President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to ministerial appointees recently cleared and confirmed by the senate. The list of the ministers and their portfolios was released on Wednesday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The list shows that the South West has nine ministers while the South-East and South-South…
The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to put an end to the growing trend of public officials and other powerful individuals using the police to journalists who publish negative reports about them. In a statement in Lagos, Deputy Executive Director of MRA, Ayode Longe,…
A group under the auspices of Southern Kaduna Renew Hope Movement (SOKAREMO) has called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint Dr. Abdulmalik Durunguwa, a federal commissioner of the National Population Commission (NPC) as as minister. In a statement on Monday, the group said the appointment of Durunguwa as a replacement for former governor Nasir El-Rufai,…
A civil society group – Democracy Watch Initiative (DWI), has decried the continous deteriorating security situation in Zamfara state. In a statement in Kaduna, Sanusi Mohammed, spokesman of the group, said even Gusau, the state capital is no longer safe as a result of activities of bandits. The group accused the state governor, Dauda Lawal,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened that it will embark on an indefinite nationwide strike if there is further increase in the price of petrol. The President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this on Monday at the African Trade Union alliance meeting in Abuja. The threat came following indications by Oil Marketers that…
The Chief of Gurku in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Jibrin Waziri has been released after six days in captivity. However, his wife, Sa’adatu, is still being held by the bandits. The traditional ruler and his wife were abducted by gunmen at his palace in Gurku, on August 7, at about 10pm….
