President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to creating a robust financial system and a business-friendly economy that will attract more foreign direct investments. The President made the commitment on Thursday in Abuja, as the Coca-Cola Company announced plans to invest $1 billion in Nigeria over the next five years. The announcement was made…
Seun Anikulapo-Kuti, the renowned Afrobeat artist, has criticized President Bola Tinubu for his choice to eliminate the fuel subsidy. He contended that, contrary to the President’s assertion that this removal was a “difficult” decision made in the nation’s best interest, it was, in fact, a “cruel decision” that jeopardized the well-being of Nigerians. Kuti also…
Nigerian civil war veteran Brigadier General Godwin Alabi-Isama (rtd) has revealed how envious soldiers planned the death of General Benjamin Adekunle, a 1967-1970 civil war hero. Alabi-Isama, in a speech entitled “A man who came to fulfil destiny, delivered at Late General Benjamin Adekunle’s inaugural lecture at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, on…
The newly elected Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Lagos Chapter, Yemi Davids, has said that the suffering faced by Nigerians due to President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies ‘looks like wickedness.’ Davids said in a recent interview that the country’s hardship has stretched the welfare system of churches. The PFN boss said that…
A source in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said that the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, visited the commission’s office but was turned back because he came in a convoy with a sitting governor. The former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello, reportedly visited EFCC commission on Wednesday, September 18,…
President Bola Tinubu will not be attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York. Instead, Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to UNGA, according to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Tinubu. According to the statement from the presidential aide, Tinubu wants to focus on domestic issues….
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said that there was no iota of truth in the allegation linking him to a fresh plot to unseat the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. The rebuttal comes in the wake of a viral report circulating on social media with a…
The former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa on Wednesday donated N1 billion as endowment to the people of the state. Bafarawa ruled the state for eight years, between 1999 and 2007. He explained that the gesture was born out of his desire to to ensure he fill whatever gaps he might have created…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has authorised major petroleum marketers to commence lifting the premium motor spirit, PMDS, otherwise known as petrol, from Dangote Petroleum Refinery under the existing agreement between it and the refinery. The initial agreement stated that NNPCL is the sole distributor of the refinery’s petrol with the first batch…
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has assured the Chairman, National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Illiya Damagum, of his support to reposition the party. Makinde gave his assurances in Ibadan on Wednesday during the groundbreaking of the upgrading of Ladoke Akintola Airport, Ibadan, to an international airport. The governor…
