Files, Flash Drives On Ex-Govs Goes Missing After DSS Secretly Raided EFCC Office
After an alleged secret raid by the Department of State Services (DSS), the sister agency of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on the EFCC’s headquarters, files and flash drives holding information regarding former Nigerian governors under investigation are apparently missing. Recall that the EFCC office was purportedly the target of a DSS raid […]
Tinubu Imposes N1,000 Annual Fee On All Motorists For Proof Of Ownership Certificate
All motorists must now pay an annual fee of N1,000 to the Federal Government for the verification of their Proof of Ownership Certificates (POC). At a joint news conference on Tuesday in Ikeja, Lagos, Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola, the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos Ministry of Transportation, said this. Toriola stated that the state administration had […]
President Tinubu Sends Out First Sallah Message
To observe the Eid-el-Kabir in 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has joined Muslims in Nigeria and throughout the world in celebration. The President praised Allah for the opportunity to see another Eid in a statement that he personally signed on Tuesday. Tinubu, in the statement titled ‘We Must Multiply Our Good Deeds’, urged Nigerians to […]
FG Seeks EU Support Over Electoral Process
The Federal Government has asked the European Union (EU) for support in its efforts to strengthen and deepen its democratic practices, particularly with regard to its electoral processes. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, made the statement while hosting a delegation from the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) in […]
Russia Drops Charges Against Prigozhin And Others Who Took Part In Brief Rebellion
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed the military and law-enforcement for averting a civil war by quickly acting to oppose the mutiny launched by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Speaking to soldiers and law enforcement officers in the Kremlin, Putin praised their action during the Wagner group’s mutiny, saying that “you effectively stopped a civil […]
West Bank: US ‘troubled’ By Israeli Settlement Expansion Plans
The Israeli government has advanced plans for some 5,700 new homes in the occupied West Bank. The announcement comes despite US pressure to stop settlement expansion, which it sees as an obstacle to peace with the Palestinians. A US spokesperson said Washington was “deeply troubled” by the development. Four Israeli settlers were shot dead by […]
Trump Heard On Tape Discussing ‘highly confidential, secret’ Documents
An audio recording in which Donald Trump appears to acknowledge keeping a classified document after leaving the White House has been obtained by US media. In the recording, the former president is heard riffling through papers and saying: “This is highly confidential.” It was first obtained by CNN, but the BBC’s US partner CBS also […]
Senate President Godswill Akpabio Appoints CoS, Deputy CoS
President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has announced his first round of appointments since assuming office. The former governor of Akwa Ibom and former Niger Delta minister revealed his choices for the crucial positions of Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff. In a press release issued on Monday by the Media Unit […]
FG To Create One Million Digital Jobs For Young Nigerians – Shettima
Vice President Kashim Shettima yesterday has disclosed the plans of President Bola Tinubu-led administration to create one million jobs in the digital world when he received a delegation from the Republic of Korea led by the Special Envoy to the President, H.E. Jang Sungmin, at the Presidential Villa. Shettima said “75% of Nigerians are below the […]
FG Names Airports After Buhari Others
The federal government of Nigeria has named 15 airports across the country after some prominent Nigerians, including former President Muhammadu Buhari, Ladoke Akintola, Tunde Idiagbon. In a memo dated June 19, Joke Olatunji, director of airport operations of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), said the naming of the airports is part of government […]
