President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 20 Nigerians to serve as federal commissioners in the National Population Commission (NPC). Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngalale, announced the appointments in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said, nine serving federal commissioners are among those appointed by the President. The statement said the appointees include, Emmanuel…
Retired police officers on Monday in Abuja, protested against poor welfare, demanding their removal from the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPC). The demonstrators comprising elderly retired personnel, stormed the entrance gate of the National Assembly in Abuja, carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs as they stood in the rain. They lamented that their welfare and dignity…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the attack and killing of over 40 worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo state. In a statement on Sunday the Christian body said the menace of insecurity has gotten out of hand and is embarrassingly sore. CAN urged security agencies to apprehend the perpetrators…
The alleged ‘fake’ Christian clerics who attended the recent unveiling of the Vice Presidential Candidate the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, on Monday, presented proof of their ministries and ordination certificates. Addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja, they dismissed insinuations that they were sponsored by the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Their…
One person was killed while 12 others were abducted in a deadly attack on Awon/Mothercat Junction, Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state. The incident according to a statement by the Kaduna state police command, occurred on Wednesday night when the bandits in their large number and armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the community and…
The Plateau state government has announced a 24 hour curfew in Jos north Local Government Area following growing tension within Jos metropolis. The decision came hours after the governor announced a dusk to down curfew on the area including Jos South and Bassa LGAs following Saturday’s killing of 23 people allegedly by angry youths along…
