Boris Johnson appoints Nigerian as children’s minister
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appointed a Nigerian Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch as Children and Families Minister as part of his government reshuffle. Badenoch is a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden. 39-year old Adegoke was born in Wimbledon, London to parents of Nigerian origin. Her childhood was spent in Lagos, Nigeria and the United States. She moved to the United Kingdom at the age of sixteen She once told MPs in Parliament about her own experiences of poverty and how she used to do her homework by candlelight. A software and IT engineer, Badenoch
Re-elect Buhari If You Got Better Life In The Past Four Years, Atiku Tells Youths
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has asked young Nigerians to re-elect President Muhammadu Buhari if they got new jobs and a better life in the last four years. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shuaibu, the former Vice-President urged Nigerians to vote for the PDP if their lives had gone worse in the last four years of APC government. The Punch reports that Atiku said after Buhari worsened the level of poverty in the country, he (Buhari) does not deserve to ask Nigerians for another chance. The statement read in
We Will Make Nigeria Attractive To Our Youths Than Europe –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerian youths that his administration will make the country more attractive to discourage the desperation that makes them dare both the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, all in a bid to take up menial jobs in Europe. The President, who described the dangerous migrations by the youths as hurting the pride of the country, made the comment on Tuesday at State House, Abuja, during a farewell audience with the outgoing High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, Mr Peingeondjabi Shipoh. In a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi
