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The president of La Liga has accused Real Madrid of showing ‘lack of elegance’ following the club’s boycott of Monday night’s Ballon d’Or awards after Vinicius Junior was snubbed for the prestigious gong.The Spanish had initially planned to send a delegation of 50 people to Paris, where they were expecting to see Vinicius Junior be crowned as the best male player in world football.Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal – …

US President Joe Biden today October 9 had a phone conversation with President Bola Tinubu touching on issues from law enforcement collaboration to a potential United Nations (UN) Security Council seat for Africa. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who disclosed this said the call took place at around 4pm Nigerian time and lasted approximately 30 minutes. Tuggar …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, says President Tinubu is doing a great job and working to make sure the current economic hardship facing the people comes to an end.   He said this when he spoke in Akure at the inauguration of the 305-member National Campaign Council for the November 16 governorship election in …

Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, says contrary to popular opinion, President Bola Tinubu, did not acquire a new official jet but a refurbished one.   While speaking on Channels TV on Sunday, October 27, Onanuga said;   “It’s not President Tinubu’s plane, it belongs to the people of Nigeria, it is our property”   He said some jets in the presidential …

The Speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkarim Lawan, has raised concerns about the safety of Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, following an incident involving the vice-president’s aircraft in the United States.    Lawan claims that Shettima’s life is at risk due to the aging and “faulty” presidential jet he travels with, urging the Nigerian Government to provide a …

The Guild of Medical Directors (GMD) has sounded the alarm over the growing financial strain on Nigeria’s private healthcare sector, revealing that more than 50% of private hospitals have shut down, with those remaining barely staying afloat.    President of the GMD, Dr. Raymond Kuti, explained in an interview that many hospitals are struggling to manage soaring costs of essentials …

Former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, says President Bola Tinubu is destined to fix Nigeria.   She stated this on her X handle this morning. This comes days after she and four other Ministers were fired from President Tinubu’s cabinet. Shortly after her sack, she released a statement thanking the President for giving her the opportunity to serve in …

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after spending two weeks in the United Kingdom (UK) for vacation.    The president arrived at the nation’s capital, Abuja, on Saturday evening. He was received by government functionaries as well as some of his party leaders.   Watch the video below      

A Bolivian court has issued an arrest warrant for former president Evo Morales accused of statutory r@pe and human trafficking after he failed to testify this week.   Evo Morales is accused of fathering a child with an unnamed 15-year-old child while in office in 2016, when he was 57-years old.     The girl’s parents are said to have …

Presidential Spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga has replied Nigerians who have criticised President Tinubu for travelling to the UK and now to France for his annual leave.    On Friday, October 12, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on political and other matters, Ibrahim Masari, revealed that the President Tinubu left the United Kingdom, where he had gone for a two-week …