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The Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations in Uganda, Col. (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola,, has been killed by his bodyguard. Engola, who was the Deputy Minister for Gender and Labour, was shot at his home on Tuesday morning, 2 May, 2023. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enaga, said Engola was shot at close range […]
The Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of former INEC Resident Commissioner in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Spokesman, issued a statement on this in Abuja on Tuesday. “The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) hereby confirms the arrest of Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who was alleged […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, presented keys to some new homeowners at the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), urging them to live together in peace and harmony. This is in fulfilment of his electoral and campaign promise prelude to his election as president in 2015. ‘‘I convey my hearty […]
The former governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has begun moves to reposition the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. Oyetola, on Monday, inaugurated an 11-man committee headed by a former Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, for the repositioning of the APC in the state. While addressing party leaders and loyalists at the […]
Abike Dabiri-Erewa has been reappointed as the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) by President Buhari. The notice of her reappointment was contained in a letter written by the President to the Senate requesting the Upper Chamber to confirm her reappointment. Dabiri-Erewa was first appointed as NIDCOM chairman in November 2018. Before then, she […]
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed that all shops and business premises along Rumuola to Rumuokwuta roads in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State shall remain closed from 8.00 a.m to 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, as the President-elect, Bola Tinubu visits the state for project commissioning. Wike has […]
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to suspend the planned disbursement of $700 million Cabotage Fund to shippers immediately. The House also directed the agency to present an audited statement of account showing all monies that have accrued to the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund within seven days. […]
Another batch of 1,350 Nigerians on Sunday left the war-torn Sudanese capital, Khartoum, for Port Sudan from where they will be airlifted back home. Port Sudan is a Sudanese city 825 kilometres from Khartoum, where planes can still land and take off despite the ongoing battle between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces […]
The Egyptian authorities have given stringent conditions for stranded Nigerians to cross its border. The first set of 637 Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan are stranded at the Egyptian border with the war-torn country. Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, who spoke Sunday, said the Egyptian authorities had not opened its border with Sudan for the […]
The Anambra State Police Command has paraded three out of a six-man gang of kidnappers, who operate from a border town of Umuaku-Isuochi in Abia State. The State Commissioner of Police (CP), Echeng Echeng, who made this known while parading them at the Command’s headquarters, said the gang’s victim, a University professor, was rescued from […]
