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President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Lagos, praised Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and chairman of the Bill Gates Foundation, for inspiring leaders worldwide by consistently lifting the poor and underprivileged. The President, who conferred the national honour of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Gates, noted the renowned philanthropist’s […]

Saraki A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has assured Nigerians that the Peoples Democratic Party will bounce back and provide formidable opposition to the country’s democratic rule by 2027. Saraki, the Chairman of the PDP Reconciliation Committee, told reporters in Ilorin on Wednesday that though people are defecting from the party now, others are also […]

Amaechi Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has criticised the current chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, alleging that the All Progressives Congress would not have been registered or won the 2015 general elections if Yakubu had been in charge at the time. Speaking on Arise TV on Tuesday night, Amaechi praised […]

Wike, Amaechi Immediate former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he will not stoop to the level of a child by exchanging insults with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. This response came after Wike mocked the former Rivers State governor, alleging that Amaechi was not hungry for food, as […]

Pastor Tunde Bakare and President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu and a former presidential aspirant who is also the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, met in Lagos on Wednesday. Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, shared a photograph of the President with the prominent cleric on his X handle. Bakare told […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has told its members in the National Assembly to forget automatic tickets in the coming elections. Also, it debunked the rumour making the rounds that its members  on the nation’s  apex lawmaking chambers including the Senate and House of Representatives – would get automatic ticket for the 2027 elections. In […]

Egbe Omo Ilaje Worldwide, the umbrella sociocultural organisation of the Ilaje people, a sub-group of the Yoruba race, has raised a five-member fact-finding committee to investigate the attack on a prominent monarch in Ondo State, the Olu of Igbokoda, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo The royal father was reportedly assaulted by an influential community leader on June […]

Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his administration’s unwavering commitment to the safety of lives and property, as he distributed high-grade operational Toyota Hilux vehicles to security agencies in the State. The ceremony, held at the Government House grounds in Akure on Wednesday, formed part of activities marking the Governor’s first 100 days […]

Deposit banks will no longer deduct charges for unstructured supplementary service data transactions, USSD, from their customers” bank accounts. Rather, the charges will henceforth be deducted directly from the customers’ mobile’ airtime,  according to a directive  to the banks by the Nigerian Communications Commission [NCC]. This came to the open in an email from the […]