Subsidy is gone – Tinubu declares
…targets 6 % annual GDP growth President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, announced that his administration will remove the subsidy on Petroleum products. “Subsidy is gone” Tinubu exclaimed during his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja, shortly after he was sworn in as the 16th President of Nigeria. Speaking at his inauguration, President Bola […]
Actress Iya Gbonkan begs fans for car
Nollywood actress, Margaret Olayinka aka Iya Gbonkan has appealed to her fans to provide a car for her. The renowned actress, who is known for her creepy roles lamented that she does not own a car despite spending decades in the movie industry. In a video now in circulation, she claimed to have been using […]
AbdulRazaq makes first appointment after inauguration
A few minutes after his inauguration for a second term in office, Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has re-appointed Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye as his Chief Press Secretary. The re-appointment was confirmed in a statement by Murtala Atoyebi, the Chief Press Secretary to the Head of Service, Susan Oluwole. The statement read in part, “The Executive […]
Inauguration 2023: I’ll treat Obi, Atiku with respect, says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, said he will extend the courtesy worthy of a fellow compatriot to his opponents in the February 25 election that brought him to power. He also argued that Nigeria had not had a better election that the recently concluded one in its history. “My victory does not render […]
Kidnapped Imo Catholic Priest regains freedom
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, who was kidnapped by gunmen last Friday in Imo State has regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that Opara, popularly known as Owu Ujo, was released by his abductors late Sunday night. He was kidnapped along Ejemekwuru- Ogbaku road between Oguta and Mbaitoli Local Government Areas […]
May 29: Hit-and-miss prophecies over Tinubu’s inauguration
Today, May 29, 2023, the winner of the February 25, 2023, Presidential elections, Bola Tinubu was officially sworn in as the fifth democratically elected president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since the country’s return to democracy in 1999. Tinubu, popularly referred to as Jagaban, loosely translated to mean, ‘leader of warriors’, has never hidden […]
My administration improved Ebonyi – Umahi
The immediate past governor of Ebonyi, Mr David Umahi, said the state was emancipated from the shackles of under-development, rejection and dejection under his administration. Umahi made the assertion on the occasion of his account of Stewardship and Pre-Inauguration/Gala-Night on Sunday night in Abakaliki. According to the governor, the state is now a “reference point […]
Abia: Ikpeazu presents transition documents to Otti
Outgoing Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Monday presented his handover notes and Abia Long Term Development and Budgetary Document for 2023, to the incoming Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. The brief handover ceremony took place at about 9.45 am at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Umuahia. In his speech, Ikpeazu said that the […]
Abiodun sworn in for second term as Ogun gov
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has been sworn in for a second term in office. Abiodun and his deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele were sworn in by the Chief Justice of Ogun state, Mosunmola Dipeolu, on Monday, at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Kuto, Abeokuta. The governor won his second term bid after defeating the candidate […]
Fubara, Odu sworn in as Rivers governor, deputy
Sir Siminialayi Fubara and Prof Ngozi Ordu were on Monday sworn in as the Governor of Rivers State and Deputy Governor respectively. Fubara was sworn in at exactly 12pm after the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Simeon Amadi. When invited to the rostrum the immediate past governor, Nyesom Wik,e addresses his successor thus,” Your […]