archiveOctober 29, 2019

as NBA honours Imo Governor   Deputy Governor of Imo State, Engr. Gerald Irona says the present administration in the state, under the leadership of Chief Emeka Ihedioha is building stronger institutions in the state. The Deputy Governor who disclosed this while receiving a delegation of the Public Interest and...

  Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has approved the redeployment and appointment of five Major Generals and four Brigadier Generals to new formations nationwide. Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja said the posting was a routine exercise to reinvigorate...

  The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the planned Operation Positive Identification by the military. The decision followed a motion of Urgent Public Importance moved by the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu at the plenary session presided over by the Speaker, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila....

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has announced the killing of Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir, the new leader just appointed to head the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Trump announced that al-Muhajir was 'terminated' in a tweet confirming the...

  Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says a wrong perception about the security situation in Nigeria was stalling the country from getting external support. Mohammed revealed this on Monday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists. He pointed out that people have been trying to fault...

Ondo State Government in conjunction with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has started training over 360 youths on different business enterprise. The three-day entrepreneurship programme organised by the Ministry of Youths and Sports Development with SMEDAN started on Monday and...

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday urged Nigeria Police and other security agencies to urgently step up their game and strengthen their capacity with modern techniques and technology. Sanwo-Olu said this at a conference and retreat for senior police officers in Lagos with the theme: Re-positioning the Force...

Mr Blackson Bayewumi, Country Director of the Royal Commonwealth Society in Nigeria, has underscored the need for constant dialogue between Nigerian citizens and their elected officials to engender national growth. Bayewumi, also Chairman of Nigeria Conversation, a non-governmental organisation, gave the advice in his address at the 2019 national edition...

Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has said that Nigeria needs to learn from the experiences of Egypt in fighting terrorism scourge in the country. Lawan who was speaking on Monday in Abuja, while receiving in audience, Speaker of Egyptian parliament, Dr. Ali Abdellah, said “Egypt has for long...