Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Meet Acting IGP And What You Should Know About Him President Bola Tinubu on Monday night appointed his former Chief Security Officer, DIG Egbetokun Olukayode as the acting Inspector General of Police. This is coming barely three months after the Police Service Commission approved the appointment of Egbetokun as a Deputy-Inspector General of Police who will be representing the South-West geopolitical zone of the country. DIG Egbetokun replaced DIG Johnson Babatunde Kokumo who retired from the Service on March 15 this year. His appointment as IG was made known in a statement by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary-General…

Skitmaker, Ashmusy Bags Honourary Doctorate Degree Popular skit maker, Ashmusy is excited as she bags an honorary doctorate degree from a US varsity. The comedian and brand ambassador took to her social media page to disseminate the exciting news with her fans and colleagues. She received an honorary Ph.D. degree from Prowess University, Delaware, United States. Ashmusy shared photos of herself in her doctoral gown, while holding the award she had received from the foreign varsity. Sharing the photos, she wrote: “Guess who is now a doctor? Me!!! I have made my mom and fam proud once again. From…

Tinubu’s Message To Bill Gates When They Met In Abuja President Bola Tinubu has told the Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, that the West needs to hear more from him with respect to the plight of developing countries. Tinubu said, “You have all it takes to help developing nations more.” The President spoke when he received in audience Gates, and the President of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Tinubu pledged to give priority attention to the health and safety of Nigerians, noting that for any country to develop,…

ECOVISA: ECOWAS working towards single visa for West African countries The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the implementation of ECOVISA, related costs and design as recommended by experts in charge of visa issuance. The heads and experts on immigration of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are working on the implementation of the ECOVISA, a single visa system similar to the Schengen model. In a statement issued on the website of the ECOWAS Commission, the Directorate of Free Movement of Persons and Migration organised the Seventh Heads of Immigration Meeting in Accra, Ghana, on May…

Nuhu Ribadu: Profile of new National Security Adviser Mr Ribadu was named NSA a few days after he was appointed as security adviser to the president. The newly-appointed National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, was born in Yola, Adamawa State, on 21 November, 1960. He attended Aliyu Mustapha Primary School, Yola from 1966 to 1973 and Yelwa Government Secondary School, Yola from 1973-1977. Between 1978 and 1980, Mr Ribadu was at the College of Preliminary Studies, CPS, Yola, for his A-level studies. In 1980, he gained admission to study law at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating…

C’River to build palm oil market …as Otu donates N10m to fire victims Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River says the state will be building an ultra-modern palm oil market in Calabar, the state capital. The governor, who also donated N10m to traders whose stores were gutted by fire at the Bogobiri area of Calabar, said the palm oil market will be sited in the affected area, a predominately Hausa/Fulani settlement. According to Emmanuel Ogbeche, the chief press secretary, the governor is touched by the extent of the carnage, describing the inferno as unfortunate and sad. “As a government, we…

States to earn more naira after exchange rate reform Weakening naira should reflect true market realities – VP Osinbajo The VP’s media aide further noted thus, “for context, the vice president’s point was that the naira exchange rate benefits only those who can obtain the dollar at N410/$1, some of who simply turn round to sell to the parallel market at N570/$1. Disbursement from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) to the federal, state and local governments will rise on the back of the FX unification move, according to experts. On Wednesday, June 14, the Central Bank of…

“How Kcee Accommodated, Fed Me For Two Years” – Iyanya Popular singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, better known as Iyanya, has recounted how his colleague, Kcee allowed him to stay under his roof for two years. The ‘Kukere’ crooner disclosed this during a recent interview with Naija FM 102.7, Lagos. He also noted that it was also Kcee that bought him his first flight ticket when he could not afford it. Speaking about the person with better dancing skills, Iyanya stated that Kcee was a better dancer than him. He said, “Kcee was the person who bought me my first [flight]…

TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, IGP, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW ONES President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. A release from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation states that the newly appointed Officers are: S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS 1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser 2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff 3 Maj. T. A Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff 4 Rear Admirral E.…

Hilda Baci Receives Guinness World Record Plaque Nigerian chef and Guinness World Record holder for marathon cooking, Hilda Effiong Bassey, aka Hilda Baci, has announced the arrival of her award plaque. Baci revealed this in a post on her Instagram page on Monday. She was certified as the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual with 93 hours and 11 minutes. In the video, she received the award plaque packaged in a box and delivered by a dispatch rider. She simply wrote, “Our plaque is here 😆😆😆😆😆#guinnessworldrecords.” Credit: Instagram | hildabaci …