Author: Amina Mohammed

President Bola Tinubu has called on state governments to prioritise the needs of local communities by ensuring accountability and effectiveness in the administration of local governments. He made these remarks on Thursday during a meeting with the leadership of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. In his address, President Tinubu emphasised the importance of local governance in a constitutional democracy. He appealed to the governors to be more sympathetic and responsive to the needs of local communities, stressing that residents live, work, and farm in these areas. He questioned the effectiveness of the 774 local…

The Governor of Imo State and Chairman, South East Governors Forum, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has condemned in very strong terms the killing of soldiers who were on lawful duty in Aba, Abia State by hoodlums masquerading as members of the Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). The soldiers were ambushed and then killed by the gang of criminals who claimed to be enforcing a sit at home order in the South East. Governor Uzodimma who addressed the media on Thursday in Government House Owerri had condemned the dastardly act which he said occured without provocation. Governor Uzodimma urged…

The Delta state government has said over two hundred absentee doctors and nurses under its payroll will be asked to refund their salaries. The State Health Commissioner, Dr. Joseph Onojame, who spoke to reporters in Asaba, Delta state capital, said this was part of the Oborevwori administration’s efforts to sanitize the health sector in the state. Dr. Joseph Onojame said that over two hundred ghost workers were discovered in a recent audit of health institutions in the state, especially at the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara. According to him, the government had lost fifty percent of doctors and nurses…

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital city. The president is in the Randa area of the Ogbomoso part of the state, the venue of the Commissioning of the 76.67 km Road named Adebayo Alao-Akala Memorial Expressway, in honour of the memory of the former governor. The president is represented by his vice, Kashim Shettima. The president arrived at about 3:45 pm in the company of the host Governor Seyi Makinde and the chairman of the Nigerian Governor’s Forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq among other dignitaries.

Nigeria’s popular singer, David Adeleke, known as Davido, has unveiled a meme coin called $Davido on Wednesday, May 29. However, his meme coin has faced significant criticism from Nigerians after its value plummeted just a day after its release. The Pump.fun platform, the coin quickly garnered attention but saw a steep decline of over 93 per cent in its value, trading at $0.000010 as of Thursday morning. Social media platforms have been flooded with comments from disappointed investors and fans, expressing their frustration over the coin’s rapid drop in value. The swift decline in the coin’s value has sparked widespread…

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation on the misappropriation of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) campaign fund for 2023 elections and failure of the Kwankwaso’s led National Working Committee to pay party agents that worked for the party in the 2023 presidential and governorship elections, across the country. Vanguard reliably gathered that the anti-graft agency has invited the National Secretary of the party, Comrade Oginni Olaposi Sunday to substantiate the allegations of fraud levelled against Senator Kwankwaso and his Private Secretary, Mrs Folashade Aliu, who is believed to be the ‘conduit pipe’ of Kwankwaso’s alleged misappropriation…

Grammy-nominated singer Davido enters the cryptocurrency market with the launch of his own meme coin, $Davido. Announced on May 29, 2024, the coin is currently priced at $0.007783 USD and has rapidly gained popularity, ranking number one on DEX Screener. Davido has collaborated with leading blockchain platforms Phantom and Solana to realize his vision. Since its release, the $Davido meme coin has been on an upward trend, drawing substantial interest from fans and investors alike.

France’s Prime Minister on Thursday warned the French against casting votes for the far right in next month’s European elections, saying they risked becoming like Britons who backed Brexit only to have second thoughts when it was too late. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal faces an uphill struggle to narrow a yawning gap with the far right before France votes on June 9, with polls forecasting a major defeat for the government of President Emmanuel Macron. Attal accused the far-right National Rally of pursuing policies that would equate to France no longer being in the European Union, even if the party…

Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has ignited a lively online conversation by proposing that Timi Dakolo’s song, “Great Nation,” might have been a more suitable choice for a new national anthem compared to the reinstated “Nigeria, We Hail Thee,” by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday. On his social media platform, Adekunle Gold raised questions about the decision-making process, expressing his belief that “Great Nation” could have better represented the nation. His post sparked extensive discussions, with many Nigerians endorsing his viewpoint. Social media users shared the sentiment that “Great Nation” could have served as a more inspiring and patriotic anthem. Some…

President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assessed his performance in the last 366 days and gave himself a thumbs up, saying his government is walking the talk. Tinubu, who also hailed Nigerians for 25 years of unbroken democratic rule, urged the citizenry to build a nation for generations unborn. He, however, warned against risking the nation’s democracy, saying as Nigerians, “we must continue to collaborate, work together and build our country against the backdrop that we do not have another country we can call our own.’’ President Tinubu spoke at a joint sitting of the National Assembly, where he formally flagged off…