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President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said Tinubu appointed Mohammed Mohammed as the new NIA boss while Adeola Ajayi has been appointed to lead the secret police. Ngelale said the fresh appointments followed the resignations of Ahmed Rufai of the NIA and Yusuf Bichi of the DSS. Tinubu had retained Bichi and Rufai in June 2023 when he fired all service chiefs and heads of security agencies. Related news NBA Secures release of Lawyer detained by DSS…

The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged politicians in Nigeria to stop weaponising insecurity against their opposition in office. Okonjo-Iweala spoke before lawyers at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Sunday. The former Nigerian finance minister who delivered a keynote address entitled, A Social Contract For Nigeria’s Future noted “We cannot have socio-economic development without security. We certainly cannot have security without development. “We all know that security has been weaponised in our country for political…

A pan Niger Delta women Non-Governmental Organisation has called on oil-bearing communities in Akwa Ibom State to engage Multinational Oil Companies operating in their communities on needs assessment, community development plan and social inclusion, if their communities must be developed. The Program Officer of Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, Rivers State, Mrs Idongesit Alexander, made the call recently in her presentation during a one-day training programme organised by the centre with support from Ford Foundation held at Villa Hilton Hotels & Apartment, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo. Mrs Alexander who presented a paper entitled: Capacity Building Training On Gender, Social…

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has asked the Nigerian government to explain why Oando Plc, owned by President Bola Tinubu’s nephew, got accelerated approval to buy the onshore assets of AGIP and ENI. Atiku said this was while other transactions such as the Shell/Renaissance deal and the Mobil/Seplat continue to suffer delays. He also accused the government of giving Oando undue preferential treatment in the oil and gas sector to the detriment of more competent investors. The former Vice President in a release signed by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, slammed Tinubu’s administration for implementing…

Passersby were panicked as robbery suspects who shot operators of Point of Sale, PoS, allegedly fled the scene without collecting cash in Umuahia, Abia State capital. The PoS operators came under attack from armed men who stormed their business areas in the state capital on Sunday in an attempt to rob them of their cash. The first attack took place along Uzuakoli Road in the city, while the second incident happened on the opposite side of the town. A commercial bus driver who claimed to have been driving past when the first incident happened along Uzuakoli Road said that the…

Agile Noni Madueke hit a hat-trick as Chelsea crushed Wolves 6-2 to give Enzo Maresca his first Premier League win as Blues boss, while Newcastle rescued a controversial 1-1 draw at Bournemouth on Sunday. Maresca suffered a 2-0 loss against Manchester City last weekend in his first game since arriving from Leicester to replace Mauricio Pochettino in the close-season. Chelsea got off the mark under Maresca with a UEFA Conference League play-off victory against Servette on Thursday, but that low-key success was only the prelude to their goal spree at Molineux. Maresca’s side made the perfect start after just 98…

The dynamic duo Zinwe, comprising Zion and Chinwe, has been evicted from theBig Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ season. This development marks the fifth pair to leave the house, leaving nine pairs to battle for the coveted prize. The eviction comes after a tense nomination process, where five pairs were put up for possible eviction by their fellow housemates. Host of the show Ebuka Obi-Uchendu made the announcement at the live eviction show held on Sunday, 25 August, 2024. Initially, five pairs were up for eviction: Wanni x Handi (Wanni and Handi), Doublekay (Kellyrae and Kasia), Chekas (Onyeka and Chizoba), Beta…

A challenge has been thrown to the 36 governors and the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike to “disclose details of any Chinese loans, liabilities, and other external borrowing obtained, and guaranteed by the Federal Government as well the terms and conditions for any such borrowing including the provisions on collateral.” The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) stated this in a Sunday statement by its deputy director, Kolawole Oluwadare. Oluwadare petitioned them to “provide details of the repayment obligations regarding any Chinese loans, liabilities and other external borrowing obtained and guaranteed by the Federal Government, the interest rates on the loans,…

Manchester City celebrated goal feast over Ipswich and Manchester United gnashed teeth after suffering defeat to Brighton on Saturday. Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick as Manchester City defeated Ipswich 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium, demonstrating the challenges of life in the Premier League. Similarly, Brighton defeated Manchester United in Saturday’s early kick-off. The Tractor Boys are back in the top flight for the first time in 22 years, and they had a dream start against the defending champions when Sammie Szmodics scored on his full debut, squeezing a shot through the legs of Ederson after seven minutes. However, the joy…

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources has pledged to partner Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, for on environment conservation. The director of Climate Change and Environmental Awareness in the ministry, Mrs Ini Umoh stated this while presenting a keynote address on the theme: The Role of Government In Supporting Women to Promote Environmental Conservation during the People’s Annual General Meeting on the Power-Up Project – the Right to Say No, organised by Kebetkache Women Development and Resource Centre, held at Luton Park Hotels, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo on Friday. Umoh, who was represented at the event…