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The Senate has confirmed the nomination of the former service chiefs as Non-Career Ambassadors.The former service chiefs, General ABAYOMI OLONISAKIN, Lt. General TUKUR BURATAI, Vice Admiral IBOK-ETE IBAS, Air Marshal SADIQUE ABUBAKAR and Air Vice Marshal MUHAMMAD USMAN were all confirmed during plenary today.The Senate President AHMAD LAWAN, wished them the best of luck in their new national service....

Ogun State Governor, DAPO ABIODUN has inaugurated a 20-man Peace Committee on Herder-Farmer Conflicts, headed by a former member of the House of Representatives KAYODE OLADELE.The Peace Committee is charged to look into the remote and immediate causes of previous clashes and find lasting solutions to possible, future crises, and would have four weeks to carry out its assignment.The Governor while inaugurating the Committee at the Oba Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abe...

Enyimba Football Club of Aba have beaten Rivers United 5-4 via penalties to reach the group phase of the CAF Confederation Cup.Rivers United forward Fortune Omoniwari scored the only goal of the game to give his team a 1-0 victory, after Enyimba won the first leg by the same scoreline.With the match tied at 1-1 on aggregate, the game went into penalties, where Enyimba goalkeeper JOHN NOBLE emerged as the hero, saving 2 penalty kicks and scoring 1 of his own...

Governors of South-West states have adopted the decision by the National Economic Council on forest ownership and management across the country.The decision was reached at a security meeting attended by the governors, traditional rulers and security chiefs at the Oyo State Government House in Ibadan.The Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum, Governor ROTIMI AKEREDOLU of Ondo State, told newsmen that in line with the position of NEC, all the states shou...

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal OLADAYO AMAO, has ordered an investigation into the military plane crash that led to the death of seven persons. The said Air Force plane, a Beechcraft KingAir B350i crashed yesterday while returning to Abuja Airport after reporting engine failure en-route Minna, the Niger State capital.Confirming the development, the Nigerian Air Force spokesman, Air Vice Marshal IBIKUNLE DARAMOLA in a brief communique stated t...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has mourned the victims of a military plane that crashed near the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, adding that the safety of the Nigerian airspace remains a key priority of the government.In a statement issued by the presidential spokesman, FEMI ADESINA, President BUHARI extended his heartfelt condolences to family members, friends and colleagues of those who died as a result of this tragedy.According to the statemen...

The Ogun state government has held a stakeholders’ meeting on the farmers/herders clashes currently rampaging the state and the South-West region.The Ogun State Governor, DAPO ABIODUN, said the essence of the stakeholders’ meeting was to find lasting solutions to the recent happenings concerning the coexistence of farmers and herders in the state.He lamented that the issue had become worrisome that people, who had co-existed peacefully for years...

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), has pledged to help rebuild the Shasha Market in Ibadan, Oyo State after it was burnt down in the wake of a crisis.A delegation of the NGF led by the Governor of Kebbi State, ATIKU BAGUDU, delivered the promise after a tour of the troubled spot yesterday.BAGUDU, who was joined by his colleagues from Zamfara, Kano, and Niger States, however, noted that contrary to the pictures being circulated on social media, calm ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI says the stability of the country is of paramount interest to him and that the Federal Government will continue to work towards it despite the actions of a few people.The President made the comments while receiving a delegation of the Borno/Yobe Elders Forum who visited him in Abuja.President BUHARI in a statement released by his media aide FEMI ADESINA, said his administration will continue to work for the stability of the countr...

Malawi's President, LAZARUS CHAKWERA has fired the co-chair of a taskforce overseeing government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic, amid allegations over misuse of 7.7 million dollars.The co-chair of the taskforce, JOHN PHUKA, and the head of disaster management, JAMES CHIUSIWA were sacked “for showing a lack of toughness in demanding accountability”.The president also suspended 12 other members of the team for failing to maintain prop...