Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the viral video that revealed the moment President Bola Tinubu slipped while boarding the presidential parade vehicle at Eagles Square in Abuja. Tinubu approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day, but lost his footing momentarily as he was about…
The Presidency has played down a video of President Bola Tinubu falling while boarding a parade vehicle at the June 12 Democracy Day celebration in Abuja. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Social Media, Dada Olusegun played down concerns over President Bola Tinubu’s health after the incident. The aide, in a post on his…
Guinness has announced it will exit the Nigerian market and sell off its controlling shares to Singaporean conglomerate Tolaram Group on Tuesday, June 11. Guinness has joined a long list of multinationals, like GlaxoSmithKline and Microsoft, that have left Nigeria, citing the harsh economic climate in the country. The brewery company recorded a staggering N61.9…
The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture is concluding plans to unveil the grand Yoruba Week celebration, slated for September 2024. A statement on Tuesday noted that the event will showcase the cultural heritage of the Yoruba people through traditional music, dance, art exhibitions, and delectable culinary delights. “With Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu now…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed Nigerians as part of activities to mark the nation’s 25 years of uninterrupted democratic governance. Full text of his address below: My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This year…
Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with a New York City probation officer this week in connection to his criminal conviction on all counts in the recent “hush money” case against him. In the latest development to come just days after the former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying New York business…
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was…
A former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Director of Currency Operations, Ahmed Umar, has disclosed that the immediate past governor, Godwin Emefiele, printed his own design of the naira. Umar disclosed this while giving evidence at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama. The former CBN director said the features in the…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the continuous spraying of foreign currencies like the US dollar during parties is anti-democratic and sends wrong signals in the direction the country’s democracy is headed. Jonathan stated this on Tuesday while speaking at the 25th Anniversary Democracy Day Public Lecture in Abuja. Jonathan advised actors to stick to…
Abia State Government has confirmed the suspension of the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who confirmed her suspension in a statement Tuesday, said she was suspended because of “gross misconduct levelled against her”. The statement read: “The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti has approved…
