President Buhari was spotted with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee palace Paris, where they were reportedly meeting for a business lunch.
here are pictures from the the President’s visit
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The Commissioner for information and strategy, Gbenga Omotoso has announced that the death toll from the Ikoyi building collapse has increased to 43 with another 49 missing and 15 survivors.
The statement read;
“One more body has been recovered from the site of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos.
“The body, which was recovered on Saturday, has brought the number of bodies retrieved from the rubble to 43.
“There are 15 survivors and 49 persons have reported that their loved ones are missing.
“At the Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH), Yaba, the identification of bodies continues.
“Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, once again, commiserates with the families of those who died in the incident.”
INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the election, Professor Florence Obi declared that collation of election and announcement of results from Anambra state elections have been suspended.
According to reports, people waited till around 12.15am on Monday November 8th for the results to be called out when Professor Florence Obi made the announcement, she stated that results will be announced only after a supplementary election has been conducted in Ihala local government which is the only local government where people have not voted.
She said: “The outstanding results are for Ihiala Local Government Area where for various reasons, the commission could not deploy materials yesterday (Saturday).Consequently, based on Constitutional considerations and provisions of the Electoral Act, as well as revised regulations and guidelines for the conduct of election issued by the commission, a supplementary election is indicated for Ihiala Local Government Area.”
Charles Soludo of APGA won from the other 18 local governments where people voted and people will vote in Ihala local government Anambra on Tuesday 9th 2021.
The Nigerian singer reposted a woman’s post criticizing parents for hitting their children with pain and violence.
The mother of one explained correcting a child with physical abuse is totally wrong and we can’t require self control from people that have little time to master it.
Vice President Osinbanjo answered questions on his alleged ownership of the Ikoyi building that collapsed and his involvement in a land sale scandal through his media team.
In a statement released by his media aide Laolu Akande to influence any regulatory body on the collapsed building, he stated he declared his asset and never acted
“Let it be made absolutely clear that Prof. Yemi Osinbajo does not own and has never owned the said land. He has also never been involved, in any shape or form, in the development of this or any other land since he became vice-president. At no time whatsoever did the VP buy this or any other piece of land from Chief Michael Ade Ojo, or entered into any transaction for the sale of that land or any other piece of land from Chief Ade Ojo or anyone for that matter. All property and assets owned by the vice-president have been publicly declared. Also, the vice-president has never spoken to the Governor of Lagos State or any other official of the state government regarding the unsealing of the said building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, which subsequently collapsed. The vice-president restates categorically that he has no interest whatsoever, and has never had any interest, either legally or beneficially, in the land, the building or development. The vice-president has referred this disgraceful publication to his lawyers for prompt legal action.”
The week has been filled with several sticks thrown at skit makers online for meeting the Presidency in a reported behind the close doors endsars meeting .
The Actor turned skit maker made it clear he was contacted but declined the offer the join his fellow skit makers in a meeting with the Vice President. Josh2funny, Taooma and alot of other comedians paid a visit to the Presidency during the week.
Mr Macaroni further revealed in a series of tweet on his tweeter page that if he didnt say anything he wont have peace but importantly he is an actor before he got the stag skit maker along the line and he doesnt know of any association of skit makers.
Jeff Bezos stated that his main motivation for making the move is t restore nature and transform food systems. He sold the shares earlier this week at the COP26 summit at in Glasgow Scotland.
The move has made Jeff the world biggest retailer according to a new forbes report.
“We must conserve what we still have, we must restore what we’ve lost, and we must grow what we need to live without degrading the planet for future generations to come,” Bezos said during his talk in Glasgow.
The sale, after accounting for capital gains taxes, barely changes his net worth. As of Friday, November 5, Bezos is worth $199.4 billion, Forbes estimates. He trails the number one richest, Elon Musk (worth an estimated $317 billion), by about $118 billion.
Bezos has sold more than $8.8 billion worth of Amazon stock this year. Since taking Amazon public in 1998, the founder of the e-commerce giant has sold some $29 billion worth of Amazon shares, Forbes calculates; his stake in the company has gone from 42% in 1997 to just under 10% currently.
The University of Ibadan has barred all graduands without first class honors from attending convocation physically in a bid to curb the spread of Coronavirus. The circular was released by the University’s PRO Olatunji Oladejo.
“Attendance at the International Conference Centre is open to First Class Honours graduands and recipients of prizes and awards only. Parents and visitors are not allowed into the campus neither will there be any form of party or social gathering during the period. All graduands are to comply with COVID-19 protocols, including wearing of face masks, physical distancing and use of hand sanitiser. All graduands are expected to pay the levies as stipulated whether or not they attend the convocation ceremonies as these will be required at the point of collection of the certificate.”
The University of Ibadan convocation will hold between November 15-17 2021 at the convocation hall.
The award wining singer was talking to British Vogue about her performance at the presidential inauguration ceremony when she said she was quite afraid during Trump’s regime and she wore a bulletproof dress to perform at the ceremony.
Lady Gaga also revealed the experience of performing at the ceremony will never leave her and called it the proudest moment of her life in the interview.
singing at the US Capitol “one of the proudest days of my whole life.” I felt a deep fear when Trump was president, and ushering 45 out and 46 is something I’ll be able to tell my children all about,” Gaga told the magazine. She continued that she was “singing in a Schiaparelli bulletproof dress” at the ceremony and that if she hadn’t been a performer, one of her dreams was to become a combat journalist. When I was at the Capitol, the day before the inauguration, I remember walking around and looking for evidence of the insurrection.”
The Queen advised world leaders to rise above the politics of the moment to achieve true statesmanship at the COP26 summit.
In a recorded video message from the Windsor castle, the Queen paid tribute to her late husband Prince Phillip and also asked the politicians in attendance to create a safer and stabler future for the planet.
The 95 year old was suppose to be at the United Nations summit but she has to pull out after doctors told her to rest.
“It is a source of great pride to me that the leading role my husband played in encouraging people to protect our fragile planet, lives on through the work of our eldest son Charles and his eldest son William. I could not be more proud of them, the “impact of the environment on human progress was a subject close to the heart” of the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April aged 99 after more than 70 years married to the Queen. In the coming days, the world has the chance to join in the shared objective of creating a safer, stabler future for our people and for the planet on which we depend. None of us underestimates the challenges ahead: but history has shown that when nations come together in common cause, there is always room for hope.It is the hope of many that the legacy of this summit – written in history books yet to be printed – will describe you as the leaders who did not pass up the opportunity; and that you answered the call of those future generations. That you left this conference as a community of nations with a determination, a desire, and a plan, to address the impact of climate change; and to recognize that the time for words has now moved to the time for action. Of course, the benefits of such actions will not be there to enjoy for all of us here today: none of us will live forever. But we are doing this not for ourselves but for our children and our children’s children, and those who will follow in their footsteps.”