The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Maj-Gen Farouq Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS), The confirmation followed the adoption of the report of the Senate joint Committee on Defence and Army at plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the report, Chairman of the Committee, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto) said the committee found the nominee suitable…
The OPEC Secretariat will mark the 50th anniversary of Nigeria joining the Organization on July 12, 2021. Nigeria was unanimously accepted as the then 11th Member of OPEC on July 12, 1971, it was a day of historic importance for both Nigeria and OPEC. To commemorate this landmark date, the OPEC Secretariat has pieced together…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has so far recovered over N6 billion, 30 real estates and 32 automobiles between March and June this year. Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, stated this on Thursday in Abuja during the weekly media briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team. Bawa said: “From the…
Scores of students of the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State have been abducted by bandits. The heavily armed bandits invaded the school on Thursday. Sources said the undisclosed number of girls were abducted by the bandits who dressed in police camouflage. The sources claimed that the bandits who were too many engaged …
Security operatives have eliminated scores of criminals linked to the outlawed Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and their Eastern Security Network (ESN) counterparts. The Defence Headquarters said in Abuja on Thursday that the criminals were eliminated in the Southeast and parts of the South-South. Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, told newsmen that…
Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has appointed and forwarded names of 18 new commissioner nominees to the Delta State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as members of the State Executive Council. Among appointed by the governor is the former member of the House of Representatives representing Okpe, Sapele and Uvwie Federal Constituency,…
“What I will bring is my experience and commitment; I am committed and determined to provide my best, having known what is required to achieve result,’’ he said. -Gen Yahaya Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, the new Chief of Army Staff (COAS), says addressing security challenges in Nigeria required joint stakeholders’ efforts. Yahaya said this when he…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Train 7 project in Bonny Island, Rivers State with a charge for early completion of the project. Buhari, who performed the virtual flag-off ceremony, noted that the speedy completion of project, will pave way for the commencement of Train…
Africa’s literacy giant, Professor Wole Soyinka has frowned at the planned reopening of the old cattle grazing routes by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Speaking on Arise TV, Soyinka said the herders-farmers conflict needs pragmatic solutions, insisting that reopening the grazing routes won’t solve the decades-old problems. Soyinka, who is the first recipient of the Nobel…
President Muhammadu Buhari has been fair to the Southeast, especially in the areas of appointments and infrastructure, Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige has said. Ngige also described Buhari as a friend of the Igbo, absolving him of any blame in the violence in the Southeast. Rather, he blamed the killings and destructions of properties…
