The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will today (Monday) depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this on Sunday in a statement titled, ‘President Buhari to participate in investment summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’. The President will be joined at the 5th edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, captains of industry and energy experts to discuss issues on the future of investments across the globe. The three-day event,…
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Former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, David Beckham has been unveiled as the face of the Qatar World Cup next month in a deal worth £150million. The former England captain, 46, signed a deal worth £15million a year, over the next decade to become the country’s ambassador. A source speaking to Sun UK said: “David believes in Qatar’s commitment to progress and that the World Cup — the first to be held in the Arab world — can effect significant positive change. “He strongly believes in the power of football to bridge differences but, crucially, has seen the progress…
he Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) on Sunday in Abuja cautioned Christians against amplifying the country’s problems and challenges but to pray instead for Nigerian leaders. “Christians should not amplify the challenges or problems of the country, but pray and fill the vacuum of worries and anxieties with prayers. “God is showing mercy to our country and we shall prevail if we the people do not relent in prayers or give excuses not to pray,’’ PFN president Wale Oke said while giving the charge. The charge was given at a three-day Anchor Men’s conference of the PFN, which was part…
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has threatened that the November 6, governorship election in Anambra State would not take place if their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is not released from the Department of State Security (DSS) detention before the election. The secessionist group has said that they will impose a one-week sit-at-home order across the South East from November 5, to disrupt the upcoming gubernatorial election, if the Federal Government does not release Kanu from its custody before November 4. This was made known in a statement signed by IPOB’s Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful, on Saturday in…
Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, has said French defender Raphael Varane is working hard to recover from a groin muscle injury sustained on international duty earlier this month. Varane sustained the injury during the first half of the UEFA Nations League final which France won 2-1 against Spain at the San Siro. This has seen him miss United’s Premier League game against Leicester City and also the game against Atalanta in the Champions League. He’s also going to miss the club’s clash with Liverpool and Tottenham. “He’s working hard,” Solskjaer told MUTV when asked for an update on Varane’s…
The wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, on Saturday admonished women to carry out a regular medical examination on their breasts as a way of reducing breast-cancer related deaths in the country. She gave the advice in Yenagoa during an awareness walk christened ‘Jog for Life’ organised by the Breast Cancer Association of Nigeria (BRECAN) as part of activities for the inauguration of the Bayelsa State chapter of the body. Mrs Akeredolu, who is the founder of BRECAN, said the association had embarked on an awareness campaign across states in the nation, stressing that as a victim of…
Disciples of Jagaban (DOJ), a pro-Tinubu group, has said that it wants the National Leader of All Progressive Congress (APC) to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari as president in the 2023 general elections. A statement by the National Coordinator of the Disciples of Jagaban, Abdulhakeem Adegoke Alawuje, stated that ‘though not perfect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu remains the most courageous and a staunch democrat that cannot be manipulated by Nigerian crooks. ‘I want to disagree with those who say politicians are all the same and those who say they prefer any of Tinubu’s ‘boys’ to succeed President Buhari instead of the Jagaban…
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Saturday, reiterated his belief in politics without bitterness, warning that no one should lose his life supporting politicians. Makinde, who stated this at the wedding ceremony of one of the sons of former Ekiti State governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Ayo Fayose, held in Lagos, charged individuals fighting over politics and religion to have a rethink, as, according to him, none of the two is worth losing one’s life fighting over. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as further…
After over three weeks of postponement, President Muhammadu Buhari will now unveil the Nigerian Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), known as the eNaira, on Monday 25 October 2021, at the State House, Abuja. The CBN Spokesman, Osita Nwanisobi, who disclosed this in a statement, added that the theme of the eNaira is: “Same Naira, more possibilities”. According to him, the launch of the eNaira is a culmination of several years of research work by the Central Bank of Nigeria in advancing the boundaries of the payments system in order to make financial transactions easier and seamless for every stratum of…
Clement Adedotun, the Uber driver who was assaulted by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps (LNSC) and Nigeria Police Force during the first anniversary of the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki toll gate in the state on Wednesday, October 20, has demanded an N500 million compensation from the state government In a letter written by his lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, Adedotun also demanded that disciplinary measures be taken against the men who assaulted him and that they should be prosecuted in court in line with the Anti-Torture Act and the Criminal Law of Lagos State. He is also demanding a written apology…