President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on his 89th birthday. Tinubu rejoiced with the elder statesman, describing his influence in Nigeria, Africa and globally as significant. The President’s message is contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja. Tinubu noted Obasanjo’s courage…
Halima Kazeem, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, told an Abuja court that a former General Manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-Kusa, gave his statement voluntarily. The EFCC charged former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki , Baba-Kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited with criminal…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ogun State has sounded the alarm over a fake recruitment scheme circulating across social media platforms, warning that it is not currently conducting any recruitment. In an official statement released on Tuesday, spokesperson for the command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, disclosed that a group of fraudsters had…
Nigeria’s refinery troubles stem from entrenched political interference and corruption rather than a shortage of skilled manpower, the country’s leading oil and gas union has said. Speaking at the 4th PENGASSAN and Labour Summit in Abuja, Festus Osifo, President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), argued that refinery workers…
Nigeria is rebranding its Defence Industries Corporation to unify and standardise domestic military production, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Christopher Musa announced on Wednesday. Speaking ahead of the Maiden African Chiefs of Defence Staff Conference, set for Aug. 25–27 in Abuja, Musa said all defence manufacturing firms will now operate under the corporation, subject…
Not many people realize that Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump’s youngest daughter, resides in Nigeria with her husband, Michael Boulous, who is of Lebanese-Nigerian descent. The couple primarily lives in the United States but stays at their home in Banana Island, Lagos, whenever they visit Nigeria. Michael’s grandfather immigrated to Nigeria from Lebanon at the start…
Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy(FMACCE), has presented the ministry’s Strategic Roadmap for Nigeria’s creative sector to members of the diplomatic community and international partners. Musawa made the presentation at the Diplomatic and International Development Partners Forum, at the UN House in Abuja on Monday. The forum is a flagship initiative of…
Al-Hilal is reportedly ready to extend an astonishing €50 million (approximately N89 billion) annual salary to entice Victor Osimhen to make the switch from Napoli. Just last week, Osimhen rejected an already impressive offer of €30 million (around N54 billion) per season. This came after Al-Hilal had agreed to activate the €75 million release clause…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has arrested a Chinese businessman and an 80-year-old grandma, for drug trafficking. This is contained in a statement by Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that both suspects top the list of arrests made by operatives of the NDLEA in…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to supporting and providing an enabling environment for sports development in Nigeria. The President spoke while flagging off the Torch of Unity Movement for the 22nd National Sports Festival at the State House, Abuja. The national sports festival, tagged: “The Gateway Games”, will take place in…
