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Ministers designate set to be sworn in on Wednesday (today) at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja would get their portfolios and Ministerial mandate after the ceremony. This was revealed by Tolu Ogunlesi, Head of the Presidency’s Digital Communications. He said this via his verified Twitter handle He said, “Ministers will be sworn in and will receive their portfolios and …

The Defence Headquarters on Tuesday in Abuja confirmed that it would not stop the probe and investigation of army officers and soldiers identified in the killing of three policemen despite Hamisu Bala Wadume, suspected multi-millionaire kidnapper’s arrest. Wadume was assisted to escape by soldiers after a police team came under attack from troops attached to 93 Battalion, Takum, on August 6, but …

Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap kingpin in Taraba State, has implicated Nigerian soldiers in his deadly escape two weeks ago. Mr Wadume was re-arrested on Monday night and taken to the Force Headquarters on Tuesday afternoon, where he had been making statements to the police. The suspect was first arrested on August 6 by a team of anti-crime police officers …

The Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, the Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria, AOPSHON, are at loggerheads with the state government over plans to conduct tests for potential heads of primary schools which the unions have described as competency test but the state government has denied saying it was committed to repositioning primary …

The two-day Presidential Retreat hosted by President Muhammadu Buhari came to an end on Tuesday, with a charge from the President to the ministers-designate to rise to the challenging responsibilities of ministerial office. A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina in Abuja, said the second and final day of the retreat …

President Muhammadu Buhari will swear in new ministers on August 21 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved replacements for heads of federal government agencies that were recently appointed as ministers. Basheer Mohammed has been appointed Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons. He replaces Sadiya Farouk. Chioma Ejikeme has been appointed Executive Secretary, Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, …

A former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, says there can be no peace without justice in Nigeria. Mr Abdulsalami, a retired army general, stated this on Monday at the opening ceremony of the judicial training for magistrate/district court judges in Niger. “Without justice, there can’t be peace and what we need now is peace in this country because without it …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday struck out an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. A five-man panel led by Justice Dattijo Muhammad said the appeal was statute-barred. The appeal was filed by the PDP and Atiku to challenge a ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal which held that they failed to …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the prospect of Nigeria hitting 411 million in population was a frightening one especially if nothing is done about it. Buhari said this during his address at the two-day retreat for cabinet members on Monday. He said, “We are all aware of the looming demographic potential of our country. By average estimates, our population is …

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday morning raided the home of the former governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode in Epe area of Lagos. A top aide of the former governor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that EFCC operatives raided Ambode’s home. He revealed that Ambode was not in the country and the home …