President Bola Tinubu dismisses Halima Shehu over alleged financial misconduct
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate suspension and investigation of Ms Halima Shehu, the National Coordinator and CEO of the National Social Investment Program Agency over alleged financial malfeasance. Dr Akindele Egbuwalo, the National N-POWER Program Manager, has been appointed in an acting capacity as NC/CEO pending the conclusion of the investigation. Her suspension […]
Ondo State Governor Akeredolu Dies After Battling Chronic Illness
Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), was first elected governor of Ondo State in 2016. He had been battling unknown illness for some months before his demise in wee hours of Wednesday. Akeredolu’s cabinet member and Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Olateju, had recently described the deceased governor’s ailment as “somatic” during a […]
Carabao Cup: Chelsea Defeat Newcastle via Penalties
Chelsea reached the Carabao Cup semi-finals after a penalty shootout win over Newcastle following a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Fulham also qualified to the Semis, seeing off Everton via a dramatic penalty shootout after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time. Middlesbrough booked their place in the Carabao Cup semi-finals for the first time […]
Rivers Labour Commends Sim Fubara over Christmas Bonus
Rivers State Organized Labour on Wednesday, commended Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara for the Christmas Bonus to Rivers State Civil Servants. In a letter signed by the state chairperson, Comrade Chukwu Emecheta, said Sim Fubara has broken the record set by Dr. Peter Odili. It is a known fact in Rivers State that the last […]
EFCC Confirms Detention of Former Minister, Olu Agunloye
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have confirmed the detention of a former Minister of State for Power Olu Agunloye. The commission had about a week ago declared Agulonye wanted, over an alleged $6 Billion fraud related to the controversial Mambilla hydropower project. Agunloye was a Minister under President Olusegun Obasanjo’s government (1999-2003). Obasanjo had […]
#RiversState – Elders kick, vow to resist Presidents directives
Rising from an emergency meeting at which they reviewed the “President’s directives for the resolution of the political impasse in Rivers State,” the elders in a communique read by Chief Ada-George, said the agreement “unilaterally suspended the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by virtue of an attempt to reverse a court order recognizing. […]
Speaker House of Reps confirms 2024 budget will be passed on December 30
The speaker on the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said the 2024 budget would be passed on Saturday, December 30, 2023. Abbas at yesterday’s plenary said other budget related activities like compilation, processing and harmonization would take place in between. This was as he passed a message from the Committee on Appropriations to various […]
#Rivers ‘’No price is too much to pay for peace in the state’’ – Gov Fubara
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, yesterday, said no price was too big to ensure peace in the state. Fubara spoke as stakeholders rejected the truce brokered between him and Chief Nyesom Wike, his immediate predecessor, and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, minister, to end the political crisis in the state, less than 24 hours after the […]
Rivers Crises : Seven Commissioners Resign from Fubara’s Admin
Amid the political crisis rocking Rivers, two more commissioners have resigned from Governor Sim Fubara’s cabinet. This was as the two factions of the split state House of Assembly held separate sittings on Thursday. The commissioners, who tendered their resignation were: 1. Emeka Woke commissioner for Special duties 2. Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor – Attorney General, commissioner […]
UnitedMasters and the National Basketball Association (NBA) to Expand Collaboration across Africa
UnitedMasters and the National Basketball Association (NBA) (https://www.NBA.com) today announced plans to expand their existing collaboration across Africa by leveraging the popularity of music, basketball and the NBA on the continent to showcase African musicians and positively impact African youth. UnitedMasters’ collaboration with NBA Africa will empower independent musicians by providing UnitedMasters artists with the […]
