News

Good morning! Here Are Some Major News Headlines In The Newspapers Today: Tinubu writes senate, seeks confirmation of 10 INEC Resident Electoral Commissioners

Published

6 months ago

November 1, 2023

admin

1. President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm 10 new Resident Electoral Commissioners for a term of five years. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, at plenary on Tuesday. The newly appointed RECs were appointed last week to serve in the Independent National Electoral Commission.

2. The Kwara State Police Command has arrested a middle-aged man who is operating a barbing salon in Ilorin, the state capital, over a girl who allegedly died during a sex romp on Monday. The police, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said that they had commenced investigation into the cause of the death of the lady, who allegedly died after a sex romp with her boyfriend.

3. No fewer than 26 chieftains of the New Nigeria People’s Party, including three governorship candidates, and the immediate past National Chairman of the party, Prof Rufa’i Alkali, defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress on Tuesday. The development came two days after the South East chapter of the NNPP disowned the presidential candidate and leader of the party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, and settled for Boniface Aniebonam, who founded the party 22 years ago.

READ Obi now IPOB spokesman — Simon Ekpa on LP presidential candidate's sit-at-home comment

4. President Bola Tinubu and the Peoples Democratic Party governors on Tuesday intervened to stop the impeachment moves against Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The President conferred with the embattled governor and his predecessor, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

5. President Bola Tinubu has warned his son, Seyi, and other persons against interrupting meetings of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The president said he observed Seyi and other unauthorised persons breezing in and out of the federal cabinet meeting convened every week to discuss the most crucial issues of national importance.

6. There was pandemonium on Tuesday in Port Harcourt as many youths who attempted to invade the Port Harcourt residence of the Rivers State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaehwule, sustained varying degrees of injuries, while several others were arrested by the police.

7. Three policemen were killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that the policemen were conducting a stop-and-search operation along Funtua-Gudau Highway when the bandits struck.

READ LP attacks lawmaker-elect Ogah for praising Tinubu

8. The Nigeria Police Service Council has confirmed former Acting Inspector General of Police , Kayode Egbetokun, as the Substantive IGP and Head of the Nigeria Police Force. The Minister of Police Affairs, Ibrahim Geidam, announced this on Tuesday while briefing State House reporters after the council meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

9. The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has vacated the order nullifying the candidacy of Chief Timipre Sylva, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State. In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Binta Zubairu held that the lower court erred in having assumed jurisdiction in the matter on grounds that the plaintiff at the Federal High Court lacked the necessary locus standi to initiate the suit.

10. The Central Bank of Nigeria on Tuesday denied claims that it plans to redenominate the country’s currency, Naira, with effect from January 2023. Isa AbdulMumin, CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, made this known on Tuesday in a statement.

READ Muslim-Muslim ticket: Fashola okays Tinubu-Shettima, says religion should have no place in public space

Related Topics:Resident Electoral Commissioners Senate Tinubu

Up Next

PDP govs to meet Wike over impeachment saga

Don't Miss

Tinubu intervenes in Fubara, Wike face-off

Click to comment

News

Good Morning! Here Are Some Major News Headlines In The Newspapers Today: Military commander killed in ambush by bandits in Katsina

Published

2 hours ago

April 27, 2024

admin

1. Military commander of an army camp located at Sabon Garin Dan’Ali, in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state has been killed in an ambush. Sources said the incident happened Thursday evening and the corpse of the deceased, a major in the army, was deposited at a hospital in Katsina.

2. Movement would be restricted for the duration of today’s local government election in Oyo State, the State Government announced on Friday evening. The restriction will help officials of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission, OYSIEC, to conduct the poll without hindrance.

3. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, were among the dignitaries who attended the wedding fatiha of the children of emirs of Kano and Bichi, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, on Saturday.

READ Buhari, other APC bigwigs storm Jos for Tinubu’s campaign flagoff (PHOTOS)

4. President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Jim Ovia, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND. This is contained in a statement issued by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, on Friday.

5. Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State, on Friday, urged his predecessors including Chief Samuel Ortom, to refrain from interfering in his administration, warning that he would not allow anyone to destabilise his government. Alia while briefing journalists on his return from the USA, Friday morning, said the past governors have had their own term.

6. The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, led government in Kano State is behind the various protests against him in Abuja. Ganduje in a statement by his aide, Comrade Okpokwu Ogenyi, alleged that the Kano government had been hiring protesters from the streets, mostly Kwankwasiyya members, some of whom are from the North Central geo-political zone to demand his resignation.

READ Support Tinubu for Nigeria to remain beacon of hope, Buhari tells Nigerians in Qatar

7. The American International School of Abuja has paid $760,910.84 to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, from the $845,852 school fees allegedly deposited by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello in respect of five of his children in the school.

8. Bandits have attacked the palace of the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Bunu, killing three people and abducting some residents of the town. The bandits, who stormed the town around 10pm on Wednesday, according to locals, also attacked the residence of the former Military Administrator of Nasarawa State, Colonel Bala Muhammad Mande (rtd).

9. The Nigeria Correctional Service has stepped up efforts to track down and recapture escaped inmates of the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger State. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Thursday, said the government would relocate a lot of correctional centres to create better infrastructure and security.

10. Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, assigned to tackle currency mutilation, dollarisation of the economy, and forex malpractice, have arrested 34 suspected currency speculators accused of foreign exchange fraud. This was made known in a statement shared on the commission’s website on Friday.

READ Gunmen attack: Apostle Suleiman speaks, says seven killed in assassination attempt (VIDEO)

News

UPDATED: Tinubu appoints Jim Ovia as chairman of education loan fund

Published

13 hours ago

April 26, 2024

admin

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Ovia as the chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND).

Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, announced the appointment of Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank, in a statement on Friday.

Ngelale said Tinubu believes that Ovia will bring his immense wealth of experience to ensure that no Nigerian student suffers a paucity of funds in the quest for tertiary education.

On April 3, Tinubu signed the student loans amendment bill into law to provide Nigerians with quality and accessible education.

The law will allow Nigerian students in tertiary institutions to access low-interest loans for tuition and other academic needs.

Subsequently, the president appointed Akintunde Sawyerr as the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of the fund.

Tinubu also appointed Frederick Oluwafemi Akinfala as the executive director of finance and administration, while Mustapha Iyal will serve as the executive director of operations of NELFUND.

READ Those who can’t accept pain of defeat in elections, don’t deserve joy of victory —Tinubu