Author: Amina Mohammed

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Attahiru Jega, as the co-chairman of the committee to coordinate the implementation of the livestock reforms in the country. According to a statement by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu made the appointment during the inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Implementation of Livestock Reforms at the presidential villa in Abuja, on Tuesday The President said Jega will coordinate the Committee established to address obstacles to agricultural productivity and open up new opportunities which benefit farmers, herders, processors, and distributors in the livestock-farming value…

Grammy-winning artist Burna Boy has electrified the crowd at the 2024 SummerJam festival in Germany, headlining the three-day event from July 5-7, 2024. Fresh off a record-breaking concert in the United Kingdom where he sold out the 80,000-capacity London Stadium for the second time, Burna Boy’s performance at SummerJam solidified his position as a trailblazer in the Afrobeats genre, pushing the boundaries of African music on the global stage. Sharing the stage with other reggae and dancehall heavyweights like Busy Signal and Bounty & Cocoa, Burna Boy treated the audience to a mesmerizing setlist, featuring his Grammy-nominated single ‘City Boy’…

Spain’s Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history at the age of 16 years and 362 days in Tuesday’s semi-final against France in Munich. The Barcelona winger curled in a sensational shot from 25 metres to break the previous record for youngest scorer set by Switzerland’s Johan Vonlanthen, who was 18 years and 141 days old when he scored at Euro 2004.

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 56 inmates from various correctional facilities across the state. In addition, the governor commuted the sentence of one inmate on death row to life imprisonment and granted pardon to another inmate. The approvals, based on the recommendations of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, were signed by Sanwo-Olu on June 25, 2024. This exercise aligns with the provisions of Section 212 (1) (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (amended). The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Lawal Pedro, (SAN), in a statement…

The Police Service Commission has denied reports that it is reviewing the list of successful candidates for the 2022 constable recruitment exercise. The commission also stated that it has never advised candidates to print any updated invitation slips or proceed to the Police Training Colleges. This is the second time the commission has issued a rebuttal on this matter amid the ongoing dispute with the police over the recruitment exercise. The row between the two agencies began 11 days after the commission on June 4 released the list of 10,000 successful applicants for constable and specialist cadre roles in the…

In a display of cultural flair, Farooq Oreagba, a businessman and cultural enthusiast, has been named an Honorary Ambassador for the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) following his remarkable appearance at the 2024 Ojude Oba Festival. Oreagba’s striking outfit, featuring a flamboyant green and yellow Aso Oke Agbada, red coral beads, and a gold crossbody chain, made him the highlight of the festival. His grand entrance on horseback, adorned with bold tattoos, a large tobacco pipe, an Apple wristwatch, and stylish sunglasses, earned him the title of the “King of Steeze.” Despite a decade-long battle with terminal cancer,…

The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has announced a 3.75% increase in Australia’s minimum and award wages. This adjustment will raise the national minimum wage to $24.10 per hour, equating to $915.91 per week for a full-time, 38-hour working week. This increase translates to an additional $33 per week for those earning the minimum wage, impacting approximately 2.6 million workers, which is about 20.7% of the national workforce. Overall, the FWC estimates that around a quarter of all Australian employees will be affected by this change. “The increase of 3.75% which we have determined is broadly in line with forecast wages…

Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday, once again took his successor, Governor Uba Sani, to the cleaners, chastising him for concocting financial figures to indict him and his administration with the dubious claim that his administration diverted a whooping sum of N423,115,028,072.88. The former governor, who spoke through his former commissioners at a press conference in Abuja, dismissed the purported financial report indicting them, saying that the so-called report lacked merit and was deliberately and mischievously orchestrated by Uba Sani and his team to discredit him and his administration. The commissioners, who served with El-Rufai between 2015 and…

Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has challenged the police to take action on the suspect behind the attempted detonation of explosive device in Port Harcourt during the protester for elongation of former chairmen of local government councils. The governor maintained that if such act was done by supporters linked to him, the police would have successfully slammed terrorism charges on them. Fubara spoke shortly after inaugurating Emmanuel Onengiye-ofori Frank-Fubara as the new Commissioner for Finance at the Executive Chambers of Government House in Port Harcourt on Monday. The governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Nelson…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has created the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development. No minister has been announced yet for the new ministry. The President announced the creation of the ministry on Tuesday, July 9, at the State House, while inaugurating the Renewed Hope livestock Reform Implementation Committee. Present at the Inauguration were the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila amongst cabinet members. Recall that President Tinubu on 15th September, 2023, approved the establishment of the Presidential Committee dedicated to the reform of the…