Twitter Blue: Osibanjo, Tinubu, Davido others lose verification badges on Twitter

Twitter has officially removed the blue badge from legacy verified profiles. All celebrities and other high-profile figures will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue for $8 monthly to be verified again. Following his acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, Elon Musk revamped the verification process on the micro-blogging platform by announcing an optional paid verification plan that unlocks additional features for users. Twitter had given verified users till April 1, 2023, to sign up for...

Spyro buys two houses five months after dropping ‘Who is Your Guy?’

Oludipe David, better known as Spyro, has splashed millions on two properties in Lagos. The excited artist shared the good news with his fans on Instagram yesterday. According to him, he bought one house for himself and the other for his undisclosed business partner. He wrote: “From zero to owning a property…ah! I #countmyblessings big time. I didn’t just buy for myself, I bought the opposite unit for my business partner too. God has been...

Zelenskyy asks Tinubu to visit Ukraine

Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has invited President-elect, Bola Tinubu on an official state visit to the war-torn country. According to Tinubu’s media adviser, Tunde Rahman, Zelenskyy, in a letter, congratulated Tinubu on his electoral victory and reiterated his commitment to strengthening the Ukraine-Nigeria bilateral relations. The Ukrainian president said the invitation was for the two heads of state to dialogue on how to solve the challenges bedevilling the two countries, especially in the area of...

International body condemns the attack on Igbos in Lagos

The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has frowned upon the post-election attacks on the Igbos of the South East region in Lagos State by state-sponsored agents. It is to be recalled that during the presidential election, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a former governor of Lagos State and the eventual winner of the election, lost the state to Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, a former...

NSSEC Boss Suspended Over Corruption

For alleged misappropriation of funds, the Executive Secretary of the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC), Prof. Benjamin Abakpa, has been suspended and was directed to hand over the affairs of the office to the most senior director in the commission. The image maker of the commission, Fatima Bappare, who confirmed this said the suspension was contained in a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo. She said Prof....

Ferocity Claims 214 In Three Months In Kaduna State

No fewer than 214 persons were killed in separate violence such as terrorist attacks, communal clashes, and reprisals across the Kaduna state from January to March 2023. The figure was contained in the First Quarter 2023 Security Quarterly Report presented to the State Security Council by the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. The commissioner gave the breakdown of the casualties as 196 males, 14 females, and four minors, while...

Former NPA Staff Bag 14 Years Imprisonment Over N24.3m Fraud

Former staff of Nigeria Ports Authority, Nasiru Ogara has been sentenced to 14 years imprisonment over N24.3m fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had charged Nasiru Ogara before Ikeja Special Offences Court on a four-count charge and his company, New Age Motor Waste Basket Ltd. Nwandu Ukoha to the Commission’s counsel said Ogara induced the Director of Kelly Newton Nigeria Ltd, Usman Ademoye, in 2017, to confer a benefit on him by delivering 8,000...

INEC Denies Partisanship In Adamawa Guber Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission has debunked allegations that its officials, deployed to supervise the governorship rerun in Adamawa State, paid a nocturnal visit to the State Government House presumably to rig the polls for sitting Governor. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri. Barr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission made the denial in a statement on Thursday. The statement reads in part: “The attention of the Commission has been...

INEC denies allegation, its personnel compromised in Adamawa election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied allegations that its personnel compromised in the just concluded supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barr. Festus Okoye reacted to a statement by a candidate of one of the political parties accusing the commission of undermining the integrity of the process that produced Ahmadu Umaru Fintri as Adamawa State governor- elect. According to the statement, the accuser alleged...

Police Welfare: IGP directs immediate commencement of promotion process for inspectors, rank and file

Usman Alkali Baba, (CFR), the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has directed the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIGP) in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration to coordinate the Force Secretary for the setting up of Departmental Selection Board (DSB) for the screening and selection of deserving members of the Inspectorate cadre for recommendation to the Police Service Commission (PSC) for promotion to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II). According to...

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