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Outgoing service chiefs hand over Friday

2 years ago10045 min

On Friday, the departing Chiefs of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, and Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo of the Nigerian Navy, will transfer over to their successors. But today (Thursday), Air Marshal Oludayo Amao, the departing Chief of Air Staff, will take over command to his replacement. The immediate resignation of the service chiefs was announced by the president, Bola Tinubu, on Monday. Along with their replacements, the President named Maj. Gen....

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The DSS operates within its mandate

2 years ago8516 min

Recently, the Department of State Services came under fire from about five major newspapers for some sort of bashing. Vanguard, Daily Trust, The Sun, The Tribune, and The are some of the newspapers that have used their platforms to express a variety of opinions about how the service operates. The Daily Trust editorial, “The DSS must conduct its duties as a secret service,” was published on June 6, 2023, while Vanguard’s article on June 2,...

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International

US pregnant woman is fatally shot by her two-year-old son

2 years ago1024 min

Last week, a pregnant woman and her unborn child died in the US state of Ohio after her two-year-old son shot her in the back with a handgun that had been left loaded in the home, according to police. Laura Ilg, 31, dialled 911 on June 16 in the afternoon, according to police chief David Smith, who spoke to local media on Tuesday.According to Smith, who spoke to the local ABC affiliate News 5 Cleveland,...

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2 years ago971 min

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News Politics

Labour fumes as RMFAC hikes politicians’ salaries

2 years ago10249 min

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission has advocated for an increase in the basic pay for those holding judicial and political office. Alhaji Muhammadu Shehu, the commission’s chairman, made this announcement on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi while presenting the state governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, with the updated compensation packages for those holding political and judicial office. Shehu was represented at the event by RMAFC commissioner from Kebbi State, Mrs. Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba. The organised labour...

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Holding National Assembly hostage

2 years ago101212 min

If you’re curious about why Abdul’Aziz Yari, a newly elected senator and the former governor of Zamfara State, so fervently desired the position of Senate President, look no further than the election of Jibrin Barau of Kano North as Deputy Senate President of the 10th National Assembly and Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives. The political squabbling between northern Nigeria’s political establishment and southern Nigeria’s is likely a conflict between conservative Nigeria...

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News

Rep unveils 15-year development plan for Ogun constituents

2 years ago9984 min

Gboyega Nasiru Isiaka, the member of the House of Representatives who represents the Yewa North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency, has presented a 15-year development plan that would bring the sub-region unprecedented prosperity. A stakeholder engagement meeting was held at Joga Orile in the Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State, and the representative gave a presentation titled “Pushing the Frontiers of Prosperity in Yewa North/Imeko Afon Federal Constituency” as part of that event. According to...

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State assets: Court nullifies arrest order on Amaechi, Cole

2 years ago10102 min

Podcast Court overturns Amaechi and Cole’s arrest warrants on June 21, 2023 Tonye Cole and Rotimi Aechi Tonye Cole and Rotimi Aechi A warrant of arrest issued for Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transportation, Tonye Cole, an APC candidate for governor of Rivers State, Augustine Wokocha, and three other individuals has been overturned by a Port Harcourt court of appeals. Remember that on May 17, 2023, a Port Harcourt High Court presided over...

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Security & Defence

Terrorists kill 11 Plateau villagers by setting them on fire

2 years ago10142 min

On Tuesday night, suspected terrorists burned 11 people to death in an attack on the Chisu village in the Mangu Local Government of Plateau State. Around 11 o’clock at night, the victims allegedly heard sporadic gunfire in the neighbourhood and fled to a house in the village for safety. However, the attackers followed them there and set the house on fire, killing them. Michael Bulus, a member of the Chisu community who managed to flee...

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News Politics

Tinubu’s recent appointment proves he is not motivated by bias based on race, says group

2 years ago10054 min

President Bola Tinubu’s recent appointment of new service chiefs, according to Yoruba Elite in Politics, is proof that he is not motivated by bias based on race or religion. The group praised the president for making the appointment across all of the country’s geopolitical regions but emphasised that Tinubu’s action is proof of his dedication to fighting crime and ensuring that peace prevails throughout the country. All of the service chiefs were retired by the...

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