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Jan

15

2025

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President Tinubu Appoints Adekaiyaoja As First Female Deputy DG Of DSS

News Flash, Police Force, Presidency

Tinubu Appoints Adekaiyaoja As First Female Deputy DG Of DSS President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Folashade Adekaiyaoja as deputy director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS). Adekaiyaoja, who hails from Kogi state, is the first female operative of the DSS to occupy the position. While the presidency has not made an official statement, a source told TheCable that the appointment is part of the president’s efforts to reorganise the secret police for better performance. The source, who asked not to be named because he is not authorised to speak on the appointment, said Tinubu is poised…

Jan

15

2025

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CBN Fines Nine Banks N150m Each For ATM Cash Shortages

CBN/Commercial Banking, Economy, News Flash

CBN Fines Nine Banks N150m Each For ATM Cash Shortages The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sanctioned nine Deposit Money Banks with fines totalling N1.35bn for failing to ensure cash availability via Automated Teller Machines during the festive season. Each of the banks was fined N150m following spot checks that revealed non-compliance with the apex bank’s cash distribution guidelines. The affected banks include Fidelity Bank Plc, First Bank Plc, Keystone Bank Plc, Union Bank Plc, Globus Bank Plc, Providus Bank Plc, Zenith Bank Plc, United Bank for Africa Plc, and Sterling Bank Plc. The fines will be directly debited…

Jan

14

2025

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Our Interest Is In The Development And Unity Of Our People – Gov. Otti Assures The President-General Of Ohaneze NDIGBO Of His Support

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

OUR INTEREST IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND UNITY OF OUR PEOPLE - GOV. OTTI, ASSURES THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF OHANAEZE NDIGBO OF HIS SUPPORT. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has said that his interest and that of his brother Governors from the States that make up the Ohanaeze Ndigbo is the development and unity of the people. Governor Otti spoke on Tuesday, 14th January, in his Umuehim Nvosi country home in Isiala Ngwa South LGA, when he received in audience the newly elected President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Sen. John Azuta Mbata and Deputy National President, Prince Okey Nwadinobi…

Jan

14

2025

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President Tinubu Distributes Bags Of Rice To SUG Presidents Nationwide

Education, FGN, News Flash

President Tinubu Distributes Bags Of Rice To SUG Presidents Nationwide President Bola Tinubu has distributed bags of rice to Student Union Government (SUG) Presidents from all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The gesture was facilitated by the Special Adviser on Students Engagement Asefon Sunday. The distributions were made on Tuesday. According to Asefon, this initiative is part of the President’s ongoing efforts to support students, particularly during the festive season. “Today, SUG Presidents across the Federation will receive rice from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a leader who values students not just as tomorrow’s leaders but as leaders of…

Jan

14

2025

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Why We Budgeted N1.1 Billion For Staff Meals, N850 Million For Fumigation In 2025 – JAMB

Education, FGN, News Flash

Why We Budgeted N1.1 Billion For Staff Meals, N850 Million For Fumigation In 2025 – JAMB The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has responded to media discourse and criticism from lawmakers on its decision to budget an unusual N1.1 billion for staff meals in 2025. On January 13, JAMB’s registrar Ishaq Oloyede was before a joint committee of the national assembly to defend its 2025 budget proposal. Lawmakers criticised its proposed spending for the fiscal year while berating its remissions to the federal treasury. At the session, the committee raised the alarm over JAMB’s proposed budget of N1.1 billion…

Jan

14

2025

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Gov. Otti Swears Inn Edo State-Born Benson Ojeikere As ABIA State Head Of Service

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash

GOV. OTTI SWEARS IN EDO STATE-BORN BENSON OJEIKERE AS ABIA STATE HEAD OF SERVICE. Earlier today, the Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti reaffirmed his commitment to meritocracy, applied his policy of 'If you live in Abia, You are Abian' and demonstrated the true meaning of ONE NIGERIA as captured in the letters of the National Anthem, 'Though Tribe and Tongue, May Differ, In Brotherhood We Stand' as he swore in Edo-born Mr. Benson Ojeikere from the South South Region of Nigeria as the State's Head of Service. Mr. Ojeikere was a Youth Corps Member from…

Jan

13

2025

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‘Why We Impeached Obasa’ – Lagos Lawmakers List Ex-Speaker’s ‘Many Sins’

Lagos, House Of Assembly, News Flash, Politics

‘Why We Impeached Obasa’; Lagos Lawmakers List Ex-Speaker’s ‘Many Sins’ Lagos lawmakers have listed perpetual lateness to legislative sections and meetings, highhandedness and inciting members against each other as some of the ‘sins’ over which Mudashiru Obasa was impeached as Speaker of the state assembly Recall that members of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday, impeached the embattled Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, representing Agege, over alleged financial misappropriation. The lawmakers replaced Obasa with his erstwhile deputy, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda, representing Apapa I. This makes her the first substantive female Speaker in the history of the state assembly. The Assembly…

Jan

13

2025

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Peter Obi Makes U-Turn Over His Comment On Alleged National Grid Collapse

News Flash, Politics, Power & Energy, Presidency

Peter Obi Makes U-turn Over His Comment On Alleged National Grid Collapse Following social media backlash, Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election has made a u-turn over his controversial comment on the alleged collapse of the national grid. After a power outage in some parts of Lagos on Saturday, January 11, 2025, which many erroneously attributed to national grid collapse, Obi, in a tweet said the incessant fall of the grid which happened 12 times in 2024 has subjected Nigerians to ‘untold setback and hardship.’ According to him, despite borrowing over $3.23…

Jan

13

2025

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2027: Ohaneze NDIGBO Worldwide Endorses President Tinubu For Second Term

Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash, Politics

2027: Ohanaeze Endorses Tinubu For Second Term Ahead of the 2027 general election, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term in office. Ohanaeze stated this in a statement signed by its Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, on Sunday, where they appealed to the President to use his executive powers to facilitate the release of Nnamdi Kanu this 2025. According to Isiguzoro, the release of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, shall serve not merely as an act of mercy, but as a vital catalyst for restoring peace and resolving the current insecurity challenges plaguing the…

Jan

13

2025

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2027: APC Stakeholders In ABIA Call For Unity, Urged Members To Bury Their Differences

Abia State, News Flash, Politics

APC Stakeholders in Abia call for Unity The All Progressives Congress (APC) Stakeholders in Ohafia Local Government Area of Abia State have called for unity among members, urging members to bury their differences and form a formidable front. Arising from a meeting held in the country home of the Party Leader in the LGA High Chief Uche Ogboso, the Stakeholders said in a Communique issued at the end of the meetings held in Ohafia on 3rd and 7th of January, 2025. The Communique appealed to all the Stakeholders and Leaders of APC in Abia State to bury their differences and…