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Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar have extended warm greetings to former Nigerian head of state, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, on his 83rd birthday. Babangida, who ruled Nigeria as military president from 1985 to 1993, marked this milestone birthday on August 17, 2024. The congratulatory messages from President Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar acknowledge General Babangida’s significant contributions to Nigeria’s history and development. The celebration of his life and legacy serves as a testament to his enduring impact on the nation. As a respected elder statesman, his continued presence and guidance are valued by…
The Presidency has assured that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to ensuring that all higher institutions benefit from a 24-hour power supply to enhance education. Senior Special Assistant on Students’ Engagement to the President, Comrade Sunday Asefon, provided this assurance during a working visit to the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Abubakar Aliyu, in Abuja. The FG has spent over N38,965,147 on power generation in several universities in Nigeria as part of the first phase of the Energizing Education Programme. The recent increase in electricity tariffs has impacted public universities, with some paying between N150…
Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Mba, and his wife have been freed by their abductors after a day in captivity. The couple was kidnapped on Friday while traveling to Abuja for a wedding, but they regained their freedom on Saturday, according to a government source who requested anonymity. The commissioner and his wife were en route to attend the wedding of Adaora, the daughter of Anambra Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, when they were seized by gunmen along the Edo-Kogi Expressway. Their release was confirmed late Saturday, with a state government statement expected soon. Tragically, one of the commissioner’s…
Elder brother and Music Executive to P.Square, Jude Okoye has finally broken his silence. While responding to the issues, he, said ‘the APC Chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, was right. We have elders but Peter doesn’t listen to anybody. We have done everything humanly possible to resolve this issue.’ Everybody keeps saying I’m their elder brother and I should settle their differences, but somebody who doesn’t respect you, how do you keep the person in order? I’ve not had anything to do with P-square in 8 years. My brothers are 45 years old and should know what’s best for them. Why does…
Former Governor Ibikunle Amosun on Saturday said he was deceived into handing over a free trade facility in Ogun State to an investment group from China, introducing a disturbing dimension to the ongoing legal battle that threatens the depletion of Nigeria’s assets abroad. Mr Amosun, governor of the southwestern Nigerian state from 2011 to 2019, admitted in a statement personally signed by him that he didn’t do even a cursory assessment of facts before asking a Chinese team to take over the Ogun-Guandong Free Trade Zone in 2012. His decision marked the onset of a protracted legal crisis that led to aggrieved Chinese investors’…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has issued a stern warning to jobseekers, urging them to disregard rumors suggesting that employment slots within the company are available for sale. In a statement released on Saturday, Femi Soneye, NNPC’s spokesperson, emphasized that the recruitment process for the company is transparent and does not involve any form of financial inducement or slot purchase. “The company states that there is no iota of truth in the insinuations that it has employment slots on offer to anyone who wishes to buy,” Soneye stated, describing such claims as tactics used by fraudsters to exploit…
Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said that one of the “graduates” fraudulently mobilised for the scheme by University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, is a bread seller who did not attend the institution. This is coming on the back of 101 certificates that were recently voided by the scheme, making it 178. Ahmed commemded the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi for her forthrightness to have earlier hinted the scheme on the mobilisation of unqualified graduates from her institution. He insisted that the scheme would leave no stone unturned in…
A dramatic altercation unfolded in the Turkish Parliament on Friday as a heated debate over the detention of an opposition delegate descended into physical violence. The brawl erupted when Ahmet Sik, a representative from the same party as the jailed deputy, was attacked by a member of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party during a tense session. Televised footage captured the moment Sik, who had just accused the ruling party of being a “terrorist organisation,” was approached and assaulted at the chamber’s podium. AP reports that a chaotic scene unfolded in the Turkish Grand National Assembly during a recent session,…
High Commissioner of Botswana to Nigeria, Philda Nani Kereng, has advised Nigerians to move into the country. Philda Nani Kereng said the relationship between Nigeria and Botswana has not been substantial, and she is committed to seeing a relationship built on infrastructure collaboration, business and tourism. Mrs. Kereng said Nigeria and Botswana have so many opportunities to share. She added that sufficient collaboration between the two countries would help harness the opportunities. Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, the Botswana High Commissioner said the current relationship between the two countries was insufficient. “I don’t know what would be the…
The Bishop of the Living Faith Church worldwide, David Olaniyi Oyedepo, has advised youths to follow God’s plans. David Oyedepo urged youths not to make decisions without God. He said only God can lead anyone to stardom in one’s career and not otherwise. “Don’t pack your bag and ask God if you should go. Don’t tempt God. Asked God for his plan because his plan is already blessed,” Oyedepo said. He explained that knowing the plan of God requires one to “separate yourselves to a quiet place to hear God“. “You need an ornament of a quiet and meek spirit…