South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for the coronavirus after visiting four African countries. His government tweeted on Monday that the President being “booked off for the week, there won’t be a weekly message issued today.” In a press statement published on the government’s website, he is ...
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No TIN requirement to operate bank account in 2022 finance bill – Presidency
Presidency has debunked reports that there are provisions in the Finance Bill 2022 now before the National Assembly forcing Nigerians to have a Tax Identification Number (TIN) in order to operate a bank account. Recall that the Leader of the Senate, Yahaya Abdullahi, had last week Wednesday in his ...
Read More »‘My Dad is Better Than Parents Of Those Criticizing Him’ – MC Oluomo’s Son Replies People Calling His Father A Tout
The National Union of Road Transport Workers boss, Musiliu Akinsanya, better known as MC Oluomo has been defended on social media by one of his son’s, King West. According to Naija News, King West on his Instastories on Sunday slammed those calling his father a tout. Sharing a photo ...
Read More »Igbo Not Beggars, We Will Fight For 2023 Presidency – MASSOB Tells CNG
The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB has said it will fight tooth and nail to actualize the 2023 Igbo Presidency. Naija News understands that the Biafra agitators stated this in a statement on Sunday while condemning a comment by the Coalition of Northern ...
Read More »BREAKING: Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ajagungbade III is dead
Society gazette reports that Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewumi Ajagungbade III is dead It was gathered that the monarch died early Sunday morning at the age of 95 after spending 47 years on the throne. Palace sources confirmed his death to Vanguard but stated that his death has ...
Read More »Don’t Support Political Aspirants Openly, Obasanjo Tells Ooni
OFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, against openly supporting political office seekers. Obasanjo gave the advice at an event organised to honour Nteranya Sanginga, director-general of the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and his wife, Charlotte, with the chieftaincy title of Aare ...
Read More »Samuel Eto’o Elected President of the Cameroon Football Federation
Former Barcelona striker, Samuel Eto’o has been elected the President of the Cameroon Football Federation, the body has announced. Eto’o defeated his rival, the acting president Seidou Mbombo Njoya with 43 votes the body revealed on Saturday. Njoya secured 31 votes. The former Cameroon international had expressed confidence of ...
Read More »Over 1,200 orphanages apply for Davido’s N250m Donation
Davido has announced that his charity panel has received 1,234 applications from orphanages, for a share of his N250 million donation. Davido made this known in his Insta story while giving an update on the selection and disbursement process of the funds. The music star said that verification of ...
Read More »How Tinubu Convinced Obasanjo To Accept Buhari As APC Candidate In 2015 – Akande
Former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Bisi Akande has revealed a political masterclass that happened in 2015. In his autobiography titled “My Participations,” launched in Lagos on Thursday, Akande said the APC National Leader, Bola Tinubu, had to convince former President Olusegun Obasanjo before he ...
Read More »Emirates Gives Condition To Resume Operations In Nigeria
In what seems like a retaliatory move by the Dubai-based airline, Emirates, its management stated on Friday that it will stop flights to and from Lagos and Abuja by Saturday until certain condition is met by the Nigerian government. This is coming after the director general of the Nigerian ...
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