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Police Service Commission Retires Adeleke, 3 Other Senior DIGs
The Police Service Commission (PSC) had announced the compulsory retirement of four Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) who were senior to the acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun before his elevation by President Bola Tinubu. The affected officers by the compulsory retirement include DIGs Dan-Mallam Mohammed, Moses Ambakina Jitiboh, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa and Adeleke Adeyinka Bode. A statement issued on Monday,...
Chief Dan Okeke Congratulates Abia At 32, Decries Poor Leadership In State
The Chairman/MD Express Concern Group of Companies, High Chief Daniel Chimezie Okeke, congratulated Abia state on its 32nd anniversary. The state was created in 1991 by the then-military president, Ibrahim Babangida. In a felicitation message, while decrying poor leadership confronting the state over the years, he applauded the incredible journey of growth, development, and unity that has characterized the state in...
Tinubu Presides Over FEC Meeting
President Bola Tinubu is presiding over the first Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting of his administration currently taking place at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The new cabinet members were inaugurated on Monday last week after they were confirmed by the Senate Chamber in line with its constitutional obligation. It is made of 45 ministers who scaled through...
Banditry: Katsina Govt Bans Motorcycles, Tricycles In 19 LGAs
The Katsina State Government has, to enhance security in the state, banned the use of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in the night in 19 local government areas. Nasiru Mu’azu, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, in a statement on Sunday, explained that the ban is with effect from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. According to the statement, the order...
NCC Provides Detailed Update On Emergency Communication Centres Across Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has said that beyond providing essential emergency response services to the public, the Emergency Communications Centres, ECCs, now provide employment placements for many Nigerian youth and professionals. The Commission said that apart from the above, the ECCs are also offering informal business activities to citizens across the country. The ECCs, which have been constructed and are...
Tinubu Deserves Kudos For Shunning BRICS – VON DG
Mr Osita Okechukwu, Director General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), believes President Bola Tinubu deserves praise for declining to join the BRICS economic group. At the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, the bloc admitted Argentina, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, among other prospective developing countries, fueling speculation that Nigeria’s application was rejected for failing to meet...
I Will Not Support Unsuccessful Economic Approach, Says Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigeria will not continue to support an unsuccessful economic approach that results in 90% of its limited income being squandered on repaying foreign debts, despite the many developmental challenges the nation is confronting. As conveyed through a press release by Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s Special Adviser, Tinubu made this statement in Abuja on Sunday while...
Onuigbo Commends Gov. Otti, Tinubu On Actualisation Of Federal Secretariat In Abia
Former Member of the House of Representatives and Board Member representing the South East on the Governing Board of the North East Development Commission, Hon. Sam Onuigbo has commended the Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti on efforts towards the realization of Federal Secretariat in the state. He also praised the governor for placing the development of the State above...
Reverse Ban On Some Journalists Covering Aso Rock In 48 Hours, SERAP Tells Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “good offices and leadership position to immediately reverse the unlawful ban on 25 journalists and media houses from covering the presidential villa and restore the accreditation of those affected.” SERAP urged him “to publicly instruct the officials in the presidential villa to allow journalists and...
Former Army Spokesman Dies After Brief Illness
Major General Bernard Onyeuko (rtd.), a former Director of the Defence Media Operations and Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters, has been confirmed dead. The cause of his death is still unknown as of press time but reports say the military General died Saturday, August 26 after a brief undisclosed illness. According to sources, Onyeuko complained that he was not...
