Author: Biyi Lawrence
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially decorated the newly appointed Service Chiefs on Monday, 31 July. This pivotal event formally marks the beginning of their tenure as the nation’s topmost defence officers. The ceremony was held inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa. It was witnessed by the Vice President, Senator Kassim Shettima, top government officials and family members of the officers. Tinubu decorated the Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Christopher Musa, with his new rank of four-star General. The President is also to decorate the three service chiefs with their new ranks of three-star General. The…
The upper chamber of the legislative chamber has begun screening the ministers nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The President sent the much-awaited list containing 28 names to the Senate on Thursday, with the promise to send another batch “soon”. The constitution mandates the President to appoint at least one minister from each of the 36 States of the federation. Although the screening was to commence at 11 am, it started hours behind schedule. READ ALSO: Tinubu To Restructure Some Ministries After Passing First Ministerial List To Senate The first nominee to be screened was Abubakar Momoh from Edo State.…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has agreed on the “closure of land and air borders between West African countries and Niger, institution of ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger, freeze all service transaction (sic), including utility services”. The resolutions, among several others, resulted from a special meeting held on Sunday by ECOWAS member states in Abuja, Nigeria. The bloc is taking these drastic measures to restore democracy to the Republic of Niger, whose government was overthrown by the military junta last week. Although the sanctions…
Three Nigerian sisters have broken the record to become pilots with different airlines and helicopter companies. While Nigeria seems to be missing out on the revolution of the emergence of female pilots, Oluwafunmilayo, Oluwaseun & Mopelola Makinde took after their dad and became pilots just like him. These three sisters, who hail from Ondo State, have not only shattered stereotypes but have also soared to great heights in their careers as pilots, Business Day reports. A netizen, Oluyemi Fasipe, shared a picture of the three sisters, who have become pilots, on Twitter, and it quickly went viral and received praise.…
A 13-year-old programmer, Joshua Agboola, has emerged the youngest certified Amazon Web Services developer associate in Africa. Agboola achieved the feat after a grueling two-hour examination that tested his skills and knowledge in deploying, troubleshooting, and development on the AWS cloud platform. Cloud services are infrastructure, platforms, or software that are hosted by third-party providers and made available to users through the internet. Agboola, in an interview in Lagos on Sunday, said he was inspired to achieve the feat because of his outstanding performance in his AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner examination earlier in the year and encouragement by his father…
Grammy award-winning Nigerian musician, Ayodeji Balogun, also known as Wizkid, reportedly threw his expensive ring while trying to fling his jacket to the crowd at his sold-out show at Tottenham Stadium in London, U.K., on Saturday night. According to a popular British-Nigerian podcaster, Adesope Olajide, the ring is worth £100,000 (about N85 million). The podcaster expressed regret for leaving the front row when the ring fell, stressing that he had caught Zlatan Ibile and Diamond Platnumz’s rings at their concerts in the past. He stated this during an Instagram live session with fans recently. Adesope said: “Why did I leave…
It seems like Segun Wealth, the husband of celebrity stylist, Toyin Lawani, was only pulling stunts on social media to draw attention to his new music. Recall that on Sunday, Segun Wealth had left many confused with his cryptic posts on Instagram. The photographer, who goes by the name Dee Unknown on Instagram, took to his IG to share a series of posts hinting at a marital crisis. The photographer, who wore a mask every time the couple made public appearances, stated that he has been trying his best to ensure love works and has put up smiles in public…
Award-winning Afrobeats singer and songwriter, David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido, and his wife Chioma Rowland, have reportedly welcomed a child in London, United Kingdom. The 30-year-old Davido has cause to celebrate according to sources on social media. The celebrity couple welcomed another baby after the tragic passing of their son Ifeanyi last year. Recall that several months ago, their first child, Ifeanyi Adeleke Jr., drowned in the pool of his father’s villa in Banana Island, Lagos, few days after his third birthday. READ ALSO: Anita Brown Opens Can Of Worms, Reveals Why Davido Married Chioma; Nigerians React Not…
Super Falcons’ manager Randy Waldrum said his Nigeria team had been “underestimated and underappreciated” as they strive to seal their place in the Women’s World Cup last 16 on Monday. Waldrum told reporters on Sunday, that they had shown they were better than that and their FIFA ranking of 40th. “I would say that we were underestimated and underappreciated,” the 66-year-old said on the eve of their meeting in Brisbane with the Irish. “Hopefully we’ve proven that to the world right now that we belong in a higher place (than 40th).” Defender Michelle Alozie agreed, saying it was wrong that…
Former Chief of General Staff and military administrator of Ogun State, Lieutenant General Oladipo Diya, has been laid to rest at his private residence in Ogun State. He was laid to rest after a funeral service held at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul in the Odogbolu, Odogbolu Local Government Area (LGA) of the State. Distinguished personalities which included a former Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; former military administrators in the state, members of the state and national assemblies, members of the Armed Forces, and the Inspector General of Police were present. Also, friends and captains of industry, among other…