The 3rd Amoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, Plateau state, has constituted a general court martial to try 17 officers who allegedly committed murder and other crimes. The officers were accused of various offences, ranging from armed robbery, murder, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition, and selling same, contrary to the operational mandate of …
Callistus Agwaza, Jalingo Muhammed Alkali, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), says the commission has initiated 134 projects in various sectors across Taraba state. Alkali disclosed this on Monday when he led members of the NEDC board on a courtesy visit to the state governor, Agbu Kefas, at…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the full implementation of the Oronsaye report restructuring and rationalisation of federal government parastatals, commissions and agencies. Faced with escalating recurrent expenditure and dwindling revenue, the federal government,led by former President Goodluck Jonathan, had in 2011,constituted a presidential committee on restructuring and rationalisation of federal government garastatals, commissions and agencies….
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday cautioned those calling for the return of a parliamentary system of government to replace the existing presidential structure. Obasanjo said running a parliament comes with its challenges. Obasanjo, who governed the country as head of state from 1976 to 1979 and as a democratically elected president from 1999 to…
Two people have been reportedly killed while 16 others were abducted in an attack by bandits on Gidan Busa community, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Five persons were also said to have sustained injuries from gunshot and were rushed to the hospital for treatment. A resident of the community who pleaded anonymity said…
A former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal has said that the hasty announcement of removal of the petrol subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on the day of his inauguration led to the hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Speaking in an interview with TheCable, Lawal said Tinubu ought to have consulted…
