HOW PORTABLE DISAPPOINTS NBA

Controversial singer, Portable is in the news again for his latest stunt at the NBA conference on Thursday. The fast-rising singer performed at the ongoing Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference at MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja. In an unsurprising move during his performance, Portable, who was shirtless, climbed one of the huge poles…

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KAGAME PURGES RWANDA MILITARY

Rwanda President, Paul Kagame, who doubles as the Commander-in-Chief of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on Wednesday, approved the retirement of 95 military generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. Top on the list of retirees is General James Kabarebe, the country’s former Minister of Defence and Chief of Defense Staff. Those affected…

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AREWA ACCUSES TINUBU

The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has accused President Bola Tinubu of what it termed ‘Yorubanisation’ and ‘Lagoslisation’ of his appointments. The Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Dandakata, who expressed the displeasure of the Forum lamented that the North, which significantly contributed to the enthronement of the Tinubu government, is being left out in the…

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BONGO’S SON ARRESTED FOR TREASON

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is being detained at home and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason,” military officers said on Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government. “President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state…

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FG CLARIFIES HND PROGRAMME

The National Board for Technical Education says the new online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree for one year, with foreign accredited universities, is meant for HND holders who want to pursue an academic career. The NBTE Head of Media Unit, Hajiya Fatima Abubakar, offered the clarification in a…

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