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Protocol: With profound honour, I stand before this joint session of our National Assembly; a parliament that embodies the will of the Nigerian people. 2. Today, as I entered this grand edifice built from the sweat and toil of our democratic yearning, my heart stirred. It was a blend of accomplishment and resolve. 3. I felt a sense of collective accomplishment when I realised how far we had come as a nation. Since 1999, democracy has risen from the ashes and destitution of military rule to take its rightful place as the only mode of governance of our resilient and…
Brave Nigerians who faced the odds in challenging the military over the illegal annulment of the June 12 presidential election have come to honour today under the recognition of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In marking the Democracy Day 2025, Tinubu remembered many of those who he was in the trenches with awarding them national honours according to their grades. Prominent among the awardees, many of them now late, are Alhaja Kudirat Abiola, General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua, Chief James Ajibola Ige, Chief Alfred Rewane, Mr. Chima Ubani, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Prof Wole Soyinka. While the late Kudirat Abiola and Ige…
Mamadou Sarr has realised one dream by signing for Chelsea, but already has his sights set on another as he aims to replicate the success achieved by some of his French predecessors at the Blues. The latest man to cross the Channel to represent Chelsea officially completed his move from Strasbourg yesterday, arriving at Cobham for his first taste of his new home on Monday. It was clear right from day one that Sarr has big ambitions for his time in west London too. ‘It’s simple. The dream is to win the Premier League and the Champions League with Chelsea,’…
The world of literature has lost one of its own on Wednesday as Kenyan popular novelist, playwright and essayist Ngugi Wa Thiong’o has died. His son, a professor at the University of Cornel announced the passing of the African literary giant. “It tears my heart to say that my father, Ngugi Wa Thiong’o passed away earlier today. I am me because of him in so many ways, as his child, scholar and writer. I love him – I am not sure what tomorrow will bring without him here. I think that is all I have to say for now,” he…
Says Existing Students Either Transfers or Lose Legal Status The Trump administration on Thursday revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students, marking a sharp escalation in the battle over the Ivy League school’s autonomy in the face of the administration’s policy demands. “Harvard can no longer enroll foreign students and existing foreign students must transfer or lose their legal status,” the US Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered her department to terminate Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification, citing the university’s refusal to turn over the conduct records of foreign students requested…
The police on Friday said the 89 young men seen in a viral video around Ibeju Lekki area of Lagos pose no danger as they are newly recruited workers of the Dangote Refinery. NPO Reports that tension rose after residents sighted the 89 young men who appeared in the area raising fears of insecurity. The apprehension was said to have been fuelled by fears of many insurgents from the Northern part of the country infiltrating different parts of the country. NPO Reports that such fears had caused the killing of some Northerners who claimed to be hunters in Rivers state…
Safiu Kehinde Nollywood actress’, Jumoke George, missing daughter, simply identified as Adeola, has been found stranded in Mali. NPO Reported that George had earlier narrated her ordeal to fellow Nollywood actress Abiola Adebayo. The veteran actress had, in a video shared on social media on Tuesday, recounted to Adebayo how she had homeless for the past six years. Found in a white garment church, a visibly downtrodden George cried for help as she disclosed that her 41-year-old daughter has been missing for the past four years while also seeking financial aid for health condition. In a latest development, the…
By Halimah Olamide The management of Dangote Refinery has announced a new price of fuel. According to the company, a litre of fuel will now cost N825. Dangote Refinery said the decision was taken to give consumers more value for money. NPO Reports that Dangote Refinery brought the price of Premium Motor Spirit from N835 to NN825. Last month, the 650,000 barrels per day refinery reduced the gantry price of petrol to N835 per litre from N865 per litre. It is the second price slash in less than two months.
By Halimah Olamide Afrobeat singer David Adeleke (Davido) has weighed in on calls for the release of social media activist and influencer Martin Otse popularly called VeryDarkMan after he was picked up by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Davido said in a tweet Sunday afternoon via his X handle that it is good to fight for good causes noting that this has earned VDM a massive call for his release. NPO Reports that VDM was picked up after he went to a branch of the GT Bank on Friday with his mother who had accused the bank of…
By Halimah Olamide The former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited Mele Kyari late Saturday broke his silence over claims that he was arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. According to Kyari, he is ready to account for my stewardship while he held sway as the boss of the petroleum company. He said he has been bombarded with inquiries from many people who wanted to know the truth about his reported arrest by the anti-Graft commission. Describing the reports as “clear mischief” Kyari said “Over the past few days and in…