DR. OLUWATOYIN SHAKIRAT MADEIN
Xclusive Interactive (literary edition) curtesy of BellaNaija, brings you an interesting interview with Nigeria’s first female Accountant General of the Federation, Dr. Oluwatoyin Shakirat Madein.
In 2023, Oluwatoyin Shakirat Madein was appointed as the Accountant-General of the Federation by former President Muhammadu Buhari. She made history as the first woman to fully occupy this position. Prior to her appointment, she served as an Executive Officer (Accounts) at the Ogun State Property and Investment Corporation (OPIC) in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and was the Director of Finance and Accounts at the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation.
On the 10th of March, Oluwatoyin retired from the public service. We sat down with her to reflect on her time at the office, what it means to be the first female Accountant-General of the Federation and advice for young women aspiring for leadership positions in the country.
Enjoy the conversation!
Hello Dr Oluwatoyin. How are you today?
I am very well. Thank you for asking.
A Brazilian pensioner has been arrested after she confessed to removing and eating a man's heart and genitals.
According to Mail Online, Celso Marques Ferreira, 60, was found dead without his penis and part of his heart in a town square in the beach resort of Peruibe - a two-hour drive south of Sao Paulo.
A blood-stained note had been left alongside the homeless man's mutilated body which claimed a woman known as 'gringa' - the nickname suspect Josefa Lima de Sousa uses - was responsible.
A knife with dried blood on the blade was also found at the scene.
President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his administration was in touch with some groups about the sale of Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, and that all options were good.
Aboard Air Force ONE, U.S. President Donald Trump said that his administration was in touch with four different groups.
TikTok's fate has been up in the air since a law requiring its owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19.
Reportedly, the law banning TikTok materialized amid concerns that the Chinese government could exploit the app for surveillance or covertly influence US public opinion. As the deadline approached, TikTok temporarily shut down its services in the United States and disappeared from app stores, sparking outrage among its millions of American users. However, after beginning his second term in January, Trump suspended the implementation of the ban for two-and-a-half months in an effort to negotiate a resolution with Beijing. This allowed TikTok to restore service and return to Apple and Google app stores in February.
Dettol, one of Nigeria’s leading hygiene brand, through its category product Dettol Cool, brought the #OwnTheSweat campaign to life through a series of pop-up events at select gyms and open market activations across Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Kaduna and Port Harcourt, delivering a high-energy experience to Nigerians in diverse communities throughout the month of February, 2025.
The campaign, which saw Dettol Cool bring exciting workout experiences to some of the popular gyms across Nigeria, encouraged individuals to embrace their active lifestyles with confidence using Dettol Cool.
January 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
NRM EXPOSES POLITICAL JOBBERS
The attention of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) has
been drawn to a publication by one Iliyasu Adamu, masquerading as leading the
northern caucus of the party pledging support for Edozie Njoku’s fake
leadership.
Ordinarily we would not have dignified the said Iliyasu
Adamu who obviously is a political jobber that must have been sponsored by the
embattled Edozie Njoku, who is desperately seeking relevance to the illegality
perpetrated in connivance with Isaac Udeh, the former National Chairman of
National Rescue Movement; but to avoid the situation where unsuspecting and
ignorant members of the party will be misled by this political propaganda, we
have decided to clarify issue as follows:
1. That the Iliyasu Adamu has ceased to be a member of our great party, having been expelled from the party since 2022, when a validly constituted National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, chaired by Mr. Isaac Udeh who was then the National Chairman of the party. Funny enough it is the same Udeh that has turned the same Adamu to a mere tool of propaganda.
NATIONAL RESCUE MOVEMENT (NRM)
January 23, 2025
PRESS RELEASE
NRM COMMENDS INEC, IPAC FOR PROMOTING PARTY INTERNAL
DEMOCRACY.
The National Rescue Movement NRM) has expressed its
appreciation and commends the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
and the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) over their firm position and
support for the rule of law and internal democracy.
This was reiterated at the Consultative Meeting with Political Parties which held on 22nd January, 2025 at the INEC Headquarters. INEC noted that Political Parties should abide by their Constitutions when nominating candidates for elections, disciplining members, and changing leadership. Adhering to Party’s Constitutions and the rule of law will help reduce crises that hinder the progress of our developing democracy.
Catch Up Cruise has introduced Da Celebrant as a segment on its monthly television package.
The information which was made known to the media yesterday via a phone interaction with the franchise’s lead anchor and consultant, Solomon Etuk establishes that the new programme segment which is bound to be regular is designed to replace the programme’s current quiz question segment.
According to Solomon, Da Celebrant is considered a better replacement for the CUC quiz question segment because of its larger capacity to accommodate a broader segment of its target audience.
Da Celebrant is a monthly quiz session of Catch Up Cruise designed to celebrate lucky prospective winners within the following categories: Birthday, Wedding Bell, Wedding Anniversary, Christmas, Eid-ul-Maulud, and New Year.
The memorable event took place at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on 23rd August 2024 at 8 pm C.A.T
