President Bola Tinubu will depart Nigeria for Brazil on Sunday for the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit. Disclosing this, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president’s latest trip is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This …
Indian Prime Minister to visit Nigeria on Saturday
President Bola Tinubu will welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a State Visit at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Sunday. Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive on Saturday. His visit to Nigeria will be the first by an Indian prime minister since Dr Manmohan Singh’s state visit in 2007, when the two …
Ghana fail to qualify for the 2025 AFCON in Morocco
The Black Stars must now focus on avoiding a bottom-of-the-table finish in their qualifying group Four-time Africa Cup of Nations champions Ghana have officially failed to secure a ticket to the 2025 edition for the competition after succumbing to a 1-1 draw against Angola at the November 11th Stadium in Luanda. Ghana crash out of …
Court sacks MC Oluomo as NURTW President, affirms Baruwa
The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has sacked Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo from the position of the National President of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers, NURTW. The court also affirmed Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the authentic President of NURTW. The court also affirmed the judgment of the Industrial Court …
President Tinubu calls for peaceful governorship election in Ondo
President Bola Tinubu has urged all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State. Tinubu said it’s in the best interest of all Nigerians to ensure a free and fair election and consolidate the nation’s over 25 years of democratic governance. This was disclosed in …
FG proposes 47.9 trillion for 2025 budget
The federal government has proposed the sum of N47.9 trillion as budget proposal for the 2025 fiscal year. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Thursday, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. Bagudu also disclosed that the Council …
Obaseki embarks on post medical vacation
The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has proceeded on vacation to rest and undergo a medical check-up. The move is coming following the completion of his second tenure as the Edo governor on November 11, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement by his Media Adviser, Crusoe Osagie, on Wednesday. Osagie said, …
New York Times workers end strike!
For over a week. 600 tech workers of the NYT had taken to the streets of New York to protest and call for the American newspaper, New York Time to ensure job security and adequate pay. New York Times workers returned to work on Tuesday following a week long strike negotiating their pay contracts and …
Joe Biden, Donald Trump meet in the oval office
President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are meeting in the Oval Office, resuming a tradition that Trump himself disregarded in 2020. Biden spoke first and called for a smooth transition. Trump then said that politics is tough but that the transition will be smooth. They did not answer questions.
INEC to begin distribution of sensitive materials Thursday ahead of Edo poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that it will begin the distribution of sensitive materials for the upcoming election on Thursday, as part of its preparations for the poll. The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, made this statement on Wednesday during an inspection of the materials at the Akure office of the …