PRESIDENT BUHARI APPOINTS MAJOR GEN BT NDIOMU (RETD)AS AMNESTY PROGRAM INTERIM ADMINISTRATOR
September 16, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Major General Barry Tariye Ndiomu (retd) as Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Program. The appointee hails from Odoni in…
Gov. Emmanuel to chair PDP’s 326-member Presidential Campaign Council
September 16, 2022 The People Democratic Party (PDP) has released its 326-member 2023 Presidential Election Campaign Council list, with Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom as Chairman. Council members were…
FG AWARDS NIGERIAN CITIZENSHIP TO 286 FOREIGN NATIONALSÂ
September 16, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja awarded Nigerian citizenship to 286 nationals, urging them to be good citizens of the country to enjoy all the rights…
Amusan, Oluwafemiayo, Brume, Oborududu inducted into Nigerian Women hall of fame, get national Honours
September 16, 2022 The Federal Government on Thursday inducted four outstanding female athletes into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame. Mrs. Pauline Tallen, Minister of Women Affairs, disclosed this during…
ICPC discovers N400b budget padding through duplicated projects in 2021, 2022 by ministries, agencies
September 16, 2022 The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says that Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) padded the 2021 budget to the tune of N300 billion….
Police Service Commission: Justice Ogunbiyi now Acting Chairman
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Clara Ogunbiyi, has assumed office as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Her assumption of duty comes barely 24 hours…
EFCC Arrests Driver For Alleged $17.5m Advance Fee Fraud
Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested a suspected fraudster, Olabanji Aluko, for an alleged $17.5m advance fee fraud. Aluko, who…
Police arrest two for raping woman to unconsciousness in a bus
By Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested two men – Solomon Barry, 37, and Bright Omega, 36 – for allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman in Ikeja,…
Resident doctors shelve strike, to continue negotiations with FG
By Folasade Akpan The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) say it has shelved its planned strike and will continue its negotiations with the Federal Government and other stakeholders to…
Akpabio: INEC lists options open to it; says judgment yet to be received
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday said it is yet to receive the recent court judgment on the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The commission…