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According to the report, this is part of the cost-saving measures being adopted by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Three jets in the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) are to be sold off to cut down on the bloated cost of running the government. According to The Nation, there are 10 aircraft currently in the presidential fleet – six jets and four helicopters …

WASHINGTON — The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of men with tattoos and videos of violent crime are set against close-ups of people waving and wrapping themselves in American flags. “They’re coming by the thousands,” Trump says in the video, …

Following the report by PREMIUM TIMES exposing the refusal of the management of the National Universities Commission (NUC) to implement the eight-year tenure policy for directors, the agency has written the Director in charge of the Establishment of Private Universities, Constance Goddy-Nnadi, to retire from service. This newspaper is, however, aware of Mrs Goddy-Nnadi’s insistence that she would not retire from the service until 18 …

•Allows CPs to query their orders, State Police Commission to break deadlock •By contrast, President granted total control of the IG of the Federal Police State Police appears to be on the way to becoming a reality after President Bola Tinubu and state governors agreed to work on the modalities to establish it. But the clearest indication yet that the quest may …

This was stated by a presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga when he was hosted by Seun Okinbaloye on a live podcast, ‘Mic On’, which was monitored by SaharaReporters.  The Presidency has berated Peter Obi, the former Labour Party presidential candidate for allegedly inflaming religious and ethnic issues to push his political ambition.  This was stated by a presidential aide, Mr …

•‘With the quality of personnel we have, I can (like Anjawallala) comfortably organize an extraction’ Dr. Seyi Adetayo, a security and intelligence expert, is a retired Principal Staff Officer of the Department of State Service, DSS. In this interview, Adetayo, drawing from his experience, speaks  on the “embarrassing” escape of Nadeem Anjawallala, a Binance executive, from Nigeria ahead of his trial for alleged tax evasion and economic sabotage. Among other things, he blames …

LONDON — King Charles III shook hands and chatted with onlookers after attending an Easter service at Windsor Castle on Sunday in his most significant public outing since being diagnosed with cancer last month. The king, dressed in a dark overcoat and shiny blue tie, smiled as he made his way along a rope line outside St. George’s Chapel for …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has given the biggest hint yet about the possibility of him dumping the party ahead of the 2027 election season.  He said this during an engagement with his supporters on his Verified X space, hosted by Parallel Facts, yesterday.  The former Amambra State Governor explained that his primary …

CNN — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in his traditional Easter message delivered following renewed concerns over the health of the 87-year-old pontiff. In the message, delivered in front of tens of thousands gathered at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Francis addressed the conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, condemning war as an “absurdity.” The …

Inflation rate in Nigeria increased to 31.70 per cent in February from 29.90 per cent in January of 2024 according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Inflation rate is expected to be 34 per cent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Food inflation is even higher estimated at 35.4 per cent …