Some Seven PDP National Working Committee Resign, PDP chairman Governors Forum Reacts

ABUJA — Seven National Working Committee, (NWC) members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, including, the Deputy National Financial Secretary, Deputy Legal Adviser, Deputy National Auditor, Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Deputy Women Leader, and Deputy Organising Secretary have resigned from their various positions. The party’s National Organising Secretary, Colonel Austin Akobundu (retd), reportedly confirmed the resignation of NWC members, numbering about seven, however, promised to remain loyal to the main opposition political party. They, according...

COVID-19: SGF Raises Alarm On Six States, FCT

ABUJA — Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 say Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Rivers, Kano, Plateau, and the FCT are causes for concern as the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic rages in Nigeria. Speaking at the PSC Briefing in Abuja said that all countries in the West African region were beginning to see the third wave of COVID-19. He said Nigeria...

IGP Appoints New Head Of The Police Intelligence Response Team

ABUJA — The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has appointed DCP Tunji Disu as the new Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) A statement on Monday by the Force spokesman, Frank Mba said DCP Disu replaces DCP Abba Kyari who was suspended following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) indictment. Kyari was linked with Ramon Abbas a.k.a. Hushpuppi, a Nigerian facing trial for fraud in the United States of America. Mba said the...

Federal Government Bars MDAs For Allocating Official Quarters, Vehicles To Chief Executives Of Parastatals, Agencies And Commissions

ABUJA — The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has barred the Governing Boards of Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) from being allocated with official quarters and vehicles on a permanent basis. He said this on Monday in Abuja at the induction programme for chairmen, governing board members and chief executives of parastatals, agencies, and commissions inaugurated by the federal government and organized by the Bureau of Public Service Reform (BPSR)....

Four Things About Tunji Disu, the Man Who Replaced Abba Kyari

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday, appointed a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Tunji Disu, to head the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The appointment of Disu was announced by the Force Public Relations Officer, CP Frank Mba, in a statement, adding that it was with immediate effect. Disu’s appointment came on the heel of the suspension of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Kyari is under investigation after being indicted by the...

Nigerian Armed Forces Needs One Million Personnel- Former Defence Minister

Mr. Adetokunbo Kayode (SAN), former Defence Minister says Nigeria needs to recruit one million personnel into its Armed Forces for it tackles insecurity across the country. Speaking at his Ikaram Akoko country home, the former Defence Minister noted that recruitment into the Nigerian Armed Forces should be democratised to allow easy recruitment of more personnel. “The military is already overtasked and they are short-staffed. We know this and the government knows this. I knew this...

Twitter Ban, Military Crackdown on EndSARS Protesters, Other Reasons US Lawmakers Stop Sales of Arms to Nigeria

The United States lawmakers have held back a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s human rights record as it is confronted by multiple security crises. The US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been said to have delayed the clearing of a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defence systems to the Nigerian military. According to US officials...

Nigeria’s Revenue-to-GDP Ratio Lowest in the World – World Bank

LAGOS — World Bank ranked Nigeria’s revenue to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio as the lowest in the world. The organisation also said Nigeria ranks sixth from the bottom in terms of the human capital index produced every year. World Bank country director for Nigeria, Shubham Chaudhuri disclosed this on Monday during a panel session at a virtual public sector seminar organised by the Lagos Business School (LBS). The director emphasized the importance of diversifying...

Court Orders SSS to Produce Igboho’s Aides

ABUJA — By the order of a federal high court in Abuja, the State Security Service (SSS) is expected to present the 12 detained aides of Sunday Igboho arrested during the last attack on his apartment. The court had ruled on an ex parte application brought by the detainees’ lawyer. The applicants’ counsel, Pelumi Olajengbesi, urged the court for an order demanding the security service to produce the detainees to enable the court to “inquire...

Lawyers Decries Non-Payment Of Judgment By Federal Government Agencies

ABUJA — Lawyers who have won various litigations against the federal government agencies have cried out over non-payment of judgment debts incurred by the government. In a statement issued by the director of Legal Services, Centre for Civic Education, Barrister Agomuo Chimaobi, on behalf of the lawyers, said the unpaid judgement debts were affecting them economically, having used their personal resources to prosecute some of the cases on behalf of their clients. Parts of the...

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