Author: Safiu Kehinde

France’s Societe Generale said on Tuesday it plans to launch a publicly tradable, dollar-backed stablecoin through its digital asset subsidiary, making it the first major bank to enter the growing market of dollar-pegged cryptocurrencies. The new digital currency, named “USD CoinVertible”, will be issued on both the Ethereum and Solana blockchains, with public trading expected to start in July, SocGen’s crypto arm SG-FORGE said in a statement. Stablecoins are a type of cryptocurrency typically pegged to a traditional currency, usually the dollar, allowing people to move large sums of money using blockchain networks instead of traditional banking payment systems. The sector…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has charged the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, to continue with his good works and disregard the voices of critics. Tinubu gave the charge while speaking on Tuesday at the commissioning of the renovated International Conference centre named after him in Abuja. Wike had at the event announced renaming the Centre, which opened in 1991, as the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre. Expressing his delight over the renovation of the centre, the President lauded Wike for his foresight, vision, and determination. He however urged the Minister to pay no attention to critics…

Safiu Kehinde The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) has declared vacancies in various positions in the organisation. As contained in the list of recruitment issued by the WSCIJ, the positions declared vacant by the centre include Programme Manager, Programme Officer, Communications Manager, Digital Storytelling & Multimedia Officer, Associate Director on Programmes, and Innovation & Sustainability Associate. Applicants are to apply through the links provided below; “Programme Manager – https://bit.ly/wscij006 “Programme Officer – https://bit.ly/wscij005 “Communications Manager – https://bit.ly/wscij004 “Digital Storytelling & Multimedia Officer – https://bit.ly/wscij003 “Associate Director, Programmes – https://bit.ly/wscij002 “Innovation & Sustainability Associate – https://bit.ly/wscij001” The centre, which…

Safiu Kehinde President Bola Tinubu has departed from Lagos State as he heads back to Abuja. The President had on the 27th of May arrived in Lagos for the 50th anniversary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as well as inauguration of the phase one of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. Following the anniversary and project inauguration, the President settled at his Ikoyi residence where he spent the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays. As captured in a post shared by his Special Adviser on social media, Dada Olusegun, Tinubu had on Tuesday finally departed from Lagos. The President was accompanied to…

Agency Report A 36-year-old artisan, Emmanuel Temitope, on Tuesday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defaming and cheating his employer. The defendant, whose house address was not provided, is facing a two -count charge bordering on defamation and cheating. The prosecutor, Cpl. Akeem Akinloye told the court that the defendant in April did threaten to defame the complainant, Kolawole  Shoore via a WhatsApp voice note. Akinloye alleged that the defamation of the complainant by the defendant, resulted in his sack from his job and withdrawal of his entitlement. He alleged that the defendant in March did obtain…

Safiu Kehinde Grammy-winning Nigerian music sensation, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, is set to headline at the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup final halftime show. The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is scheduled to hold between June 14 and July 13 in the United States, with the highly anticipated halftime show billed for July 13 at the MetLife Stadium. As confirmed in a statement by Global Citizen, producers of the show, Tems will headline the show alongside Colombian hitmaker, J Balvin and American pop star, Doja, of a performance that will be broadcast live. In reaction to the historic…

Safiu Kehinde No fewer than ten people have been confirmed dead following a shooting at a secondary school in the Austrian city of Graz, police say. Among the dead victims were students, at least one adult and the suspected gunman, while several other were seriously injured. According to the BBC, the shooting happened at the Dreierschützengasse high school in Austria’s second-largest city at about 10:00 local time. Police say the school has been secured. Reacting to the development, Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker calls the shooting a “national tragedy” and says there are no words for the pain and grief the country…

Safiu Kehinde Nigerian First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has earned chieftaincy title in Enugu state. The first lady was honoured with the title Ugosimba 1 of Enugu, which translates to “Jewel of Women Empowerment,” by the state’s traditional rulers’ council. Addressing Remi Tinubu, the council’s chairman, HRH Igwe Asadu, expressed his gratitude to the first lady and President Bola Tinubu. The council chairman thereafter endorsed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 Presidential election. “On behalf of my brothers here and fellow kings, we thank you and thank our father. Send this message to him that we thank him. Like I said,…

Safiu Kehinde A Northern Nigerian man, Musa Ahmed, has accused governors across the region prioritising Hajj and mass wedding sponsorship as well as renovation of mosques over investment in infrastructural development. Ahmed, in a post on his X handle on Monday, compared the northern governors to Lagos State Governor who had last week unveiled new set of trains for the state’s Blue rail transport. “While the Lagos state Governor is busy unveiling new train sets, his counterparts from the North are busy sponsoring people to Hajj, gifting them huge money, building/renovating mosques and sponsoring mass weddings. Same position. Different Priorities.”…

Safiu Kehinde An Ilorin-based shopping mall, Emirate Mall, has come under fire after staff allegedly denying man entry over his daughter’s disability. As captured in a now viral video shared on X on Tuesday, the man identified as yet-to-be identified man could be seen challenging the staff of the mall with the child who appeared to be suffering from growth deficiency. “This is a supermarket. She is also a child like every other children here. And those children are not crying because they welcome her. Now the staff are walking us out because of my baby.” The enraged father said.…