….Commend Emefiele for grounding bandits with Naira redesign policy The Arewa Youth Assembly has raised an alarm over the call by Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, for President Muhammadu Buhari not to approve any study leave for the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele and cautioned President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu from acting against Mr. Emefiele. In a press statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Youth Assembly, Alhaji Aliyu Sani, the group expressed its displeasure at Governor Matawalle for “believing and acting on a baseless rumour.” The statement by the group noted that a spokesperson in the Office…
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President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana is expected to chair the public presentation and launching of two new books on the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, May 19, at the State House Conference Center, Abuja. According to Ambassador Babagana Kingibe, the Chairman, Organizing Committee for the event, other distinguished guests expected at the book presentation include Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect, and Senator Kashim Shettima, the Vice President-elect. The books for public presentation are: “STATE OF REPAIR: HOW MUHAMMADU BUHARI TRIED TO TRANSFORM NIGERIA FOR THE BETTER” by Anthony Goldman, former Journalist and ex Africa Editor of the Financial…
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou has signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League. Cameroon’s Ngannou, 36, has been a free agent since leaving the UFC in January after the two parties failed to agree on a new contract. The move represents a significant coup for the PFL, with Ngannou regarded as one of the world’s best heavyweights. Ngannou will compete in the PFL’s new pay-per-view Super Fight division. The Super Fight division differs from their regular seasonal format, with fighters competing in one-off events and earning 50% of the revenue from their fight. Other fighters signed to the division…
Barely 24 hours after breaking the Guinness World Record for the longest hours of cooking, a real estate firm, In-Motions Business Limited, has given popular Nigerian Chef, Hilda Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, a plot of land located in Wana Court Green Estate, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. Managing Director of the firm, Mr Gideon Ekanem announced the donation yesterday in a statement on his Twitter handle, noting that the now popular Nigerian Chef is worthy of the land gift because she has become a uniting force in Nigeria. Barely 24 hours after breaking the Guinness World Record…
World Class Projects The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is located in the in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, covering a land area of approximately 2,635 hectares (seven times the size of Victoria Island). World’s Largest Single-Train 650,000 barrels per day Petroleum Refinery with 900 KTPA Polypropylene Plant. The 435 MW Power Plant in the Refinery alone will be able to meet the total power requirement of Ibadan DisCo of 860,316 MWh covering five States including Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Kwara and Ekiti. Dangote Petroleum Refinery can meet 100% of the Nigerian requirement of all refined products (Gasoline, 53 million litres per day; Diesel, 34 litres…
Multiple award-winning and Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has stated that Canadian rapper, Drake, helped in putting the global spotlight on Afrobeats. Davido said this while answering questions in an interview with Bootleg Kev Podcast, published on Tuesday. He said, “There are always narratives like, “Oh, Afrobeats was definitely huge before Drake” but Drake is Drake, so I’d be lying if I said he didn’t put some spotlight on Afrobeats, and you know it was dope. “He has made some dope records,” the singer added. Drake has featured in a few Afrobeat songs, some of which are…
Shouts of Ole, a Yoruba word for thief, rent the air as Lamidi Apapa, factional Labour Party Chairman, made his way out of the Appeal Court on Wednesday. Apapa, who had earlier created a scene inside the court, was leaving when a crowd surrounded him. The politician, who was being shielded by policemen, struggled to get to where his car was parked, but the crowd kept trailing him, recording the incident with their phones. The incident became more dramatic when someone in the crowd removed Apapa’s cap and fled. He had attempted to speak with a group of journalists after…
The Publicity Secretary of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Oladayo Badmus, and a party Chieftain, Olayemi Idowu, were on Wednesday, arraigned before a Magistrate’d court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, for allegedly breaking into the state secretariat of the party. The party Chieftains were arraigned by the Police on a three-count charge of conspiracy, malicious Damage and stealing. The duo, however pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, ASP Matthew Famuyiwa, told the court that the accused committed the offences sometime on May 12 at Fajol House, car wash in Abeokuta. Famuyiwa said the defendants conspired between themselves…
The Labour Party has resolved to petition the Chief Justice of Nigeria over the “funny” judgments given by judges handling the alleged forgery case against the Enugu State Governor-Elect, Mr Peter Mbah. It also resolved to also Petition the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court to transfer suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/611/2023 from the Court handling it to another Court. Acting National Publicity Secretary of the LP, Obiora Ifoh, said this at a press conference in Abuja, on Wednesday. Ifoh said, “The Labour Party has resolved to petition the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chairman of the National Judicial Council…