The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has visited ailing Nollywood actor, Mr. Zack Orji, at the National Hospital in Abuja. Zack Orji was conveyed to the National Hospital at the weekend after he reportedly slumped in his toilet. Mrs. Tinubu was accompanied by the wife of the Vice …
Read More »Passport application automation begins on Jan. 8 – Minister
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has confirmed that the passport application automation process will begin operation on January 8, 2024. He added that Nigerians will be able to apply and complete their passport application process online without human contact. Tunji-Ojo, who was speaking during the inspection of …
Read More »Zambian minister resigns after he was caught on video receiving cash bribes from Chinese businessmen (video)
Zambian Foreign Minister, Stanley Kakubo has resigned after he was allegedly caught on video receiving cash bribes from Chinese contractors. In the 2022 video, the minister had promised to sell rich mineral mines to Chinese businessmen. But he reportedly failed to live up to the terms before the …
Read More »Court orders former minister to apologise over anti-judiciary comment
Former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Pauline Tallen, has been ordered to apologise by a Federal Capital Territory High Court following her comment about a court judgment. Tallen who was reacting to a judgement nullifying the candidature of Aishatu Binani as the governorship candidate of the All …
Read More »Those arrested for shooting and killing rapper AKA are his close associates – Police Minister
South Africa’s Police minister Bheki Cele made shocking revelations when giving the latest updates on AKA’s murder investigation. Recall that the rapper was shot dead on February 10 outside a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban. During an interview with Faith Mangope on Metro FM, Cele said they …
Read More »Tinubu is a democrat and has no plan to stifle media ? Minister
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the Federal Government has no plan to stifle or control the media. The Minister who however stressed the need for media organizations to exercise a lot of responsibility during an interview on Channels TV, said both the operators …
Read More »Sit in your office and work for Nigerians – Oshiomhole tackles Minister over N1bn Switzerland trip budget
Senator Adams Oshiomole, who is a member of the Senate Committee on Trade, has criticized the Minister for Trade, Industry and Investments, Doris Uzoka, for proposing N1 billion in the 2024 budget for a foreign trip to Geneva, Switzerland. Oshiomole tackled the Minister over the budgetary proposal when she …
Read More »TCN should be restructured into two entities ? Minister of Power
Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu has described the privatization of the Nigerian power sector as a disappointment. Speaking at the Ministerial Retreat on the Integrated National Electricity Policy and Strategic Implementation Plan, the minister outlined plans to restructure the Transmission Company of Nigeria to align with the Electricity …
Read More »Minister Edu inspects IDPs’ housing project worth ₦3 million each in Abuja
one and two bedroom houses will be built to accommodate IDPs in states, as part of efforts to address multi dimensional poverty in the country. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betta Edu, on Tuesday inspected houses being built for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Idu area of …
Read More »Power Minister, Adelabu dumps Accord Party, rejoins APC
Adelabu says his defection will be declared at a ceremony to be held at the APC Secretariat in the Oke-Ado area of Oyo State. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has dumped the Accord Party and returned to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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