The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman has said security agents will go after Nigerians with fake school certificates from foreign countries. Speaking in an interview with Channels TV, Mamman said anyone in possession of a fake certificate is a criminal and not a victim. “I have no sympathy for such people. Instead, they are part of the criminal chain that should be arrested,” the minister said sternly. If along the line, we can trace that there are people …
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Social media influencer and medical doctor, Harvey Olufunmilayo has slammed the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani over a plan by the FG to engage in Telemedicine. It all started after Dr. Bosun (pictured top right) posted a tweet asking Nigerian doctors based abroad what they think about a tech platform that they can use to treat Nigerians. Dr Olufunmilayo didn’t buy the idea. He called it a very foolish idea which would not solve …
Nigerians on social media are currently reacting to this photo of UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and members of his cabinet posing in front of a pothole. Sunak shared the photo on his X handle and stated that this would be the last time that UK residents would see such potholes. He announced that his government has set aside €8bn to fix potholes. Nigerians on social media have expressed surprise about the kind of potholes the …
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov, saying the ministry needs “new approaches” as the war with Russia enters its 19th month. Reznikov’s removal comes in the wake of a number of corruption scandals involving Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense. While Reznikov has not been implicated in any of them, the scandals have still been seen to damage him by association. Zelensky has said rooting out corruption across Ukraine’s government is vital to Kyiv’s chances of attaining long-awaited …
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the proposed Lagos 4th Mainland Bridge Supersonic Highway will make travelling from Lagos to Abuja a four-hour journey. According to a statement released by the Director of Press and Public Relations unit of the Ministry of Works, Blessing Lere-Adams, Umahi stated this during a visit to Ogun and Oyo states on Thursday, August 31, in continuation of his highway inspection tour. During a meeting with the Ogun State Governor, …
Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin “must have killed” Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin, and that there can be no peace negotiation with Putin on Ukraine. Writing in a Daily Mail op-ed on Saturday, August 27, Johnson speculated about Prigozhin’s last moments, just days after a plane believed to be carrying the Wagner boss crashed in a field northwest of Moscow while en route to St. Petersburg. The ex-British PM claimed that …