Rwanda President, Paul Kagame, who doubles as the Commander-in-Chief of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on Wednesday, approved the retirement of 95 military generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. Top on the list of retirees is General James Kabarebe, the country’s former Minister of Defence and Chief of Defense Staff. Those affected…
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has accused President Bola Tinubu of what it termed ‘Yorubanisation’ and ‘Lagoslisation’ of his appointments. The Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Dandakata, who expressed the displeasure of the Forum lamented that the North, which significantly contributed to the enthronement of the Tinubu government, is being left out in the…
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is being detained at home and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason,” military officers said on Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government. “President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state…
The designer of the Nigerian Flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, has died at the age of 87. His son, Akinkunmi Akinwumi Samuel, announced his demise via his Facebook page on Wednesday. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest on, my father! Pa Michael…
The National Board for Technical Education says the new online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree for one year, with foreign accredited universities, is meant for HND holders who want to pursue an academic career. The NBTE Head of Media Unit, Hajiya Fatima Abubakar, offered the clarification in a…
The Federal Government, on Monday, said all the frontline states on the path of River Benue may experience flooding within the next seven days as result of the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon. Speaking at a briefing in Abuja, held at the instance of the Presidential Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu, the…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday sacked the media aides attached to the Office of the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu with immediate effect. Chris Osa Nehikhare, the State Commissioner for Information, in a statement directed the Deputy Governor to henceforth request the Ministry of Communication and Orientation for media coverage of activities in his…
The Delta State Police Command on Tuesday announced that it arrested over 100 gay suspects carrying out a gay wedding ceremony in a hotel in Delta state. In a post on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the state police said it would parade the suspects shortly. “Delta State Command has arrested over a hundred…
Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, says his principal would not hesitate to sack any member of his cabinet over incompetence. On August 21, the president inaugurated his cabinet of 45 ministers and charged them to deliver on his “renewed hope” agenda. Speaking on Monday, Ngelale said the president has benchmarks with timelines…
The founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Mr.Tony Elumelu, has blamed the current epileptic power situation in Nigeria on what he described as “short-sighted regulatory regimes and self-serving policies.” Elumelu who said this on Sunday in Abuja at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) annual general conference called for investments in Nigeria’s power sector. He…
