Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally broken his silence on the long-standing controversy surrounding his alleged third-term ambition. The former President made the disclosure in an interview on News Central which aired on Thursday. In the interview, Obasanjo denied ever nursing such ambitions, contrary to claims by his former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has stated that Nigerians’ perception played a key role in President Bola Tinubu’s decision to dismiss five ministers from his cabinet. On Wednesday, Tinubu approved the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios, relieved five of their duties, and nominated seven new individuals…
Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, was rushed to the Police Hospital in Falomo, Lagos, after complaining of pain in his ‘breasts’. Sources reported that Bobrisky experienced discomfort following several hours in police custody at Alagbon, Lagos State. According to police sources, Bobrisky was transported to the hospital around 2 p.m. on Tuesday,…
Subscribers, particularly football-loving Nigerians using GoTV, a prepaid satellite cable service, were frustrated on Tuesday night when multiple channels suddenly disappeared. The outage experienced by the subscribers on Tuesday led many customers to demand compensation from Multichoice, GoTV’s parent company, during separate interviews on Wednesday. Several football fans watching on cable TV were eager to…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has started supplying Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, to some oil marketers directly without recourse to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. It was gathered that while more oil marketers were intensifying efforts to buy the product directly from the plant, others were importing the commodity, as hundreds of millions…
The Presidency has made some clarification regarding President Bola Tinubu’s reshuffling of his cabinet. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said ministers were not sacked but discharged. Speaking with TVC, Onanuga said the term “sacked” does not accurately describe their departure. “Ministers were not sacked; they were discharged,” he said. Five ministers…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed seven new ministers to his cabinet. The new appointments were announced in a statement issued by the presidency after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu was appointed as minister of state foreign affairs while Jumoke Oduwole was assigned to the ministry of industry, trade and…
Pastor Joseph Adelakun, popularly known as Ayewa, has officially retired from ministerial work with Christ Apostolic Church. In a Facebook post, Adelakun was seen cutting his 75th birthday cake in the company of his wife as he simultaneously celebrates his retirement. Joseph Adebayo Adelakun (born June 12, 1949) is a Nigerian gospel singer, songwriter and…
President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. According to a tweet by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, the decision was reached during the FEC meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday….
Former Ogun State Governor, Olusegun Osoba, has offered insights into why outgoing Presidents and Governors frequently refrain from supporting their deputies’ efforts to succeed them. Speaking at the 3rd Annual Conference of the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria in Abuja, Osoba cited distrust and suspicion as key reasons for this global phenomenon, including…
