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Jun

22

2025

Minister Of Art, Culture, Tourism And Creative Economy Directs Nihotour To Suspend Enforcement Actions Nationwide

Cultural Heritage, Metro, NewsMetro, Tourism

The Honourable Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa, has directed the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) to immediately suspend all enforcement actions nationwide following recent incidents in Lagos State. The Minister gave the directive on Friday, following the recent incident involving the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) during its national enforcement exercise in Lagos State over the noncompliance with the registration of their staff members. The decision, she said, paves the way for a more inclusive, transparent, and consultative stakeholder engagement process, which the Honourable Minister will personally lead in…

Jun

22

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

IPADA INITIATIVES Set To Unveil 5 Year Programme At Aso Villa (July 30th)

Column, News, Opinion, PoliticsAbia State, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

The Federal Government has once again opened its doors to IPADA INITIATIVES, endorsing it as a gateway to the continent of Africa for Africans in the Diaspora and lovers of Africa, resident all over the world. In another recent swift move, the Federal government has endorsed it's hosting in Aso Villa, all African Ambassadors and other global Ambassadors in Nigeria, next month July 30th, as IPADA INITIATIVES unveils a 5 year programme to the world. It will be another grand opportunity for all Nations Ambassagors in Nigeria, Captains of industries, top tourism industy practitioners, the international press, and press in…

Jun

20

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Rivers State Administrator Presents ₦1.48 Trillion Budget at Senate Hearing

Business, Metro, News, PoliticsBudget, Rivers State

On Thursday, June 19, 2025, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, arrived at the Senate to present the state’s ₦1.48 trillion budget before the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Emergency Rule in Rivers State. Ibas was accompanied by key officials, including members of the state’s economic team. The hearing follows the Senate’s reaffirmation of its commitment to safeguard the interests of Rivers State residents, weeks after President Bola Tinubu declared emergency rule in the state on March 18, 2025. The committee is tasked with ensuring that the emergency administration does not shortchange the people of Rivers…

Jun

20

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

El-Rufai Declares Tinubu’s 2027 Re-election “Impossible,” Cites Waning Support for APC

Column, News, Opinion, Politics2027, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, El-Rufai, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics

Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has stated that President Bola Tinubu has no chance of winning re-election in the 2027 general election, asserting that Nigerians have lost faith in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the current administration. El-Rufai, now a chieftain of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), made these remarks in an interview shared on X on Thursday, June 19, 2025. “Anybody that thinks it is possible for President Bola Tinubu to get re-elected is living in another country, not Nigeria. It is impossible,” El-Rufai said, emphasizing that widespread dissatisfaction with the APC’s policies would prevent Tinubu’s re-election.…

Jun

20

2025

By Amos Oge Kalu

Pastor Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping 16-Year-Old in Calabar

Lifestyle, Metro, News, Social IssuesRape

Pastor Favour Maxy Okoise, General Overseer of Refiners Fire Global Assembly, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old girl described as his “spiritual daughter.” The verdict was delivered at the Family Court of the Cross River State Customary Court of Appeal, presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu Obin. The case, pursued by Gender and Development Action (GADA), revealed that Okoise sexually assaulted the minor between November and December 2016 in Calabar South Local Government Area. The survivor, whose identity is protected, had come to Calabar in August 2016 for her Post UTME examination and was staying with…