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Day: March 21, 2024

President Tinubu appoints Olugbile Holloway as museum commission DG

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Holloway is the Managing Director of Evoke Communications Limited, a creative brand/consultancy agency. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Olugbile Holloway as the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. This is contained in a statement by Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Thursday…

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Davido will perform ‘Flex My Soul’ on Billboard X Honda Stage

Davido will premiere his highly-anticipated single on the Billboard X Honda stage. Afrobeats megastar Davido has been at the forefront of exporting African music for over a decade and in his new interview with Billboard, the Grammy nominee looks back at his journey. In the behind-the-scenes video of “Davido Welcomes All to His World of…

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Killers of 16 military personnel will not go scot-free – Defence Minister

Badaru thanked all personnel of the Nigerian military for their gallantry and efforts to make the nation very secure. The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, on Thursday assured that those who killed the 16 army personnel in Delta would not go scot-free. The minister also assured that the school children abducted in Kuriga, Kaduna…

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Abure says NLC don’t own LP, accuses protesters of stealing salaries

The LP National Chairman added that NLC had been claiming ownership of LP which was not true. Julius Abure, the National Chairman of the Labour Party(LP) has faulted Wednesday’s picketing of the National Secretariat of the party by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) saying it is a show of shame. This is contained in a…

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Nigerian youths are gifted, Tinubu seeks win-win collaboration with Meta

Earlier in his remarks, Clegg thanked the President for an executive order he issued, which enabled the landing of the Meta-backed deep-sea cable in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu says his administration will continue to sustain investments in digital technology to enhance the sustainability of small businesses. Tinubu said such investment would also expand opportunities across…

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Police kill 5 kidnappers during rescue of poultry manager in Ogun forest

Alamutu said that the victim was rescued unhurt, saying that the corpses of the kidnappers had been deposited at the morgue of a General Hospital. The Police Command in Ogun said it had killed five suspected kidnappers and rescued the victim, a poultry manager, Tunde Osifowokan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected…

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Wike approves ₦280.3m for scholarships to 13,946 poor students

He added that the move was also to ensure that students and teachers have access to quality facilities needed for quality education delivery. Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has approved N280.3 million for the payment of scholarships to 13,946 indigent students at all levels of education in the FCT. Dr Danlami…

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Peter Obi praises Otti for Abia road that has been abandoned for 40 years

Obi commended the Otti administration for strategic investment in infrastructure that will positively impact the socio-economic development of Abia State. Peter Obi, the Labour Party flag-bearer in the 2023 presidential election, has showered praises on Abia State Governor Alex Otti for commencing the rehabilitation of the Arochukwu-Ndi Okereke-Ozuabam Road. He noted that the development is…

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Emeka Ike welcomes new baby on his birthday

Ike announced the arrival of the new baby in a post on his Instagram page on Thursday. It’s double celebrations in the house of the Nollywood veteran Emeka Ike following the birth of a new baby girl by his wife, Yolanda Pfeiffer. Ike, in a post on his Instagram account on Thursday, March 21, 2024,…

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Wike begins repair of 19 public schools, promises quality education in FCT

The minister explained that the rehabilitation of the 19 schools would be funded under the 2023 supplementary budget. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration will improve access to quality education in public schools across the territory. Wike made the promise on Thursday, at the School of the…

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