The Federal Government has declared public holidays for Friday, December 25, which is Christmas Day. Public holidays will be observed on Monday, December 28, as well as Friday, January 1, 2021. The Minister of Interior, RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA, made the declaration on behalf of the government. AREGBESOLA was quoted in a statement by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary,…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on Covid19 till March next year. President BUHARI gave the approval to enable the PTF led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, BOSS MUSTAPHA, to tackle the second wave of the coronavirus. The three-month extension would also be used by the taskforce…
World football governing body, FIFA has filed criminal complaint against its former president, SEPP BLATTER. FIFA is accusing BLATTER of mismanagement of the money meant for the football museum in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA alleged that BLATTER used money meant for the development of football to repair a rented building. The project is said to have cost FIFA…
The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality and Restitution has closed its sitting for the year, after twenty-two sessions. Lasgidi FM’s NAJITE ATIRENE reports that the Panel fixed fifteen new petitions for hearing, Tuesday, December 22, 2020, but was able to take only four, as eleven others were adjourned to January, 2021. Among the…
President MUHAMMADU BUHARI says he has handed over Nigeria’s land border with Niger Republic to God. President BUHARI said only God can effectively supervise the one thousand, four hundred-kilometer-long border. Instead, President promised to give full support to Niger Republic in the conduct of the country’s general elections next month. President BUHARI also praised the outgoing president…
The Oyo State Government has set up the Board of the State Anti-Corruption Agency. The board has eight members, with former President of the Oyo State Customary Court of Appeal, retired Justice ENI ESAN as the Chairman The secretary of the board is IBRAHIM OYEMONLA TIJANI, who is a Director in the State Ministry of Justice. Governor…