Former spokesperson of the Department of State Security, DSS, Marilyn Ogar, has been demoted by the newly appointed Director General of the agency, Lawal Musa Daura. In March 2015, Ogar and some other officers of the DSS were promoted, which generated controversies in the agency and among Nigerians. She was also given a three-year leave…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has explained its main reason for kicking against the appointment of Mrs Amina Zakari as the Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, the appointment of Zakari means…
Two armed robbery suspects were gunned down by officers of the Nigeria Police on Thursday night in Port Harcourt during a gun duel. It was learnt that the policemen ran into the suspects at about 8:15pm along the Aluu/Airport Road in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and involved them in a gun battle. The gunmen had…
According to the Eagle Online, President Muhammadu Buhari has fired his Chief Security Officer, CSO, Abdulrahman Mani. Mani was relieved of his job by the President on Saturday, the reputable online news journal reports. Eagle Online relied on its informants at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for its report. Meanwhile, Abubakar Usman has been appointed…
Following the tension created over reports that the Federal Government is planning to move some Boko Haram prisoners to Anambra State, the governor of the state, Willie Obiano, has urged residents to remain peaceful while he makes more consultations on the matter. Obiano was reacting to cover stories published on Vanguard and Daily Independent newspapers…
No fewer than 28 countries will take part in the 2nd Lagos International Badminton Classics slated for July 15 to 18, 2015, the organisers have said. At a press briefing held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium last Thursday, the Vice President of Nigeria Badminton Federation, who also is the Chairman, Lagos State Badminton Association, LSBA,…
Former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has denied speculations that he was put under house arrest by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. In a statement issued on Friday by his media aide, Muhammad Inuwa Ali, Kwankwaso stressed that his political enemies are bent on tarnishing his image. The former governor, now a…
A former Board of Trustees, BoT, member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dayo Okondo, has turned down his membership appointment into the Governing Council of the College of Education, Ikere Ekiti. The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, recently announced Okondo as member of the institution’s Governing Council. But speaking with journalists on Friday at…
President Muhammadu Buhari has advised legislators of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the National Assembly to accept the party’s supremacy in the interest of democracy. Buhari, delivering his opening speech at the ongoing meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the APC in Abuja, said the lawmakers should shelve their personal interests and…
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, is absent at the ongoing National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the party in Abuja. The meeting was called following crisis rocking the ruling party over leadership of the National Assembly. Also not present at the meeting is former National Chairman of the party, Bisi…