Kaduna state governor, Senator Uba Sani has appointed, Samuel Aruwan, the immediate past commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, as Administrator, Kaduna Capital Territory Authority (KCTA). The governor also appointed Dr. Daniel Maigari, a former commissioner of agriculture and Febian Okoye, a former aide to Aminu Tambuwal, ex governor of Sokoto state, along 12…
The immediate past governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, is being grilled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged misappropriation of public funds. Ortom was invited to the zonal office of the EFCC in Makurdi, the state capital, on Tuesday morning for questioning. The former governor was succeeded by Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the dissolution of governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies. A statement on Monday by the Director, Information at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Willie Bassey, said the chief executive officers of the affected agencies are directed to…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, including the Inspector-General of Police from Service. Also affected are the Advisers, and the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service. The President also announced the replacements of the retired appointees. A statement on Monday by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary-General…
Some members of the Northern Progressives Union (NPU), who belongs to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), have asked President Bola Tinubu not appoint any former governor from the north as minister. In a statement on Monday, spokesperson of the group, Mohammed Kiyawa said some of the former northern governors who concluded their tenures on…
The Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has called on security agencies to deal ruthlessly with individuals or groups found to be responsible for the current security challenges bedevilling the state. The governor also warned that his administration will not tolerate the activities of crisis merchants who are bent on fomenting trouble and causing disaffection among…
