Author: Akintayo Adams

Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has canceled his rally due to an unavoidable rainfall, which turned out to be devastating. Addressing supporters at Wilmington airport, the outspoken Former President said, the would be rescheduled ‘bigger and better’. However, before calling off the rally initially scheduled to hold at Willington, North Carolina, Trump called for debates with President Joe Biden. “I’m devastated that this could happen but we want to keep everybody safe,” Trump said, his voice amplified by speakers to thousands of supporters, many of whom had lined up since early morning in hot and…

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State who doubles as the Chairman of the Ondo State Primary Election Committee, has announced that polls will be conducted in all 13 Wards of Okitipupa local government area of the state by 12 noon today. In a statement he signed, the governor said: “Having received reports of the primary election from the 203 wards in the 18 local governments of Ondo State, the primary election committee has decided that election will be conducted in all the 13 Wards of Okitipupa local government with total validated registered members of 9,515, because of validated reports that…

The US House of Representatives approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine on Saturday. Additionally, it approved $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific region and $26 billion in funding for Israel. The bills, which enjoyed broad support from both parties, will be sent to the Senate with another important piece of legislation. One voter abstained, while 210 Democrats and 101 Republicans supported the aid to Ukraine. Yet 112 Republicans abstained from voting for the aides. With 193 Republicans and 173 Democrats voting in favor, the Israel bill passed 366–58. The House-passed bill is probably going to be discussed by the…

Oil Marketers across the country, through the National Public Relations Officer of IPMAN, Chief Ukadike Chinedu, disclosed that the Port Harcourt Refinery will soon release Premium Motor Spirit to marketers at a cost below N500 per litre. He revealed, that the Nigeria Petroleum Company Limited sells fuel to Marketers at N567.7 per litre. “However, NNPC is still giving us PMS at N567.7/litre, so we want to believe that the Port Harcourt refinery should give us the product at N500/litre or less than that,” he said. Recall that on March 15, Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPCL, revealed that…

Amid the dollar’s recent gain vs the naira in the foreign exchange market, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has resumed its crackdown on Binance and other cryptocurrency platforms. This was confirmed by the spokesperson for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale. He said, the Commission is leaving no stone unturned, legally, to ensure normalcy is restored within the country’s forex market. Oyewale said, “The commission is doing everything within the ambit of the law to ensure that there’s sanity in the Nigerian foreign exchange market.” The National Security Adviser’s office, which had been detaining two of the company’s executives, Nadeem…

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration dedication to skills, technology, and vocational education in order to create more job opportunities in the country. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, stated this during the 38th, 39th, 40th and 41st convocation ceremonies for over 22,000 graduands at Usman DanFodio University, Sokoto. He also disclosed his government’s plans of establishing skills and innovation hubs in polytechnics as well as entrepreneurship centres across the federation. He said “We strongly believe that our survival can always be assured by the qualities of human capital development, which is…

Delta State governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, has reassured the residents of Okuama of returning to their communities in no distant time. He gave the assurance after he was finally allowed to visit the community, after the initial rejection by the military authorities a while ago. The former speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, accompanied by Commander 63 Brigade, Brig. Gen. Unachukwu Ugochukwu, and top government officials, noted that innocent citizens would not be made to suffer for what they know nothing about. Speaking to journalists at Okuama, Governor Oborevwori said: “We have followed due process in the whole…

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) reiterated on Saturday that the blast at Iraq’s military base constituted an assault. Late Friday, an explosion claimed the lives of two PMF officials and left eight others injured at Kalso military base in Babil Province, approximately 50km south of Baghdad. In an announcement, the PMF disclosed that its chief of staff, Abdul Aziz al-Mohammedawi, had visited the site and “scrutinized the particulars of the investigative committees present at the site of the attack.” The force commander affirmed it as an assault, while the army stated it was conducting an investigation, clarifying that there were…

The Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS Delta, has issued a firm admonition to wrongdoers to avoid its operational zones or face the repercussions. Commodore Abba Muhsin, the Commander of NNS Delta, delivered the cautionary message on Saturday following the quarterly Route March undertaken by the command’s personnel. “NNS Delta Areas of Operation are not for the criminals; we are calling on them to leave peacefully while the good people do their legitimate businesses,” he said. “As long as you want to stay with us, we will definitely get you, therefore, leave before the law catches up on you,” he warned. Muhsin…

Vice President Kashim Shettima has conveyed confidence regarding the trajectory of Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, asserting that it will persist in gaining value against the dollar. The Vice President made these remarks during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, headed by its President, Gabriel Idahosa, at his office in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Expressing his anticipation of further depreciation of the dollar against the Naira, the Vice President remarked, “Naira went haywire and some people were celebrating but inwardly we were laughing at them because we knew that we have the leadership…