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A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has said that President Bola Tinubu must appreciate members of the G-5 or Integrity Group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the role they played in his victory at the 2023 presidential election. Fayose stated this while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. According to him, the immediate past governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has what it takes to be a minister and “must serve” in the Tinubu’s government. The G-5 is made up of four PDP ex-governors — Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu), Samuel Ortom (Benue), and…

The recent appointment of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the National Security Adviser (NSA) by President Bola Tinubu appears to be the fulfilment of the long held belief by progressives in the security sector that for once, in a long while, a man with the requisite background and experience to deliver on the national security imperatives, has mounted the saddle. With global, intelligence fundamentals tilting towards timely intelligence gathering and intelligence-led security, it has become imperative to redirect the focus of national security. It has been restated in several security fora and expert opinions that the one single factor missing glaringly…

The productivity of the Nigerian economy dropped in June following the removal of fuel subsidy on May 29 this year by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which stirred sharp accelerations in price inflation and worsened the fortunes of wholesale and retail traders. These are contained in the Stanbic IBTC Bank Nigeria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the month of June 2023, which stated that business confidence dipped during the month. The headline figure derived from the survey is the PMI and readings above 50.0 signal an improvement in business conditions on the previous month, while readings below 50.0 show a deterioration. But…

Suspends 5% telecom tax, finance act, customs tariff · Step aimed at alleviating hardship on Nigerians, says Alake · Adedeji: move meant to increase productive activities, not tax poverty · Telcos, NACCIMA, NECA, MAN hail president · Nigeria safe for foreign investors, says Akpabio President Bola Tinubu has signed four Executive Orders deferring and suspending the commencement of certain taxes paid by individuals and companies in the country. Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, made this known yesterday, while speaking with newsmen at the State House, Abuja. The new policy ostensibly responds to concerns recently raised by…

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will in August carry out audit of Nigeria’s air transport industry to ensure it abides by international safety standard and recommended practices.According to the body, ICAO audits the aviation safety and aviation security oversight capacities of its 193 member states. In the safety domain, these audits are carried out under the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP). During a USOAP audit, ICAO assesses the effective implementation of the critical elements of safety oversight system and conducts a systematic and objective review of a state’s compliance with the provisions of the convention or national regulations…

Born on 20th May, Reverend Tokunbo Adejuwon is a new creature, husband, father and teacher of the gospel. He hails from Ijero in Nigeria. Popularly known as Reverend Toks, he is a graduate of the University of Ibadan. He attended the University of Ibadan between 15th November 1990 and graduated on 13th December, 2003 Bishop Tokunbo also studied Christian Ministry at the Rhema Bible Training Centre in 2004. Later on 1st January, 2010, he became the National Director of Rhema Nigeria till date (2022, as at the year of writing this biography) Reverend Tokunbo Adejuwon is happily married to his…

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr are reportedly willing to hand €20 million-per-season to ex-Chelsea and Atletico Madrid ace Saul Niguez. Saul, 28, has emerged as a potential summer sale for Los Rojiblancos due to his underwhelming performances over the last two campaigns. After helping his boyhood club lift the 2020-21 La Liga title, he sealed a loan move to Chelsea in the summer of 2021. He started just 12 of his 23 games, lifting the FIFA Club World Cup trophy in the process. Upon his return to Atletico Madrid, the 19-cap Spain international failed to establish himself as a starting midfielder last season. He featured in 1430…

Arsenal defender Nuno Tavares hopes to attract interest from a bigger club despite West Ham United and Galatasaray being keen on him, according to Italian outlet Tutto Mercato Web. Tavares, 23, joined the Gunners from Portuguese club Benfica for €8 million in the summer of 2021. He went on to make 28 appearances across competitions for the Premier League giants, helping them keep nine clean sheets and contributing towards three goals. The left-back joined Olympique Marseille on loan for the 2022-23 season after he fell out of favor at Arsenal following Oleksandr Zinchenko’s arrival last summer. He had a fruitful stint in France,…

According to Yakup Cinar, Barcelona target Arda Guler is set to join Real Madrid. Guler, 18, currently plays for Fenerbahce. The youngster is one of the brightest prospects in European football at the moment. He made 35 appearances for the Turkish club this past season, scoring six goals and providing seven assists across competitions. Guler has also represented Turkey’s national team four times so far. The player is known for his close control of the ball and vision to see a pass. He is also known by the moniker, “The Turkish Messi”. Guler is certainly one for the future. Hence, it…

Some House of Representatives members in Abuja on Tuesday protested the alleged discrimination in the allocation of seats and offices for the members. The lawmakers, numbering about 100, who openly protested against the perceived tendencies, said the ugly trend was capable of causing setbacks in legislative activities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House Committee on Welfare, chaired by Rep. Olawale Raji (APC-Lagos), was saddled with allocating seats for members. The protesting lawmakers were mostly first-timers, who described the seats allocated to them at one of the temporary chambers as unconducive as they were on the third…