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FG can’t determine how we run Amotekun… South West Govs
Governors of the South West states have said the Federal Government cannot determine how they will run the Amotekun security outfit.
A presidential aide, Garba Shehu, had said the Inspector General of Police would be the one to…
Flooding: Borno marks 1,300 structures for demolition
Borno State government on Wednesday said 1,300 houses standing on waterways and river banks in the state capital, Maiduguri have been marked for demolition.
Parts of the state capital in the last two months since the commencement have…
Community Policing: Amotekun has come to stay says Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state on Wednesday said state governors will not be responsible for the funding of the Community Policing of the Federal Government, being championed by the Inspector General of Police.…
Fani-Kayode bows, apologizes to Daily Trust reporter
Embattled former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode on Wednesday apologized for referring to a journalist, Eyo Charles, as “stupid”.
This came barely 24-hours after the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) had condemned his verbal…
Buhari inaugurates 12 new Permanent Secretaries
About two months after they were appointed, President Muhmmadu Buhari on Wednesday, inaugurated 12 new permanent secretaries for the federal civil service.
They were inaugurated at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja,…
Fire razes Access Bank branch in Lagos
The Access Bank branch on Adetokunbo Ademola Street in the Victoria Island area of Lagos was on Wednesday afternoon razed by a rampaging inferno.
Eyewitness account has it that the fire started from a diesel-laden truck and a car on the…
Obaseki swears-in new commissioners, EDSOGPADEC board members, others
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Hon. Lawrence Ogieva and Hon. Alex Oleije as the Commissioners for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, and Environment and Sustainability respectively.
The governor also swore-in…
NAFDAC spends N2m to destroy each container load of Tramadol
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) spends about N2m to destroy a container load of Tramadol, Director General of the agency, Mrs Mojisola Adeyeye, said on Tuesday.
Adeyeye, who spoke at a …
Plateau leads as Nigeria records 252 new COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 252 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total 52, 800 cases so far.
The breakdown of the…
Mailafia resigns as directing staff of NIPSS
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, has reportedly resigned from the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Jos.
Mailafia was hitherto a directing…