The Department of State Services (DSS) has again alerted the public that it has “uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters.” In a statement on Monday in Abuja, Peter Afunanya said the service has identified…
About 36 people have been reportedly killed in Yelwa Zangam community, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Several houses were also said to have been burnt. It was gathered that incident took place on Tuesday at about 10pm when the bandits, armed with sophisticated weapons invaded the community and unleashed mayhem on the…
A Rivers state High Court has granted an interim order restraining Chief Uche Secondus from parading himself as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presiding judge, Justice Okogbule Gbasam, gave the order on Monday in ruling on a motion ex parte marked PHC/2183/CS/2021 filed by Ibeawuchi Alex, Dennis Amadi, Emmanuel Stephen…
Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), says plans to merge the Airforce Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, with the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), also in Kaduna, would be retrogressive and counter productive to the nation’s earopspace industry. In a statement on Tuesday by Edward Gabkwet, spokesperson of the Nigerian Abubakar said AFIT…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that it is working with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to resolve network hitches that may arise over uploading of results for the 2023 elections. Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure on Friday at a one-day strategic interactive session with journalists in Lagos….
By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Senate on Wednesday approved the sum of N215.8 billion as budget for the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) for the 2022 fiscal year. The approval followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Finance during plenary. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (APC Lagos West), in…
