Federal Fire Service Ask To Refund Over N1bn COVID Fund Within A Week

The Federal Fire Service has been given one week to refund one point four billion naira to the Federation Account. The House of Representatives gave the directive for the failure of the Service to appear before the House Committee to clarify how the COVID-19 intervention funds allocated to the service was utilized after several invitations by the Green Chamber. Mr. Bamidele Salami, Chairman, of the House Committee on Public Account, gave the order during its...

Plateau: APC urged to desist from inflammatory comments over  S’Court judgement

The Senator representing Plateau South Senatorial District and leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Plateau State, Simon Lalong has appealed to Plateau APC stakeholders to  accept  the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Plateau gubernatorial election in good faith and desist from making inflammatory statements. The former Governor who stated this on Wednesday at his party’s stakeholders meeting in its secretariat in Jos, stressing that  he was  awaiting copy of the...

Reactions as Anambra Government Proposes a 10-Storey Hotel

The proposed 10-story world-class hotel in Awka, by the government of Anambra State, has continued to generate debate with many people finding fault with the idea or its mention. This prompted the press secretary to the governor, Christian Aburime, to write a full article dedicated to the proposed project. In the article entitled, “Why Anambra Needs a World-class Hotel in Awka”, the press secretary argued that world-class hotels are a status symbol that both points...

Supreme Court Affirms Election Of Governor Fintiri

The Supreme Court Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgement dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru Ahmed Binani for lacking in merit. The five-member panel led by Justice John Okoro held that the act of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Ari, was an act of irresponsibility and criminality. Justice...

Nigeria’s security situation is better than that of US, South Africa – Bayo Onanuga

Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on information and strategy, has said most of the screaming headlines in national dailies and online media that paint gory pictures of the security situation in Nigeria are nothing but exaggerations. In a press statement in Abuja on Wednesday, Onanuga called on the media to tone down the rate at which they paint the country as an uninhabitable place to live in the international community. “Media...

Police Service Deploys 10 Commissioners to various commands nationwide

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment and deployment of 10 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to various commands nationwide. Mr Ikechukwu Ani, Head of Press and Public Relations of PSC in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the appointment and deployment followed the promotion of 14 Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) to CP. According to him, the newly-appointed CPs include Peter Opara, Osun; Olughemiga Adesina, Benue; Akinwale Adeniran, Ekiti; Mohammed Abba, Adamawa;...

House of Reps plans security summit as terrorist attacks swell

The House of Representatives will hold a security summit at a yet-to-be-disclosed date to explore novel ways of ending the escalating reign of terror in Nigeria. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajuddeen Abbas disclosed this on Monday during plenary, the first in 2024, in Abuja. Abbas said the upcoming summit on security would allow relevant stakeholders to brainstorm on how best to decisively deal with the distressing situation. According to him, the conventional...

Anambra State House of Assembly Passes Bill against Trafficking in Persons

The Anambra State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill against trafficking in persons. The bill which was introduced to the House in 2023 entitled “A Bill for a Law for Trafficking in Persons Prohibition, Enforcement and Administrative Law 2023,” was at committee stage at the end of the 2023 legislative year. During plenary on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Hon. Pat Okafor and member representing Onitsha North constituency II,...

Atiku asks Tinubu to step down if rising security threats overwhelm him

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar berated President Bola Tinubu for his seeming failure to tame the armed groups on rampage across the country. Nigerians are feeling more unsafe as frequent killings and kidnappings for ransom have continued to be on the rise despite heavy assurances from the authorities to stem the tide. “Tinubu is playing fiddle while Nigeria is drowning in the ocean of insecurity,” Abubakar said in a post on X on Tuesday. The...

Tinubu assures Nigerians security nightmare will soon end

President Bola Tinubu received the report of the killing of the Onimojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Olatunde Samuel Olusola, and the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsola with a heavy heart, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngalale said on Tuesday. Pilot News reported earlier that both traditional rulers were murdered by unknown gunmen, suspected to be herdsmen, on Monday morning. A few hours later, students of Apostolic Faith Secondary School in Emure LGA of Ekiti State were...

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