Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, says his outfit for the wedding of popular Afrobeat singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos, cost a whopping N7million. Cubana Chief Priest disclosed this while sharing a clip of himself getting set for the wedding. He wrote in the Instagram caption, “Chivido2024 Wait till I hang my 7,000,000 Naira agbada [Hash tag] CpNoSmall.” Recently, Cubana Chief Priest reportedly appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma. He stated that the popular Afrobeat musician had made Imo State proud by choosing a wife from the state. Earlier, the Chief Priest had…
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Academic Staff Union of Universities,on Tuesday, accused President Bola Tinubu of unseriousness about issues concerning Nigeria’s university lecturers. Chairman of the Obafemi Awolowo University branch of the union, Professor Anthony Odiwe, stated this during a peaceful protest on Tuesday. Odiwe stressed that unless urgent attention is given to the 2021 draft agreement between ASUU and the Federal Government, the union would embark on a fresh industrial action across campuses in the country. He said that the Federal Government had yet to address many of the issues that usually force ASUU to embark on strike, saying the union was surprised with…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he needs more time to consult widely on the appropriate amount to be paid as the new minimum wage to workers in the nation’s public sector. Tinubu stated this at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, when the matter was tabled for deliberations. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday, while briefing State House Correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting. He said the memo had to be stepped down because the Federal Government thought it wise to consult with other stakeholders, especially as the new wage proposals…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, denied reports that the 10th Senate is proposing to the Federal Government to procure a new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. Akpabio, in a statement by his media aide, Jackson Udom, made this known while speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, shortly after leading a delegation to pay a condolence visit to Senator Tahir Monguno over the death of his father. Last week, there were reports in the media that the Senate President commented that the Senate would approve the purchase of new aircraft for the President and Vice…
Agency Report The Debt Management Office says the rise in Nigeria’s public debt stock from N97.34 trillion in December 2023 to N121.67 trillion in March is partly due to exchange rate fluctuations. The Director-General of DMO, Patience Oniha, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. She was clarifying misconceptions about the recently released update of the country’s total debt profile. She said that the securitisation of N4.90 trillion as part of the securitisation of the N7.3 trillion Ways and Means Advances approved by the National Assembly was also responsible for the N24.33…
Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, attended the wedding ceremony between award-winning Afrobeat musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his wife, Chioma Rowland. Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and popular businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly called Obi Cubana, also attended the event. Their arrival was disclosed in different videos of the event posted on social media. Earlier, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Oni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, also arrived at the venue of the event in Lagos. Davido and Chioma’s wedding with the hashtag #CHIVIDO2024 has been generating excitement on social media since…
A senior officer of the Nigerian Customs Services (name withheld), on Tuesday, slumped during questioning by a House of Representatives Committee and later died at the National Assembly clinic, Abuja. The deceased Customs officer had been invited by the Public Account Committee of the House of Representatives for questioning in the ongoing probe of revenue-generating agencies and parastatals of government. It was learnt that the officer collapsed while being grilled by members of the committee. He was subsequently rushed to the National Assembly clinic where he was confirmed dead. Spokesman for the House, Akin Rotimi, said in a statement, “It…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, deplored the attitude of state Governors to traditional institutions. Atiku said in a statement that the action of some Governors pose serious threats to the stability of traditional institutions in the country. Atiku who was making veiled reference to the Emirship tussle in Kano and alleged move by the Sokoto State Government to depose the Sultan, said recent developments in the country has seen a “growing tendency of state governments exerting influence in distorting the modalities of enthroning traditional stools.” But the Sokoto State Government has already denied any plan to depose the Sultan.…
… says ‘it’s not your duty to tell us to protect Sultan, it’s our responsibility’ Sokoto State Government, on Tuesday, advised Vice President Kashim Shettima to always cross check facts before commenting on sensitive national matters. The state government, in its response to the public warning issued by Shettima at the Northwest Security Summit in Katsina on Monday, said the Vice President should have contacted Governor Ahmed Aliyu to verify the news which went viral on the purported plan to depose Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III before going public. Governor Aliyu’s spokesman, Abubakar Bawa, in a statement, said the government…
Nigerian Army, on Tuesday, denied allegations that it is recruiting Islamic fundamentalists and jihadists. The rebuttal followed a viral video that claimed the Army was recruiting jihadists. The Army said the video falsely depicted an officer encouraging Muslim young men to join the military to protect and propagate Islam. It added that the footage also falsely portrayed an officer calling on Muslim young men to join the military to protect and propagate Islam. Director, Army Public Relations, Maj. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement that the viral video was aimed at causing a religious crisis in the country. The…