Author: Akintayo Adams

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and traditional rulers have established a joint committee to explore assigning formal constitutional roles to traditional leaders. Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, noted that the meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja focused on defining and potentially strengthening the role of traditional rulers within Nigeria’s constitutional framework. He said the meeting agreed that “A joint committee of governors and our traditional rulers led by Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma should be set up, and that committee should seek to ensure that the various remarks and comments that were made from those that were present that…

Football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has revealed his favourite singer between famed Nigerian superstars Davido and Wizkid. This was sighted on a content on his YouTube page He was asked to pick his favorite between Davido and Wizkid. Cristiano Ronaldo, in his words, picked Davido ahead of Wizkid. A check on the singers’ Instagram page confirmed that Davido and Ronaldo are following each other while Wizkid is not following anyone on Instagram. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community, X/Twitter or Google News online channel.

President Tinubu has approved the appointment of Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as acting Chief of Army Staff. Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja. Until his appointment, Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna. The 56-year-old Oluyede and Lagbaja were coursemates and members of the 39th Regular Course. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community, X/Twitter or Google News online channel.

Members of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) are currently holding their monthly meeting at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. This edition is however one-of-a-kind as it involves Traditional Rulers under the aegis of National Traditional Council of Nigeria (NCTRN). Those sighted at the meeting are the chairman of NGF, AbdulRahman AbdulRazak (Kwara); Sheriff Oborevwori (Delta); Dapo Abiodun, (Ogun); Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Agbu Kefas (Taraba); Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya (Gombe), and Uba Sani (Kaduna). The prominent traditional rulers include Ọọ̀ni of Ifẹ̀, Oba Adéyẹyè Ẹnitàn Ògúnwùsì – Ọ̀jájá II; Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and Etsu Nupe,…

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu was confirmed as substantive Minister of State Foreign Affairs. The other ministers who were also confirmed are Dr. Jumoke Oduwole as Minister of Industry, Trade and Development; Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction; Muhammadu Dingyadi as Minister of Labour and Employment. Also confirmed are Idi Muktar Maiha as Minister of Livestock Development, Yusuf Ata as Minister of State, Housing, and Dr Suwaiba Said Ahmad as Minister of State, Education. The nominees were confirmed after about five hours…

Evangelist Ebuka Anozie Obi of Zion Ministry has urged members of his church to first buy cars for their mothers before doing same for their wives. According to him, any person who buys car for his wife before buying for his mother is a “fool at 40”. The evangelist, Obi, said: “You want to buy car for your wife and your mother don’t have a car? If you buy for your wife, you are a fool at 40. “Before you buy a car for your wife, buy for your mom and give her driver before you buy one for your…

YouTube reported $8.92 billion in ad revenue for Q3 2024, marking consistent double-digit growth. Over the past four quarters, total revenue from ads and subscriptions exceeded $50 billion, averaging more than $12.5 billion per quarter, according to Google CEO Sundar Pichai. YouTube’s ad revenue, reported as part of parent Alphabet’s Q3 earnings, was up 12.2% year over year. Wall Street analysts had forecast YouTube advertising revenue coming in at $8.89 billion for the quarter, according to StreetAccount. The ad-revenue figures don’t include subscription revenue from YouTube TV, YouTube Premium, YouTube Music Premium or NFL Sunday Ticket. YouTube saw a 20%…

The naira appreciated against the dollar on Tuesday at the official foreign exchange market. According to FMDQ data, the naira gained at ₦1630.35 per dollar on Tuesday from ₦1670.65 exchanged on Monday. This represents ₦40.3 appreciation. In another development, at the black market, the naira dropped further to ₦1748 per dollar on Tuesday from ₦1746 traded the previous day. This comes as FX transaction turnover increased to $242.59 million on Tuesday. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community, X/Twitter or Google News online channel.

The Government of Kogi State under the leadership of Ahmed Usman Ododo has approved the sum of ₦600 million naira as payment of the 2024/2025 WAEC fees for 18,734 Students in Public Secondary Schools in the state. The Kogi State Commissioner For Education, Wemi Jones made the disclosure at a Press Briefing held in his office, on Tuesday. “For the 2024/2025 WAEC, we approached the Governor in accordance with the existing law for his approval for the payment of students of WAEC for 18734 Students,” he said. “This policy by the Government is to make life easier for citizens, parents…

Manchester United legend Paul Scholes likened the excitement surrounding Ruben Amorim’s potential appointment to the early anticipation around Erik ten Hag’s arrival at the club. Scholes suggested that the “hype” feels similar, hinting at the high expectations for Amorim’s coaching skills and tactical potential if he were to take over. Speaking on The Overlap Fan Debate, Scholes said: “I think Thomas Tuchel was the right one to coach Manchester United, but obviously he’s gone now with England. He’s someone that can manage an elite football club and win big games. He’s been there and done it.” He added: “On Ruben…