The Police Service Commission (PSC) has shortlisted a total of 171,956 applicants for computer-based test. The PSC said the applicants were successful from the just concluded credential and physical screening exercise held throughout the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The commission fixed the examination for successful applicants for…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of his son-in-law, Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Housing Authority (FHA). Ojo is a former member of the House of Representatives He is married to Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, the iyaloja of Lagos. He represented Ekiti west, Ijero and Efon federal constituency…
The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger say they plan to proceed with the establishment of a confederation, the Malian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The three countries recently announced that they would withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). They have now moved to deepen ties via an alliance…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dissociated itself and the Eastern Security Network (ESN) from the recent attack by gunmen at Okigwe Correctional Centre in Imo State. The IPOB in a statement issued by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, debunked the allegation by the Imo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 37th ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union (AU) heads of state and government. The President arrived Ethiopia on Thursday night. He was accompanied by some ministers and other top government officials. The Presidency had earlier said Tinubu will join other…
Nigeria may witness another round of fuel scarcity as the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, on Thursday, says its drivers will stop lifting petroleum products beginning from next week Monday due to the high cost of operations. NARTO members have repeatedly raised concern over the high cost of diesel required to power their trucks…
The National Universities Commission said plans are being concluded to announce the establishment of two new universities in the country which will further bring the total number of institutions in the country to 272. The commission’s acting Executive Secretary, Chris Maiyaki, said this during an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Thursday. Maiyaki said the…
Songs by Nigerian artists, Omah Lay, Asake and Rema, have been included in Liverpool defender, Virgil Van Dijk’s favourite songs playlist. The playlist was curated for the EFL Carabao Cup Final 2024 and shared via EFL’s Tiktok page. Late American rapper, The Notorious B.I.G and Mase were the only non-Nigerians featured in the list. The…
A cultural music group, United Boys Culture, has called out popular singer, Timaya over alleged song theft. The group claimed that Timaya’s latest song ‘Dey Your Dey’ sampled their song of the same title without their permission. The leader of the group, who spoke in a video message shared via their Tiktok page, appealed to…
Nigerian singer, Michael Aniekeme Meshach, better known as Mish, is reportedly dead. A family member, who confirmed his death to newsmen on Thursday, said the singer died in Abuja. Mish gained prominence in 2011 after his song, ‘Akwa Ibom Ayaya’ went viral. Not much was heard from the singer after the success of ‘Akwa Ibom…
