Author: Femi Adeniyi

President Muhammadu Buhari has swore-in four newly appointed Permanent Secretaries of the Federal Civil Service. Buhari Sallau, the Personal Assistant to President Buhari on Broadcast Media in a tweet said the swearing-in ceremony took place before the commencement of the Wednesday weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, virtual meeting, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The four new Permanent Secretaries, made up of three men and a woman. The new Permanent Secretaries are Mr James Sule from Kaduna State, Mr Ismaila Abubakar from Kebbi State, Mrs Ibiene Patricia Roberts from Rivers State and Mr Shehu Aliyu Shinkafi from Zamfara State. Physically present…

Olori Naomi Adeyeye Ogunwusi, wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 has welcomed a baby boy. Details shortly……….

A few days after the reports about purported cracks in Nigeria was credited to him, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha has denied the news making the round on the issue of possible break up in the country. Speaking on the report credited to him, Mustapha said he was quoted out of context adding that he did not suggest that Nigeria will break up. He reiterated the commitment of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to a united Nigeria. In a statement he issued in reaction to the reports, Mustapha said he has observed with concern, the apparent…

Chairman of the Ondo State Civil Service Commission, Dr. Afolabi Adewakun says the State Government has promoted no fewer than 31,086 civil servants since the inception of the Governor Rotimi Akeredolu-led administration. While addressing journalists in his office at Alagbaka, Akure, Adewakun stated that the state government had been committed to the welfare of the workers in the state adding that the promotion exercise began in 2017. According to Adewakun, 6,644 were promoted in the mainstream civil service while 24,442 were promoted in the boards, parastatal, and agencies of the government. Also, 1,292 workers in the state main civil service…

Ahead of the forthcoming October 10 governorship elections in Ondo State, the All Progressives Congress, APC has accused former governor Olusegun Mimiko of plotting to rule the state for the third term through the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Mr Yekini Nabena, who made the allegation in Abuja said that Mimiko controlled the ZLP as its sole administrator. According to Nabena, it is not surprising that the entire governorship campaign of the ZLP was centred around Mimiko rather than its supposed governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi. He added that Mimiko deludes himself that the people…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has issued a warning about the possible explosion of Coronavirus, COVID-19 in the country. Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu made this known while speaking during an interview in Abuja. Ihekweazu, who said that a second wave of the virus is inevitable in Nigeria urged all states in Nigeria to increase the number of COVID-19 testing noting that some people might be positive and still asymptomatic. Earlier, the agency has listed nine states that have tested the least number of samples for COVID-19, the states are Taraba, Adamawa, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, Kebbi,…

Justice Muniru Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court has sentenced a former staff of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Oreoluwa Adesakin to a cumulative 98 years imprisonment for fraud. The woman was found to have committed financial fraud against her employers to the tune of N49,320,652.32 (Forty-nine Million, Three Hundred and Twenty Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty-two Naira, Thirty-two Kobo). Adesakin was also accused of stealing the sum of $368,203.00 (Three Hundred and Sixty-eight Thousand, Two Hundred and Three Dollars) belonging to the bank which she converted to her personal use. It was gathered that the convict was prosecuted…

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, October 1 as a public holiday in commemoration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary. In a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of interior, Georgina Ekeoma, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola called on all Nigerians to join hands together with the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in its quest to ensure a better Nigeria for all citizens, both at home and abroad. The statement tagged “WE MUST TOGETHER MAKE NIGERIA GREAT” Aregbesola said the unity among Nigerians shall be a befitting tribute to the struggles of Nigeria’s heroes past. The Minister said though, celebrating sixty-years of…

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed that the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic has taken more than one million lives since its outbreak which started from Wuhan, China. According to the Director-General, the Coronavirus outbreak is a difficult moment for the whole world, but there are also glimmers of hope that gives encouragement for the weeks and months ahead. He revealed that just nine months from when the virus was first identified, some of the best scientists in the world have collectively developed tests to diagnose cases to reduce mortality in the most severe cases…

As a way to celebrate her 27th birthday, Mercy Eke, winner of the season 4 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality Tv Show has bought a new range Rover for herself. In a tweet, the self-acclaimed Queen of Highlights said she couldn’t think of a better way to spoil herself than getting what she has always wanted. I want it, I got it, I want it, I got it, Couldn’t think of a better way to spoil myself today after an amazing year, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME, from me to me…Range Rover Velar, #QueenOfHighlights #MerMoneyIs27. You will recall that…

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS has hinted winner of the Season 5 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality Tv Show, Olalekan Agbeleshe, also known as Laycon on how they are looking forward to him paying his tax. In a congratulatory message to the BBNaija Lockdown edition winner, the agency in a tweet wished him more wins adding that they look forward to seeing him in the year 2021 as he pays his tax. The tweet reads “Congratulations @itsLaycon Winner @BBNaija Lockdown edition. More wins!! We look forward to seeing you in Y2021 as you #payyourtax.” Meanwhile, many Twitter…

Winner of the 4th edition of the Big Brother Naija reality Tv show, Mercy Eke has taken to the social media platform to celebrate her 27th Birthday on Tuesday, September 27 as many of her fans also congratulated her on the occasion of the Birthday. In a post on both her Twitter and Instagram pages, the former BBNaija housemate and winner posted different stunning photos as she expressed delight for celebrating another birthday not just the regular way but as a celebrity given the fame around her after the reality Tv show. Mercy, in one of the tweet, said “Nothing is…

President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, UN in New York, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad Bande, following his successful tenure as the President of the 74th Session of the United Nations General (UNGA74) 2019-2020. The Senior Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Gabar disclosed this in a tweet on Moday, September 28. According to the President, despite all the challenges that pre-existed Bande’s tenure in office and those posed by the COVID-19 global pandemic, marking the most trying time in the history of the UN, Bande was relentless in pursuing the agenda…

Almost a year after a young Nigerian Senator, Elisha Abbo was accused of slapping a Nursing mother at a sex toy shop on May 11, 2019, a Federal High Court in Abuja has asked him to pay the sum of fifty million naira to Osimibibra Warmate for assault.  Lugard Tare-Otu and Nelson who identified themselves as Warmate’s lawyers confirmed this to journalists on Monday, September 28. Also, in a tweet, Nelson expressed delight that Justice has been served in the case of the Nigerian Senator who slapped and assaulted a young lady at a Sex toy shop. “Remember that video…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP National Campaign Council for forthcoming Ondo Governorship Elections has condemned what it described as Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s hate comments against former Governor Olusegun Mimiko and a former Chief Judge, Seyinde Kumuyi. In a statement issued on Monday, September 28 by Kola Ologbodiyan, the Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee for the Ondo elections, the party stated that the recent comment made by Governor Akeredolu was shocking. The PDP said Akeredolu had on Sunday declared on national television that some leaders and citizens of Ondo State are his enemies for life for rejecting him and his party, the APC ahead…

A US federal judge, Carl Nichols has halted the enforcement of a banning order by President Donald Trump on downloads of a popular video app, TikTok a few hours before it was set to take effect. The judge issued a temporary injunction at the request of TikTok, which the White House has called a national security threat stemming from its Chinese parent firm’s links to the Beijing government. Although no reason for the decision was released in a brief order by the court in Washington, the opinion was sealed as there were indications that the judge may unseal portions of…

Organisers of the Big Brother Naija reality Tv show has on Monday announced the date when Olalekan Agbelesebioba, also known as Laycon and all the winners during the Season 5 housemates will collect their prizes. In a tweet, the organisers stated that the prizes would be presented to the housemates on Wednesday, September 30 by 11 am. The tweet reads “All your favourite #BBNaija Housemates are going to collect their winnings in grand style this Wednesday. If you want the type of content that’ll make you smile like mumu, then you better tune in.” The announcement is coming barely 24…

Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has warned that the country may break up if the necessary measures are not put in place to address the existing cracks. Osinbajo gave the warning on Sunday, September 27 while speaking during a church service in commemoration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary. Osinbajo, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha said focus and prayers are the tools to defeat any possible efforts that may arise in the course of mending the cracks in Nigeria. He said though the walls in Nigeria are not yet broken, there…

Although the season 5 edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show has come to an end on Sunday, September 27 2020, many lovers of the show and the housemates that took part in the season 5 edition still have one or more things to say about how the show went. Also, Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba, popularly known as Laycon has been crowned the winner of the season 5 edition of the BBnaija show, nonetheless, one of the housemates who was able to register his name on the heart and lips of many viewers is Ezekiel Bright Osemudiame, popularly known as Brighto.…

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has condemned the fresh attacks on the convoy of Borno State governor, Babangana Zulum by insurgents resulting in the killing of some of the security operatives attached to the governor. In a statement signed by the national publicity secretary of the party, the PDP noted that the repeated attacks on the governor as well as the rising wave of terrorist attacks reinforce apprehensions of security compromises and lapses, hence the need to immediately rejig the nation’s security architecture. The party raised concerns over what it described as the frightening situation where insurgents now have…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC to shelve its planned strike, which according to him can only bring more hardship to ordinary Nigerians. The Minister who stated this during a meeting with online publishers in Lagos said that the recent full deregulation of the petroleum sector and the service-based electricity tariff adjustment which led to hike in fuel price and electricity tariff will, in the long run, benefit the ordinary people. Speaking on the deregulation, Mohammed said ordinary citizens are not the beneficiaries of the subsidy on petroleum products…