By Miriam Humbe, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari would leave Nigeria for London, United Kingdom on Wednesday to be a guest at the coronation of King Charles III and his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles. The duo would be crowned as His Majesty, The King and Her Majesty, The Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, respectively. The coronation ceremony is scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 6. President Buhari is also expected to participate in a Commonwealth Summit for Presidents and Heads of Government of Commonwealth countries on Friday, May 5. The Commonwealth Secretariat is taking advantage of the gathering of leaders…
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By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Senator Shehu Sani on Wednesday, strongly critisized President Muhammadu Buhari for telling Nigerians that he had delivered on the Change he promised them during his campaigns. Shehu Sani said that President Buhari who was expected to leave office on May 29, 2023, would be leaving behind, 77trillion Naira debt, 133million poverty stricken people. While referencing the United Nations Children Fund, (UNICEF), Senator Sani said that the President would also be leaving behind, 25million people at the risk of hunger. Shehu Sani who made these claims in a post on his Twitter handle, @ShehuSani also said…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Senator Dino Melaye, (SDM), the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the Kogi State November 19, 2023 election has a way of speaking in a prophetic manner. It is however unclear if the vocal Senator had ever spoken and it came to pass. But on his Twitter handle, @_dinomelaye, the Senator who had his eyes on the Government House of the Confluence State in the November 19, 2023 election said that “Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s mandate shall be restored”. Senator Melaye also said that justice must prevail. @_dinomelaye said: “Natasha Akpoti…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja With barely three weeks to the end of his administration, Senator Shehu Sani has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to come clean on the billions of Naira allegedly released to the National Food Security Council. Senator Sani also threw the challenge at the Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu who had worked with President Buhari as deputy on the National Food Security Council. Other members of the Council included the governors of Taraba, Plateau, Lagos, Ebonyi and Delta States, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief of Staff to the President, National Security Adviser and seven…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Few days before his inauguration, Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti, and the Labour Party (LP) in the State have called on the outgoing Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu to arrest the self-sabotage of the alleged looting of government property. Ferdinand Ekeoma, the Special Adviser (Media and Publicity) to the Abia Governor-elect and Njoku Jerry Ajike, State Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party said this in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday. They pleaded with Governor Ikpeazu to ensure that every property belonging to the Abia State Government, which may have been illegally taken away, was returned. Otti…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Nigeria is to strengthen bilateral relations with the Republic of Bangladesh by increasing the volume of trade and partnership on areas of natural and technological potentials for the mutual benefit of both countries. Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adeniyi Adebayo, said this on Tuesday when he received a delegation from the Republic of Bangladesh led by the High Commissioner to Nigeria, Masudur Rahman in Abuja. A statement signed by the Ministry’s Director Press and Public Relations quoted the Minister as saying that Bangladesh was notable for its potentials in the textile and garment production and Nigeria would like to tap into their technical expertise. Adebayo called on the delegation to always participate in Nigerian Trade Fairs which provided a veritable platform for Bangladesh…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday, confirmed the arrest of the fleeing Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari. Barr. Yunusa-Ari who had been on the run, was alleged to have announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Aisha Binani as winner of the Adamawa gubernatorial elections during the recently concluded supplementary polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) therefore called for his arrest and investigation on the basis of alleged impropriety in the course of the supplementary gubernatorial polls in the State. Force Public Relations Officer, (FPRO) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, CSP Olumuyiwa…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Secretary-General of the United Nations, (UN), Antonio Guterres has called for immediate action against the global climate crisis. In a tweet on the official Twitter handle of the United Nations, the UN Scribe said that everyone knew what to do but for too long, failed to act accordingly. He said that the world must act on science, facts and truth. @antonioguterres wrote: “The climate crisis demands honesty. We know what to do, when to do it, and why. But for too long we have looked the other way. We must act on science, facts and truth.…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Worried by the unpleasant consequences of plastic waste on the ecosystem, the United Nations has taken the campaign online. The United Nations called for everyone to take action saying: “Change starts with you”. On its official Twitter handle, @UN. described plastic pollution as a crisis. @UN wrote: “Plastic waste can take up to 1,000 years to decompose, harming marine life, damaging soil and posing health risks. “Change starts with you.” The negative effects of plastic pollution on the environment can not be easily quantified. For one, it was learned that plastic waste was non-disolvable, adding no…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja The February 24, 2022 invasion of the Ukrainian nation by Russia may have put the European nation on the world news for all the wrong reasons. However, the devastating war occasioned by the ‘unwarranted aggression’ from their neighbors, the Russians may not be the only challenge faced by Ukraine. The World Health Organization, (WHO) in a post on its Twitter handle, revealed that it had been assisting Ukraine to respond to the polio virus type 2 which was detected in the country since 2021. Posting on its official Twitter handle, @WHO on Tuesday, the world health…
I sincerely thank all of our workers who continue to contribute their time, talent, and energy to the betterment of Edo State. While I encourage all of us not to relent in our efforts towards building a progressive and prosperous Edo State, I reassure you that, as a government, we will continue to provide the resources and infrastructure necessary to help you succeed, ensuring that every worker is treated with dignity and respect, and every citizen has access to opportunities for personal and collective growth. We have drastically improved the remuneration and benefit system for workers by making Edo the…
By Miriam Humbe, Abuja Pictures from the secret wedding of celebrity couple, Chioma Rowland and her singer husband, David Adeleke, otherwise known as Davido have surfaced online. On her Twitter handle, @cheffchioma shared beautiful photos of the joyous occasion which took place on low key following the death of the couple’s three year old son, Ifeanyi last year. @cheffchioma wrote: Moment I said ‘I Do’ To Davido, as pictures of the love birds in white were posted. As at press time, the post had generated more than 8000 likes, 432 retweets and 281 comments. Recall that Davido had paid Chioma’s…