Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Monday sworn into office as the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the capital Abuja. Amidst legal challenges, the former governor of Lagos state becomes the 16th president of the most populated African country. Below is the full text of Bola Tinubu's inaugural speech FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU 29 MAY 2023 THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand […]
Nigeria President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn into office in the capital Abuja, despite a legal challenge to his election from the country’s opposition. The ceremony took place amid extremely tight security and in front of world leaders and dignitaries, such as President Kagame of Rwanda and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the 5,000 capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital Abuja. A national public holiday was declared […]
Legendary American musician Tina Turner, dubbed the Queen of Rock and Roll, has passed on aged 83. According to her representative, she died after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. "Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock’n Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. With her, the world loses a music […]
Paul Mackenzie, the troubled Kenyan pastor accused of deceiving his church members to fast for 40 day — tragically resulting in more than 200 of them dying — has revealed his own family did not join the church members to fast. Mackenzie, who was was arrested last month and likely to face terrorism charges, made this known when he appeared in court on Tuesday (May 16). The controversial man of […]
Nigerian chef Hilda Baci has broken the Guinness World Record for the "longest cooking marathon by an individual". On Monday morning, she smashed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by Indian chef Lata Tandon in Rewa, central India in 2019. Baci, whose cooking marathon is currently ongoing at Amore Gardens in Lekki, Lagos State, began the competition on Thursday after she turned on her cooker at 4pm. Despite heavy […]
Nigerian billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has revealed the cause of his feud with fellow billionaire businessman and chairman of Transcorp, Tony Elumelu. Otedola also spoke about how he went bankrupt in 2008 amid other revelations while speaking on his move to buy Transcorp, a conglomerate whose 5.5 per cent shares he recently acquired. He alleged that Elumelu betrayed him on different occasions. According to an online newspaper, Premium Times, Otedola […]
STORY BY: Antwi Mabel England is preparing for a historic moment as the nation gears up for the coronation of King Charles on May 6th. Following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the country is looking forward to a new era under the leadership of its new monarch, and the coronation promises to be a moment of profound significance for the nation. The coronation ceremony will take place at […]
A Ugandan minister, Retired Col Charles Okello Engola, has been shot and killed by his bodyguard. According to BBC, Engola, who was the the deputy minister for Labour, Employment and Industrial relations, was shot at his home in the capital, Kampala, on Tuesday morning (May 2). He was rushed to a hospital but tragically succumbed to his injuries The bodyguard who is yet to be officially identified is reported to […]
Colombian star James Rodríguez has confirmed reports of him leaving Greek giants Olympiacos. The former Real Madrid and Porto playmaker will leave the club in June upon the expiration of his contract. Taking to Twitter to confirm the news, Rodriguez wrote: "I would like to thank everyone for all the time that we have spent together. although we are going our separate ways, I feel that I will always be […]
