President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Director on charge of the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) Alhaji Wadata BodingaThe minister of the Federal Capital Territory Malam Muhammed Musa mead the disclosure on Tuesday. According to him, Dr Abdulateef the acting Director , Depatment of Security Services has been appointed as the new substantive director of the Directorate of Road Traffic services (DRTS) He noted that the development is to strengthen the activities of the directorate.
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With less than a year to the 2023 general elections the race for the presidential ticket of political parties is getting more intense. As political parties strategize towards holding their party primaries, the issue of which of the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria will their presidential candidate emerge has been a subject of national discourse. Equitable zoning of the presidency in the 2023 general elections by the two major political parties, the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is currently one of the most contentious issues in Nigeria today. Although the concept of zoning electoral positions…
Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has felicitated with the Management and staff of Radio Nigeria Kaduna for the attainment of 60 years of responsible broadcasting.Special Adviser Media and Public Relations to the Governor Habibu Nuhu Kila quoted the Governor to have described Radio Kaduna as a major Hausa radio broadcast station which is an authority and dependable medium with millions of listeners that maintains professionalism in its news and Programmes.According to him it is a powerful radio station that publicize policies and programmes of the government, promote peaceful and harmonious co-existence among the people, it also enlightens and…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has flagged off the much awaited NEXIT/CBN Agri-Business Small and Medium Enterprises Investment Scheme for exited N-Power beneficiaries Batches A and B.The special adviser on media to the minister Nneka Ikem nubeze in a statement quoted the minister to have indicated that out of the 467,183 trainees who indicated interest, 75,600 will participate in the first phase of the orientation programme expected to lead up to collection of loans of up to three million Naira from the Central Bank of Nigeria if they qualify. At the flag…
***Asks President Buhari to take a bow Apparently piqued by incessant attacks and killings of innocent citizens of the state by militia herdsmen, Governor Samuel Ortom has declared that henceforth, decisive actions will be taken against the invaders. Governor Ortom who spoke on Monday, at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi during a press conference on the state of the nation hinted that Benue will no longer talk about the number of people killed by the invading militia herdsmen but confront them through community efforts in collaboration with conventional security agents. “In the last two weeks, more than 20 people have…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kogi State chapter, has asked the State Governor to repent over percentage payment of salaries to workers at both the state and local government levels in the state describing it as embarrassing and inhuman. The party’s Director for Media and Communications, Comrade Dayo Onibiyo, in a statement on Sunday advised the state government to have a change of attitude in the little time left for it to spend in office before it will be booted out in 2023, by God’s grace, through the votes of the suffering masses’ and good people of the state PDP…
The AIONIAN group of schools has bestowed an ‘Award of Academic Excellence And Humanitarian Service on Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senatoe Tolu Odebiyi. A statement issued on Monday by his media Aide, Olubunmi Omo’ogun quoted the Chief Aionian, Mr. Akinyemi Farayola to have stated that they found the Senator worthy of the award following his immense contributions to the development of education in Ogun West Senatorial District and his outstanding parliamentary performance in the 9th Senate. Mr. Farayola said “The award is presented to Distinguished Senator Tolu Odebiyi, to appreciate and recognise his unflinching…
**Demands CCTV footages of 16th and 17th of June 2021 Grieving Mrs Vivien Vihimga Akpagher has dragged Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Abuja and its owners, including former Managing Director of Skye Bank, Mr. Akinsola Akifemiwa before an Abuja High Court, demanding for over ten billion naira. This is coming against the backdrop that the School allegedly neglected and failed to care for her daughter who was 14 year old boarding student Miss Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akpagher that died after being allegedly raped. Keren-Happuch died on the 22nd of June 2021 after developing sepsis as a result of the infection caused by the…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has expressed grief over the demise of second republic Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker, Chief Benjamin Chaha.Chief Press SecretaryNathaniel Ikyur in a statement quoted the Governor to have lamented that the state lost a father figure in him. Chief Chaha was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the short lived second term-tenure of President Shehu Shagari’s administration in 1983 which was overthrown in a military coup by General Muhammadu Buhari. Governor Ortom in a tribute to the elder statesman, noted that “Chief Chaha was one of the pathfinders and father who…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, has given a notice of what they described as “General System Collapse” which has resulted in total darkness across the South Eastern states of Enugu, Ebonyi, Anambra, Abia and Imo The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, in a notice he signed, said that the cause of the total blackout was because of the collapse of all their outgoing feeders in the five states. Eze also said that they are on standby, and waiting for signal from National Control Centre (NCC) for restoration of supply. The notice reads: “The Enugu Electricity Distribution PLC (EEDC) wishes…