Dada Olusegun has penned a hearty appreciation message to president Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his appointment as the special Assistant on Social Media by the president. The new SA on Social Media to appreciate President while acknowledging the magnitude of the task before stating his readiness and willingness to serve with unwavering dedication and loyalty. Read below the full text of his message; I wish to express my deepest gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the invaluable opportunity to serve the administration and our nation as his Special Assistant on Social. I accept the role with great honor and…
Author: Patron Akindele
Having previously met with the Exxon Mobil Executives, Liam Mallon, Richard Laing and Adesua Dozie at the State House President Bola Tinubu met with the Shell Global Upstream Director Zoë Yujnovich at the Presidential Villa, FCT Abuja. The meeting is part of ongoing consultations with leaders from the oil and gas sector since his administration discontinued petroleum subsidy on May 29. Yujnovich assumed office as Upstream Director Saturday, July 1 having been a member of the Shell Executive Committee since 2021. She arrived at the Aso Rock Villa with three other Shell officials around 11:45 am and was ushered into the President’s…
World record holder in women 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan has once again shown she is the best on the tracks after she ran 12.52s to win the women’s 100m hurdles at the Stockholm Diamond League. She beat Sarah Lavin who clocked a Personal Best (PB) of 12.73s for 2nd and Pia Skrzyszowska in 12.78s in 3rd place. Recall that in 2022, she broke the women’s 100m world record in the semi-finals clocking 12.12 seconds, and two hours later in the final burst out of the blocks for the gold medal in an even faster time of 12.06, although that didn’t…
President of Guinea-Bissau and Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, Umaro Sissoco Embaló visited Lagos to meet President Bola Tinubu. President Tinubu, who recently returned from official trips to Paris and London, arrived at his Lagos residence on Tuesday for Eidul Adha celebration with his family During his return, he reiterated his dedication to fostering collaboration between the National Assembly leadership and the President.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation board has okayed 140 and above as cut off mark for 2022/2023 admissions into universities across the country with Polytechnics and Colleges of Education set at 100. The announcement was made by the Board Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede during a presentation at the 2023 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions and awards on Saturday in Abuja. Oloyede said 100 had been approved as cut off mark into Polytechnics and Colleges of Education. Oloyede explained that the aforementioned points were the minimum, but that does not mean that institutions must comply with.
Socio- Political commentator and former member, Ondo state House of representatives Mr. Tomide Akinribido has revealed how Peter gave cash envelopes to prospective delegates at PDP secretariat in Ondo state in a bid to win the party presidential ticket Mr. Akinribido had earlier posted a tweet with his Twitter handle @MrTomide asserting that the monetization of electoral process remains one of the bane of corruption in government. He tweeted: “Facts are sacred and reality does not care about your ignorance or warped bias. I repeat; 1. no senator who spends 600m-1 billion naira on election will win and push…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an interim order restraining the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from going on strike from Wednesday as planned, until the determination of the motion on notice. Justice O. Y. Anuwe issued the order on Monday, June 5, 2023, and adjourned further hearing till 19 June. Recall that the NLC has mobilised its members for an indefinite strike over the fuel subsidy removal. The NLC shunned the meeting with the Federal Government delegation held at the Presidential Villa, on Sunday, June 4, 2023, stating that…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has fixed Friday to decide on whether to strike out an application filed by the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate in the March 18 election, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour right at the preliminary for being incompetent. Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Arum Ashom fixed the date after taking submissions from parties in the matter. During the pre-hearing proceedings, Dr Olumide Ayeni (SAN), counsel to Rhodes-Vivour, sought the leave of the tribunal to argue two out of nine applications which he said are ripe for hearing. One of the applications is seeking two prayers including…
The presidential election petition court sitting in Abuja has berated the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for displaying a lack of preparedness in the petition filed against the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after resumption of session on Thursday. Upon resumption of sitting on Thursday, one of the senior lawyers in the petitioners’ legal team, Emeka Okpoko, sought to tender electoral documents as exhibits before the court. However, the documents were said to not have been properly filed and scheduled before the court. As a result, the court stepped down the hearing for 10 minutes…
The flying Eagles of Nigeria defeated tournament favourites La Albiceleste of Argentina in the on-going FIFA U-20 World Cup, ending the Argentine’s run of 10 straight U20 victories. The Argentine team had won all their seven matches when they hosted the tournament in 2001. They built up on that with the winning of their three group matches in the current edition. The Flying Eagles have now terminated the winning streak in addition to avenging the 2-1 defeat at the 2005 edition in the Netherlands. The hosts have now been relegated to mere spectators as the competition draws into concluding stages.