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Buhari names Farouk Yahaya new Chief of Army Staff

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. He replaces Lt General…

5 years ago

Soldiers prevent EFCC from marking ONSA director’s forfeited assets

…insist anti-graft agency can’t probe serving officer Some soldiers attached to the Office of the National Security Adviser have prevented…

5 years ago

Buhari not against open grazing ban – Garba Shehu

President Muhammadu Buhari is in agreement with the ban on open grazing of cattle announced by southern governors in Asaba,…

5 years ago

NIS to profile herdsmen coming via Nigeria-Niger border

Herdsmen entering Jigawa through Niger Republic border with Nigeria will henceforth be profiled, the Nigeria Immigration Service has said. NIS…

5 years ago

NYSC not a waste of time, says DG

Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Shuaibu Ibrahim, has defended the scheme amid controversy whether to scrap or retain…

5 years ago

El-Rufai sacks 19 political appointees to cut cost of governance

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has disengaged 19 political appointees in an effort to “rightsize” the state’s public service. A…

5 years ago

Nigeria needs new Constitution, not amendment – Okowa

Delta Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Wednesday, said Nigeria needed a new Constitution, not an amendment to accommodate emerging issues…

5 years ago

CBN: N2bn disbursed to over 7,000 beneficiaries under youth investment fund

CBN: N2bn disbursed to over 7,000 beneficiaries under youth investment fund The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says a total…

5 years ago

Constitutional review: Igbo needs Justice, equity, not secession — Uzodimma

The Imo state governor, Hope Uzodimma, yesterday said that the Igbo people needed a constitution review that would give them…

5 years ago

Many killed after mass shooting ‘during union meeting’ in US

Multiple people are dead following a mass shooting at California light rail yard, in the United States, according to reports…

5 years ago