President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), after the expiration of the term of the board members appointed in 2016. Members of the new Board are: Mohammed Lawal (North West), Tajudeen Umar (North East), Adamu Mahmood Attah (North Central), Senator...
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly. Minority leader of the House of Reps, Ndudi Elumelu, revealed this after a closed door meeting of the joint...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed sadness over the sudden death of Senator Sikiru Adebayo Osinowo, representing Lagos East Senatorial District at the Upper Legislative Chamber of the National Assembly, who passed away on Monday morning at the age of 64 after a brief illness. Sanwo-Olu in a...
The Turaki Media Team has debunked the claim that the APC senatorial candidate for Kwara Central, Mallam Saliu Mustapha has been trying to dissociate himself from the Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman. In a statement released by his media team, it was stated that Mallam Saliu Mustapha maintains...
Worried by the challenge of insecurity in the country, the Northern Governors Forum met on Thursday 18th June 2020 to review the security situation in the Northern Region. The meeting conducted via teleconferencing was presided over by Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong. The Governors...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again extended the ongoing strike by four weeks. President of the union, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke who disclosed this via a statement on Monday, said the decision was to give the government enough time to resolve all outstanding issues with the lecturers. Noting that...
The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday June 24, 2020 arrested one Anthony Ojemolon for attempting to obtain money by false pretences and impersonating officials of the Commission. Ojemolon, 47, who claims to be a builder based in Lagos, said he paid a...
Organizers of The Omoluabi Summit on Saturday, announced a youth panel, of outstanding young Kwarans, for the Summit. The Youth panel in addition to the main panel, will encourage young people, to articulate their thoughts on youth development, character principles and need for BIG IDEAS as we approach the 2023...
Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has approved the establishment of a mobile court to handle cases involving rape across the state. State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Hajiya Halima Ahmadu Jabiru, disclosed this while delivering a speech during a parley between the state Governor and APC women drawn across the...
Scheme Meant for Gainfully Employed Individuals The Nigeria Police Force, due to the imperativeness of addressing and clarifying issues surrounding the recent protest of Community Policing Constables in Ilorin, Kwara State, wishes to state unequivocally that the Community Policing Constabulary Scheme of the Force is a purely voluntary service...