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The Federal Government has recalled all ambassadors, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has clarified. The media was awashed with the recall of Nigeria’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, but clarifying the decision on Saturday, the minister said the action was not a witch-hunt but affects all career and non-career ambassadors. Tuggar communicated the …

The Benin Traditional Council (BTC) has clarified what it described as several misconceptions held by sections of the public about the true structure of the Benin Traditional Institution(BTI) in Edo State. In a statement signed by Solicitors to the BTC, Prof. Yemi Akinseye-George (SAN) and Prof. Edoba Omoregie (SAN), and made available to THISDAY yesterday, the Council, which is the …

Mohamed Al Fayed, the former Harrods boss whose son Dodi was killed in a car crash alongside Diana, Princess of Wales, has died aged 94. Born in Egypt, he built a business empire in the Middle East before moving to the UK in the 1970s. However, he never realised his ambition to gain a passport for his adopted country. He …

*Nigerian military warns its men, reiterates loyalty to president  *Gabon’s coup  8th  in West/Central Africa since 2020, four of which were staged by close guards  *Niger junta revokes French ambassador’s immunity after expiration of 48 hours ultimatum to leave country. President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, warned that if African leaders did not wield the big stick to curtail the wave of …

Over 100 concerned Nigerians have signed a petition demanding justice and transparency in the ongoing presidential electoral tribunal proceedings. Vanguard reports that the move comes amid growing concerns over alleged electoral malpractices during the February 25 presidential election, which brought the legitimacy of the results to question. The petition, initiated by the Coalition of Concerned Nigerians, CCN, and addressed to …

The Nigeria Labour Congress will commence a two-day warning strike on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, over what it described as the failure of the government to adequately cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol, The PUNCH reports. Earlier in August, the labour centre staged a national protest over what it described …

….as Rwanda, Cameroon make military changes• Gabon set to swear in transitional president• Sit-tight mentality, poor governance record, render them military target, says Prof Oyebode• Retiring, reshuffling soldiers, not likely solution, Prof Omoregie says• Soremekun: African leaders must allow citizens enjoy political and economic freedom• I’m not interested in war, Tinubu tells Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs  Following the seizure …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said poor governance has a “direct bearing” on the spate of banditry and kidnapping in the north-west geopolitical zone. Shettima spoke when he hosted the Coalition of Northern States’ Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture, CONSCCIMA, at the presidential villa in Abuja. The coalition was led by Dalhatu Abubakar, its president. The vice president said …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed all international airlines to vacate the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, from October 1, 2023. This became necessary, according to him, to give room for total maintenance work at the airport. The minister disclosed this during a tour at the international airport in Lagos, where he was accompanied by …

At least 110 top bank executives and junior staff members have been sacked for fraud-related cases in the past two years, findings by The PUNCH have shown. These were contained in the ‘Reports of Fraud and Forgeries in Nigerian Banks’’ released by the Financial Institutions Training Centre between the second quarter of 2021 and Q2 2023. FITC’s institutional members are …