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Popular Nigerian Pastor and founder of Streams of Joy International, Jerry Eze, has become Nigeria’s highest-earning YouTuber. According to a recent report by Playboard, a data curation platform that provides rankings for YouTube channels globally in its ‘Super Chat Revenue’, Pastor Eze’s YouTube page has amassed over N7billion in all-time earning videos from 2014 to 2024. The report stated that Eze’s viral prayer channel, New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD), known for the viral slogan, ‘What God Cannot Do Does Not Exist’, has over 2.12 million subscribers and over one million views daily, making it the most-watched preaching channel…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS GOVERNING COUNCILS OF FEDERAL UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians to the governing councils of these federal universities and tertiary institutions of learning: NIGERIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO, DELTA STATE (1) Temi Harriman -- Chairman (2) Adeola Adeogun -- Member (3) Benedict Aguele -- Member (4) Freeman Kasa -- Member (5) Babangida Alhassan Abdullahi -- Member NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ABUJA (1) Rabe Mudi Bala -- Chairman (2) Mr. Akinola Fagbemi -- Member (3) Rakiatou Bagnou -- Member (4) Alwel Egwurugu -- Member…

Abubakar Momoh, Minister for Niger Delta Development, has accused Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki of rebranding all the relief items sent by President Bola Tinubu’s government into his name. On Wednesday morning, the minister appeared in a broadcast on Channels TV, and addressed the circulating claims that President Tinubu had failed to deliver on his promise to distribute 20 trucks of rice to some states including Edo. The minister denied this claim, saying that any state government insisting he had not received his share of the relief items was lying. The Bola Tinubu-led government recently announced that it had distributed…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS FEDERAL COMMISSIONERS OF THE REVENUE MOBILIZATION ALLOCATION AND FISCAL COMMISSION   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following Nigerians as federal commissioners of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC): (1) Mrs. Linda Nkechi Oti -- Abia (2) Mr. Akpan Imo Effiong -- Akwa Ibom (3) Mr. Enefe Ekene -- Anambra (4) Professor Steve Ugba -- Benue (5) Chief Eyonsa -- Cross-River (6) Aruviere Egharhevwe -- Delta (7) Nduka Henry Awuregu -- Ebonyi (8) Mr. Victor Eboigbe -- Edo (9) Honourable Wumi Ogunlola -- Ekiti (10) Honourable Ozo Obumreme…

STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS NEW BOARD OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATION TRUST FUND   President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the following qualified Nigerians to serve on the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund): (1) Alhaji Aminu Masari -- Chairman (2) Senator Sani Danladi -- Member (3) Mr. Sunday Adepoju -- Member (4) Mr. Nurudeen Adeyemi -- Member (5) Mrs. Esther Onyinyechukwu Ukachukwu -- Member (6) Mr. Turaki Ibrahim -- Member (7) Mr. Aboh Eduyok -- Member The President expects the new members of the board of this pivotal institutional vehicle to be dedicated…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed seven new heads for various agencies and programs under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development amid calls by imminent Nigerians to reinstate suspended Minister, Betta Edu. The decision of President Tinubu to Shun Edu and appoint new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ministry was contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the President, the appointments are aimed at ensuring the effectiveness of the ministry’s initiatives and providing much-needed relief to Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups. Dr…

Protesters on Tuesday besieged the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, singing the old national anthem with vigour. As the nationwide hunger demonstrations entered the sixth day, the protesters were seen marching to Mr Wike’s residence while holding palm fronds. As they reached Mr Wike’s mansion which was heavily guarded by uniformed police officers, the majority of the protesters sat on the tarred road in front of the house. A police tank was parked in front of the mansion and the demonstrators did not move close to it. They stood afar chanting the Arise-O-compatriots anthem…

A former Director General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Prof. Bola Akinterinwa, says those carrying the ‘Russian’ flag during the nationwide harship protest in Kano are mainly Nigeriens. He said “the foreigners” displayed the Russian flag to register their displeasure at the position of the Nigerian government and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) chaired by President Bola Tinubu against the military takeover in Niger. The display of the Russian flag during the protest which started on Thursday gained momentum on Monday in Kano, leading to a crackdown on the brains behind the trend. A…

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has accused the people of Ogoni ethnic nationality of stalling the East-West Road project. The about 388-kilometre “challenging” road project, which began in 2006 during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, is meant to connect the states within Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. It has remained uncompleted to date. “The East-West Road would have been completed under my tenure as the minister of Niger Delta Affairs under the last administration, but some stakeholders, particularly of Ogoni extraction, led a delegation to meet with the then President Muhammadu Buhari to inform him that they did not want the Ministry…

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement with the use of its flag by a group of protesters in northern Nigeria. Protesters were seen marching on the streets, carrying Russian flag and chanting slogans, while others held placards with various messages. Russia, a global power with significant geopolitical influence, has been accused of involvement in recent political upheavals in several West African countries, including Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. This has sparked concerns about external interference in regional affairs. But in a statement on Monday, the embassy emphasised that Russia does not interfere in the internal affairs of…