There has been a change of leadership in the police commands in Edo, Adamawa, Kaduna and Imo States, which now have new Commissioners of Police. Cp Abutu Yaro is now in charge of the Edo State Police Command; while CP Sikiru Akande Kayode moves to Adamawa State Police Command. Also, CP Yekini Adio Ayoku takes charge of…
Sheikh Muhammad Khalid has been offered a new role to lead prayers at a Jum’mat mosque behind the CBN Quarters in Abuja. This comes a day after Sheikh Khalid was sacked as Chief Imam of the Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque for criticizing President Muhammadu Buhari over the spate of insecurity in Nigeria. In his latest reaction, Sheikh…
The Federal Road Safety Commission has promoted more than one thousand officers. FRSC Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem said in a statement that the approval came at the end of the commission’s meeting, approving the report of the Establishment Committee of the Commission on the promotion of officers. The statement quoted the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, as…
The weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Committee began today at the State House in Abuja with a moment of silence in honour of victims of the terror attacks on a passenger train in Kaduna. President Muhammadu Buhari led the FEC members on the silent prayer session, with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other ministers and senior…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has confirmed that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has not been released from detention. EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed that Obiano was transferred to Abuja earlier today. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday night hours after his handover to the new Anambra governor, Charles Soludo. The…
Leading Nigerian banker, Tony Elumelu, has complained about the level of hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Elumelu lamented that things are getting worse and worse, with no electrify for five days, increasing prices of petrol and diesel, and frightening cost of food, among others. He said listening to his colleagues at the office about issues that they…