blue badges, which is a mark of the authenticity...

There was no chance for Peter Obi to become president – Nigerian-American academia

Ebenezer Obadare, a Douglas Dillon senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, CFR, says he wasn’t surprised that Peter Obi did not win the 2023 presidential election. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, was one of the three major candidates that contested for the office of the first citizen. He ran under the umbrella of the Labour Party. The others are Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress and Atiku...

Mixed reactions as flood washes away drainage built by Soludo govt

There is currently mixed reactions about the collapse of a drainage channel being built by Anambra State governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo. The drainage channel, which is located at Niger Street in Onitsha, reportedly collapsed on Thursday evening, when it was subjected to heavy rainfall. A video of the collapsed drainage, which has been circulating on social media, showed the channel, with a citizen of the state, who ran commentary on the video, describing the work...

Governor Soludo Nominates Christian Udechukwu as New Anambra State Commissioner for Industry

The Governor of Anambra State Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has nominated Nnewi born Christian Udechukwu as the new Commissioner for Industry. Udechukwu who is reportedly a close ally of the governor would upon confirmation by the Anambra State House of Assembly, replace Obinna Ngonadi who was appointed barely one year ago. In the last few months, Prof. Soludo has unbundled the ministry of Trade, Commerce and Industry, separating the trade and commerce components from that of...

Democratizing God’s Will and the Politicization of the Alter

“How could preachers get away with false claims, yet, they berate INEC for not uploading results on time to IREV?” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The events of the last few months have once again opened the possible conversation on the age-long controversies of political prophesy. We are again faced with the question of whether God’s will can be democratized or put differently if the people’s will can be changed by prophesy. It can in fact be extended...

Journalist offers to pay for Peter Obi’s Twitter verification

A Twitter user has volunteered to pay for the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s verification on Twitter following the loss of his blue check mark on Thursday. On Thursday, Twitter stripped an array of high-profile users, including local and international celebrities, political leaders and organisations who failed to subscribe to Twitter Blue, a paid verification service, of their blue ticks. Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, President-elect Bola Tinubu, and 2023 presidential aspirants Peter Obi...

7th Int’l construction building materials, techs exhibition expo, to commence June 6

Organisers of the 7th International Construction Building Materials and Technologies Exhibition/Ceramics, Bathroom and Kitchen Wares Expo have announced that the programme is scheduled to take place from Tuesday 6th- Thursday 8th June, 2023 in Lagos State. Jude Chima, the Chief Executive Officer of Elan Expo Lagos made the remark during a briefing of the 7th International Build Expo/4th Ceramica West Africa Exhibition in Lagos, and stated that 140 brands, 480 business to business and 140...

Over 600,000 Children Yet to Be Immunized Against Childhood Killer In Three States

No fewer than 600,000 children Are Yet To Be Immunized Against Childhood Killer Diseases In  Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Kano Field Office, Rahama Farah disclosed this Thursday at a media briefing on the UNICEF State of the World Children’s (SOWC) 2023: Immunization and Zero Dose situation in Kano Field Office states. The UNICEF Chief said Kano had the highest number with over 300,000 children of the figure (55%)....

Race For Speaker House Of Representatives Heighten

Based on Order 2, Rule 2, paragraph 3a of the Standing Order of the House of Representatives provides the procedure for the election of a Speaker during the inauguration of every Assembly. Many members of the House of Representatives-elect have indicated their interest to vie for the highest office in the Green Chamber. According to Order 2, Rule 2: “a member-elect, addressing the Clerk, shall propose another member-elect with legislative experience as a member of...

Muslims Urge To Imbibe The Spirit Of Love, Forgiveness

Muslims in Nigeria have joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate the 2023 Eid-El Fitr Sallah celebration, following the sighting of a new moon of Shawwal, thus bringing the end of fasting in the month of Ramadan. The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Thursday, authorized Muslims in Nigeria to observe the celebration, Friday 21st, April 2023. The sermons by...

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