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General Gusau, Newly Appointed Acting Director Defence Information Takes Over Office

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

A new acting Director Defence Information of the Defence Headquarters Brigadier General Tukur Ismaila Gusau, has officially resumed office with a charge to all officers and soldiers of the Arned Forces of Nigerians to be prepared to work harder. Until his appointment, Brigadier General TI Gusau was from Army Headquaters...

LETTER: Kogi Govt Rejects Monarch’s Response To Query Over Inappropriate Title

NewsDeskNgJan 17, 2023January 17, 20230

The Kogi State Government has rejected the response of the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr Ado Ibrahim, to the query issued to him on why he failed to welcome the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to the state when he visited in December, to unveil Governor Yahaya Bello’s projects. The...

CBN: Group vows to mobilize 1000 CSOs in support of DSS operation

NewsDeskNgJan 16, 2023January 16, 20230

…calls for immediate arrest of Emefiele A group, Rescue Hope Nigeria (RHN), has vowed to mobilize at least 1,000 civil society groups in the country to back the Department of State Services and its operation to rescue the Central Bank of Nigeria from a rogue Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. It...

Five Highlights Of Peter Obi’s Chatham House Chat

NewsDeskNgJan 16, 2023January 16, 20230

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday, spoke about his plans and policies for Nigeria should he win the February presidential election at the Chatham House in London. From Internally Displaced Persons to foreign capital to insecurity, Obi touched on issues of national concern. Follow us...

DSS Storm CBN, Takes over Emefiele’s Office

NewsDeskNgJan 16, 2023January 16, 20230

The men of the Department of State Service (DSS) have stormed the headquarters of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), taking over the office of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of Nigeria’s apex bank. The secret police had sought a court order to arrest Emefiele who is currently out of the...

AFRDC: Buhari, Lawan, others honour fallen heroes in Abuja

NewsDeskNgJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday led Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, members of National Assembly, service chiefs and the diplomatic corps to honour the nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved laying of wreath at the National Arcade in Abuja, was the climax of activities for the 2023 Armed...

Five Killed As Bomb Detonates In Popular Pentecostal Church

NewsDeskNgJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

A bomb killed at least five people on Sunday after detonating in a church in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the army said. Details of the attack remain hazy, but military spokesman Antony Mualushayi said the “terrorist act” happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province’s Kasindi, a...

ACCI Congratulates Princess Anifalaje’s Appointment As Deluty National Coordinator for GMMAN

NewsDeskNgJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) congratulates the appointment of Princess Abiodun Elegushi Anifalaje as the new Deputy National Coordinator of the Gemstones Miners and Marketers Association of Nigeria (GMMAN). Thr appointment was announced by the National Coordinator GMMAN, Engr. Adeniran Ajibade on behalf of the Executives of GMMAN....

How we’ll end fake, uncompleted projects in 2023 – Ogbuku

NewsDeskNgJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, has assured that in one of the Commission’s activities this year, fake and uncompleted projects will end. Ogbuku, stated this during his maiden visit to the Yenagoa Office of the Commission over the weekend. The MD made...

Happy Armed Forces Day: Your Labour Will Not Be In Vain – The BIG TENT

NewsDeskNgJan 15, 2023January 15, 20230

The OBI-DATTI Independent Campaign Organization known as the BIG TENT wishes to celebrate with the Officers and Men of the Armed Forces who toil night and day for our safety and protection. As we commemorate this Year’s Armed Forces Day, we must remind you of the auspiciousness of the Year...