Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, says the naira redesign policy has wiped out the major part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements, adding that the president is leaving the office on a sour note. He said the policy had impoverished Nigerians and dented the legacies that Buhari’s government hoped to leave behind. The Nobel laureate spoke…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Kano on Thursday. Idris-Ahmad said that the seizures and arrests were made between…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control on Wednesday in Abuja sealed two shops for allegedly selling unapproved products to Nigerians. The shops are located in the Zuba Central motor park and Utako main market. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that some of the unregistered products said to be aphrodisiacs are:…
By James Bamgbose The role of a spokesperson for any government cannot be overemphasized. This is because the spokesperson serves as a bridge between the government and the public. In recent times, the spokesperson to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, has stood out as an exceptional communicator and representative of the…
The crisis of confidence rocking the national leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has taken a new dimension as a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) restrained the National Chairman of the party, Mr Julius Abure, National Secretary, Alhaji Farouk Ibrahim and two others from parading themselves as National Officers of the party….
Tech executive, Bob Lee, who created the mobile payment service, Cash App, was stabbed to death in San Francisco, California, USA, on Tuesday morning. He was 43 years old. The tech mogul, who formerly served as the chief technology officer of Square, was attacked in the city’s downtown Rincon Hill neighborhood at 2:35 a.m., according…
Saudi Arabia club, Al-Hilal, have wooed Argentine superstar, Lionel Messi, with a deal worth €400 million a year. This was confirmed by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, on Tuesday night. According to him, the salary on the table for Messi is worth more than $438 million per annum. However, Messi is believed to be keen…
The Federal Government has declared Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration in Abuja. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of sacrifice, togetherness,…
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, said he told the presidential candidates of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, respectively, that they should leave the stage for fresh energies to assume the helm of affairs in Nigeria. Soyinka disclosed this while speaking in an…
The Federal Government has announced Friday 7 and Monday 10, April 2023 as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in Abuja on Wednesday. Aregbesola, in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Begore, on Wednesday, urged Christians to emulate the virtues of…
