…says preparations on top gear to deploy stand force The President, Economic Community of West African States Commission, Omar Touray, has said the sub-regional body has not declared war on the people of Niger Republic nor is there any plan to invade the country. Touray said this on Friday at a press conference on developments in Niger and ECOWAS Member States in transition at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Leaders in the Economic Community of West African States Commission bloc said that they would keep all options on the table for a peaceful resolution to the crisis and ordered the…
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About 10 directors in the Federal Capital Territory Administration who have spent over eight years in office have failed to proceed on mandatory retirement almost one month after the newly revised Public Service Rules became operational. The directors were said to have spent between nine and 12 years on the directorate cadre and were required to turn in their letter of retirement in compliance with the PSR which took effect from July 27, 2023. Our correspondent reported that the new rule was expected to affect over 500 directors who have stagnated in their positions for eight years or more. The…
Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, was arrested at a Georgia jail Thursday on racketeering and conspiracy charges and released on a $200,000 bond after having a historic mug shot taken. Trump, who is accused of colluding with 18 other defendants to overturn the 2020 election result in the southern state, spent less than 30 minutes inside Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail before leaving in a motorcade for the airport. Like the other defendants in the case who have surrendered so far, the 77-year-old Trump had his mug shot taken during the booking process — a first…
Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has taken his protest to the residence of the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje to press home his demand for the immediate resignation of the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary-designate, Duro Meseko. Bello and his entourage left the party secretariat for the home of the national chairman at about 6.15pm after the planned inauguration of the National Working Committee zonal officers was abandoned. Before his arrival, former Senator for the Cross River South Senatorial District of Cross River State, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa, who was earlier spotted at the party secretariat had…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria has accused the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa of serving as a minister while undertaking the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme. In a statement on Thursday, HURIWA alleged that years back, Musawa abandoned her NYSC in Ebonyi state but later showed interest in completing it. The group claimed that the minister was mobilized this year and was posted to a law firm in Abuja before her appointment. The group urged the NYSC to compel Musawa to focus on either her national youth service or the ministerial appointment.…
The military is currently conducting a mass burial for personnel who died during an ambush and air crash in Niger State. Bandits had ambushed the troops in Niger State on August 14, 2023, killing 14 soldiers while seven were injured. The incident necessitated the deployment of the Nigeria Air Force evacuation aircraft. The aircraft, however, was said to have crashed killing all passengers including two pilots, and two crew members onboard. According to the programme of events sighted by our correspondent on Friday, those for burial are: Late Maj SA Oni Late Flt Lt Anthony Duryumsu Late Flt Lt Ibrahim…
The Primate of the Church of Nigeria, The Most Rev’d Dr. Henry C. Ndukuba has appointed Professor Olugbemiro Jegede as the adviser on education matters in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion. The Primate, in the appointment letter to Prof. Jegede, noted that after careful consideration of his remarkable achievements and extensive experience in the field of education, he comes well considered to guide the Church in its mission work in education. Archbishop Ndukuba noted the exceptional contributions of the Professor to the policy and administration spheres of education which he said has earned him a well-deserved reputation as a…
Date: 2023-Aug-25 🎯TOPIC: ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER IN CHRIST 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/s-vwbmzZ1DQ?si=hKWlgwtgsmW2nTen ✝️ TEXT: Romans 15:1-8(NKJV) 15:1. We then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 15:2. Let each of us please [his] neighbor for [his] good, leading to edification. 15:3. For even Christ did not please Himself; but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached You fell on Me.” 15:4. For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures…
The naira tumbled against the United States dollar at the parallel market on Wednesday, closing at 900/dollar. This came barely two weeks after the local currency was sold 960/dollar at the black market. The naira, which had gained in recent days, returned to a downward trend as the shortage of the greenback hit the black market again. The local currency had traded between 850/dollar and 880/dollar earlier this week. On Wednesday, the naira fell further at the parallel market, while it also fell on the Investor & Exporter window to 773.42/$. The local currency had closed at 757.10/$ at the…
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday arraigned a tractor driver, Isiaka Abdullahi, for allegedly damaging the property of two businessmen worth N320m in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The 72-year-old man was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of Yaba Magistrates’ Court on four counts of wilful damage. Abdulahi was alleged to have driven his tractor into the Mile 13 Owode Elede Market in Ikorodu and destroyed bananas and other properties and goods belonging to Garba Mohammed and Adewale Teluwo. The prosecutor, ASP Amedu Adoga, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in December 2022. Adoga added…