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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. Yahaya succeeds Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died last Friday in an Air Force plane crash.. Yahaya’ s appointment was announced today by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, acting Director Defence Information. Prior to his appointment, Major General Yahaya was the General Officer Commanding 1 Division of the Nigerian Army. He is also the incumbent Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism Counter Insurgency military outfit in the North East, code named Operation HADIN KAI. Share…

Lagos State Government has officially announced 10 weeks partial closure of Eko Bridge from Costain to Alaka in bound National Stadium for emergency repairs by Federal Government from June 4 to August 13. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement that the repair was necessary to complete the rehabilitation works at the opposite side of the bridge earlier embarked upon by the Federal Government, hence the need for a notice of routes diversion. He said that pending the commencement of the rehabilitation works, alternative routes…

Governor Aminu Masari during an interview, opposed the open grazing of cattle. He said it should be discontinued, and that it is un-Islamic. Open grazing has been generating controversy in the country since May 11 when the Southern governors at their meeting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, banned the practice in a move aimed at addressing insecurity in the region. On Thursday last week, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in an interview with Channels Television, said the ban was unconstitutional. The…

The Prosecutor, Special Presidential Panel on Asset Recovery (SPPAR), Tosin Ojaomo, yesterday (Wednesday), made shocking revelations of how the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) allegedly stashed $60 billion of public funds in the United States. He also alleged that, efforts by the panel to recover the funds were reportedly frustrated by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, whom he claimed retrieved the case file from the body. Ojaomo, who appeared before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Probe of Recovered…

The Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Regents, Covenant University, Dr David O. Oyedepo, has urged the new graduates of the University to get out of their nest to guard against the destruction of their colourful future. He advised them to honour their parents for their unfathomable investments in providing quality education through their hard work and sacrifices. Dr Oyedepo, who tasked the graduands to strive to do their parents proud by taking full responsibility for the future they desired to live in, gave the warning on Friday, May 21, 2021,…

A military plane conveying military officers including the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru, has crashed near the Kaduna International Airport on Friday according to reports. It was said that, the Ill-fated plane exploded and got burnt completely when it touched the ground. All the crew members and passengers numbering 12 were said to have died in the crash. Sources said the crew lost control of the aircraft due to sudden change of weather before the evening rain in Kaduna. There hasn’t been any official statement from the…

Reggae Republic, a socio-humanitarian group of Gamma Communications Limited, announces collaboration with the Lagos State Park and Garden Agency’s initiative on tree planting campaign to commemorate the 2021 World Environment Day with the theme, “Eco System Restoration” According to a press statement signed by Mr Samuel Nkeze, Publicity Secretary of the organization, the tree planting exercise takes place at Magodo GRA, Phase 1, Lagos, on Saturday, June 5 2021. Activities of the day include Tree Planting Exercise, Reggae Dance Party and a poetic rendition on Environment titled “No Tree, No…