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The newly elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced his intention of appointing 20 special advisers. The announcement came as Senate President Ahmad Lawan read Tinubu’s letter on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday, June 6 2023. This was followed by an affirmation by the Nigerian senate. Following the reading of …

The former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike has stated that he will seek the advice of his wife and friends if in any case he gets an official appointment from Nigeria’s newly elected President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In an interview with BBC Pidgin, Wike stated that he now wants to rest. He also said that while Tinubu has not …

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has debunked speculations that it might back down on its proposed industrial action slated nationwide for Wednesday.It said the only reason it would shelve the strike is when the Federal Government and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL did the needful by returning to status quo on the fuel subsidy removal issue. NLC declared …

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday in Abuja announced the appointment of Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as Chief of Staff (COS). This was disclosed in a statement by Abiodun Oladunjoye, the Director, Information, on Friday. Tinubu also appointed Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, …

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has expressed his concern over the President Tinubu’s decision to remove fuel subsidy on petroleum products across the country. According to him every decision made by individuals or as a nation has it’s dire consequences, and so there should be proper analysis before vital decisions are made. He believes that the subsidy can be …

Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke has threatened to shut down any filling station hoarding petroleum products in the state. The Governor in a statement issued by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday, May 30, noted that hoarding of fuel is not only inhumane but unpatriotic and will not be allowed by the government.  “Any fuel station found guilty of hoarding …

President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the families of Daar Communications founder, Late Raymond Dokpesi following his demise on Monday, May 29th 2023. The late Dokpesi was the founder of African Independence Television (AIT) and Raypower FM. In a statement from his office on Monday evening, the President described the death of the media mogul as a huge loss to …

Officials of the Department of the State Security Service, DSS, have reportedly prevented officials of the anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. According to multiple reports the DSS officials blocked the whole building and placed an armoured tank at the front of the building. Both agencies according to reports …

Nigeria’s newly inaugurated President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has given a more detailed analysis as regards the decision to remove fuel subsidy on petroleum products across the nation. According to a statement released by his media team on Tuesday, May 30th 2023, President Bola Tinubu’s declaration that “subsidy is gone” is neither a new development nor an action of his new …

English Premier League club, Manchester United wrapped up their 2022/2023 campaign celebrating both their senior and academy team with the Manchester United Awards. England striker Marcus Rashford was crowned the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year, becoming the first Academy graduate to win the trophy since Ryan Giggs back in 1998. For the women’s team, Alessia Russo was named …