Music producer, Michael Collins Ajereh aka Don Jazzy has clocked 38 years of age today, November 26th 2020. The Mavins crew boss took to Twitter on Thursday to thank God for his special day, with a simple-looking but beautiful picture of himself wearing a pink native attire. With a smile on his face and a Mavin crested gold chain bearing the bold letter M on his neck, Jazzy tweeted, “It’s my birthday today. Dear lord, I do not take it for granted. It’s been one crazy year. I give GOD all the glory for life and the many blessings. Thank…
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), said soldiers working in conjunction with the security agencies on various security operations across the country have killed and arrested 162, bandits, terrorists, kidnappers, gunrunners among other criminals disturbing the peace of the country in the last one week. The soldiers within the period were said to have carried out series of raids, aerial, ambushes, clearance operations and confidence building patrols that led to the destruction of several strongholds of terrorists, bandits, militia, cultists and their likes between November 19-25. Coordinator Defence media organization Major-General John Enenche, who made this known at a media briefing, said…
The Presidency has listed about 16 initiatives established by President Muhammadu Buhari in his 5 years in office as part of his goodwill for the Nigerian youths. Among the initiatives are N-Power, NYSC monthly allowance, the 75 billion Naira Nigeria Youth Investment Fund, the Special Public Works Programme, the $20 million Fund for Nigerian Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs, among others. Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in an article he entitled, ‘Lest we forget: Opportunities for young Nigerians by the Buhari administration,” compiled 16 initiatives of the President for the youths. According to him,…
Ondo State Government has commenced the payment of the five months outstanding deductions to cooperative societies and two months subventions to the state-owned tertiary institutions totalling N6 billion. A statement issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo, said that the commencement of payment followed the directive of governor Rotimi Akeredolu sequel to an agreement reached between government and labour leaders. Also to benefit from the fresh payment regime jointly agreed by both parties are pensioners who are to be paid their entitlements for the month of September. “All together, the payments would cost the government over…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N39.771billion for road maintenance contracts in different parts of the country. Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and presidential spokesman Femi Adesina briefed reporters after a virtual meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. Fashola said the contracts, to be handled by the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), are part of the 191 road repairs it has to undertake in the 2020 budget. He said: “The memorandum we presented today (yesterday) was on behalf of FERMA. “During the meetings of the Economic Sustainability Committee set up to manage the impact of…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has described former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar as an outstanding nationalist, a vital national democratic icon and one of the foremost leading lights of the nation. The PDP, in a congratulatory message to mark Atiku’s 74th birthday, said the politician remains a remarkable leader who embodies the nation’s collective quest for national cohesion, equity and justice. The party also credited the Adamawa born PDP chieftain with strides in political stability, constitutional order, true federalism, economic empowerment, particularly for our youths, free market economy as well as wealth creation for a prosperous nation, in line…
A 23-year-old 100 level student of Osun State University, Ikire campus Juba Orisajafor on Tuesday drank poison and died few hours he preached against suicide on his WhatsApp. The Nation gathered that Orisajafor on Tuesday morning around updated his WhatsApp status, condemning suicide. His post on WhatsApp reads: “Often time I ask myself, Why do people commit suicide? Perhaps because they’ve got no one to encourage, motivate or guide them or because they felt there is no solution to whatever problem they are going through. Perhaps they forgot there’s more to enjoy when there’s life (hope) is not lost”. A source…
The process of selecting a new Vice Chancellor for the University of Ibadan has suffered another blow. The selection process, which has been rocked with series of crisis, took a new dimension as some members of the institution’s Governing Council staged a walk out during a council meeting. Sources informed the four members who staged the walk out included two external members appointed by the Federal Government, Dr Jaju Muhammad and Prof Mande Samaila as well as the two internal members of the council, including Professor Ademola Aremu and Professor Abel Olorunnisola. They walked out after about five and half…
The United Kingdom (UK) is set to borrow £394 billion to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Its Chancellor of the Exchequer, the country’s national treasury, Rishi Sunak, stated this on Wednesday while presenting the 2020 spending review at the UK House of Commons. He said the pandemic would result in the shrinking of the UK economy by 11.3 per cent and also lead to a rise in unemployment figures. This is the highest ever amount the UK will borrow in its peacetime history. Sunak said the office for budget responsibility (OBR) expects growth of 5.5 per…
The House of Representatives has approved the request of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to refund a total sum of N148.14bn to five states. The approval, which was given by the House at the plenary on Wednesday, was in concurrence with the Senate which granted Buhari’s request earlier on Tuesday. The amount was meant for projects executed by the states on behalf of the Federal Government. The House, on Wednesday, considered and adopted the report by the Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management on the “Promissory notes programme and bond issuance as refund to Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross…