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… Sacking Nanono, Mamman not enough to cover your failures, PDP mocks Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari said, yesterday, he sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Nanono and his counterpart in Power, Saleh Mamman, to reinvigorate his cabinet and consolidate his achievements. President Buhari in the minor cabinet reshuffle, which came as a shock to the cabinet members, appointed Minister of Environment, …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has written to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to pardon 70 convicted Nigerian soldiers. Mr Falana, who defended 58 of the 70 soldiers, said their dismissal from the army was ill-advised by the military authorities. The dismissed military personnel were tried by General Courts Martial and convicted of mutiny between 2013 and 2014. “In prosecuting the war …

The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the  Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, reportedly left the Lekan Salami Sports Complex in anger on Wednesday evening after security operatives deployed at the entrance of the newly remodelled stadium prevented them from going in. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi and the  Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji Our …

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), yesterday, bagged Air Peace airline’s sponsorship deal worth over N500 million for national teams’ travels.The four-year deal, which earns Air Peace the official airline of the Super Eagles and others, covers both flight services and financial support. Super Eagles The deed of agreement was signed in Lagos yesterday, in the presence of NFF and Air Peace …

ASUU President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke and the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba The Federal Government, on Monday, explained why it had not paid the University Revitalisation Fund and met other demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who stated this in an interview with The PUNCH, said the government was …

The United States has assured Nigeria that a repeat of what happened in Afghanistan won’t happen in the West Africa country. The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, gave the assurance on Monday during a meeting with journalists in Abuja. The ambassador explained that Nigeria and Afghanistan’s situations are not the same. Some Nigerians had warned the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari …

….Induction of A-29 Super Tucanos into NAF Operations, defining moment in combating terrorism and other violent extremism – US Air Forces Commander, Europe and Africa. As part of efforts to help Nigeria overcome the continuous carnage inflicted in its citizens by terrorists and armed bandits, the United States government on Monday night said it is willing to provide Intelligence to …

Civil servants in the Edo Ministry of Health have been given a seven-day ultimatum to get vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. The ultimatum was contained in a memo dated Aug. 30, with reference number: HA.429/1/16 and issued by Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Frederick Irabor. The memo, obtained by NAN on Monday in Benin, stated that any staff member …

National Pension Commission (PenCom) is set to commence online verification and enrollment for its 2021 retirees and prospective retirees of Federal Government Treasury-Funded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Head, Corporate Communications of PenCom, Mr Peter Aghahowa, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said that the commission had developed an online application …

Security experts and analysts generally do not think highly of a bill before the National Assembly that seeks to criminalise payment of ransom to kidnappers. The bill seeks to amend the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2013. It was sponsored by the senator representing Imo East Senatorial District, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, and prescribes a 15-year jail term for anyone in Nigeria who …