President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Adamu Adaji as the Director-General of the National Boundary Commission for the second term. A statement on Monday by the Head of Information and Public Relations Unit, Efe Ovuakporie, said Adaji’s reappointment was communicated in a letter signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. According to Ovuakporiethe, the appointment was effective from August 7 2024, for another four years. The letter read, “I am pleased to inform you that His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has approved the renewal of…
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Julián Álvarez has officially signed with Atlético Madrid, leaving Manchester City. Atlético Madrid fans are excited to welcome “La Araña” (The Spider) to his new home. A post on the club’s X account on Monday disclosed this. The 24-year-old will be at the club until 2030. A statement from the club website titled, “Welcome, Julián Alvarez!”, noted that a six-year deal had been reached. Álvarez is a versatile and skilled forward. He debuted for River Plate in 2018, scoring 54 goals and providing 31 assists in 122 games, and was the top scorer in the 2020/21 Argentine league. It read,…
The European Union on Sunday said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s contested re-election last month “cannot be recognised”, as the country’s electoral authority has failed to produce the official voting records. The results published by Venezuela’s National Electoral Council on August 2 “cannot be recognised. Any attempt to delay the full publication of the official voting records will only cast further doubt” on their credibility”, the EU Council said in a statement. Unlike the United States and several other countries, the EU has refrained from recognising opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia as president-elect. “Copies of the electoral voting records published by…
The West African Examinations Council has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This figure represents 11.92 per cent of the 1,805,216 candidates who took the examination. The 2024 WASSCE commenced on Tuesday, 30th April 2024, and concluded on 24th June 2024. Speaking on Monday while announcing the release of the 2024 WASSCE results, the Head of the Nigeria Office, WAEC, Dr Amos Dangut, stated that the results were withheld in connection with various reported cases of examination malpractice. He explained that this figure was 4.37 per cent lower than the 16.29…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed his appreciation to President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dame Didi Esther Walson-Jack, as the new Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Fubara also commended the new Head of Service of the Federation, not only for being a trailblazer but also for breaking the glass ceiling as an ambassador of Rivers State and the Niger Delta region. This was contained in a statement issued Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, and sent to newsmen. He noted that throughout her remarkable career in the Civil Service, culminating in…
The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates, 2024. The results were made available to candidates on Monday. The examination body disclosed this in a Monday post on X. The message read, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for school candidates, 2024 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 12, 2024.” Tosin Oyediran Tosin, with over six years’ experience, conducts incisive interviews, pens engaging features, subedits and delivers impactful stories for the digital sphere. All rights reserved. This material, and…
Paul Ibe, media aide to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has said the hardship being witnessed by Nigerians is not surprising. He stated that the current hardship and hunger under President Bola Tinubu’s administration is nothing compared to what they endured under former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement issued on Sunday, Ibe said the Tinubu administration has not yet acknowledged the significant hardships faced by Nigerians, saying that it indicates a lack of preparedness for governance from the outset. He added that various challenges experienced under the Buhari administration have become worse under…
At least eleven persons were killed on Sunday, including two babies following a tragic road accident near Umuika Junction on the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt Expressway in Abia State. The road crash at about 12:45 pm happened when a Sienna car belonging to Abia Line Network crashed with a loaded truck. An eyewitness, who gave his name as Ochiegbu Marvelous, told ABN TV, that the driver slept off on the steering, lost control, and collided with a truck before crashing into a nearby bush. The eyewitness stated that the devastating impact resulted in the loss of eleven lives, including two infants and…
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, several athletes of Nigerian descent made significant contributions while representing other nations. These athletes, though born or connected to Nigeria, chose to compete under the flags of countries such as Germany, Bahrain, the United States, France, Great Britain and Spain. Their performances not only earned them individual glory but also highlighted the diverse and global nature of talent originating from Nigeria. From winning gold in shot put to securing silver in the 400m and hammer throw, and men’s football these athletes demonstrated exceptional skill and determination on the world stage, continuing the legacy of Nigerian…
Hamas on Sunday urged Gaza mediators to implement a truce plan presented by US President Joe Biden instead of holding more talks, as Palestinians fled a new Israeli military operation. The statement from the Palestinian group, whose October 7 attack on Israel triggered the war, came a day after one of the deadliest reported Israeli strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip in more than 10 months of war. International mediators had invited Israel and Hamas to resume talks towards a long-sought truce and hostage-release deal, after the fighting in Gaza and the killings of Iran-aligned militant leaders sparked fears of…