Theophilus Afe

Ademola adeleke Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has been sworn-in as the 6th elected Governor of Osun State This Sunday morning the 27th day of November 2022. At exactly 11:54am, Adeleke became the governor of Osun State after being administered oaths of allegiance and office by the State’s President of the Customary Court before a mammoth crowd of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, supporters and guests from all walks of life. As part of preparations for today’s swearing-in of the Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, supporters of the governor-elect are reportedly preparing to slaughter over 100 cows in celebrations that will be held across the various councils in the state after the official oath-taking.  Genesis Nollywood TV gathered that the cows were bought to celebrate Adeleke’s swearing-in, which the PDP members described as ‘the burial of All Progressives Congress (APC) government’ in the state.  Sources at...

RMD, Righteousman, others mourn It was a black Friday for the Nigerian entertainment industry as it lost yet another prominent singer, Sammie Okposo to the cold hands of death. Okposo, 51, died yesterday in Lagos after he reportedly slumped while he was being treated for exhaustion. His colleague, Righteousman confirmed the sad news to Saturday Vanguard. He described Okposo’s sudden demise as ‘tragic’, adding that the singer had also collapsed last week upon his return from his praise party concert in the UK and was being treated for exhaustion before he eventually slumped. According to him, the ‘Welu Welu’ singer was a workaholic who hardly found time to rest. “We should learn to take time to rest, Sammie Okposo was always working. I will personally miss him. He was a great singer who influenced a lot of young Nigerian gospel singers. I know how much I love his music. He served God and not man,” Righteousman said. Also, reacting to the sad ne...

Daniel Bwala, spokesperson for Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, has described the newly redesigned Naira denominations as inconsequential. President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. The redesigned notes presented to the public were the N1000, N500 and N200 — the country’s highest currency denominations. Speaking during the unveiling, Buhari said the redesigned notes will help the country to address the issue of illicit financial flows, corruption, improve the economy and the value of the Nigerian currency. Read also:‘Tinubu’s manifesto a campaign against Buhari,’ Atiku team’s spokesman, Bwala declares He added the first set of the currency, which was printed locally by the Nigeria Printing and Minting Company, would prevent illegal duplication of the notes. However, Bwala in a tweet on Wednesday said o...

Reactions have trailed the newly redesigned naira notes after they were officially unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari unveiled the new currency notes on Wednesday morning before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the state house, Abuja. The redesigned naira notes are N200, N500 and N1,000 denominations. In reactions, about 85% Nigerians have knocked the Federal Government and the CBN for what many described as an unimpressive design. Claims were wide that the newly redesigned notes were no different from the old ones, lamenting the colours used in the new ones. "To increase the value, the CBN governor cannot perform. To change the design, he still cannot perform. But to downgrade the color of the notes, the man delivered" "What kind of color is this?" pic.twitter.com/lRNBisY7A5 — Victory (@insideVictory) "CBN turn Naira notes to power rangers colour, dem say na redesign" 😭😭😭 — 𝐌𝐀𝐋...

Actor Morgan Freeman narrated the opening segment titled 'The Calling' and told viewers that 'We all come together here in one big tribe' as fans arrived in Doha city center for the imminent start of the world's biggest soccer festival. Morgan Freeman starred in a message of inclusion at the opening of the Qatar World Cup alongside Qatari businessman Ghanim Al Muftah, who has a disability. "What unites us is greater than what divides us. We are one big tribe and the Earth is our tent. Together we can make the call for everyone to unite," the actor noted. "This is a call to the whole world. Soccer brings people and nations together. There is a common thread of hope and respect. Soccer expands the world, it unites nations in their love for this precious game. What brings nations together, brings communities together. We all have a soccer history, and so does Qatar." Who was at the opening ceremony? Within minutes and afte...

It is less than 100 days today before polling units open at 8.30am on Saturday 25th February 2023 for national elections (Presidential and National Assembly) and two weeks later on Saturday 11th March 2023 for State elections (Governorship and State Houses of Assembly). Once again, another General Election is upon us, the 7th since the restoration of democracy in Nigeria in 1999. Over the last 23 years, we have made a steady progress in the twin areas of electoral reform and election administration. Although a lot of work still lies ahead, it is generally acknowledged that our elections are getting better and citizens' confidence in the process is increasing. As I have said repeatedly, the Commission's allegiance is to Nigeria. Our loyalty is to Nigerians who want free, fair, credible and verifiable elections supported by technology, which guarantees transparent accreditation and upload of polling unit results for citizens to view in real-time on Electio...

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been asked to remove the Arabic inscription from the redesigned naira notes. Tever Akase, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom on Media and Publicity, said all Nigerian languages should be on the currencies, not Arabic. In a tweet, Akase lamented that Arabic is not Nigeria’s second official language. He wrote: “Those redesigning the naira notes should ensure that inscriptions of all Nigerian languages are on the currencies. “If this is impossible, they should remove the existing Arabic inscriptions and leave only English on the new notes. Arabic is not Nigeria’s 2nd official language.” The apex bank would unveil the redesigned naira notes on December 15, 2022. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said the new currencies to be launched are N1,000, N500 and N200 notes. Addressing a press conference, Emefiele advised Nigerians to take their old notes to banks in exchange for new ones. Do you lik...

PDP is really putting her best to win the 2023 Presidential and Governorship elections mostly Abuja and Lagos State. "Yes PDP will win Abuja and Lagos under Atiku for the president of Nigeria and Jardon for the governor of Lagos State" The PDP publicity Sec. Said at the Umbrella Day. Gifts of umbrella having the colours of PDP were shared alongside with water and soft drinks. The Umbrella Day rally took place at the Atiku/Okowa office at Fadeyi, Yaba, Lagos and Marches to Maryland. At Maryland, lots of people personalities addresses the PDP supporters and the general public on the need to vote Atiku as President of Nigeria come 2023 as well as Jardon as Governor of Lagos State come 2023. They emphasis the need of better governance and the reasons to send APC away from Nigeria. "The cost of living in Nigeria is too high now compared to when PDP was in power. "Students of the common masses had been at home this year for 8 month...