tenure
4 Oct
A former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, said the amendment of Section 7 (6) of the Police Act 2020 to allow for a four-year tenure for the office of the IG would stabilise the police system. Okiro, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abuja, added that…
12 Sep
The Labour Party(LP) Caretaker Committee on Wednesday in Abuja urged Mr. Julius Abure to stop parading himself as the national chairman of the party, saying his tenure expired on June 9, 2024. Mr Salisu Mohammad, Secretary, Board of Trustees, of the party said this during a news conference organized by the leadership of Labour Party…
12 Sep
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has described the allegation of planned tenure elongation of its Central Working Committee (CWC) as baseless and misleading. The union, therefore urged members and the public to disregard the allegation. The NUJ National Secretary, Achike Chude in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, said that the union noted…
5 Aug
The incumbent National President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Innocent Bola-Audu, has reassured members and supporters that his tenure does not end on July 29, 2024, but instead marks the beginning of the election of new leaders within the Association. In a statement released by his Strategic Media Group in…
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The World Bank said on Monday it had lowered its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year to 3 per cent from 3.4 per cent, mainly due to the destruction of Sudan’s economy in a civil war. However, growth is expected to remain comfortably above last year’s 2.4 per cent thanks to higher private…
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Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Energy, Collins Adomako-Mensah Monday said critical challenges are facing energy projects in West Africa, particularly the threats posed by insecurity and governance issues. Speaking during the inaugural Investment Forum for the Accelerated Partnership for Renewables in Africa (APRA) in Nairobi, Kenya, Adomako-Mensah stressed that while there is a region goal to…
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Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy borrowed money from team-mates for legal fees and child support after he was charged with sexual offences, an employment tribunal heard on Monday. Mendy is claiming £11.5 million ($15 million) in unpaid wages by the Premier League champions, who stopped paying him after he was charged with rape and…
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EU foreign ministers in a meeting on Monday to debate the escalating conflict in the Middle East and the European Union’s efforts to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion. The meeting is holding in spite of the Hungarian resistance. The EU plans to hit Russian actors and organisations accused of destabilising Moldova’s democracy and security…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State’s Yenagoa Local Government Chapter on Sunday announced the indefinite suspension of a former deputy governor, Werinipre Seibarugu, and six others over alleged anti-party activities. Seibarugu, who served as deputy to former governor and ex-Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, was also a former acting…
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An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced one Yusuf Adepoju to seven months imprisonment for stealing phones and shoes valued at N1.2 million. The 19-year-old student of Apa-Imota, Owode Road, was tried and found guilty of charges of conspiracy and stealing. The Magistrate, Mrs. O.A. Daodu, consequently sentenced him to seven months imprisonment…
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) on Oct. 17, 2024, ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State. Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, disclosed this on Monday in Akure at a news briefing on the level of preparedness…
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Monday, has sentenced 33-year-old Nasiru Isa to seven years in the correctional centre for sexually exploiting an 11-year old girl. The Presiding Hon. Justice S .M. Shu’aibu convicted Isa, who resides in Darmanawa Bayan Gidan Kallo of Tarauni Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, on a…
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said it will investigate the maltreatment players and officials of the Super Eagles by the Libyan authorities. CAF, in a statement on Monday, said it has gotten reports about the development and the matter has been referred to its Disciplinary Board for Investigation. “The Confederation Africaine de Football…
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The Federal Government on Monday summoned Libya's Chargé d'Affaires to a meeting over the poor treatment meted out to Nigeria's Super Eagles team in that country. Following a frustrating 12-hour ordeal at Al Abraq International Airport in Libya, where the Nigerian team was left stranded upon their arrival on Sunday afternoon, widespread condemnation has trailed…