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TOLULOPE AROTILE GETS POSTHUMOUS AWARD AS OONI HONOURS 100 OUTSTANDING NIGERIAN YOUTHS The Arole Oduduwa & Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Saturday honoured the first-ever female combat helicopter pilot in the Nigerian Air Force, late Flying Officer, Tolulope Arotile. Arotile who died on 14 July 2020 as a result of…

Following the retirement of Mohammed Adamu, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed AIG Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim as the Acting Inspector-General of Police. Mr Adamu was due for retirement on Monday but his replacement was deplayed by President Buhari till today whuch he is expected to handover leadership to his successor, Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim. More details later…….. 542

The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 has identified states where a second lockdown could happen given the increase in the number of infections across the country. PTF National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Muhammed, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. Describing the rising cases of Covid infections recorded in…

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams on Tuesday claimed security operatives were not just after Yoruba activist Sunday Adeyemo popularly called Sunday Igboho but much more him for political reasons. Gani Adams said: “It was not only Sunday Igboho that security operatives targeted for arrest, I was the number one person for arrest, I was…

The National Youth Service Corps has released postings for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this on Friday at a sensitisation webinar for the prospective corps members. The event with the theme, ‘Protecting The health Of The Nigerian Youth: Safe Reopening Of NYSC Orientation Camps’…

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has told Nigerians to ignore rumours of fresh lockdown alert in circulation on social media. PTF National Coordinator, Dr Sani Aliyu, said this in a short video released on Thursday. The rumour started following the emergence of a purported WhatsApp message from a member of the PTF, which…

The federal government has announced the disbursement of N123.348 billion ($324.6million) – another round of performance-based grant to selected States under the World Bank-assisted fiscal transparency accountability and sustainability programme for results. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s director of press…

As the nation marks the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN has reiterated the need for Nigerians to, as a mark of honour for the sacrifices of the men and women of the armed forces, show more commitment to the unity of the nation and the task of building a…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced that the provision of the National Identification Number (NIN) is now compulsory for issuance of fresh driver license, renewal, and for all categories of vehicle registration. The agency stated that this order will take effect from the second quarter of 2021. This was contained in a statement…

  National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) offices nationwide are bracing up for a deluge of enrollees expected to flood their offices starting from Monday, aftermath the suspension of the strike action embarked upon by staffers of the commission last week. NIMC staffers had embarked on the strike last Thursday over what they described as exposure…