Author: Festus Adeloye

President Bola Tinubu on Sunday joined the Muslim faithful at the National Eid Prayer Ground along Airport Road in Abuja to observe Eid-el-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The President, who arrived shortly before 9 AM, was warmly received by top government officials, religious leaders, and dignitaries who gathered in large numbers for the solemn occasion. Among those who were at the prayer ground were Vice President Kashim Shettima; the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin; and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. Eid-el-Fitr, one of Islam’s most significant festivals, symbolises the conclusion of…

Popular content creator, VeryDarkMan (VDM) has urged critics of TikToker, Peller to leave him alone. VDM stated this in an X post following criticism directed at Peller for condemning the viral #30daysrantchallenge. The challenge is a channel for Nigerians on TikTok to air their frustrations over economic hardship for 30 days. Taking to the platform, Peller said, “If you want to really rant, go to Instagram, go to the market, don’t rant here on TikTok. If they ban TikTok, that’s where we will have issue.” “Let’s protest. Let’s go outside. Let’s leave TikTok. Online something is just mumu mumu,” he…

Lere Olayinka, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister,  Nyesom Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media, has described as false, claim by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, that the committee set up by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to select its Vice Presidential candidate in the 2023 election rated the former Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, as its first choice. Olayinka, who said it was unfortunate that Atiku, could not respect the Holy Month of Ramadan and avoid telling lies, asked how a committee will present the person who had two votes as first choice as…

The Presidency has slammed former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar over claims that he is under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over financial transactions linked to the Lagos State Government. On Thursday, Atiku, a former vice- president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 claimed that the EFCC was probing him in connection with financial activities involving the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a statement issued on Friday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described Atiku’s claims as baseless and misleading. The Presidency dismissed the…

Belgian food group Vandemoortele has announced the acquisition of French frozen bakery products producer Délifrance. Vandemoortele will acquire Délifrance from the grain cooperative Vivescia. The deal for the French company includes taking over 3,200 employees, 14 production sites, and an annual turnover of approximately €930 million. This is the second major announcement from Vandemoortele in a week. On Tuesday, it confirmed plans to acquire the €450 million European margarine and spreads business of US food company Bunge. Délifrance supplies frozen bakery products to supermarkets, hospitality businesses, and bakers in Europe and Asia. Vandemoortele has been active in the bakery sector…

Stock markets fell on Friday as a closely-watched US inflation reading heated up, adding to concerns over the fallout from an incoming wave of tariffs by President Donald Trump. Shares in automakers fell further as they brace for 25-percent levies due to kick in early next week along with a raft of “reciprocal” tariffs tailored to different countries. The market mood has soured over fears that Trump’s tactics will trigger tit-for-tat tariffs that would rekindle inflation, which could put the brakes on interest rate cuts and spark a recession. “Investors remain nervous over the economic repercussions from President Trump’s tariff…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has admitted he and his players do not deserve a bonus even if they salvage their dismal season by winning the Club World Cup. Guardiola’s side are languishing in fifth place in the Premier League and crashed out of the Champions League and League Cup. English champions for the previous four seasons, City could finish without a major trophy for the first time since Guardiola’s maiden season in charge in 2016/17. Their last hope of landing domestic silverware lies in the FA Cup, with a quarter-final tie at Bournemouth looming on Sunday. But even if…

Brazil’s public prosecutor asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to drop a probe into far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro for allegedly falsifying Covid-19 vaccine certificates while in power. The decision came a day after the court decided to put the former leader on trial on charges of plotting a coup in a case that could torpedo his hopes of making a Donald Trump-style political comeback. The ex-army captain, widely criticized for his handling of the pandemic that killed more than 700,000 people in Brazil, was accused of ordering the falsification of vaccination certificates for himself, his wife and daughter. The prosecutor’s…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed condolences to the family of former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, especially Mrs. Florence Ajimobi, over the death of their first daughter, Mrs Bisola Kola-Daisi. Sanwo-Olu in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, commiserated with the immediate past Oyo State First Lady, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, over the demise of her daughter, describing it as tragic and shocking. Sanwo-Olu, who also sympathised with the husband of the deceased, Mr Idris Kola-Daisi, and his family, urged the entire family, friends and associates of the…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has directed relaxation of the previous 24-hour curfew to 17-hour in Ifon, Ilobu and Erin communities recently embroiled in violent communal clashes. With the new directive, curfew in the three communities starts at 2pm and ends at 7am the following day. The relaxation of the curfew is to take effect from Friday, March 28, 2025, until further notice. The spokesperson for the governor, Olawale Rasheed, made this known in a statement obtained on Friday. The latest crises initially started as boundary disputes between the Ifon and Ilobu communities in the early hours of last Friday.…