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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Wednesday announced restructuring of some ministry for easy administration. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president approved the scraping of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs and the Ministry of Sports Development. He said the abolished Niger Delta Affair has been replaced by a new Ministry of…

The Minister of Defence, Badaru Abubakar, has directed the troops of Operation Fansar Yamma to immediately apprehend notorious bandits’ leader, Turji, without further delay. The minister issued the order in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Thursday while addressing troops at the One Brigade Headquarters. He was in the state to receive briefings on the…

Beyoncé will appear alongside Vice President Kamala Harris for the first time on the campaign trail in Houston on Friday, a person familiar with the planning tells CNN. CNN reported earlier that Harris is expected to address abortion rights as she seeks to draw a contrast with former President Donald Trump over the controversial issue…

President Bola Tinubu reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, dismissing some ministers and re-assigning some to other ministries. The president also merged some ministries “for optimal efficiency”. At the Ministry of Education, Mr Tinubu removed Tahir Mamman, a professor. He also reassigned the Minister of State for Education, Yusuf Sununu, to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mallam Shehu Dikko, the former Chairman of the League Management Company (LMC), as the new Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC). The President made the announcement shortly after the scrapping of the Ministry of Sports and the return of the NSC. Dikko, who ran the Nigeria Professional Football…

President Bola Tinubu and Federal Executive Council have scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. The president also approved the merger of the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy. Special Adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on…

Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Sports on Tuesday unanimously told the Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, that his lamentations after Nigeria’s disastrous outing at the 2024 Paris Olympics are of no value and effect. The lawmakers who were wholly disappointed in the comments/presentation of the minister concerning Nigeria’s Olympics no-medal…

The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has said the federal government is investigating Gulf of Guinea (GoG) as a major route for arms trafficking into Nigeria. Ribadu made this known at a two-day seminar on Climate Change and the Changing Dynamics of Arms Proliferation and Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea: Nigeria in Perspective, Tuesday…

  The crisis rocking the major opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a frightening turn as a party chieftain, Imam Awal, dragged it to court ahead of the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Thursday October 24. Although the plaintiff is believed to be loyal to Bauchi state governor who is also the chairman PDP Governors…

  The Senate Tuesday resolved to probe wild allegations made by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against its Deputy Leader, Senator Lola Ashiru (APC Kwara South) on drug related cases. This is as it frowned at the anti-drug agency for using comments made by Senator Ashiru last week during debate on bill seeking…

Jigawa state governor, Umar Namadi has said about 181 people were killed in the tanker explosion that happened on October 15 in the state. The governor said 80 persons were still in hospitals, a total of 210 families were affected in the tanker explosion. A tanker carrying petrol from Kano to Nguru in Yobe state,…

Joseph Okoeguale, a medical doctor and director of Viral and Emergent Pathogens, Control and Research, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo state, said Edo recorded 240 cases of Lassa fever and 21 deaths between last December and March this year. Mr Okoeguale stated this during the first edition of the College of Medical Science’s Lecture Series organised by the…

A crossdresser Idris Okuneye mostly known as Bobrisky, is currently in detention at the Force Criminal Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos. This was confirmed by the the spokesperson for the FCID, Lagos, Mayegun Aminat on Tuesday. She said Bobrisky has to remain in custody after the police obtain remand order. Details loading… WhatsApp Email LinkedIn…

A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan is now a free man. This is after he was released five years after serving jail term for asking and taking a $300,000 bribe from businessman Femi Otedola. He was released from the Kuje Correctional facility in Abuja on Tuesday. A statement from the former…

Ahead of the commencement of legal fireworks Tuesday(today) over the validity or otherwise  of the Act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the agency has said those challenging its legality are being threatened  and feeling the heat generated by the successes recorded by  the anti-graft body. Also, two leading silks, Olisa Agbakoba and Femi Falana, both rights…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Monday said a Kwara lawmaker and Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Oyeyola Ashiru, attacked its operations because it recovered illicit drugs from his personal house. At plenary session on October 15, the lawmaker said: “The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency is corrupt and compromised…”, and therefore called for…

The 6th Division of the Nigerian Army Port Harcourt said the ongoing anti illegal oil bunkering operations in the Niger Delta region is making considerable progress with various operational successes recorded in the region.  A statement signed by the Acting Deputy Director, 6th Division Army Public Relations, Lt Col Danjuma Jonah Danjuma and made available to…

Fifteen generals of the Nigerian Army from the Artillery Corps have bowed out of service. In a post on Sunday on X, the Nigerian Army said the retired officers consist of 11 Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals. The post added that the retired generals were pulled out of the service at a ceremony held…

Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has condemned the rising cases of jungle justice, especially on police personnel, across the country. The IGP also ordered Deputy Inspector-General of Police Force Criminal Investigation Department to investigate the incidents and bring all persons found culpable to face the full wrath of the law. Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Zamfara has declined request for an exparte order by a faction backed by the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor Bala Mohammed to hold the party’s National Executive Council(NEC). The group approached the Court for an order to hold the NEC meeting as the party’s factional crisis…