Byabiodun KOMOLAFE Without doubt, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s greatest inner gift is the uncanny ability to deploy native intelligence. Some people rarely talk about it because they didn’t see it coming! Of course, that’s why people didn’t see him coming! Not even the former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Maybe that’s why ‘Balogun Owu’ keeps fighting him like a wounded cobra. The most brilliant asset that Tinubu represents to Nigeria lies in his antecedents in government and public administration. His pattern creation is legendary. His management and structure sustenance is remarkable. Nigerians are therefore assured that if he flows from what used…
Author: Spade Nigeria
The Founder of Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria and Niger, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo has donated a house to one of the longest serving security guards with the two Universities, Malam Umar Mohammed Sanda for his honesty. Presenting the keys of the house to Malam Sand on Wednesday, 21st June, 2023, at the permanent site of MAAUN, Prof. Gwarzo said the recipient, who worked for the Universities in Niger and Nigeria for over ten years, was found to be sincere and honest throughout the period. “On behalf of MAAUN Niger and Nigeria, I want to reward you with a…
A star witness of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last presidential election, Mike Enahoro-Eba, on Friday evening at the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), faulted the judgement of the United States of America’s court in which President Bola Tinubu reportedly forfeited $460, 000 dollars for alleged drug offences. The witness, who is a lawyer of 17 years, admitted that the judgement copy was not registered in Nigeria as required by law when delivered to make it effective in the country. He admitted that there was no evidence in the judgement that…
Member of Ikeja Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, and Principal partner at Fred Latimore Chambers, ‘Fred Latimore Oghenesivbe Esq, has described former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Augustine Alegeh, SAN, as a legal luminary with a heart of gold, who over the years assisted new wigs to excel in practice. Oghenesivbe’s commendation was contained in his goodwill message to Alegeh, SAN, over the well deserved national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger, CON, bestowed on him by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
President Tinubu breaks silence on suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele President Tinubu has broken his silence on the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele during an interactive session with Nigerians resident in France and neighbouring European countries. Tinubu said the nation’s financial system under the suspended Emefiele was rotten. He said many Nigerians abroad were unable to send money to their relatives because of the multiple exchange rates, saying all that have become a thing of the past. “Then the financial system was rotten. Few people making bags of our money and then you yourself, you stopped sending money home to…
Three weeks after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu on Friday in far away France disclosed that those who wrote his inaugural address on May 29 did not include petrol subsidy removal. Tinubu said the duo of Mr Dele Alake and Mr Wale Edun left out the vexed issue of subsidy from the speech handed over to him for delivery on the occasion. He made the disclosure while meeting with Nigerians residing in France on the sidelines of the two-day financing climate pact summit which ended in Paris on Friday. Tinubu said when he got to the podium on the inauguration…
His Royal Majesty, Benard I. Awarieta, Ovie of Ewu Kingdom, Ughelli South local government area of Delta state, has advocated for peace and love among the people of Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom. The monarch who made this statement while performing the traditional rituals across the various streets of Ewu Urhobo-Kingdom in line with the Odudu annual festival, has used this period to extend hands of fellowship to those who contested with him to join him in the development of the kingdom. HRM Awarieta said the Odudu festival is a unique celebration that has always brought blessings to the land and young females…
Freight forwarders operating at Seme Border have written to the Federal Government demanding the opening of the border for vehicle importation. The Director of Road Transport, Federal Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, disclosed this at Seme during a meeting between officials of Nigeria and Benin organised by the Economic Community of West African States. He explained that freight forwarders appealed to the former Minister of State for Transportation during his last visit to the border, asking for the reactivation of the border. He said a memo prepared and sent to the Federal Government based on the request was approved by…
By Felix Evwihor The Director-General of the Delta State Water Sector Regulatory Commission, Engr. Henry Idama, has assured the Association of Water Well Drilling Rig Owners and Practitioners (AWDROP) of the readiness of the commission to collaborate with the association in the state. The DG gave the assurance when Mr Dennis Nwenonye, Coordinator of the association in the state, paid a courtesy visit to the commission in Asaba. According to the DG, “the commission is the only statutory body that is saddled with the responsibility of regulating and collecting levies from water drillers in the state on behalf of the…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The National Network of Civil Society Organizations working on the prevention, treatment and mitigation of the impact of malaria, and the promotion of immunization and better nutrition in Nigeria (ACOMIN), has called on the government to implement effective recruitment and retention strategies to attract and retain skilled healthcare professionals, who are always available to provide quality malaria and health services. The group made the call during their media brief for the State Media Meeting on the Global Fund Malaria Community Led Monitoring Project they are implementing held at Orchid Hotels yesterday in Asaba. Reeling out the successes recorded by…