Dev Shah, a 14-year-old boy from Largo, Florida, won the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, nailing the word “psammophile,” meaning an organism that thrives in sandy soils, in the 15th round of the contest’s finals. He edged out fellow eighth-grader Charlotte Walsh, 14, from Arlington, Virginia, who finished in second place after she…
The President, Bola Tinubu, on Friday, appointed the outgoing Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his new Chief of Staff. He also appointed a former Deputy Governor of Jigawa State, Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, as Deputy Chief of Staff and Former Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, as Secretary to the Government of…
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has urged marketers to revert to the old price of petroleum motor spirit in order to lessen the sufferings people are currently passing through.This was made known by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Sanusi Bature, in a statement made available to the press. Bature said the governor…
By Ayomide Otitoju The highly anticipated Lagos Leather Fair (LLF) returns with a bigger and better 2023 edition. The event, which is the largest gathering of leather enthusiasts in Africa, is set to take place between Saturday, 17th and Sunday, 18th of June 2023 at the Balmoral Convention Center, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Lagos Leather…
The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi and his running mate in the February 25 poll, Datti Baba-Ahmed attended the Presidential Election Petitions Court hearing on Tuesday in Abuja. Though Obi had attended a number of proceedings in the past few weeks, Datti-Ahmed attended court proceedings for the first time on Tuesday, a…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Security Services (DSS) to immediately vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos.DSS officials stormed the EFCC Ikoyi office, stopping officials from accessing their workplace. Gunshots were also heard in the area. But Tinubu in a statement by his media…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the Presidential villa on his first day of work, hours after he took the oath of office as Nigeria’s 16th President.Tinubu who arrived from the Defence House is welcome by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima; the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Governor of the…
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has said that President Bola Tinubu cannot solely take the decision to remove subsidy payment on petroleum products in the country.The TUC said that the newly inaugurated President should “tarry awhile to give room for robust dialogue and consultation and stakeholders engagement” before making any decision on the…
The Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, have opened their petition against President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), by calling one witness out of the 50 proposedBefore the witness, who is a lawyer and hails from Anambra testified, counsel to Peter Obi, Jibrin Okutepa,…
