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Apr

2024

President Tinubu Likely To Reshuffle Cabinet, Drop Underperforming Ministers

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Politics

Tinubu May Redeploy Adelabu, Matawalle, Other Underperforming Ministers (Details Emerged) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is reportedly planning a cabinet reshuffle, which may see some ministers redeployed to different ministries due to underperformance. This development comes after Tinubu’s threat to sack non-performing ministers during the opening ceremony of a three-day cabinet retreat in November, 2023. To ensure ministers’ performance and coordination across ministries, departments, and agencies, Tinubu appointed Hadiza Bala Usman as a special adviser on policy coordination. According to a source in the presidency, Tinubu may carry out the cabinet reshuffle as he marks one year in office, having concluded…

Apr

2024

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Court Sets Date To Decide On Validity Of Ola Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chairman

Abuja, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Court Sets Date To Decide On Validity Of Ola Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chairman Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till June 19, for judgment in a suit seeking the sack of Mr Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC). The judge fixed the date for judgment after lawyers representing parties adopted and argued their briefs of arguments for and against the suit. An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Victor Opatola, had last year dragged President Bola Tinubu to court, over the appointment of Olukoyede. Opatola, in the…

Apr

2024

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State Policing: Shettima, Jonathan, Abubakar, Others Attend Dialogue

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Security

Shettima, Jonathan, Abubakar, Others Attend Dialogue On State Police Many political and traditional leaders across the country have converged on Abuja to deliberate on state policing. Some of the leaders in attendance at the Continental Hotels in Abuja include; Vice President Kashim Shattima, who represented President Bola Tinubu; Former President Goodluck Jonathan; former military ruler Abdulsalami Abubakar; Sultan of Sokoto Sa’ad Abubakar; Ooni of Ife Enitan Adewusi; Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, AbdulFatah Ahmed; the Minister of Police, Ibrahim Gaidam and others. The dialogue, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Review…

Apr

2024

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I Recommended Peter Obi To Atiku As Running Mate – Reno Omokri

Abuja, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

I Recommended Peter Obi To Atiku As Running Mate – Reno Omokri Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, says he recommended Peter Obi to be Atiku Abubakar’s running mate during the 2019 elections because he was the best at the time. Speaking in an interview on the “Mic On podcast” hosted by Seun Okinbaloye, a journalist with Channels Television, Omokri said he consulted former President Jonathan before the recommendation. “…Peter Obi cannot deny that I was the one who recommended him to Waziri Atiku Abubakar. Waziri Atiku Abubakar asked me to help him to choose a running…

Apr

2024

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Immigration, DSS, Customs Place Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Politics

Immigration, DSS, Customs Place Yahaya Bello On Watchlist To Stop Him From Fleeing Abroad The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked all security agencies to place former Governor of Kogi State Yahaya Bello, on their watch list to prevent him from leaving the country “through any land, air or sea borders.” Granting the request and circulating the EFCC directive, the Nigeria Immigration Service in an internal circular seen by SaharaReporters directed its area and zonal commands to arrest Bello if seen. The circular stated that the former Kogi governor was under investigation and there was a suspicion that…

Apr

2024

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Wike Gives N20m To FCT Police Command For Arresting Wanted Kidnap Kingpins

Abuja, Crime, News Flash, Security

Wike Gives ₦20m Bounty To FCT Police Command For Arresting Wanted Kidnap Kingpins The Commissioner for Police, FCT, CP Benneth Igweh, has expressed heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the management and personnel of the FCT Police Command for the kind gesture of the minister, FCT, Chief Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, for fulfilling his promise to the Command. The minister had directed the FCT Command to hunt down and arrest or neutralize two wanted bandit/kidnapping kingpins who had been terrorizing Abuja particularly the Bwari, Dutse Alhaji and Kubwa axis. He backed the decisive action/directive by placing a bounty of twenty million…

Apr

2024

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EFCC Warn Groups, Politicians Against Obstruction Of Their Operations

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EFCC PRESS STATEMENT We Will No Longer Tolerate Obstruction of Our Operations The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission wishes to warn members of the public that it is a criminal offence to obstruct officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties. Section 38(2)(a(b) of the EFCC Establishment Act makes it an offence to prevent officers of the Commission from carrying out their lawful duties. Culprits risk a jail term of not less than five years. This warning becomes necessary against the background of the increasing tendency by persons and groups under investigation by the Commission to take the laws…

Apr

2024

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How FG Rescued Over 1000 Abductees Without Ransom – Ribadu

Abuja, Crime, FGN, News Flash, Security

How FG Rescued Over 1000 Abductees Without Ransom – Ribadu The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, says the Federal Government has rescued over 1,000 victims of verified mass abduction across the country without paying ransom. Ribadu said on Monday in Abuja while receiving 22 rescued students and staff of the Federal University Gusau, that the covert operations were conducted in the last few months. He said the successful rescue operations were testimonies to the efforts of the government to free all those being unlawfully held in captivity. “We have so far released over a thousand such victims without…

Apr

2024

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President Tinubu Declares April 7 National Police Day

Abuja, FGN, News Flash, Security

President Tinubu Declares April 7 National Police Day President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. He made the declaration through Vice President Kashim at the maiden award and commendations event organised by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Abuja on Monday night. Delivering the President’s speech titled, “Courage Under Fire: A Bouquet for Our Police Force,” VP Shettima said at a time in Nigeria’s history when the nation’s security architecture is being stretched beyond elastic limits, the citizens have been able to endure in the face of security threats as well as attacks on their lives…

Apr

2024

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Humanitarian Ministry Probe: FGN Lifts Restriction On N-Power Staff’s Accounts

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Humanitarian Ministry Probe: FG Lifts Restriction On N-Power Staff’s Accounts Reprieve has come the way of contract staff of N-Power Situation Room, as the Federal Government has lifted the restriction placed on their bank accounts, New Telegraph reports authoritatively. This newspaper had reported in late February that a post-no-debit order was placed on bank accounts of the workers, following investigation of the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu as well as interdicted Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA), Hajiya Halima Shehu by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). While the staff had accused…