Rwanda president, Paul Kagame, who doubles as the Commander-in-Chief of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), has approved the retirement of 95 military generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. Top on the list of retirees is General James Kabarebe, the country’s former Minister of Defence and Chief of Defense Staff. Those affected were…
“Without sufficient police presence and response capabilities, industrial sites could become vulnerable to criminal activities and hamper economic progress.” The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun says insufficient manpower is hindering the agency’s efforts to tackle crime, saying the police need an extra 190,000 personnel to effectively man the country. IGP Egbetokun said this in…
The Nigerian leader’s reaction came hours after a group of Gabonese military officers announced “putting an end to the current regime” and cancelling the recent presidential election. President Bola Tinubu has expressed his deep concern over the political situation in Gabon and the socio-political stability in that country. Tinubu’s reaction came hours after a group…
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has called on residents to appeal to the Federal Government to allow his administration to carry out repairs on the failed sections of federal roads in the state. Obaseki made the appeal on Tuesday in Igarra, the headquarters of Akoko Edo Local Government Area (LGA), while attending a…
A nonagenarian who designed Nigeria’s flag, Pa. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (OFR), is dead. Pa. Akinkunmi, aged 93, died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness. His demise was announced via the Facebook account of one of his children. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you live a…
On the day of Michael Jackson’s posthumous 65th birthday, his sons Prince and Blanket, were pictured on a rare outing in Las Vegas on Tuesday. Prince, 26, and Blanket, 21 were seen chatting with guests at Sin City’s Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino after attending a Michael Jackson ONE by Cirque du Soleil show, Daily…
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is under house arrest and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason”, military officers said Wednesday. The announcement came hours after the military officers said they had overthrown the government. In a statement read out on state TV, the military officers said Bongo was under house arrest “surrounded…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has subtly confirmed the exit of Super Falcons’ coach to the just concluded Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Randy Waldrum, from his position as the country’s senior women national team manager. Yesterday, the NFF charged its technical committee to search for new handlers for the team ahead…
President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, was ousted on Wednesday morning by the military officers of the country. The military takeover, according to the statement released by the officers under the aegis of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, cited “serious institutional, political, economic and social crises” as among the factors responsible for…
A group of senior military officers has gone on national television in Gabon saying they have seized power because elections held over the weekend were not credible. The officers, appearing on Gabon24 in the early hours of Wednesday morning, said they had cancelled the elections, dissolved all state institutions and closed the country’s borders. They…
