Police begin search for missing Ekiti man
The Ekiti State Police Command has commenced an investigation to locate the whereabouts of a 33-year-old man, Felix Dada, who went missing in the Ado Ekiti area of the state. In a statement on Tuesday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, said Dada’s whereabouts became unknown after he left his residence in Odo-Ado, […]
Police arrest suspected gun runner in Delta
The Police Command Delta has apprehended a suspected gunrunner in the Okpe Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, told newsmen on Tuesday in Warri that the suspect was arrested on Monday by the operatives attached to the Orerokpe Police Division. Edafe said that the suspect, who had […]
Buhari appoints 33 new directors across aviation agencies
The President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has approved the appointment of about 33 new directors in agencies under the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace. In a statement, Tuesday by the Head, of Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace, Odatayo Oluseyi, the new appointees are to help reposition the agency to perform its […]
Photos: Buhari commissions Second Niger Bridge
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) has commissioned the Second Niger Bridge. The 1.6km bridge linking Asaba, Delta State, to Onitsha, Anambra State, and other regions in the South-East was named after Buhari. Buhari, who performed the opening via Zoom on Tuesday, said the bridge was one of the critical infrastructures delivered by his […]
Senate confirms reappointment of Dabiri-Erewa as NIDCOM chair
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the nomination of Abike Dabiri-Erewa for reappointment as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission for a second term. The PUNCH reports that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), reappoints Dabiri and wrote to the Senate to confirm her appointment. In a letter addressed to […]
JUST IN: Gombe gov, Yahaya, emerges NGF chair
The Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, emerged as the new Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, on Tuesday. Yahaya, who was elected governor of the state in 2019, won his re-election bid for a second term in the February 2023 general election. He will be taking over from the outgoing chairman of the forum, […]
Makinde sacks political appointees, dissolves cabinet
The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, terminated the appointments of all political officeholders and dissolved the state Executive Council. This is contained in a letter signed by the Chairman, Transition and Inauguration Committee, Mr. Segun Ogunwuyi, who doubles as the Chief of Staff to the Governor. According to the letter issued in […]
Enugu: Tribunal dismisses suit seeking to stop Mbah’s swearing-in
The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday dismissed an application seeking to stop the inauguration of the Governor-elect, Peter Mbah, on May 29, 2023. The Enugu governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party, Nnamdi Omeje, and his party rejected the result of the March 18 governorship election, where the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
NNPP senatorial candidate escapes assassination in Nasarawa
The senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the 2023 general election in the western zone of Nasarawa State, Dr Wakili Kabir-Muhammad, has escaped an assassination attempt by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. It was gathered that the gunmen invaded his residence at the Government Reserved Area in Keffi Local Government Area of the state, at […]
Niger rolls out five-day programme for governor’s swearing-in
The Niger State Government has released a five-day programme of events for the inauguration of the governor-elect, Mr Umar Bago, and his deputy, Mr. Yakubu Garba, into office. This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to the State Government, on Tuesday in Minna, Niger State. Matane said that the events […]