Shehu Sani, a socio-political commentator, on Tuesday, said there is high possibility the newly-inaugurated Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, will get himself into “serious political trouble” with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He said while there is no doubt about Wike’s capability to deliver on his job, there is also tendency that he…
World 100m women’s hurdles champion and record holder, Tobi Amusan, will begin her title defence on Tuesday (today) at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. The race starts by 6:12pm, according to the event schedule of the championship. Amusan was cleared to defend her title last Thursday by the Athletics Integrity Unit after an…
The Minister of Steel Development, Shuaibu Audu, has stressed the need to resuscitate the Ajaokuta Steel Company. During a press briefing in Abuja on Monday, Audu affirmed his commitment to restoring the moribund steel plant. According to him, he will set a roadmap for the development of the steel sector, aggressively pursue the completion of…
The new Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that he feels challenged to be appointed a minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He spoke on Monday night in Abuja on the sidelines of the reception organised for him by the Osun State chapter of the APC and other stakeholders….
The newly appointed Minister for Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed has assured the staff of the ministry and various stakeholders that his tenure will have a ministry that is open and accountable to Nigerians. He made these comments following the inauguration of 45 confirmed ministers-designate on Monday at the Conference Centre of the State…
Rihanna has given birth to a baby boy, her second child with rapper A$AP Rocky, a report said Monday. The music megastar and beauty entrepreneur became a mother for the second time at the start of month, entertainment outlet TMZ said. “Sources with direct knowledge tell us the baby arrived August 3rd in Los Angeles,”…
Soma, one of the housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija reality show, has emerged the Head of House (HOH) for the 5th week. Soma who takes over leadership from Mercy was excited when Biggie made the announcement upon completion of the task. During the HOH task, the housemates were made to search through some…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday, distributed food palliative to 12,200 vulnerable households living in Muna, Custom and Ngwom communities. SAHEL gathered that at least 73,200 persons will benefit as each of the 12,200 households is made up of six persons. The palliative distribution was meant to ease the hardship from the removal…
Afrobeats superstars Davido, Burna Boy, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage are among the notable music stars nominated for the 2023 Trace Awards. On Monday, music media company Trace revealed the nominees for the inaugural Trace Awards set to take place at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on 21 October 2023. The live event and global TV…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has stressed that the solid mineral sector needs a dynamic overhauling and goes beyond selling raw materials into the development of value chains to get added earnings and redouble Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This was disclosed on Monday by the Governor at the opening ceremony of…
