Guterres appoints Nigeria’s Ojielo UN coordinator in Rwanda
UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Ozonnia Ojielo of Nigeria as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Rwanda. The deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General, Farhan Haq, announced the appointment at a news conference at UN headquarters, New York on Tuesday. “As you know, Resident Coordinators are senior UN officials who are leading our work on the ground to rescue the Sustainable...
Ex-SGF Lawal: Muslim-Muslim ticket’ll drag APC members to pit
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Engr. Babachir Lawal, has condemned the nomination of a former governor of Borno State, Sen. Kashim Shettima, as the vice-presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 general election. The APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, had on Sunday announced Shettima as his running mate for the 2023...
Macron reappoints BUA chair as FNBC President
The founder and chairman of BUA Group, Abdul-Samad Rabiu, has been re-appointed as president of the France-Nigeria Business Council (FNBC) by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron. This was announced at the July 2022 meeting of the FNBC held in Paris. Addressing the council, Rabiu thanked members for coming, saying it was a personal honour for him to be a part...
Buhari shares emotional moment with classmates
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Daura had an emotional reunion with his primary and secondary school classmates. The President’s classmates came to pay homage to him to mark the Sallah celebrations. The President enquired about each individual’s wellbeing, their health and wellbeing of their family members. They prayed for the repose of those that died between last year, when they last...
Funke Akindele: PDP’ll take over Lagos in 2023
Popular Nollywood Actress, Funke Akindele, has declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is taking over governance in Lagos State come 2023. She also explained why she accepted to be Lagos State deputy governorship candidate of the opposition PDP. Akindele said that the need to bring positive change to women, youths and children informed her acceptance. According to her, she joined the race...
73-year-old Bishop Okpebholo donates office complex to Peter Obi
A 73-year-old philanthropist and chairman of a construction giant, Ray Royal, Bishop Matthew Okpebholo, has donated his office complex in Edo State to the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. Okpebholo made this known via a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday. The building is located at Uromi, Edo State. The cleric stated that he donated the office complex...
INEC chair: 1.4m electorate’ve obtained PVCs for Osun guber election
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said out of the 1,955,657 registered voters in Osun State, 1,479,959 electorate have obtained their Permanent Voters' Cards (PVCs) as of Sunday, July 10, 2022, ahead of the July 16 governorship election in the state. Yakubu disclosed that sensitive materials would be delivered to the wards 24...
Ajibade, Ohale named in WAFCON 2022 Group Stage Best XI
The Confederation of African Football (CAF), on Tuesday, released the Best XI of the ongoing 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) with two Super Falcons players, Rasheedat Ajibade and Osinachi Ohale, making the list. This followed the completion of the 12-team tournament’s group phase on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco. Ajibade is a midfielder while Ohale is a defender. The list presents...
INEC chair: We’re ready to conduct Osun guber election
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said the commission was fully ready to conduct the Osun State July 16 governorship election. Yakubu made this known while speaking at the INEC Osun 2022 Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Tuesday. The INEC Chairman stated that the election materials have...
IGP deploys 21,000 police officers for Osun election
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, has said 21,000 police officers would be deployed for the Osun State July 16 governorship election. Baba made this known while speaking at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Osun 2022 Governorship Election Stakeholders’ Meeting held in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Peter Obi solicits funds for Osun Labour Party guber...
