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Akpabio-led Senate Approves Tinubu’s Fresh $2.2bn Loan Request
The Senate, on Thursday, approved the $2.2 billion fresh loan request by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The decision was sequel to the consideration and adoption of a report of the committee on local and foreign debts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wamakko (Sokoto North). With the approval, Nigeria’s total debt has now hit an all-time high to the tune of N136 trillion. President...
Joe Biden Sighted Snapping Okonjo-Iweala At G-20 Summit
US President Joe Biden took many by surprise after snapping photos of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. After posing with some of her team members, President Biden took photos of Okonjo-Iweala with the US National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan. Describing the moment as great, Okonjo-Iweala...
“The Few Remaining Members Of PDP Are Perhaps Undertakers” — APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described party leaders remaining in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as undertakers waiting for the final burial of the opposition party. The APC Spokesman, Mr Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said this while reacting to the recent defection of some PDP leaders into the APC. Oladejo urged the...
Ohanaeze Youths Call For Caution In Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, Say Biafra Agitation Won’t Stop
The apex youth wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), has urged the Nigerian Government to tread with caution on the trial of the Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking with newsmen in Ikoyi, Lagos State after an interview with BBC Igbo at its national headquarter on Thursday 23rd July 2021, the National...
Don’t Allow Embittered, Ethnic Jingoists Mislead You On Yahaya Bello’s Case, Kogi Indigenes Tell EFCC
Indigenes of Kogi State have cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against those they described as embittered and desperate ethnic jingoists who are strengthening the public opinion that the Commission is collaborating with certain opposition figures to persecute the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The indigenes said since the allegation of corruption by the EFCC...
Nigeria On Track To Become Global AI Power – Microsoft
The General Manager of Microsoft Nigeria and Ghana, Mr. Abideen Yusuf, has expressed confidence in Nigeria’s potential to evolve from having “pockets of innovation” into a global hub for Artificial Intelligence (AI) development. Speaking to journalists in Lagos on Tuesday, Yusuf noted that AI could add over $15 trillion to the global economy by 2030 and emphasized that Nigeria has...
Two Siblings Die in Ijebu Ode Auto Crash
Two siblings have been confirmed dead in an accident at Irewon junction along Imowo -Ibadan garage road in Ijebu Ode Area of Ogun State. Spokesperson of the Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta, capital of the state. According to Akinbiyi, a motorist who was speeding around 7:50am on Monday, lost control...
Ogun Government Set To Recruit 700 Personnel For Amotekun
To increase the size and capability of the state security network agency, Ogun State Governor has directed the hiring of 700 more employees. The Corps Commander, Brigadier General Alade Adedigba (retd.), disclosed this in a statement sent to journalists on Saturday. Adedigba said, “This initiative underscores the government’s commitment to enhancing security measures across the state and ensuring the safety of...
Count Ebonyi Out Of Your ‘Nonsense’ Biafra — Umahi
Governor David Umahi has described the agitation of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), as nonsense. The outlawed group, which has been blamed for the rising violence in the South East, has been agitating for secession. The group has als...
Ogun Assembly Staff Members Threaten Strike Over Pay
Workers at the Ogun State House of Assembly have threatened to embark on strike if their salaries are not reviewed. This is as the national body of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) pleaded with Governor Dapo Abiodun to address the demands of their members in Ogun State on or before May 31. The parliamentary staff is demanding the full...
