The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has ordered top military officers who are seniors to the newly appointed Service Chiefs to proceed on voluntary retirement from the service by Monday. The DHQ in the memo with reference number DHQ/I5/PLANS/801/13 directed all officers with seniority on commission above that of Nigerian Defence Academy Regular Course 39 to submit their applications for voluntary retirement from service with immediate effect. The order, which was contained in a memo dated June 26 and signed by Maj-Gen Y. Yahaya on behalf of the Chief of Defence Staff, was directed to Generals, Brigadiers-general, Air Vice Marshals, and Rear…
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The plans by the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike to frustrate the emergence of the former Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal as Senate Minority Leader appears to be coming to fruition with a good number of Senators elected on the platforms of opposition political parties kicking against his choice. The opposition senators on Wednesday night in Abuja sealed the fate of the former Governor after they reached a consensus to thwart the plans by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, to foist Tambuwal on…
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation has released a list of 12 players for the 2023 CAVB U21 Girls Zone 3 Nations Cup holding between 3rd and 10th July in Niger Republic. The Federation in a statement issued Thursday by its Technical Director, Martin Melandi, said the team would depart Nigeria on Sunday. Topping the list of players is the 2022 Most Valuable Player (MVP) in the Nigeria Volleyball Premier League, Kelechi Ndukaba and 2022 Best Libero at the CAVB U19 Girls Championship, Mariam Usman. Nigeria U21 volleyball women’s team coach, Rakiya Mohammed promised that her technical team are working diligently to…
Nigeria has moved up 13 places in the latest Rugby Sevens ranking released by Rugby Afrique. This was coming on the backdrop of recent performances by Nigeria’s men senior national team at the just concluded Rugby Sevens Pre-Olympic Qualifiers in Mauritius. The Black Stallions jumped up from 24th in Africa to 11th in the latest ranking released by the body. The Black Stallions who made it to the final following their impressive wins from the group stage to the final where they lost 24 – 5 to Algeria Nigeria defeated Ghana 24 -7 in the opening match before beating Burundi…
President Bola Tinubu, says he decided to unify the official and parallel market exchange rates to save the country from financial hemorrhage. Tinubu disclosed this Thursday while speaking at a civic reception organised in his honour by the Lagos State Government at the Lagos House, Marina. The President in a statement issued Thursday by his Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, said he could have chosen to maintain the hitherto multiple foreign exchange systems and benefit from it, but instead opted for the unification. He noted that he took the decision in the…
President Bola Tinubu says he remained hopeful and optimistic about achieving victory in the last presidential election, in spite of the ineffective cashless policy implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). TheHintsNews reports that in the build up to the 2023 elections, the apex bank redesigned the Naira which caused untold hardship for Nigerians. The Special Adviser to the President Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake in a statement issued Thursday said Tinubu spoke in separate remarks at the palaces of the Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, in Ijebu-Ode and Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo,…
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla has approved the redeployment of top senior officers comprising 56 rear admirals and one Commodore. The Director of Information, Commodore, AO Ayo-vaughan in a statement issued Thursday said Rear Admiral Olusanya Bankole, formerly the Director of Logistics, Defence Space Administration, is now appointed as the Chief of Communications and Information Technology, Naval Headquarters while Rear Admiral Alexander Bingel formerly Director Combat Policy and Tactics is now the Director of Logistics, Defence Headquarters. Also, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Dewu, formerly Director Project Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation Directorate, Naval Headquarters is now the Chief…
The federal government through the Ministry of Budget and National Planning has announced the discontinuation of funding of professional bodies and councils effective from the 2024 budget. The Director General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze in a letter dated June 26, 2023 addressed to the Registrar/CEO, Optometrist and Dispensing Opticians Board, said the decision was in line with the decisions of the Presidential Committee on salaries (PCS). The letter reads: “I wish to inform you that, the Presidential Committee on Salaries, (PCS) at Its 13th meeting approved the discontinuation of budgetary allocation to Professional Bodies/Councils effective…
An Editor with Daily Trust Newspapers, Abuja, Saawua Terzungwe on Tuesday evening narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on his life. Terzungwe, who is Deputy Political Editor, said he was on the production desk till after 11:00 pm before he left his office to his residence at Mararaba, Nasarawa state. He explained that the gunmen trailed him in a car to his estate where he was confronted. Terzungwe noted that the gunmen did not ask for money, ATM cards or even asked for his car. His words: “They followed me to the gate in a small car. I came down from…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says it is unfair to judge the entire performance of the commission in the just concluded 2023 general election on the basis of glitch in the upload of the presidential election results. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, disclosed this Tuesday during the presentation of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) final report on the 2023 elections in Abuja. He said in assessing the process, Nigerians must start from the positives. Okoye said: “Were there positives to this election? My answer is in the affirmative. One, the…