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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hosted the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, his brother, Adedeji Adeleke, and Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, at his private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos. The visit, on the evening of Tuesday, ahead of the Eid el-Kabir (Sallah) celebration, was shared by Governor Adeleke on his official X (formerly Twitter) account. “This evening, alongside the scion of the Adeleke dynasty, my elder brother, Dr. Deji Adeleke, and my nephew, whom we are immensely proud of, David Adeleke, popularly known as @davido, we paid a courtesy visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at his Lagos…

The Rivers State Sole Administrator,  Vice Adm Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appointed 11 new permanent secretaries. The appointment was contained in a Special Government Announcement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, June 3. The statement, signed by the Acting Head of Service, Rivers State, Dr Mrs Inyingi Brown and sent to newsmen, said the newly appointed permanent secretaries would be sworn in by the sole administrator on a date to be made known. The statement reads, “His Excellency, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas (retd), the Administrator of Rivers State has approved the appointment of the under-listed persons as Permanent Secretaries. “They include: Imaonyani Roselin Ephraim-George, …

Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a technology and innovation hub aimed at accelerating Ghana’s digital transformation and positioning the country as a regional leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies. The agreement was signed by Ghana’s Minister of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George, and the Chairman of the UAE’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem Ghana’s growing tech reputation The initiative, named the “Ghana-UAE Innovations and Technology Hub,” is expected to attract over 11,000 global technology firms, including global tech…

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, conferred the national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic on American billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder, Bill Gates, in Lagos. This was confirmed in a post on X (formerly Twitter) by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According to a statement from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates is in Nigeria this week to meet with Tinubu and discuss initiatives to strengthen the country’s primary healthcare system. Tinubu, in a social media post on Tuesday revealed that he honoured Bill Gates for his long-standing…

The suspended governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, on Tuesday visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga posted photos of the duo during the meeting. “Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers, now on suspension from office, visited President Bola Tinubu in Lagos on Tuesday,” Onanuga captioned the photos he posted on his X handle on Tuesday evening. The visit came months after Tinubu suspended Fubara, his deputy, Ngozi Odu, and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly over a protracted political crisis rocking the state. The impasse in the coastal state began owing to a power tussle…

The Nigerian Government is taking measures to ensure that all workers in the public service receives commensurate compensation for any workplace injuries or death. The Head of the Federal Civil Service, Mrs. Esther Walson-Jack, made the promise in Abuja when she received the Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund NSITF, Mr Olawaseun Faleye and his Management team on a courtesy visit. She pledged her support to the NSITF to ensure that all workers in the public sector benefit from the Employees Compensation Scheme managed by the NSITF. She committed to working with the NSITF as it embarks…

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has suspended its ongoing strike action and instructed its members to resume work on Wednesday, 4 June 2025. A communique issued and signed by the National Vice President of the association alongside 10 other members of the association’s leadership disclosed that the decision to end the strike came after long deliberations on the issues that led to the strike and a series of meetings held with the representatives of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun; and other relevant stakeholders, on Tuesday. The stakeholders agreed that JUSUN should request the intervention…

The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has asked Nigerians to support the Armed Forces in its quest to combat violent groups and insurgents. At the first Voice of Nigeria (VON) Forum in Abuja on Tuesday, General Musa emphasised the need for trust, civic engagement, and responsible narratives as keys to addressing insecurity. He pointed out that insurgency tends to grow when citizens provide space, support, or visibility to those working against national peace. Also, the Director of Legal Services at the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Zakari Mijinyawa, who represented the NSA Nuhu Ribadu stressed that…

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt-Gen Olufemi Oluyede, has relocated to Makurdi, the Benue State capital, with a view to curtailing the incessant killings of innocent villagers by herders and militia groups. The killings, which are almost becoming a daily routine, have claimed many lives, left several others injured and maimed, and many houses burnt, leaving many homeless. The army chief reportedly departed Abuja on Tuesday morning, alongside his Principal Staff Officers, PSOs, as well as other top officers at the Army Headquarters, to the state to have an on-the-spot assessment of the situation on the ground. Oluyede has…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied reports claiming that it has granted automatic tickets to all its current National Assembly members ahead of the next elections. In a statement signed by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka on Tuesday and shared through X, the APC described the report as fake and misleading. “Our attention has been drawn to a purported Breaking News Report tagged ‘APC Grants Automatic Tickets to All National Assembly Members’ in viral circulation,” the statement read. The statement made it clear that the news did not come from the party and should be ignored by…