Ribadu now NSA as Tinubu sacks service chiefs, appoints new ones

By Banji Ayoola President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday sacked all the country’s service chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, and Comptroller General of Customs. He immediately appointed their replacements. Also, he named his former Special Adviser on Security and ex-EFCC boss, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu the National Security Adviser, NSA. These were contained in a […]

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Tinubu to attend two-day finance summit in Paris

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday join his counterparts from across the world in France to participate in the Paris Summary for New Global Financial Pact. This will be his first official foreign trip as president. The summit, which is convened by President Emmanuel Macron of France, will be held at Palais Brongniart. A […]

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Hilda Baci receives Guinness World Record plaque

Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, has confirmed receipt of her Guinness World Record plaque for the longest cooking marathon, weeks after completing the contest. Hilda received the plaque on Monday, and has since shared a video confirming receipt with the caption; “Our plaque is here @guinnessworldrecords.” The 26-year-old chef was on Tuesday, June 13, officially declared […]

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Does everything end for a human being at death?

By Banji Ayoola Death, the inevitable end of all human beings on earth, provokes fear, worry, and anxiety almost everywhere. Unlike other subjects, people generally do not like discussing death whether in their serious or leisure hours. The elderly abhor it. They discourage the youths and children from touching it. There is an inexplicable fear […]

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Confidence returns on CBN’s FX market reform, bright economic outlook

Folashodun Shonubi With close to N4 trillion gain recorded at the stock market post-presidential inauguration and renewed confidence that followed a recent change in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), stakeholders have expressed confidence that the outlook of the domestic economy is bullish with the hope that things will continue to get better as the […]

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Tribunal adjourns APM’s petition against Tinubu till Wednesday

Presidential Election Petition Court The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has once more adjourned the petition filed before it by the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) till Wednesday, June 21, 2023, for hearing. The Tribunal on Monday adjourned the petition of the APM challenging the victory of President Ahmed Bola Tinubu (BAT) during the 2023 presidential […]

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UK lawmakers set to judge ex-PM Johnson over ‘Partygate’

Boris Johnson. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / Pool / AFP) British MPs will cast their judgment on Monday on a damning report that found ex-prime minister Boris Johnson lied to parliament about lockdown-breaking parties. A House of Commons debate about the report is being held on Johnson’s 59th birthday — likely leading to the removal […]

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Adeleke bags honor as workers-friendly governor

UNIOSUN workers and the governor’s portrait Workers at the Osun State University have honored the state’s Governor Ademola Adeleke as Workers-Friendly Governor. The workforce also honored him with a merit award for his emergence as the 6th Executive Governor of Osun State. According to the workers, the governor has been prioritising the welfare of workers […]

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Don’t compromise merit on ministerial appointment, APC tells Tinubu

Warns against use of ex-governors, spent forces A section of the stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the North have cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against compromising merit on the altar of political consideration in his ministerial appointments. The group who are members of the Northern Progressives Union (NPU) claimed that the […]

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CBN lifts cash deposit restriction on domiciliary accounts, allows $10,000 daily withdrawals

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted its restriction on domiciliary accounts while allowing account holders to make withdrawals of up to $10,000 on a daily basis. The CBN disclosed this in a press statement on Sunday after deliberating at an extraordinary Bankers’ Committee meeting. According to the press statement signed by the CBN’s […]

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