The Honourable Minister of State for Defence, H. E Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, MON, has condemned in the strongest terms recent statements made by Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of inciting violence and unrest among the Nigerian populace. Dr. Matawalle issued a stern warning to the former Minister of Transport, urging him to desist…
Egbetokun’s appointment, which took effect on October 31, 2023, would have come to an end on his attainment of 60 years of age on September 4, 2024. The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, on Thursday defended the continuous stay of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, in office, saying it is legal…
The Police Service Commission has ordered the immediate retirement of all senior police officers who have either exceeded 35 years in service or are above the age of 60. The directive follows controversy over the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun after he clocked 60 years. The Police and the Attorney General…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Abba Abubakar Aliyu as the substantive Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). The appointment, effective from January 23, 2025, is for an initial term of four years. Aliyu has been acting as the agency’s managing director since March 2024 until his appointment. He has over 20 years…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 31, 2025, arraigned 11 Chinese, one Filipino and a company, Genting International Co. Ltd, before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The defendants are: Wang Zheng Ming, Li Yin Hui, Xian Hong Will, Zhang…
Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Friday called for urgent action to address the shrinking Lake Chad Basin. Ganduje made call while declaring the week-long meeting of the 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum closed in Maiduguri. The chairman, also former Executive Secretary of Lake Chad…
…Says There’s No Zoning Agreement In Anambra. Widespread jubilation erupted across some parts of Anambra State as Professor Obiora Okonkwo, OFR (Dikeora), officially declared his intention to contest the 2025 Anambra Governorship Election under the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking before a large gathering of supporters, party faithful, and grassroots mobilizers at his country home…
Recently, the Nigeria’s First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu performed the groundbreaking of the multistorey Senator Oluremi Tinubu Hospital in Kwara, named in her honour by Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, CON. Rising from the ashes of the old civil service clinic in the GRA, the multistorey hospital, one of the several legacy projects of Governor…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has thrown its weight behind the Court of Appeal’s judgment affirming Ude Okoye as the party’s National Secretary and urging the National Working Committee (NWC) to implement the ruling without delay. This resolution was part of a seven-point communiqué issued at the end of the Forum’s first meeting…
The Free-To-Shine Campaign, a collaborative initiative of the African Union (AU), the Organisation of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), and global partners, was officially launched in Nigeria yesterday. This advocacy campaign seeks to revitalize efforts to combat the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa, with a specific focus on reducing new infections among women of…
