President Muhammadu Buhari has added an additional week to his stay in London over an appointment with his dentist. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. Recall Buhari travelled to the United Kingdom last week for the coronation of …
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FG Targets Direct Flights To Pakistan
As part of concerted efforts to facilitate direct air connectivity between Nigeria and Pakistan, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has led a delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, to hold talks on the commencement of direct flights. The move was also targeted at fostering economic and trade relations between the …
Read More »Femi Otedola Really Has No Respect
FEMI has handled this whole matter with no respect for a man who has gone on air to say that apart from his wife, he was the only one he was following on IG. Being put on that kind of pedestal where your only other partner is someone who has …
Read More »NANS Raises Alarm Over Cultists’ Plans To Disrupt May 29 Inauguration
The Ogun State chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Tuesday, raised the alarm over plans by some hoodlums to disrupt the May 29 inauguration of Prince Dapo Abiodun, as the governor of the State for his second term in office. The students, under the aegis of …
Read More »Innoson Gifts Overall Best UTME Candidate N3m Scholarship
Nigeria’s indigenous automobile manufacturer, Innoson Vehicles has awarded N3 million scholarship to Ejikeme Joy, the overall best-performing candidate at the just-concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. This, according to the company’s Chairman, Dr Innocent Chukwuma, was a demonstration of its commitment to academic excellence. He noted that the gesture …
Read More »Rema Receives Warm Welcome In India
Afrobeats star, Divine Ikubor aka Rema, received a pleasant reception on his arrival in Mumbai on Tuesday ahead of his music tour in India. On his Instagram account, he posted videos of the moment when he arrived and how he was received with open arms. The ‘Calm Down’ crooner …
Read More »Lionel Messi’s Father Denies Saudi Arabia Move
Jorge Messi, father of Lionel Messi has denied reports that the Argentine star will be moving to Saudi Arabia next year. Reports of Paris Saint-Germain talisman signing a deal to play in Saudi Arabia next season had been widespread on Tuesday. A Saudi source close to the negotiations told AFP …
Read More »Senate Confirms Seven Nominees For NDIC Board
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dr Abdul Hakeem Mobolaji as chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), representing South West and six others Also confirmed by the red chamber are nominees for appointment as members of the NDIC Board. They include …
Read More »Why My N250bn Offer To Buy Transcorp Was Rejected – Says Femi Otedola
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has revealed that his offer to buy Nigerian conglomerate, Transcorp Corporation Plc, for N250bn was rejected. This came to light on Tuesday in a statement he issued to TheCable, weeks after the businessman acquired stakes in Transcorp and sold the shares. He revealed that he …
Read More »Abia Labour Party Lawmaker Backs Abass As House Of Rep Speaker
The lawmaker representing Isuikwuato-Umunneochi Federal Constituency in Abia State, Amobi Ogah, has called on fellow colleagues in the House of Representatives to support the consensus candidate of All Progressives Congress, Tajudeen Abass, as Speaker ahead of the 10th Assembly inauguration. The Labour Party member-elect, who drummed up support for Abbas …
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