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[FULL LIST] PSC Promotes Six Police Commissioners, Two AIGs, 7,207 Others

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of two Assistant Inspectors-General of Police to the next rank of Deputy Inspectors-General. The commission also approved the promotion of six Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and the elevation of 17 Deputy…

22/12/2021

Imo Creates Ministry for Security, Appoints New Commissioner

The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has announced the creation of the Ministry of Homeland Security and Vigilante Affairs (MHSVA), which would be headed by Dr. Ugorji Ugorji. The announcement of the creation of the new ministry yesterday followed the…

22/12/2021

Governors Not Afraid Of Direct Primary, Says Fayemi

Governors have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill. The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who spoke on behalf of his counterparts, said governors are not fixated…

22/12/2021

LEAKED AUDIO: EFCC Official Reveals How AGF, Malami Ordered Unfreezing of “Big Cases” Accounts, Introduced Corrupt Suspect To Lawyer

In a leaked audio, an operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mohammed Idris, has revealed how the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, compromised cases of corruption in the country, DailyNigerian reports. Mr Malami had recommended the appointment…

21/12/2021

INEC Asked To Publish Breakdown Of N305bn Funds Requested For 2023 Elections

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to publish a breakdown of its N305bn projected expenditure for the 2023 elections. The group said Nigerians needed to know what the electoral umpire would spend the “large chunk of…

21/12/2021

Media Can’t Be Barred From Bayelsa Spill Site, Says Minister

Minister of State for Environment, Mrs. Sharon Ikeazor, has said the media cannot be stopped from visiting the site of an oil spill in Bayelsa State. This is as Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri expressed dissatisfaction with comments credited to the Director-General…

21/12/2021

Governors and Practise of Running Local Councils with Committees, Administrators

The tenures of democratically elected governors of the 36 states of Nigeria have since the inception of democracy been administered unhindered, except in cases of staggered elections ocassioned by court decisions. The tenure of these governors runs without being truncated by the…

21/12/2021

Don’t Inaugurate Council Of Members Of ARCON — Law Firm Cautions Minister Of Works, Babatunde Raji Fashola

Minister for Works and Housing and former Lagos State Governor, His Excellency, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has been warned to refrain from inaugurating new Council members of the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON) come Tuesday, 21/12/2021 whilst a Motion on Notice for…

21/12/2021

22 Million Naira Worth Of Bitcoin: IGP Orders Investigation Into Police Extortion Allegation

The Nigeria Police Force said it has commenced investigations into the alleged professional misconduct, abuse of office and extortion of 22 million naira worth of Bitcoin from some citizens in Lagos State, levelled against a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nwawe Cordelia and…

21/12/2021

Nigeria Now In Fourth Wave Of COVID, Says NCDC

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Monday stated that Nigeria had entered the fourth wave of coronavirus disease following a 500 per cent increase in the number of cases in the past two weeks. This is as the disease control centre…

21/12/2021

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