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Military Take-Over in West African Countries May Engulf Africa If Allowed To Fester – Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has warned against the unconstitutional change in government in West Africa. The Minister described such as solely a regional problem. The Foreign Affairs Minister sounded this warning during the 10th Annual High-level Seminar on the Promotion of Peace and Security in Africa, meant to assist three new African Members states that assumed their...
Joe Biden Salutes Tinubu For Providing Leadership As ECOWAS Chairman
President Joe Biden, on Sunday, commended President Bola Tinubu for his “strong leadership” as the chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The United States President hailed the commitment of his Nigerian counterpart in the defense and preservation of democracy in coup-torn Niger Republic and the West African sub-region. Biden met with Tinubu on Sunday on the sidelines...
Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Others Get New Commissioners Of Police
Olukayode Egbetokun, the acting Inspector-General of Police, has ordered the deployment of 35 Commissioners of Police to various commands and formations. He went on to say that the appointments were in keeping with his commitment to ensuring effective policing, security, and the maintenance of law and order in Nigeria. A statement released on Tuesday by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed...
Northern Senators Condemn Edo Travellers’ Killing
The Northern Senators Forum on Saturday condemned the murder of travelling hunters in Uromi, the Esan North East Local Government Area of Edo State. In a statement issued in Abuja by the Chairman of Northern Senators Forum, Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the lawmakers described the incident as ‘deeply disturbing and saddening.’ He said, “These individuals, who were travelling to the northern part of...
Economic Hardship: You Are To Blame Not Tinubu Govt – Presidency Slams Governors
The Presidency has charged state governors and council chairmen to wake up to their responsibilities as a panacea to food crisis and hardship in Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said Nigeria would be better if governors and local government chairmen boost food production in their domain. Posting on X, Onanuga berated governors for blaming...
Nwifuru’s Ex-Security Adviser Suspended By Ebonyi Varsity Over Cult Allegation
Felix Okemini, a former special assistant on security to Governor Francis Nwifuru, has been suspended by authorities at Alex Ekwueme University in Ebonyi State over alleged cult-related activities during his matriculation. Okemini, fired recently by the governor for gross misconduct, was suspended indefinitely by the university barely six days after matriculating as a political science student. His suspension letter, dated March...
For The Second Time, Ganduje Sacks Ex-Commissioner Who Mocked Abba Kyari’s Death
For the second time in a year, Engr. Mu’azu Magaji (Dansarauniya) has been sacked under Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The governor had first sacked Magaji who was a commissioner after a post on Facebook inferred he mocked the death of Abba Kyari, erstwhile Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, who had died of complications from COVID-19. However, some months later, Ganduje...
Anambra Stunned By Brutal Murder Of 84-Year-Old Community Leader
Umudioka village in Awka Capital Territory, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, is in a state of confusion and outrage after the horrifying murder of 84-year-old community leader Ichie Michael Chinwe Nwobu inside his bedroom by unidentified assailants. The horrific incident, which occurred in the early hours of Sunday, March 2, nearly sparked violent protests as angry youths...
Man Sentenced To Death By Hanging For Murder Of Stepmother, Sister In Kano
On Tuesday, a high court in Kano sentenced 22-year-old Sagiru Rijiyar-Zaki to death by hanging for fatally stabbing his stepmother, Rabiatu Sagir, and strangling his sister, Munawara, with a scarf. Rijiyar-Zaki, who lives in Kutama Village, Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano, was convicted of culpable homicide. Delivering judgement, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond...
FCT Condemns Ambulance Use To Convey Corpses
The Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has condemned the growing practice of using ambulances to convey corpses within Abuja, describing it as “unethical and unacceptable.” Secretary, Health Services and Environment Secretariat HSES, of the FCTA, Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, made this known while briefing journalists on Friday after the fifth meeting of the FCT Executive Committee, chaired by the FCT Minister,...
