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President Bola Tinubu has carried out his much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle. The cabinet reshuffle was announced on Wednesday during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, which took place at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. State reporters informed that President Tinubu scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry as well as the Ministry of Sports Development. He also merged the Ministry of Tourism with the Ministry of Culture and Creative Economy. The cabinet reshuffle is the first to be carried out by President Tinubu since he assumed power as Nigeria’s leader in May 2023. Details later.
The former Chairman of the Ijaw National Congress Dr. Godwill Selekeowei has send appreciation message to the King of Tarakiri Clan, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Seiyifa Koroye, for all time support while he served as the clan’s chairman. Dr. Godwill in a facebook post by his media assistant, Mr Ezou Emmanuel on Tuesday, extolled the Tarakiri king and chiefs of the clan for the good romance in delivering his function as Ijaw national congress’s chairman. He also praised the Governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri, Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo and the Senator representing Bayelsa west, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson,…
Determined to break the criminal networks and damage associated with internet fraud across the country, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 unveiled a 24- hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk. The unveiling, which was done at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, Abuja by Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, First Lady, Federal Republic of Nigeria , is meant to bring up digital and accelerated information transmission on internet fraud from the public and un-impeded response from the Commission. It is provided with both local and international telephone numbers through which the EFCC can be reached on…
The Nigerian Senate has extended an invitation to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to provide justification for the allegations made against Deputy Senate Leader, Oyelola Ashiru. The Senate also established an Ad Hoc Committee to oversee the matter and report back to the lawmakers within one week. This was announced after the lawmakers’ closed-door session on Tuesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio also questioned why the NDLEA had to wait for Senator Ashiru to make a point on the Senate floor about the corruption in the agency before digging up the allegation of drug issues against the…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has sparked intense discussions within political and intelligence circles in Abuja following its decision to replace the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Adegboyega Fasasi. State reporters informed that the new DSS Director-General, Tosin Ajayi, recently withdrew Fasasi and appointed Rasheed Lawal, a deputy director in the service, as his replacement. While some view the move as part of Ajayi’s ongoing efforts to reorganize the DSS, others have criticized it as a targeted move against Fasasi. Critics argue that the decision to remove Fasasi is politically motivated, aiming to undermine his…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has affirmed that nobody can rewrite the Supreme Court’s judgement on local government autonomy. State reporters revealed that Fagbemi’s remark comes amidst the recently enacted Anambra State Local Government Administration Law 2024, which Governor Charles Soludo argued was necessary due to the complexities surrounding absolute local government autonomy. Soludo said, “Absolute autonomy for the 774 local government areas in the country is unrealistic and could cause disorder if not carefully structured.” Speaking in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday during a media chat, Fagbemi stressed that the apex court’s decision…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and other stakeholders have postponed the October 24 National Executive Committee (NEC). The main opposition party PDP stakeholders have fixed November 28 for its NEC meeting. The decision to postpone the NEC meeting was reached after about four hours of meeting on Tuesday night. Addressing journalists at the end of the meeting at the Bauchi Governors’ Lodge in Asokoro, the Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, said the decision was to allow the party prosecute the Ondo Governorship election slated for November 16. He said: “Rising from the consultative meeting of the various organs of…
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, secured a dramatic 1-0 victory over hosts Dominican Republic in the ongoing 2024 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, thanks to a stunning 89th-minute goal by midfielder Shakirat Moshood. The match, played early Wednesday in Santo Domingo, saw Moshood’s powerful left-footed strike from 25 yards beat the Dominican goalkeeper, marking her fourth goal of the tournament. Earlier in the game, Moshood had an attempt ruled offside by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) just 15 minutes in, while team captain Taiwo Afolabi forced the Dominican goalkeeper into a save shortly after. Despite mounting pressure in…
President Bola Tinubu has offered Nigerian motorists new fuel pricing options, enabling them to purchase petrol at ₦1,000 per litre or its gas equivalent at ₦200 per Standard Cubic Meter. The announcement came during a Tuesday meeting with executives from the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) at the State House in Abuja. During this strategic session, President Tinubu highlighted NIPCO’s vital contributions to Nigeria’s energy sector, particularly its role in supporting the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). He recognized the company’s efforts in promoting the adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as a pivotal element of the nation’s energy…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Adewole Adebayo, has accused the government of President Bola Tinubu of mismanaging Nigeria’s economy. According to him, some of the policies introduced by the Tinubu government are not fit for the Nigerian economy. Speaking during an interview with Daily Post, Adebayo criticized some of the policies of the current administration, including the removal of petrol subsidies and the floatation of the naira, noting that it has brought more hardship to the citizens. He also lamented that the planned increase in tax to be paid by citizens while the government is…