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President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday, November 27, to begin a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron.   A statement released by presidential media aide, Bayo Onanuga, says the Nigerian leader’s three-day visit, will focus on strengthening political, economic, and cultural relations and establishing more opportunities for partnership, particularly in agriculture, …

TVC presenter, Akashat Ny’mat, has knocked singer Davido for going on US radio programme to say Nigeria’s economy is in shambles. While speaking on a programme on the TV station this morning, Ny’mat couldn’t hide her displeasure at Davido’s comment. According to her, he de-marketed Nigeria by the comments he made about Nigeria and her economy. ‘’Asiwaju is taking a …

A Nigerian woman, Mewolaka Omololami Fashakin, who described herself as the president of second wives association, has slammed Iyaales (senior wives).    “As the president of the second wives association, I want you to know that any iyaale who fi*ghts us , ign*ore us , drag us on social media, or even tu*rns herself to Efunsetan does not scare us …

Senator Shehu Sani has asked why Nigerians attack the President for requesting for loans but not the lawmakers who approve the said loans.   In a post shared on his Facebook handle, Sani wrote; ‘’You attack the President for requesting for loan but you are afraid of calling out your Senator and Reps member for approving it. I still wonder …

A bill seeking to reduce the tenure of the president and governors to a single tenure of 6 years has been rejected in the House of Representatives.     The bill, sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere and 33 others was debated on Thursday before lawmakers rejected it.   The now rejected bill sought to amend 1999 to reduce the tenure of …

The Arewa Consultative Forum says the policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has worsened the economic crisis in the region.    In a communique issued on Wednesday, November 20 by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF urged the President to review and reassess his administration’s economic policies.   ‘’The policies of the current Federal Government have …

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s comments came the day after representatives of the G20 nations endorsed a joint statement that called for a pact to combat hunger, more aid for Gaza, an end to the war in Ukraine and other goals. ADVERTISEMENT Brazil’s president opened the second day of the G20 Summit by calling for more action to slow …

A Nigerian woman is getting married to a white man she met “by accident”.  She explained that when former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari banned Twitter, she had to use VPN to change her location online so it appears she’s in a different location and this allowed her to access Twitter online.  It was during this period that she met her …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has declared Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the legally recognised President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).  The Court also okayed the judgement of the National Industrial Court delivered on March 11, 2024, in respect of Suit No. NICN/ABJ/263/2023, which declared Baruwa as NURTW president.  At a press briefing on Friday, …

The remains of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, was laid to rest at the National Cemetery, Abuja today November 15. The funeral service for the late Army chief held at the National Christian Centre and then his body was moved to the National Cemetery for interment.   President Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President …