Meet the New Service Chiefs.
The Chief of Army Staff, Major General Waidi Shaibu. MAJOR GENERAL WAIDI SHAIBU (N/9895) DSS DSO(LR) FTAM psc fdc (+) CM FCM FCMH MSS MA MNIM THEATRE COMMANDER JTF (NE) OP HADIN KAI 1. Major General Waidi Shaibu was born on 18 December 1971 in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State. He gained admission […]
President Tinubu sacks military chiefs, days after rumours of Coup
President Bola Tinubu has named new replacements for the Chiefs of Army, Airforce and Navy days after rumours of plans of military coup took centre stage in Nigeria. However, the immediate past chief of Army Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede was rewarded with a higher responsibility in what pundits say may have been reward for loyalty […]
I am here for a purpose: to ensure that a new Nigeria is birthed…INEC Chair
The new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan, has stated that God brought him to the commission to ensure that a new Nigeria is birthed through a transparent and credible election. In his first meeting with Directors of the commission when he resumed in Abuja, the new INEC Chairman pledged to […]
UPDATED: Sowore re-arrested by police
Moments after being granted bail by the Magistrate court in Kuje, Abuja, men of the Nigeria Police Force rearrested rights activist, Omoyele Sowore outside Kuje prison. Eye witnesses said Sowore was punched and dragged by the police into a waiting van when he demanded to know why the police wanted him to follow them. According […]
Sowore, Kanu’s lawyer, brother, 11 others granted bail.
A Magistrate Court sitting in Kuje, Abuja, has granted bail to human rights activist Omoyele Sowore, alongside several protesters arrested during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest in the Federal Capital Territory. According to a report by Abuja-based Daily Trust newspapers, others inmates granted bail by the court are Aloy Ejimakor, counsel for the detained leader of the […]
EU set to expand science, innovation partnership with Nigeria to boost research
The European Union has disclosed ongoing plans to deepen its science, technology and innovation (STI) ties with Nigeria, by strengthening the country’s research and innovation ecosystem, with a focus on digital transformation, climate resilience, and sustainable growth. EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot who made the disclosure at the at the University of […]
Prerogative of Mercy; Choose Your Convict to Forgive
By: Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir. The recent release of the list of beneficiaries of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s clemency and prerogative of mercy has generated and still generating lot of heats. For a starter, the President in line with the 1999 constitution as amended, has every right to so act. So why the hoopla, you may […]
