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Ministerial List: Appointing Five Ministers From South-East Unjust – Ohanaeze
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization has lamented the appointment of only five ministers from the South-East region by President Bola Tinubu. Ohanaeze President-General, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said giving only five slots to the South-East was unfair and unjust. In a statement on Thursday, Iwuanyanwu said while other States have a minimum of six States, the South-East has five states. READ ALSO: ECOWAS Army:...
ECOWAS Army: Tinubu Lacks Constitutional Authority – Inibehe Effiong
A public interest and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong is of the view that President Bola Tinubu does not have the constitutional authority to deploy a single member of the Nigerian Armed Forces as part of the proposed Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, standby force to invade Niger Republic. Effiong explained that it’s not only when a state...
Simon Ekpa, Not Factional Leader — IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, yesterday, appealed to media houses and social media platforms to be appropriately guided in reflecting and referring the activities of Auto-Pilot and Biafra Government in Exile, leader, Simon Ekpa, to IPoB, saying that he is not their member. The pro-Biafra group in a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, expressed displeasure...
IGP Reappoints Adejobi As Police Spokesman
The acting IGP, Olukayode Egbetokun, has approved the reappointment of Olumuyiwa Adejobi, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, as the Force’s Public Relations Officer. An Administrative Officer in the Force Public Relations Department, Anjuguri Manza, made this known in a statement he issued on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated that Mr. Adejobi’s reappointment followed his recent promotion from the rank of chief...
Customs Seizes Contraband Goods Worth Over One Billion Naira
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘D’, has between January 30 and August 9, 2023, seized contrabands worth N1.17bn. Joseph Adelaja, the Acting FOU Controller, stated this at a press conference in Bauchi on Wednesday. He said, “during the period under review, the unit made a total of 88 seizures, prominent of which are 174,585 litres of petroleum products...
Non-Payment Of Salary: Zamfara Assembly Sets Up Committees
Zamfara State House of Assembly has set up two separate committees to investigate the circumstances behind the non-payment of salaries to civil servants in the State. This was consequent upon a motion moved by Hon. Shamsu Hassan Basko representing Mafara North on the floor of the House on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Gov. Makinde Appoints VC For Emmanuel Alayande University Of Education Basko...
Gov. Makinde Appoints VC For Emmanuel Alayande University Of Education
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced the appointment of Professor Olanrewaju Olaniyan as the Vice Chancellor of Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo. He made this announcement on Wednesday while receiving the reports from the Chairmen of Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital and the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education Planning and Implementation Committees at the Executive Council Chamber...
Niger Ousted President Forced To Eat Dry Rice, Denied Access To Medicine
Mohamed Bazoum, Niger's democratically elected president who was deposed by the military junta, is said to be in a hostile environment. Bazoum stated in a series of text messages to a friend obtained by CNN on Wednesday that he has been "deprived of all human contact" and that no one has provided him with food or medicine. According to the former...
Niger Coup Leaders Form New Government
According to a declaration read out on national television on Thursday, the military leaders in Niger who took power in a coup last month have constituted a new government. Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member administration, with defense and interior ministries headed by generals from the new military governing council. Details to come...
Niger Owes Nigeria N4bn For Power Supply – NERC
According to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission's recently issued first quarter report, Niger presently owes Nigeria N4.22 billion ($5.48 million: $/N769.27 exchange rate) for power delivery. According to the study, Niger's state power provider, Nigerien Electricity Society, had yet to pay the $5.48 million invoice issued by the Nigerian market operator for electricity supply. “None of the underlisted international customers made...
