The Presidency has defended President Bola Tinubu amid backlash over his fall at the Eagles Square in Abuja. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said his principal is not a superman, stressing that he’s like other human beings. Onanuga recounted that President Joe Biden of the United States and former President Barack…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has sympathised with President Bola Tinubu after he slipped at the Eagles Square during the 2024 Democracy Day celebration. Newsmen recalls Tinubu on Wednesday slipped at the Eagles Square while boarding the parade vehicle. The President, however, quickly regained his balance and continued with the proceedings without further issues. Reacting…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Sabiganna of Iganna Kingdom and Chairman, Traditional Council in Iwajowa Local Government, Area of Oyo State, Oba Saliu Azeez has felicitations Nigerians on Democracy Day. He described President Bola Tinubu as a silver lining in Nigeria’s chequered history. This was contained in a statement by the monarch. The Monarch maintained that…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu As the country marks the 25th anniversary of an uninterrupted democratic government reign, Osun state First Lady, Her Excellency, Chief Mrs. Titilola Adeleke has urged Nigerians to be more determined and resolute against all odds to ensure that the democracy fought for by heros works for the greater benefits of all. Mrs…
By Yetunde Oke The Executive Director of Galilee Foundation, a Non-governmental Organisation in Ibadan, Dr Gregory Eigbadon, has urged states yet to enact Child’s Rights Act 2003, to do so. Dr Eigbadon made this known while speaking on this year’s World Day Against Child Labour on Pensioners FM Current Affairs programme, “Trending.” According to Dr…
The First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has called for collective action by all for the eradication of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria by the year 2030. Mrs Tinubu made this call in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2024 Annual Global Technical Consultation of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF joint programme on the elimination…
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun Area 1 Command, has warned smugglers to drop any plan of bringing illicit goods into the country during the forthcoming Eid-el Kabir celebrations. The Area Comptroller, James Ojo, who issued the warning today in Ota, Ogun State, said offenders would be made to face the wrath of the law….
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has formally lodged a complaint with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation regarding allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa. In a letter addressed to the HOCSF dated May 27, 2024, and sighted by newsmen on Tuesday, Tuggar…
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. The minister in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Aishetu…
The Federal Ministry of Works has fixed the vandalised railings and expansion joints used to absorb the thermal expansions at the Second Niger Bridge. Uchenna Orji, the Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, disclosed this to our correspondent on Monday. Orji said the vandalised sections of the bridge were fixed…