The Nigerian Army says it has uncovered plans by some people to wear military uniforms to disrupt governorship elections scheduled to hold in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states on Saturday. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj. Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said massive security had been…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Plateau state government has vowed that it will continue to enforce all town planning laws and regulations to ensure public safety and orderliness across towns and cities in the state. The state governor, Simon Lalong, stated this when the President of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Olutoye Ayinde,…
Caleb Mutfwang, Plateau state governor, has approved the appointments of 204 media aides. The appointments were announced in a statement on Friday by Gyang Bere, spokesperson to the governor. Bere said the appointments were aimed at disseminating the policies of the administration to the grassroots. “In a bid to enhance public awareness and disseminate the…
United States lawmakers have the Nigerian government for failing to take decisive steps to halt what they describe as “widespread and systematic attacks on Christian communities across the country.” The lawmakers expressed the concern at a high level roundtable held on Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where an array of senior legislators, foreign policy specialists, and…
Former governor of Kaduna state, Nasir el-Rufai, has dismissed the report of the House of Assembly ad-hoc committee that indicted him of corruption and money laundering, describing it as jaundiced probe and should be disregarded as a politically motivated hatchet job it is. El-Rufai was reacting to the report of an ad-hoc committee set up…
President Bola Tinubu has suspended the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa. Willie Bassey, director of information, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), announced this in a statement on Wednesday. The statement said Tinubu gave the approval for Bawa’s suspension to allow for a proper…
