It is just a matter of hours for President Muhammadu Buhari to sign the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Tuesday during an interview on Sunrise Daily. “He (Buhari) will sign it (the bill) any moment from now,” he said […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called for the cooperation of the United Kingdom, European Union, other international communities, and regional bodies to concretise the efforts against unconstitutional changes of government and deter coup plotters in Africa. He said this on Monday when he received the United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford, and British High […]
Donald Trump’s social-media platform, Truth Social, has launched, in a limited form, on the US Apple App Store. The app had similarities to Twitter, commentators noted – Mr Trump was banned from Twitter, Facebook and YouTube last year. And some early users had difficulties registering accounts. Project lead and former congressman Devin Nunes said it […]
Billionaire Carl Icahn has stepped up his fight with McDonald’s over the welfare of pigs used in its food chain. Mr Icahn, whose no-nonsense reputation for shaking-up companies made him a Wall Street legend, wants to put two people on McDonald’s board. He owns only 200 McDonald’s shares but, reportedly spurred on by his animal […]
The United Kingdom’s Minister for Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, Vicky Ford is set for a maiden visit to Nigeria. This was disclosed in a statement by the British High Commission in Nigeria on Sunday. The British High Commission explained that the visit will take forward efforts by both countries to build on the […]
Donald Trump’s new social media app started a gradual rollout late Sunday and should be “fully operational” by late March, potentially raising the former president’s profile more than a year after he was banned by major platforms. “This week, we will begin to roll out to people on the Apple App store,” said Devin Nunes, […]
Super Eagles defender, Valentine Ozornwafor, collapsed twice on the pitch over the weekend but is in good condition, his club, Sporting Charleroi, have said. The Belgian club said this in a tweet on their official handle on Sunday. According to them, the player became unconscious twice during a league match against Royale Union Saint Gilloise […]
Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Simbi Wabote, yesterday, disclosed that the implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development (NOGICD) Act has retained over $8 billion and created 50,000 direct jobs in the past 11 years. He stated this in Lagos during breakfast meetings with members of […]
The Federal Government says it is ready to install Category 3 Instrument Landing System (ISL) at the Malam Aminu Kanu International Airport, Kano, Port Harcourt International Airport and the Katsina Airport. Mr Matthew Pwajok, the Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), made the announcement on Sunday in Abuja, when he featured […]
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has won the governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The governor secured 221,169 votes to defeat a former Secretary to the Government of the State (SSG), Moshood Adeoti, and a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff, who both secured 12,921 and […]