President Bola Tinubu’s aides on Public Engagement have been given a fresh mandate to initiate citizens’ engagement across the six geopolitical zones. These came days after Tinubu’s nationwide broadcast, during which he called for an end to the #EndBadGovernance protests and expressed his openness to dialogue. The Head of Media, Presidential Community Engagement Office, Seun Ajayi, revealed this in a statement on Thursday. The six Senior Special Assistants to the President on Community Engagement are Moremi Ojudu (South-West), Chioma Nweze (South-East), Gift Johnbull (South-South), Abiodun Essiet (North-Central), Abdullahi Yakasai (North-West) and Abdulhamid Abba (North-East). Ajayi said the new move became…
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A former President of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, is dead Hayatou’s death was made known by the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, in a Thursday post on his Instagram stories. Infantino wrote, “Saddened to hear of the passing of former CAF President, former FIFA President and interim, FIFA Vice President and FIFA Council member, Issa Hayatou. “As a passionate sports fan and IOC member, he dedicated his life to sports administration and on behalf of FIFA, and condolences go to his family, friends, former colleagues and all who knew him. Rest in peace.” Hayatou battled protracted sickness before…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, constituted the State Caretaker Committee for the Ondo State chapter of the party. This was according to a statement obtained by our correspondent and signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba. The statement noted that the caretaker committee was constituted according to Section 29 (2) (b) of the party’s Constitution. It read, “The National Working Committee of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party has on behalf of the National Executive Committee pursuant to Section 29(2)(b) of our Constitution (as amended in 2017) approved the…
The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, has said the recent nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests that began on August 1, 2024, should serve as an eye-opener for governors to begin to “do something”, especially those of the Northern region. The governor made the statement during an interview on Thursday evening on Channels Television’s Politics Today. Sule, who was addressing agitations about the failure of state governments to account for large allocations received from the Federal Governments, assured Nigerians that governors were all working with the funds provided. He argued that state and federal government revenues had improved under the President Tinubu-led…
Paul Ibe, media aide to the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu’s administration has resorted to propaganda and misinformation. Some Nigerian youths initiated a 10-day protest on 1 August against bad governance and economic hardship in the country. On Wednesday, during Day 7 of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest, a video of President Tinubu appealing to Nigerians to ease the protest and allow his administration more time went viral on social media. However, a few hours later, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, posted on his…
The Special Assistant to the Governor of Kaduna State on the School Feeding Programme, Fauziya Buhari-Ado, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful for a brighter future despite the prevailing hardship in the country. Buhari-Ado made this known in a statement she signed on Thursday. According to the statement, the aide made this disclosure when she was honoured as one of the 100 most notable Africans at a Business Investment Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. She assured that Nigeria, like other African countries, will surely overcome the challenges of underdevelopment it is currently facing. “Never, never give up. Africa is rich. We…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has begun a monthly outreach which offers free medical services to residents of Akure, the state capital. The programme, which began on Monday, August 5, 2024, under the supervision of the Akure South Local Government Chairman, Gbenga Fasua, has seen the medical treatment of 1,000 ailing residents in Akure. This was according to a statement, on Tuesday, by the Personal Assistant to the Chairman, Akure-South Local Government, Iteyemi Adegoroye. Joined in supervision by the chairman of Akure East Local Council Development Area, Mr Taiwo Samson, and his counterparts in Akure West LCDA, Sunday Kekereowo,…
Suspected bandits have killed a woman identified as Shoni Michael in Plateau State Residents said her daughter, who was with her, was also shot by the terrorists before they fled into the bush It was learnt that the victims were cooking food in their house in the Mangu community when the gunmen attacked them, killing the woman on the spot while her daughter sustained injuries The incident, it was further gathered, happened in Kikyau village in Mangu Local Government Area on Wednesday evening. A resident of Kikyau village, Charity Jatau confirmed the attack to PUNCH Online in Jos, the state…
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has lamented the refusal of the Federal Government to leverage the large and widespread structure of his group to tackle insecurity in the country. Adams, who doubles as the National Coordinator, Oodua Peoples Congress, stated this in Osogbo, Osun State capital, on Thursday at the annual leadership retreat of the group, attended by members of the group from Osun and beyond. The OPC national coordinator emphasised the need for the Federal Government to allow state and local governments to organise their own security architecture and protect lives and properties. He advised governments at…
Apple on Thursday announced changes to its App Store after the European Union accused the iPhone maker of breaking the bloc’s landmark new digital rules. The EU said the App Store terms prevented app developers from freely steering consumers to alternative ways to pay, making Apple the first-ever tech firm to face accusations of breaching a new law known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Now Apple says there will be changes to comply with the DMA and address the findings of the European Commission, the EU’s powerful antitrust regulator. At the time, Brussels said developers could only steer customers…