OPERATIVES of the Department of State Services have conducted a search of the Abuja home and office of the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa. This newspaper learnt that the secret police, also during the week, invited Bawa’s close associates in the EFCC for questioning, over alleged mismanagement, misappropriation and diversion of proceeds of sold assets forfeited to the EFCC. However, when contacted on Wednesday to speak on the development, the spokesperson for the DSS, Dr Peter Afunanya, said, “No comments.” Bawa, who is currently being held in the custody of the DSS “Yellow House,”…
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VICE President Kashim Shettima has met with British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery at the State House, Abuja. In a chat with State House correspondents, the British High Commissioner informed State House correspondents that the meeting with the Nigerian Vice President was fruitful, as it focused on how to ramp up bilateral relations between the two countries, particularly in the area of boosting economic engagements. Montgomery said British ministers are “responding positively” to the policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration including removal of fuel subsidy and unification of foreign exchange rates. The British High Commissioner said he discussed…
AIG Hakeem Odumosu, former Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Wednesday, debunked news circulating online that he has been appointed as chairman of Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). Reports emerged on Tuesday night that President Bola Tinubu had approved the appointment of Odumosu as the substantive Chairman of EFCC. But in a statement, Odumosu, who retired as an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, said he was not aware of such an appointment. He described the circulation of the fake appointment as an unnecessary distraction by mischief makers. “Good Morning everyone, I have been inundated with so many calls and messages…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to the Office of the Vice President for supervision, in compliance with their various establishment Acts. This was revealed in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Director of Information, Office of the Vice President, Olusola Abiola, titled ‘President Tinubu approves the return of NEMA, Hajj Commission to Vice President’s Office.’ Prior to Tuesday’s statement, NEMA had been under the purview of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development since it was created in August 2019.…
THE Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has decorated the newly-appointed Inspector General of police, Kayode Egbetokun with his new rank of inspector-general of police (IGP). The new acting IGP had also served as Commissioner of Police in Lagos State. Shettima performed the short ceremony in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. The VP was assisted by Egbetokun’s spouse, Mrs Egbetokun, at the event witnessed by senior government officials, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. Other officials present were Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma; the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has departed for Paris to join world leaders in Paris, France, to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, the energy crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. He took a helicopter from the Presidential Villa to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport earlier today, where he was received by state governors, government officials, and military personnel. In a statement issued on Monday by Dele Alake, Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, the President will attend the two-day Summit…
New Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, removed all Service Chiefs and replaced them with new ones, with Major General Christopher Gwabin Musa replacing General Lucky Irabor as Chief of Defence Staff. See the profile of the new Chief of Defence Staff below: 1. Name: Christopher Gwabin Musa. 2. Date/Place of Birth: 25 Dec 1967 – Sokoto. 3. State of Origin/LGA: Kaduna State/Zangon Kataf. 4. Corps: Infantry. 5. Member of the 38th Infantry Course Nigerian Defence Army. 6. Commissioned on 21 September 1991. CIVIL EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND a. Marafa Danbaba Primary School Sokoto – 1974 –…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday removed all service chiefs in Nigeria. “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,” said Willie Bassey, the Director of Information on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume. See statement below: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT June 19, 2023 PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW…
NIGERIAN business tycoon, Aliko Dangote and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates have congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the removal of fuel subsidy and other recent strides achieved by the new administration. Dangote made this known in a chat with State House correspondents after the duo met with the President in his office on Monday. According to businessman, the expectation is that the removal of fuel subsidy will open up better financial capabilities for the country to invest in other areas such as education as well as advance development among the citizenry. The business tycoon further…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has received in audience, business tycoon Aliko Dangote and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, at the State House in Abuja. The visit is part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to working closely with communities and leaders to support innovation. Expected also to be discussed at the meeting which is holding behind closed-doors are issues of global health and development even as they concern Nigeria within the community of nations. More details shortly…
JUSTICE Zainab Bulkachuwa, wife of Adamu Bulkachuwa, Senator who represented Bauchi North in the 9th Assembly, has defended her judicial integrity. She was reacting to comments by her husband that he used his position to ask favour for his colleagues from his wife, the immediate past President of the Court of Appeal. Bulkachuwa on the floor of the Senate at the valedictory session of the 9th Assembly, had said: “I look at faces in this chamber whom have come to me and sought for my help when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal, and I’m sure……
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has congratulated the new President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, and Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr. Eze Anaba on his victory at the guild’s election. President Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake wished Anaba and other newly elected officials of the guild a most fulfilling and productive tenure in office. He commended the peaceful conduct of the election and the sportsman spirit displayed by Mr Anaba’s opponent, Bolaji Adebiyi, who has since conceded defeat and congratulated the winner. Recall that at the Biennial Convention…
BILL Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be in Niger and Nigeria this week, following a visit to China, to discuss global health and development with national and local leaders, foundation partners, grantees, scientists, and young innovators. The visit is part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to work closely with communities and leaders to support innovation that can help accelerate progress and improve lives across Africa, a statement made available to Channels Television on Saturday said. Gates and other foundation leaders are visiting to learn from partners helping to address polio, anemia, and other health threats;…
THE National Judicial Council (NJC) has okayed the probe of seven judges accused of engaging in sundry acts of corruption. This decision was taken by the council, which is statutorily empowered to discipline erring judicial officers in the country, after its two-day meeting held on June 14 and 15th. It says it has set up panels to probe the judges. In a statement signed by the NJC Director of Information, Mr. Soji Oye, the meeting was chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria Justice (CJN) Kayode Ariwoola, who doubles as the Chairman of the Council. Even though the NJC did…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with prominent Niger Delta leader and former leader agitator in the oil-rich region, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, at the State House. Although the agenda of the meeting is unclear, it is believed that Dokubo is likely to be part of the President’s ongoing consultations with opinion leaders from the Niger Delta region. President Bola Tinubu who had last week reiterated a promise to halt crude oil theft in the country, had also met with other key figures from the region, including former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, as…
FOLLOWING the removal of fuel subsidy, the National Economic Council (NEC) has made moves to provide palliatives for workers and vulnerable groups in the country to ameliorate the impact. The Council after its inaugural NEC meeting on Thursday, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, announced that it would set up a committee to work out within two weeks, the modalities for organizing and distributing the palliatives. Members of the committee comprise the Governor of Kebbi, the Governor of Benue for North Central; the Governor of Kaduna, Northwest; Bauchi, representing the North East; the Governor of Cross River, South-South; Anambra representing…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Thursday named eight persons as special advisers, said State House Director Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye. In a statement on Thursday, Oladunjoye said the President appointed Dele Alake as his Special Adviser of Special Duties, Communications and Strategy and Yau Darazo as Special Adviser on Political and Intergovernmental Affairs. Tinubu also appointed Nuhu Ribadu as his Special Adviser on Security and Wale Edun as Special Adviser on Monetary Policies. The President appointed Olu Verheijen as Special Adviser on Energy and Zachaeus Adedeji as Special Adviser on Revenue. Others are John Uwajumogu (Special Adviser, Industry, Trade and Investment), and Salma Anas…
THE House of Representatives has urged the Federal and State governments to prepare for impending flood disasters. This comes on the heels of a motion of urgent importance by Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila, shortly before he resigned from the House of Representatives to take up his role as Chief of Staff to the president. Following Gbajabiamila’s proposition, the House expressed concerns that Large portions of the country are prone to flooding according to the prediction of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) in January this year. The lawmakers asked the government to prepare palliatives and intervention measures for Nigerians to reduce the effect.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the indefinite suspension from office of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), AbdulRasheed Bawa, to allow for proper investigation into his conduct while in office. According to a statement by the Director of Information at the Office to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the action follows “weighty” allegations of abuse of office levelled against him. “Mr Bawa has been directed to immediately handover the affairs of his office to the Director, Operations in the Commission, who will oversee the affairs of the Office of the Chairman…
FORMER Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila has resigned from the House of Representatives to take up his role as Chief of Staff to the president. His letter of resignation was presented on the floor of the house and read by the speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. Channels Television had earlier on Wednesday reported that Gbajabiamila will have to step down, as to be able to focus on the tasks ahead of him within the new government. Concerns had emerged as to how he was going to manage both roles given that the former Speaker had been inaugurated alongside his colleagues on Tuesday and had…