The Lagos state government on Thursday vowed to deal decisively with persons who were planning to protest for or against the reopening of the Lekki toll gates. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, gave the warning on Thursday, at a joint press briefing with Attorney- General and CommissionerContinue Reading
Buhari has named AIG Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim as the new Acting Inspector General of the Nigerian Police force. The appointment comes after the retirement of former Inspector General of Police, Adamu Mohammed Abubakar. Before his appointment, AIG Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim was the Commandant of the Police Academy in Kano stateContinue Reading
The Federal government on Tuesday extended the deadline for NIN-SIM linkage by eight weeks with the new deadline now set at April 16th 2021. The Minister in a statement noted that an extension in the February 9th deadline had become pertinent to “give Nigerians and legal residents more time toContinue Reading
President of the Federal republic of Nigeria, Major General Muhammadu Buhari has today, Tuesday accepted the resignation of the service chiefs, their retirements from service and named their replacements immediately. A statement released in Abuja by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina readContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army was hit with a gale of resignations as 127 soldiers officially exited the Army with formal disengagement already approved by Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant colonel Tukur Buratai. The soldiers with majority from the junior cadre of the Army who are at the forefront in the battleContinue Reading
It was a sad day in the Market road area of Aba, the commercial and industrial hub of Abia state as a Point of sale operator who was identified as Mr Victor Igbokwe was gunned down by suspected armed robbers. However the Abia state Police confirmed that investigations were stillContinue Reading
Outgoing United States president on Wednesday granted presidential pardon to 73 people including rappers Kodak Black, Lil Wayne and former aide to the president, Steve Bannon. Trump would fly to Florida on Wednesday morning, skipping the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Trump would be the first outgoing US President inContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission is planning on making the much sought after NIN a prerequisite for voter registration that would commence soon. A national commisioner of INEC during an interview with the Punch newspaper said “The NIN is the ideal . When we want to begin the continuous voterContinue Reading
The Muhammadu Buhari led Presidency yesterday shunned Rotimi Akeredolu, the executive governor of Ondo state over his 7-day ultimatum issued to the members of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) to either register their presence in the forests or vacate. The Ondo state government had reached thisContinue Reading
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced that a total of 47.8million NINs have been collected by Mobile operators across the country. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy , Isa Pantami, in a statement issued in Abuja by the Director Public, Affairs , Nigerian Communications Commission , Ikechukwu Adinde warned telephoneContinue Reading