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Senate confirms Tinubu’s nominees as service chiefs
By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nominees for the positions of Service Chiefs after a two-hour closed-door screening session. Those confirmed include Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Wahidi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Rear Admiral Idi Abbas…
Read More »Drama as JAMB officials walk out on house committee, lawmakers threaten arrest
By Deborah Nnamdi There was mild drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) walked out during a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was absent and had…
Read More »Tinubu flips, cuts pardon list from 175 to 34, after public outcry
By Sadeeq Kamsela, Abuja In what has become a norm, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, flipped on another pronouncement as he reduces the number of criminals slated for presidential pardon by more than 80%, which the list reducing from 175 to 34. The President, who signed instruments of clemency…
Read More »Service chiefs visit NSA, defence minister ahead of senate confirmation
File Photo : Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede The newly appointed Service Chiefs have paid courtesy visits to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Defence in Abuja, as part of their familiarisation tour following their appointment by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Read More »Reps raise alarm over terrorist threat to bomb national assembly
By Deborah Nnamdi The House of Representatives on Tuesday expressed deep concern over growing security threats to the National Assembly, including intelligence reports of a terrorist plot to bomb the legislative complex. Chairman of the House Committee on Internal Security, Hon. Garba Ibrahim Muhammad, raised the alarm during a public…
Read More »Senate to screen, confirm new service chiefs Wednesday
File photo: Senate President, Godswill Akpabio By Deborah Nnamdi The Senate has scheduled Wednesday for the screening and confirmation of the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, and other Service Chiefs. The decision followed a formal request from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, conveyed in two separate…
Read More »Tinubu meets service chiefs amid security concerns, fresh military reshuffle
By Deborah Nnamdi President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a closed-door meeting with the newly appointed service chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Although the agenda of the meeting was not disclosed, sources suggest it may be linked to recent developments in the country’s security architecture. In attendance were…
Read More »Kanu backs out of calling witnesses in terrorism trial
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has withdrawn his earlier plan to call witnesses in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. At Monday’s resumed hearing before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu said he had reviewed his…
Read More »NiMet predicts mixed weather patterns, warns of flash floods, dust haze
By Deborah Nnamdi The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted a mix of dust haze, thunderstorms, and moderate rainfall across the country between Monday and Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some southern states. In its three-day weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja, the agency said that slight…
Read More »7yo Jigawa pupil donates savings to Oluremi Tinubu’s education fund
By Deborah Nnamdi A seven-year-old pupil of Elpis Nursery and Primary School in Jigawa State, Faith Maiyaki, has captured national attention after donating her savings to the “Oluremi at 65 Education Fund,” a campaign launched in honour of Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. The initiative, introduced ahead of the…
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