Author: Akintayo Adams

President Bola Tinubu and his entourage left Lagos for Pretoria to attend the inauguration of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday. They traveled on two private planes. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, the Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, and other government officials escorted the President. PUNCH reported that a source disclosed the information. “They went in two private jets. Of course, you are aware that the presidential jets are no longer in good shape,” the source, who preferred not to be mentioned, said. Tinubu reportedly left the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, on a Dassault…

The family of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, has unveiled the fabrics meant to be purchased and worn ahead of the coronation of their Patriarch as the substantive Olúbàdàn of Ìbàdànland. According to reports, the Aṣọ Ẹbí is an Ankara fabric with blue and black colour alongside a stripped yellow ofi fabric for cap and headgear. The price of the Ankara fabric was given as ₦1,000 per yard, the men’s matching cap for ₦2,000 and the headgear for women was priced at ₦5,000. PUNCH reports that the weekly meeting held at the family compound at Ita Baale Olugbode had become…

Nvidia, on Tuesday, moved ahead of other tech companies to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. The chip company, which has seen tremendous growth over the past 18 months due to excitement about generative AI, rose 3.4 percent around 1:25 pm (1725 GMT), giving it a market value of about $3.3 trillion, slightly surpassing Microsoft and Apple. This California-based company, headed by Jensen Huang, has experienced a surge in profits thanks to high demand for its advanced GPU chips, which are leading the industry in advancing new AI technologies. “We believe over the next year the race to…

At least 550 pilgrims died during the hajj, Diplomats have revealed. This, according to them, highlights the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage coupled with increase in temperature in the region. 323 of those who died were said to be Egyptians, most of them succumbing to heat-related illnesses, AFP reported the Diplomats as saying. “All of them (the Egyptians) died because of heat” except for one who sustained fatal injuries during a minor crowd crush, one of the diplomats said, adding the total figure came from the hospital morgue in the Al-Muaisem neighbourhood of Mecca. It was claimed that 60 Jordanians…

Ismaila Musa, a pilgrim from Plateau State has died in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Alhaji Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary, Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday in Jos, the state capital. The deceased, who hails from Mangu Local Government Area of the state, was said to have died on Tuesday after a brief illness. “He was ill and had been on admission at Annur Specialist Hospital in Makka since May 31. ”We wish to extend our heartfelt condolences to his immediate family, the government and people of Plateau. ”We pray that Allah will…

Siminalayi Fubara, Governor of Rivers State, has nominated caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas in the state. The list was transmitted to the three-member Pro-Fubara Rivers State House of Assembly led by the Speaker, Victor Jumbo. In a statement issued on Tuesday night by the Clerk of the House, G.M. Gillis-West, the Assembly invited the nominees for screening on Wednesday by 8:00 am. Full list: 1. Abua/Odua LGA – Madigai Dickson 2. Ahoada East LGA – Hon. Happy Benneth 3. Ahoada West LGA – Mr. Daddy John Green 4. Akuku Toru LGa – Otonye Briggs 5. Andoni LGA…

Francisco Conceição scored a last-minute winner, helping Portugal come from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in their opening game of the 2024 UEFA European Championship Group F in Leipzig. On a memorable night for star player Cristiano Ronaldo, who was making his start in a sixth Euro tournament, Portugal dominated but conceded a goal to the Czech Republic shortly after the hour mark. The game seemed destined for a draw until Conceição, who had been on the field for just two minutes as a substitute, scored the decisive goal. This victory marks only the second time Portugal has…

The Rivers State Police Command has taken over all the 23 Local Government Area secretariats. This is sequel to the regthe death of a policeman and a member of a local security outfit in Eberi-Omuma in Omuma Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Police Public Relation Officer in the state, SP Grace Iringe Koko, confirmed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Tuesday evening. She said the move was necessary due to the breakdown of law and order in the various Local Government Council Secretariats. In the early hours of Tuesday (today), Governor…

The National Agency for Food and Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned Nigerians against keeping their cooked meals in a refrigerator for more than 72 hours. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the DG of NAFDAC gave the admonition at the 2024 World Food Safety Day with the theme, ‘Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected’. Het speech, however, was contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Tuesday. According to the statement, cooked food stored in the refrigerator for days will be exposed to contamination by disease-causing pathogens, leading to food-borne diseases that can lead to death.…

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has convened a security council meeting with heads of security agencies to prevent escalation of violence in the state. This is sequel to an order by the Governor earlier today asking the LG Chairmen to hand over to Heads of Admin in their respective LGAs following the expiration of their tenure. The meeting was held behind closed doors at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. After the meeting, Governor Fubara told pressmen that discussions with the security chiefs s centred on strategies to contain the invasion of local government secretariats. He further cautioned…