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Tinubu To Swear In New Ministers On Monday
President Bola Tinubu will swear in his cabinet on Monday, August 21, 2023. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at the State House Conference, Aso Villa in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Willie Bassey, Director, Information Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the ministers are permitted to bring two guests...
NAF Gets 2 Additional Aircrafts
The Nigerian Air Force has received two additional Diamond-62 aircraft as part of its efforts to intensify ongoing air operations against insecurity in the country. The new aircraft were received at a ceremony held in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement issued by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet. In his remarks...
INEC Removes 7,746 Deceased Individuals From Voter List
As of December 2022, the Independent National Electoral Commission reported that 7,746 deceased voters had been removed from the national voter register across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The director of voter education and publicity, Victoria Etta-Messi, disclosed this to our correspondent on Thursday. “Seven thousand, seven hundred and forty-six decreased persons across the 36 states and the FCT...
Ex-President Buhari’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed Gets New Appointment
Former Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, Lai Mohammed, has been appointed as the Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili. The announcement of his appointment was made during the opening session of the 66th UNWTO Commission for Africa (CAF) in Mauritius. This comes a month after Mohammed got appointed as the...
Peter Obi, Datti, Labour Party Products Of PDP — Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has said that the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi are being propelled by forces who were part of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to distract...
Benue State Government To Unblock Water Channels To Prevent Flood
The Benue State government has said it will open up blocked water channels to avert flooding in the state. The Commissioner for Cooperatives, Urban and Rural Development, Hon. Joy Luga, stated this during a tour of flood-prone areas to ascertain the level of havoc caused by recent heavy rains in the state. According to her, the incidence of flooding is a...
Akpabio Seeks To Overturn Court Ruling Over Natasha’s Suspension Saga
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has taken his fight over the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn a ruling by the Court of Appeal that struck out the Federal Government’s brief of argument in the appeal. It was gathered in Abuja, yesterday, that the Senate President’s legal team is seeking the Supreme Court’s intervention...
Abia State To Establish Family And Gender-Based Violence Courts – Gov Ikpeazu
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State says the state will establish Family and Gender-Based Violence courts in the state as well as GBV desk at the State Ministry of Justice. Ikpeazu disclosed this at the ‘End GBV summit’ with the theme, ‘Strengthening evidence and referral pathways for gender-based violence project in Abia State’, driven by the Abia First Lady, Nkechi...
Guber Polls: IGP Orders Immediate Distribution Of Vehicles, Other Necessities In Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the distribution of an additional 220 operational vehicles, including water cannons, armoured personnel carriers, helmets, bulletproof vests, and tear gas canisters to the three states where elections will hold this weekend. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer at Force Headquarters, Abuja, stated in a release that the distribution of...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial Takes New Turn With March 25 Hearing
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has scheduled a hearing in the case involving Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The hearing is set to take place on March 25, 2025, at 9:30 AM at the Federal High Court, Abuja, ABN TV reports. According to the court notice, the case has been moved from the General...
