Category: Breaking News

Gov Okpebholo swears–in Commissioner for Health

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has sworn in the new Commissioner for Heath, Dr Cyril Adams Oshiomhole with a charge to take the sector to the next level. The event which held at the Executive Chambers of the Government House was attended by the Deputy Governor, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Musa Ikhilor, Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr. Gani Audu, Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa, Permanent Secretaries among others. In his charge to the new Commissioner, Governor Okpebholo highlighted the many…

BREAKING: FG proposes N47.9 trillion as 2025 budget

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The Federal Government has proposed N47.9 trillion as the total expenditure in the 2025 budget.   Atiku Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, revealed this on Thursday after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Tinubu.   The approval is part of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, MTEF, and Fiscal Strategy Paper for 2025-2027, in accordance with the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2007.   Accordingly, the FEC approved its submission to the National Assembly as required by the 2007 Fiscal Responsibility Act.   The framework…

JUST IN: Edo Governor-Elect Okpebholo appoints Fred Itua as Chief Press Secretary

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Edo State Governor-Elect Monday Okpebholo has approved the appointment of Fred Itua as Chief Press Secretary ahead of Tuesday’s assumption of office. Itua’s appointment which will take effect on November 12, 2024, mark the first official designation of the incoming administration. Itua, a distinguished journalist with extensive experience, previously served as the Assistant Political Editor at The Sun newspaper. As an accomplished writer, journalist, and media and communications consultant with over 13 years of experience, Fred is recognized for expertise in covering diverse and critical issues, from humanitarian crises to…

JUST IN: National Assembly Service Commission appoints Kamoru Ogunlana as Clerk to the National Assembly …… Approves Retirement of Tambuwal.

Abubakar Yusuf

The National Assembly Service Commission NASC has approved the appointment of Barrister Kamoru Ogunlana as the substantive Clerk to the National Assembly CNA.   This is even as the commission approved the retirement of Mr Sani Magaji Tambawal, the outgoing Clerk to the National Assembly CNA.   This was contained in a statement released by the NASC Deputy Director, information, Emmanuel Onyigor on Wednesday.   An appointment letter personally signed by the Chairman, National Assembly Service Commission NASC, Engr Ahmed Kadi Amshi read in parts ;   The National Assembly…

JUST IN: Chief of Army Staff, General Lagbaja, dies at 56

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced the death of Lt. General Taoheed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff.   Lagbaja died at the age of 56.   According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, he passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after a period of illness.   The statement reads, “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56.…

JUST IN : Appeal Court acquits former CJN Onnoghen, orders FG to unfreeze his accounts

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The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, from his conviction for false asset declaration by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. A three-member panel of the Appeal Court, led by Justice Abba Bello Mohammed, acquitted the ex-CJN and ordered that all his frozen bank accounts be unfrozen immediately. Mohammed’s verdict is based on the terms of settlement reached by his legal team and the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi SAN. Recall that…

JUST IN : Tinubu appoints Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as Acting Chief of Army Staff

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President Bola Tinubu, has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the Acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS).   A statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, explained that Major General Oluyede will act in the position pending the return of the substantive Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja.   Until his appointment, Major General Oluyede served as the 56th Commander of the Elite Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army, based in Jaji, Kaduna.    

BREAKING: Gov Umaru Bago approves N80,000 as minimum wage for Niger workers

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger state Governor, Umaru Bago has approved N80,000 as minimum wage for civil servants in the state. The farmer Governor disclosed this shortly after meeting with the Organised Labour in the State at Government House, Minna. He assured that the payment would be for both the State and the Local government Civil Servants, effective from November, 2024, added that the Committee on the Minimum Wage will work on the consequential adjustments. The farmer Governor further assured that the N80,000 is sustainable, especially with the State’s strides in Agriculture. He…

BREAKING: Tinubu scraps Niger Delta, sports ministries,merges others

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President Bola Tinubu has officially scrapped the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development.   The decision to scrap the two ministries according to a statement by the spokesman of the president, Mr Bayo Onanuga, was reached during the Federal Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday.   Onanuga said, “President Tinubu and Federal Executive Council scrap Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of sports development.   “There will now be a ministry of regional development to oversee all the regional development commissions, such as Niger Delta Development Commission,…

Breaking: NUJ FCT Council Members Impeach Patrick Osadebamwe led-EXCO

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Hundreds of Members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council on Saturday, impeached the Council Chairman, Patrick Osadebamwe and his Executive Council (EXCO).   The aggrieved Journalists drawn from various Chapels across the nation’s capital city unanimously resolved to sign impeachment notice during the heated Congress held at Council’s Secretariat located in Utako District of Abuja.   Prior to the nomination exercise, one of the Senior Journalists had drawn the attention of the embattled Chairman to the exclusion of the Nomination Committee on the agenda…