The Rivers State Governor, Siminialayi Fubara, and Governors of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday met at the Oyo State Governor’s lodge in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Fubara, who is the Deputy Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, is attending the meeting for the first time since his election as deputy chairman. Eleven out…
Nigeria Female football team Super Falcons On Tuesday defeated Ethiopia 4-0 in the second leg of their Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier Atletico Madrid’s Rasheedat Ajibade stole the show scoring twice to give the Nigerian girls a 5-1 aggregate win. The first leg of the tie ended 1-1 in Addis Ababa The win means Nigeria are…
The family of the Nigerian comic actor, John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu, has revealed that the actor successfully underwent five surgeries and would be flown abroad for further treatment soon. This was disclosed in a statement on the actor’s Instagram page on Tuesday, October 31. It read, “We want to thank God and most especially…
President Bola Tinubu has stepped into the political situation in Rivers State. The President, on Tuesday, met with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara; and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. Tinubu met with the two politicians at the Aso Villa in the nation’s capital, Abuja. Governor…
An American tractor manufacturing company is planning to establish a tractor assembly plant in the country. This revelation comes as a result of Vice President Kashim Shettima’s recent trip to the United States, where he engaged in discussions with top administrators from John Deere, a notary tractor manufacturer. The meeting between Vice President Shettima and…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has given the All Progressives Congress candidate for the Bayelsa state governorship election, Timipre Sylva, the nod to contest in the November 11 poll. An Abuja Federal High Court had on October 9 disqualified Sylva from the contest following a suit by a member of the APC in…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it has no plan to redenominate or restructure the naira notes in 2024. The apex bank said this on Tuesday in a statement signed by its Director, Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin, and shared on its X handle. The CBN urged Nigerians to disregard the wide circulation of…
Saudi Arabia is set to host the men’s 2034 World Cup after Australia withdrew its interest to bid for the tournament. Football Australia confirmed its decision only hours before Fifa’s deadline for declarations of interest on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia is the only other nation to bid. Australia’s governing body says it intends to focus its…
The 2023 Supplementary Appropriation Bill on Tuesday scaled second reading in the House of Representatives as lawmakers said it is for the benefit of the country. President Bola Tinubu had written the House seeking the approval of the sum of N2,176,791,286,033 as 2023 supplementary budget to address labour wage adjustments, security and more. The President…
The FBI has declared that it will not make any private records or information about President Bola Tinubu available to the general public. In response to a lawsuit that American activist Aaron Greenspan brought in the United States District Court of the District of Columbia, the government agency of the United States made this known…
