Kaduna govt appoints new permanent secretaries
Kaduna State Government has announced the appointment of five new permanent secretaries and redeployment of others to various ministries. A statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai, said those appointed include: Abubakar Abba-Umar, Yusuf Sale, Adamu Atama, Balarabe Wakili, and Ya’u Y Tanko. […]
INSECURITY: Nigeria to receive 6 air-fighters in June — Reps’ Defence C’tee Chair
The Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Jimi Benson, has disclosed that the much anticipated Super Tucano air-fighter is expected in Nigeria at the end of June.
My desire is to get FCE Akoka upgraded to university — Provost
By Adesina Wahab The Provost, Federal College of Education, Technical, Akoka, Lagos, Dr Wahab Azeez, has said he is desirous of getting the institution upgraded to a Federal University of Technical Education. He stated this while briefing newsmen on the second anniversary of his assumption of office. The 12th provost of the College said intervention […]
CAN leadership debunks rumour of boycotting Covid-19 vaccine
Bauchi State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has debunked rumours that Bauchi Christians are refusing to receive the Covid-19 vaccine over some controversial religious beliefs.
Ikpeazu mourns NECO registrar
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has described the death of National Examinations Council (NECO) Registrar, Prof. Godswill Obioma, as profoundly sad and yet another blow to the people of Abia.
2023: Okowa not dismantling Ibori’s political structure — UYLA
URHOBO Youth Leaders Association, UYLA, Tuesday, said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa had no plans to dismantle the political structure of erstwhile governor of the state, Chief James Ibori as being alleged in some quarters.
We’re against calls for Nigeria’s break up – NYCN
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has said that it is totally against any secession agenda by any part of the country.
Shot with Federal Riot Gun at close range – Sowore alleges
By Luminous Jannamike – Abuja 50-year-old publisher of SaharaReporters and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, a survivor of the attack that greeted a peaceful protest at the Unity Fountain in Abuja, says it will take weeks before he can walk well again after the gunshot injury he sustained to the leg on Monday. He had […]
NGX opens trading June with N12bn loss
Sentiments on the nation’s bourse turned negative on Tuesday closing the first trading session in June with a loss of N12 billion, amid losses in Seplat and 16 others. Consequently, the market capitalisation which opened for the month at N20.034 trillion dipped N12 billion to close at N20.022 trillion. In the same vein, the All-Share […]
Attack on police formations, an invitation to anarchy ― Oluwo
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi has described the ongoing attack on Nigeria Police Force (NPF) formation and killings of men of the force as an invitation to anarchy if not quickly checked. This is as he charged Nigerians to assist the force to aid effective policing and check incessant […]
Gunmen disguised as NSCDC operatives kill two, injure others in Rivers
PORT HARCOURT: Unknown gunmen disguised as operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have killed two persons and injured five others at Agulu Creek, Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State.
