Fed Govt approves new salary structure for Police

New salary takes effect January 2022 THE Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved a 20 per cent upward review of salary for the police force with effect from January 2022. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual council meeting presided over […]

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Nigeria owes N38tr, seeks fresh $5.8bn external loan, $10m grant

• AfDB approves $210m fresh loan for Nigeria’s agro-industrial processing projects • DMO: FG must adopt significant revenue drive to reduce rising debt, fresh borrowings • Senators are specialists in loans approval without scrutiny, says Sani Nigeria’s total public debt as of September, third quarter of 2021, is N38.005 trillion, the Debt Management Office (DMO), […]

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Tinubu hints of readiness to succeed Buhari in 2023

President Buhari on Sunday hosted the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, at his official residence, State House, Abuja. Photo/ facebook/MuhammaduBuhari Ahead of the 2023 poll, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally dropped the hint that he would aspire to succeed […]

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Invasion Of Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili’s home: Fed Govt produces 15 suspects

Arraigns them in Abuja on Friday The Federal Government, on Wednesday, produced 15 suspected invaders of the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, for arraignment at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suspects were led into Court 11 by the operatives of the Nigerian Police Force from the Force Headquarters at about 1:40pm where they […]

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How Tinubu and I became friends – Akande

A former All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Chief Bisi Akande has explained the reasons behind his smooth relationship with ex-Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Akande, in his autobiography, ‘My Participations’, said he and Tinubu used to argue over political discretions. He added that Tinubu trivially assumed that the political culture of Lagos could […]

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Buhari has more to offer Nigeria, Fed Govt replies Obasanjo, critics

The Federal Government on Wednesday faulted ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and other critics who said President Muhammadu Buhari has nothing more to offer in office. It described the alleged skewed narrative in certain quarters that the President has not shown enough empathy on security challenges in the country as glib talk. The government warned Nigerians against […]

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Match words with actions, all not well, Obasanjo, Sultan, ACF, others tell FG

Elders statesmen and leaders of socio-cultural organisations on Monday lamented the incessant killings in the country, urging government to take concrete actions to ensure security. The elder statesmen including former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, stated this in Abuja at a retreat on inclusive security organised by the Global […]

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Bedridden man finds love, weds in Benue

A 45-year-old bedridden man who has been begging members of the public since March 2020 to assist him raise N1.5 million for spinal cord surgery has wedded his 27-year-old partner, Igbere TV reports. The groom, Terkimbir Benjamin Tyough, an electrician from Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State had resigned to his fate since he […]

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