The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has inaugurated a 21-man committee on the reforms of the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Speaking during the ceremony on Monday, the minister gave the members a 10 – point terms of reference as contained in the Convening Order. According to a... Read More
The Kwara State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee Chairman, Alhaji Abdullah Samari, has commended the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, for revalidating his APC membership status on Monday. Reacting in a statement in Ilorin after the minister registered at his polling unit in Oro, Irepodun Local Government Area of the... Read More
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, advocated for stiffer penalties for anyone caught in possession of firearm not legally procured in Nigeria. According to him, the issue of insecurity across parts of the country would have been nipped but for the continued illegal proliferation of firearms in the country. Lawan made this known... Read More
The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari seeking the confirmation of appointment of Abdulrasheed Bawa as Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The letter which was addressed to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, was read during the start of plenary. According to President Buhari, the request to... Read More
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has vowed to ensure that police officers who allegedly brutalised #OccupyLekkiTollgate protesters on Saturday are brought to book. The Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, stated this at a media briefing organised by the Lekki Concession Company. The commissioner explained that Sanwo-Olu never directed the police... Read More
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested 40 suspects in connection with kidnapping, cattle rustling and culpable homicide. While parrading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Yola, Adamawa State capital, the new state Commissioner Police, Aliyu Adamu, said it is a tremendous achievements from when he was transferred to the state about two... Read More
PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a 40-year-old Abdulrasheed Bawa as the substantive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Recall that President Buhari had last year suspended the Acting Chairman of the anti-corruption agency, Ibrahim Magu over corruption allegations. The appointment of Bawa as the EFCC boss was contained in a statement issued... Read More
——————– NDLEA intercepts suspected fake military officers with 234kg illicit drugs The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted two suspected fake military officers in a new VIP edition of Toyota Hilux Jeep loaded with a total of 394 compressed parcels of illicit drugs concealed in different parts of the vehicle. The suspected fake... Read More
———————- Hon. Mai Mala Buni, who is the Yobe state Governor and Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee over the weekend inspected multi Billion construction works Gashua and Nguru modern markets in the state. Mamman Mohammed, The DG Press and Media said the Governor was accompanied by his deputy Hon. Idi Barde Gubana, the... Read More
… Declares Readiness to Collaborate on Improving Service Delivery in Education Sector The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has expressed its readiness to cooperate and collaborate with the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED) in its determination to enhance educational service delivery in Lagos State. Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, Chairman of... Read More