The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee will on Monday screen the recently appointed Service Chiefs. The Senate had last Thursday confirmed the appointments of Service Chiefs after screening them in a closed session that lasted for more than an hour. However, the ad-hoc committee headed by the Chairman of the Committee on Defence in the 9th House, Hon. Babajimi Benson (APC, Lagos), was constituted last Tuesday. The Speaker, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, who announced the setting up of the panel at plenary, said all the eight principal officers of the House from the majority and minority parties would be part of…
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The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued unabated with the Zonal Women Leaders of the party and elected female national APC officers passing vote of no confidence in the leadership of the National Women Leader of the party, Dr. Beta Edu. The APC women in a letter dated July 14th and addressed to President Bola Tinubu, said it was worrisome that at this infancy stage of the administration of President Bola Tinubu which needs all hands to be on deck that the women leadership of the party was already experiencing division and seclusion in representation which…
Following the recent enactment of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) Act 2022 which necessitated the inclusion of some amendments in its regulations, the Bureau has invited stakeholders to a Consultative meeting scheduled for next Tuesday. The Director General of the Bureau, Akin Olateru, in a statement issued Saturday by the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NSIB, James Odaudu, said the purpose of the meeting is to enable stakeholders make contributions to the amendments which are meant to, amongst others, ensure that the Bureau’s Regulations are consistent with the Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) set forth in ICAO Anex…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says 10 persons died on Thursday night’s multiple accident at Ile Pupa area on Jebba-Bode Saadu Expressway. The Kwara Sector Command of the corps said 17 persons, including 12 male adults, two female adults, one male child and two female children, were involved in the incident. The command disclosed this in a statement issued Friday by the Sector Commander, Mr Frederick Ogidan, said the accident occurred at about 6:30 p.m.. He noted that the cause of the accident was wrong overtaking and speed violation. Ogidan noted that three vehicles including a petroleum tanker, Toyota…
A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet belonging on Friday crashed in Makurdi, Benue State capital. Details of the crash are still sketchy, however, it was gathered that two personnel of the Nigerian Air Force onboard ejected unhurt. . However, NAF spokesperson, Air Commodore, Edward Gabkwet, In a statement issued on Friday confirmed the incident. He said the crash occurred during training, adding that the pilots are under observation at the NAF Base hospital. Gabkwet, however, said the Chief of Air Staff had instituted a board to investigate the crash cause. He said: “A Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed…
The United Kingdom has increased the cost of visa applications for foreign nationals coming into the country. The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, who made this known on Thursday, also added that the Immigration Health Surcharge paid by immigrants applying for visas will “increase significantly”. He explained that the increment in visa applications and NHS surcharge had become imperative since the fees have not been increased recently. The prime minister said the increase would help bridge the gap after the county approved a pay increase in public sector wages. He added that the surcharge – paid as part of a…
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has flagged off the distribution of cheques to cover Insurance benefits to next-of-kins of deceased officers and those who have suffered permanent deformities in the course of discharging their lawful duties. Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued Friday said the total sum of cheques presented to 68 families of deceased officers and those injured or rendered disabled in the line of duty captured under the Group Life Assurance 2022/2023 Policy year amounts to N535,618,788.44. Egbetokun reiterated that the Police under his watch firmly believes that human life is…
No fewer than 545 people were killed, while over 269 people were abducted in 104 communities across the country in April, a new report by Global Rights has revealed. The advocacy group in the report released Friday said this was the second-highest number of deaths recorded since the start of the year after March. It stressed that this indicated a minor decrease in violent killings compared to what was recorded in March, adding that abductions have gone up minimally when compared to the previous month. It said: “For the month of April 2023, our data tracking showed at least 545…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have launched investigations into contracts awarded from 2021 till date by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC), Mr. Francis Nwosu. TheHintsNews reports that the anti-graft agencies in separate letters addressed to Nwosu followed a petition against the Executive Secretary by some aggrieved staff of the Council. The aggrieved staff had last year petitioned both ICPC, EFCC the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and the Minister of Information and Culture over what they described as administrative lawlessness,…
Tosin Adeyanju is many things to many people. A youth activist, a youth enthusiast, a youth mobiliser, a youthful entrepreneur . He visionary, he is revolutionary. But for the past few years, he has become better known as a core, fiery supporter and promoter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Presidential Project. The 2023 presidential election has come and gone but one of its unforgettable memorable memories is the incredibly remarkable role played by Adeyanju. He was in the inner caucus of the Tinubu Support Group ( TSG) which four years ago spearheded the Tinubu Presidential project under the Leadership of Hon.…