President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Usman Alkali Baba as the acting inspector-general of police (IGP). Maigari Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, communicated the president’s directive to state house correspondents at the presidential villa on Tuesday. Alkali will replace Mohammed Abubakar Adamu. More to come..
Read More »Buhari congratulates new Olu of Warri, Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, congratulated the Olu of Warri-designate, Utieyinoritsetsola Emiko, praying that he will have a peaceful reign. He also commiserated with the Itsekiri people on the demise of their monarch, Ogiame Ikenwoli, which was formally announced yesterday. The President’s message was contained in a statement by his …
Read More »BREAKING: WAEC releases 2021 WASSCE results
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, said the examination was primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to …
Read More »P+ Measurement Services rolls out media intelligence solution for the PR industry.
P+ Measurement Services, Nigeria’s leading Independent Public Relations (PR) measurement and evaluation agency, has introduced “Get-Reports” a product that allows the purchase of PR performance audit reports. It is the first of its kind in the Nigerian Public Relations industry. The product spans across areas which includes 22 Commercial Nigerian …
Read More »BREAKING: Suleiman Aliyu Another Nigerian lawmaker dies after a brief illness.
Days after the death of a member of the House of Representatives, Haruna Maitala, another lawmaker representing Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Suleiman Aliyu, has passed on at the age of 53. Mr Aliyu died in the early hours of Tuesday at the Barau Dikko Teaching Hospital, Kaduna State …
Read More »Education minister meets ASUP over strike threat
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has invited the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) to an emergency meeting following the threat to embark on another round of strike. The emergency meeting is to hold Tuesday, the 6th of April 2021 at 11:00 am in the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja, …
Read More »2023: Atiku not eligible to contest, he’s not a Nigerian, Malami tells court
Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), has told a federal high court in Abuja that Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, is not eligible to run for president in Nigeria. Malami said this in an affidavit in support of a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/177/2019 and filed before the court by the Incorporated …
Read More »Strike: Fed Govt offers to pay salary arrears of doctors
As part of steps to end the on-going strike that has paralysed many hospitals, the Federal Government has directed immediate payment of salary arrears of over 450 medical doctors. Those affected are mostly House Officers, who are being owed for three months. Also, government said it has started discussing with …
Read More »APC asks Amaechi, Abe to reconcile within three months
The All Progressives Congress in Ahoada Local Government Area of Rivers State has given the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; and Senator Magnus Abe three months to settle their differences or face sanctions. Rising from an extra-ordinary meeting of the party held in Ahoada East Local Government Area of …
Read More »APC still a ‘mixture’ of political parties –Ganduje
Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday lamented that the ruling All Progressives Congress still remains a mixture of political parties. He said the party had yet to move to the next level of graduating from a “mixture” to a “compound.” The governor spoke on Monday at a town …
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