The new IGP replaces Usman Baba, who was appointed as the Inspector General of Police by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. Vice President Kashim Shettima decorates the new acting Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun in Abuja on Tuesday The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has decorated the newly-appointed Inspector General of police, Kayode Egbetokun…
The Centre for Crisis Communication, CCC, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) with the mandate to engage in crisis information and communication management, wishes to express its heartfelt delight over the appointment of the National Security Adviser (NSA), and a new set of Service Chiefs and the Inspector General of Police, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR,…
Ortom was invited for questioning by the anti-graft agency for alleged misappropriation of funds, a month after leaving office. Former Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has been taken into the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ortom was invited for questioning by the anti-graft agency for alleged misappropriation of funds, a month…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, still have 74 more witnesses to call to testify at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Out of the 100 witnesses expected to be called by the opposition party to prove its case, 26 witnesses have…
President Bola Tinubu is on his way to Paris, France, to participate in the review and signing of a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment. He departed the presidential wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja on Tuesday morning. The Nigerian leader will join other world…
The Federal Government, on Monday, said six new companies have received approval to import petroleum products into Nigeria. The Managing Director of Nigeria Mainstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDRA), Farouk Ahmed made this disclosure to state correspondents at the Presidential Villa. Farouk stated that apart from the approved six, several companies applied for permit…
The Ogun State House of Assembly complex in Abeokuta has been fortified with stringent security measures as members-elect convened for their inauguration on Tuesday. POLITICS NIGERIA reports that Police operatives, alongside personnel from the State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), were deployed to ensure the safety and security…
Major General Lagbaja replaces Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja President Bola Tinubu on Monday appointed Major General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as the Chief of Army Staff. Major General Lagbaja replaces Lt-Gen Faruk Yahaya, who was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in…
President Bola Tinubu’s directive to dissolve the apex decision-making organs of the establishments falls within the ambit “of his Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest,” a statement said. The boards of at least 14 agencies pulled through Monday’s sweeping shake-up aborting the tenure of the top hierarchies of the Nigerian Government’s agencies, parastatals, institutions…
President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate dissolution of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned corporations on Monday night. Willie Bassey, the Director of Information for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, stated in a statement that this is in the execution of its constitutional rights and in the public interest. Boards,…
