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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. The newly appointed Officers are: Mallam Nuhu Ribadu-National Security Adviser Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff Maj. T. A Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff Rear Admirral E. A Ogalla Chief of Naval Staff AVM H.B Abubakar Chief of Air Staff DIG Kayode Egbetokun Acting Inspector-General of Police Maj. Gen. EPA Undiandeye Chief of Defense Intelligence Mr President has also approved the following appointments: Col. Adebisi…

President Bola Tinubu has suspended the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Bawa indefinitely. This follows weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. Bawa has been directed to immediately hand over the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman of the Commission pending the conclusion of the investigation. Read statement below: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION 14th June, 2023 PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU SUSPENDS BAWA INDEFINITELY FROM OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL…

Senator Godswill Akpabio has been elected the President of the 10th Senate. Akpabio, a former governor of Akwa Ibom State and lawmaker from Akwa Ibom North West emerged winner after polling 63 votes to defeat his opponent, Abdulaziz Yari, former Zamfara State governor, who got 46 votes. The the clerk of the National Assembly, Sani Tambuwal announced the results. He was the anointed candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the seat of number 3 citizen, but was challenged by Yari, who is also of the APC. Akpabio was nominated by Ali Ndume (Borno) and seconded by Adeola Olamilekan…

The Department of State Services (DSS), has said that the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, is not in their custody. Reacting to the news reports that the DSS had arrested Emefiele on Friday night shortly after he was suspended from office as the CBN governor, DSS spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunanya, said “currently, Emefiele is not with the DSS.” Earlier on Friday while making enquiries about the embattled CBN governor from DSS, Afunanya had told LEADERSHIP that he was already “Inundated” and he “may not be able to make any confirmations NOW, please.” Aside his suspension from…

Following the immediate suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office, his Deputy (Operations Directorate) Folashodun Adebisi Shonubi, has been announced to act in his capacity in the meantime. President Bola Tinubu, on Friday night suspended Emefiele. The suspension was announced in a statement issued by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey. Bassey explained that the suspension of the CBN governor is based on an ongoing investigation as well as because of a planned reform of the financial sector. Shonubi, the new acting CBN governor assumed…

The suspended Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been arrested by the Department of Security Service, DSS. President Ahmed Tinubu suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. This is sequel to the ongoing investigation of his office and the planned reforms in the financial sector of the economy. The Department of State Services (DSS) arrested the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over allegations of terrorism financing and fraud, and in view to investigate and prosecute him. An online platform, Premium Times, recently published some of the…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike from next Wednesday over the Federal Government’s plans for the removal of the subsidy on petrol. This comes amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech in which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the announcement after an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) in Abuja. He said the government, particularly the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited had up until Wednesday next week to revert to the old price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise…

The House of Representatives member for Nsukka/ Igbo-Eze South, of Enugu State, Dr. Pat Asadu has hailed the Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Ndubuisi Mbah Esq and his Deputy, Ifeanyi Ossai Esq. on their sure- footed and disruptive steps to rejig Enugu State for accelerated development, including the innovative three executive orders and the recovery of mondays and all five working days of the week as working days for ndi enugu. Dr Asadu also urged all genuinely aggrieved indigenes & residents to use the platform offered by this unusual government to address all issues for the peace and development of…

President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of the former Benue State Governor, Senator George Akume as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF. The appointment was made public via a statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director, Information, State House. Abuja. Things to know about Akume: Akume was born on 27th December 1953 and hails from Wannune Tarka Council Area of Benue State. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, in 1978. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Industrial and Labour Relations (MLR) from the same university in 1986. Akume…

Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has banned the sit-at-home order in the state while calling on President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Mbah made this known while briefing journalists on the outcome of his first security council meeting with the heads of all the security agencies at the Government House, Enugu State. The sit-at-home, declared in the South-East to press for Kanu’s release, the governor noted, has impeded economic activities. “Consequently, from Monday, June 6, 2023, there will be no observance of any sit-at-home in all nooks and crannies…