The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.), is currently attending the inauguration dinner/gala night ahead of Monday’s swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Bola Tinubu and Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima. Although the dinner is scheduled to begin at 08:00 pm Sunday, our correspondent spotted Buhari’s convoy leaving his Glass House residence to the conference centre around 07:32 […]

Nigerian writer and life coach, Solomon Buchi has taken to social media to call comedian Shanks Comics out over the latter’s latest skit which he regarded as blasphemous and disrespectful. ”Dear Shank the comedian, You have produced skits that were outrightly blasphemous & disrespectful to the Christian faith. You once depicted Jesus in a scene […]

The Canadian Minister for Housing, Diversity and Inclusion, Hussein Ahmed, has arrived in Nigeria for the inauguration of Nigeria’s new president, Bola Tinubu, The PUNCH reports. This was made known in a post by the Canadian high commission via its official Twitter handle, @CanadaInNigeria saying, “ Canada in Nigeria is delighted to welcome The Honourable […]

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said the ongoing Edo State Residency Card scheme will enable the state government to plan effectively in delivering education, healthcare, and other critical services to the people. He disclosed this at the 2023 ID4Africa Augmented General Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya, with the theme, ‘Digital Identity as Public […]

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated his predecessors in office, Mr Rauf Aregbesola and Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, on the conferment of national honours on them by the president, Maj. Gen. Mohammadu Buhari (retd). Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, also felicitated with the music star, […]

Outgoing Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, says he should be held responsible if his successor, Bassey Otu, doesn’t do well. Ayade stated this on Sunday at the inauguration Thanksgiving Mass held at Saint Charles Luanga Catholic Church in Essien Town, Calabar. Ayade, who expressed confidence in the personality and capacity of Otu, said […]

Less than 24 hours to his exit as President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( Retd.), has assented to the National Assembly Service Pensions Board bill and two others. The PUNCH reports that the bill which has become an act seeks to exclude National Assembly workers, and others from the mandatory contributory pension scheme. In a […]

The women professionals of the All Progressives Congress from the South-South geo-political zone have thrown their weight behind the nomination of the former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Godswill Akpabio, for the position of the 10th President of the Senate. Akpabio, a former Minister of the Niger Delta, was one of the adopted candidates […]

The wife of the President-elect, Oluremi Tinubu has assured Nigerians that her family does not need the wealth of the nation to survive as God has blessed them. She made this known during the interdenominational church service that was held on Sunday in Abuja at the National Christian Centre. The president-elect’s wife added that the […]

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two Yoruba nation agitators. The police said they were arrested in the early hours of Sunday when the agitators stormed Alausa Police Division chanting, “Yoruba Nation has taken over.” In a series of tweets posted on the Lagos Police Command handle, @LagosPoliceNG and signed by the Lagos PRO, […]