Author: Alade Adisa

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, multiple sources told CBS News, and inauguration officials are making plans for additional foreign dignitaries to attend the swearing-in ceremony. Trump invited Xi in early November, shortly after the election, sources said, but it was not clear whether he has accepted the invitation. A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately comment. Transition spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt told CBS News on Thursday that Trump invited Xi to the inauguration. She told Fox News on Thursday that it is an example of Trump “creating…

TIME Magazine has named incoming US President, Donald Trump as its person of the year for the second time. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a- generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is TIME’S 2024 Person of the Year,” Time Editor-in-Chief Sam Jacobs said in a letter to readers. The Republican president-elect is set to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday to commemorate the honour alongside several of his family members. Trump was first named person of the year…

In a landmark political shakeup, Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State yesterday reshuffled the state’s executive council .In the decision said to geared towards ‘effecting pragmatic political realignment of current administration, the office of the Chief of Staff was scrapped and consequentially, Alhaji Shehu Wada Sagagi was dropped .Also, the Secretary to the State Government,(SSG) Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi was not reappointed on health grounds.In a statement by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa ,he said that ,the first major rejig of the governor’s cabinet takes immediate effect.According to the statement, Yusuf maintained the much awaited decision finally…

Damilola Adeyemi, the girlfriend of singer Portable, has announced the end of their relationship after he “publicly insulted” her during a TikTok live session.The incident occurred on Wednesday when Portable criticised Damilola for being online late at night. He also accused her of engaging in “polygamy and prostitution”.“What are you doing online at this time? Do you want to be practicing polygamy. Do I not tell you not to be coming online at this time?” he asked.“Are you a prostitute? What is a housewife doing online at the time? Are you a prostitute?”Reacting via an Instagram post, Damilola expressed her…

Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola also known as ‘Yayi’ has come under intense criticism for awarding multi-million naira projects in Yoruba territory to an Igbo contractor. The decision has sparked outrage and disappointment among many Yoruba people, who feel that the senator should have prioritized local contractors and supported the regional economy. Many Yoruba groups has expressed their discontent and frustration, stating that there are many qualified Yoruba contractors who could have done a better job. Some argued that the senator’s decision was a betrayal of the trust placed in him by his constituents. However, many Yoruba people feel that the…

Russia will “definitely” respond to a Ukrainian attack on a southern airfield using US-supplied ATACMS missiles, the Kremlin said Thursday.President Vladimir Putin has previously threatened to launch its new hypersonic ballistic missile, named Oreshnik, at the centre of Kyiv if Ukraine does not halt its attacks on Russian territory using US-supplied ATACMS missiles.Russia’s defence ministry on Wednesday accused Ukraine of firing the missiles in an overnight attack on an airfield in the port city of Taganrog in the southern Rostov region.A response “will follow when, and in a way that is deemed, appropriate. It will definitely follow,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

Oil supply is set to outpace global demand next year even as OPEC+ members extended cuts in efforts to prop up prices, the International Energy Agency said Thursday.Eight members of the alliance, including Saudi Arabia and Russia, agreed earlier this month to maintain supply cuts of 2.2 million barrels per day (bpd) for three more months through March.But the IEA said global supply was on track to grow by 630,000 bpd this year and 1.9 million bpd in 2025, with the United States, Brazil, Canada, Guyana and Argentina leading the way.This would bring total supply to 104.8 million bpd for…

Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, says she is not interested in laundering the image of Nigeria after Vice-President Kashim Shettima criticised her for denigrating the country.Badenoch was born in the UK in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents. She returned to Nigeria, where she grew up. Badenoch finally departed for the UK when she turned 16.Before she was elected leader of the Conservative Party, Badenoch described Nigeria as a socialist nation brimming with thieving politicians and insecurity.“This is my country. I don’t want it to become like the place I ran away from,” she said.“I…

Saudi Arabia was officially confirmed on Wednesday by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s football, giving the oil-rich kingdom its biggest prize yet for massive spending on global sports driven by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.The Saudi bid was the only candidate and was acclaimed by the applause of more than 200 FIFA member federations. They took part remotely in an online meeting hosted in Zurich by the football body’s president Gianni Infantino.“The vote of the congress is loud and clear,” said Infantino, who had asked officials on a bank of screens to clap their hands…

THE Council of Registered Builders of Nigeria (CORBON) has proposed the development of a comprehensive national housing delivery strategy and a national plan for the production of local building materials to address Nigeria’s housing deficit.Dr Samson Opaluwah, Chairman of CORBON, made this proposal at a news conference on the council’s 35th anniversary on Wednesday in Abuja.He emphasised the need for a robust programme to train building professionals, including builders, building technologists, technicians, and building trades artisans, to meet the country’s housing demand.Opaluwah also highlighted the importance of reorganising the building materials marketing system to ensure quality control and easy access…