Disregard messages on social media, I am not on Twitter, says Adeosun

Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, on Thursday has asked the public to discredit messages credited to her on social media, saying she does not own any Twitter account.

In a statement issued by Festus Akanbi, her spokesman, Adeosun said the content of the account does not reflect her position.

Adeosun said she does not own a Twitter account, dismissing the account @Mrskemiadeosun.

Kim Jong-un executes Education Minister for not sitting properly during meeting

North Korean President, Kim Jong-un has executed the nation’s education minister Kim Yong-Jin for bad sitting posture during a parliament meeting.

South Korea ’s unification ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-hee said, “Vice premier for education Kim Yong-Jin was executed.”

“Kim Yong-Jin was denounced for his bad sitting posture when he was sitting below the rostrum,”.

Mark Zuckerberg leaves Nigeria for Kenya

Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg has left Nigeria and has arrived in Kenya. He announced his arrival in Kenya on his Facebook page.

Pres. Buhari visits Osun state

President Buhari is in Osun state on a one-day working visit. He has already commissioned some projects executed by the Rauf Aregbesola led government.

Economic recession: Nigeria will bounce back sooner than expected – Adeosun

Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, yesterday assured Nigerians that the country will bounce back and grow stronger from the current economic recession.

She expressed optimism in a series of tweet via her twitter handle, @Mrskemiadeosu, where she maintained that Nigeria will get out of the current economic challenges sooner than expected.

Annular eclipse of the sun seen in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Abuja and Kano

Residents of Abuja experienced a cloudy and heavily dark atmosphere following the prediction of annular eclipse in Nigeria. The cloudy atmosphere remained for almost two hours before the sun could be sighted.

NPA’s general manager, Human Resources

The management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has banned its staff from wearing miniskirts and jeans trousers to work.

According to the management, inappropriate dressings such tight jeans trousers and mini-skirts/dresses by its staff, would no longer be condoned and will henceforth attract appropriate sanctions.

There'll be tragedy if Zakzaky dies in DSS custody -Shi'ites warns

The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shi’ites, on Wednesday warned that there will be tragedy if its leader, Sheik Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has since December 2015 been in government custody dies.This was contained in a statement signed and released by its Spokesman, Ibrahim Musa. The movement also dismissed two lawyers, Sadau Garba and Bello Ibrahim allegedly standing for Zakzaky before Department of State Services (DSS) as impostors.

Governor Wike suspends four Commissioners, Head of Service and Special Adviser on Lands

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Wednesday approved the suspension of four commissioners, Head of Service and Special Adviser on Lands for three months.

The Special Assistant to the Governor on Electronic Media Simeon Nwakaudu, announced this in a statement in Port Harcourt. The governor did not, however, state the reason for the suspension in the statement.

Economic recession: PDP calls for President Buhari's resignation

The Peoples Democratic Party has called for the resignation of President Buhari following the new statistics released on Wednesday by the National Bureau of Statistics, indicating that Nigeria is currently experiencing economic recession.

The party made the call in a statement released and signed by Deji Adeyanju, its director of new media which partly reads;

Brazil swears in new president

Brazil has sworn in its new president after the Senate voted to remove Dilma Rousseff from office.
The conservative former Vice President Michel Temer, who has been running the country since Dilma's suspension in May, was sworn in to serve out the remainder of her term through 2018.