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Breaking : Full List – President Tinubu Releases Portfolios Of Ministers
President Bola Tinubu has on Wednesday released portfolios of his Ministers. President Tinubu has appointed immediate past governors of Rivers and Ebonyi states, Nyesome Wike and Dave Umahi as Ministers of FCT and Minister of Works, respectively. Below is the full list as received from our State House source. Paypal KBJOJO via https://paypal.me/kbjojonewsbox?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB CurrencyRate …
US accuses China of influencing Nigeria with loans
The United States has said China has the potential to influence the Nigerian government through Chinese loans. This was stated in the Integrated Country Strategies document by the US Department of State, which was obtained by The PUNCH. The document was originally approved on April 6, 2022, but was reviewed and updated on June …
Niger Coup; International Civil Rights Group, Top Diplomat & Nigerien/Nigeria Lawyer Invoke the Protocols of ECOWAS Court to stop Tinubu, ECOWAS
Niger Coup; International Civil Rights Group, Top Diploma & Nigerien/Nigeria Lawyer Invoke the Protocols of ECOWAS Court to stop Tinubu, and ECOWAS, from using the military against Niger Republic An International Civil Group, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA) has dragged President Bola Tínubu of Nigeria before the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Court of …
Breaking: SENATE REJECT TINUBU REQUEST TO DEPLOY ARMY TO NIGER
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio in the release after deliberation on President Tinubu request to deploy troops to Niger, said that “the Senate recognises that President Tinubu via his correspondence has not asked for the approval of the parliament of this Senate to go to war as erroneously suggested in some quarters. Contunue to …
Niger Coup : Military intervention in Niger last resort; we have to prepare for the eventuality — ECOWAS
West Africa’s regional bloc on Wednesday said a military intervention in junta-ruled Niger was “the last resort” as Nigeria cut electricity supplies to intensify pressure on the country’s coup leaders. As ex-colonial power France sent in a fifth plane to evacuate its citizens, coup leader General Abdourahamane Tiani insisted they had no reason to quit …
OPINION: Let Nigerian Women Breathe, Senators! By Wole Arisekola
Opinion: The Hyeana in the seat of power is presumed as an innocent goat. If you think that all men will be reasonable when they see the opposite sex, that means you are not reasonable at all. I have been watching the ongoing senate screening by our distinguished Senators and to be candid, for …
UK Court Decides To Send Ibori To Prison Immediately Over $130m
Britain will seek to confiscate 101.5 million pounds ($130 million) from James Ibori, a former Nigerian state governor who abused his office to get rich and laundered millions in Britain and elsewhere, under a court order issued in London on Friday. Judge David Tomlinson of Southwark Crown Court said Ibori should pay the sum immediately …
Oyo State Commisioners List: Akinfunmilayo, Ige, Oyelade, Olasunkanmi, Others nominated
Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has sent another list of commissioner nominees to the state House of Assembly for screening and ratification, which this online news medium can confirm. The governor, who has always put the list to his chest springs a staunch surprise with the new set of nominees sent to the assembly …
AS JUSTICE IS FOR THE RICH SO IT IS FOR THE POOREST OF THE POOR
As it is in the United Kingdom so it is in Nigeria. Today, Friday the 14th day of July 2023, in faraway London, a renowned super rich footballer, Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of attempted rape and rape. Coincidentally, an indigent budding local footballer, Josiah Moses in downtown Karu, Nasarawa State, Nigeria was …
Subsidy: Trillions Wasted on Subsidies Could Help Address Climate Change -World Bank
Trillions of dollars are wasted on subsidies for agriculture, fishing and fossil fuels that could be used to help address climate change instead of harming people and the planet, a World Bank report says. The report, Detox Development: Repurposing Environmentally Harmful Subsidies, says global direct government expenditures in the three sectors are $1.25 trillion a year—around …
Why NLC TUC suspend strike!
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday night suspended their strike scheduled for Wednesday. The decision followed a meeting by the representatives of the Federal Government and the Organised Labour at the Presidential Villa on Monday night over fuel subsidy removal. The Speaker of the House of Representatives and …
Oyo Govt announce New Chairman for Park Management
Oyo State government has announced Alhaji Oluwatomiwa Omolewa aka Tommy, former Park Management System (PMS) Secretary, as the new Chairman. Alhaji Kasali Ajisafe Lawal aka Baba Bola is to serve as the Secretary. The appointment is part of the reorganization of the PMS embarked upon by the state government. Details later. Signed Sulaimon Olanrewaju CPS …
Makinde to set up interim management team for PMS
Oyo state government on Thursday expressed its readiness to set up an interim management team for the Park Management System (PMS) in the state. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of stakeholders’ meeting on repositioning of activities of the PMS held at state Secretariat in Ibadan. The stakeholders’ meeting had …
Just In: Tinubu appoints Oyo-born career diplomat as State Chief Protocol [See Profile]
Victor Adekunle Adeleke, an Oyo-born career diplomat, has been appointed by Bola Tinubu, Nigeria’s new president, as State Chief of Protocol. The newly appointed SCOP officially, began his assignment, today Monday, May 29, 2023. An accomplished diplomat and lawyer, Ambassador Adeleke joined the Nigerian Foreign Service in 1993 and rose through the ranks, serving in …
FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023
FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, Paypal KBJOJO via https://paypal.me/kbjojonewsbox?country.x=GB&locale.x=en_GB CurrencyRate Source: https://currencyrate.today/converter-widget I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in …
