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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. This is contained in a statement Monday night by Mr Willie Bassey, the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF). This is coming hours after the President sacked all the nation’s service chiefs and named their replacements. Details later…

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 ONES 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: S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS 1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser 2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of Defence Staff 3 Maj. T. A Lagbaja Chief of Army Staff…

President Bola Tinubu on Monday, held a meeting with Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Group, and Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. The visit was part of the Gates Foundation’s commitment to working with leaders and partners to support innovation that can help accelerate progress and improve lives across Africa. According to the Gates Foundation, during the visit, the billionaire would meet with national and regional leaders to encourage them to make investments and advance policies that promote innovation and provide equitable opportunity, despite challenging economic conditions. During the meeting,…

The member representing Obingwa-West state constituency in Abia State House of Assembly (ABHA), Erondu Uchenna Erondu Jnr. has expressed readiness to serve Abians and his constituents effectively through quality legislation. Erondu Jnr, who stated this during an induction workshop for members of Abia State House of Assembly, organized by National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in collaboration with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, at lkot lkpene, Akwa-lbom state, noted that the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999) as ammended accords the concept of separation of powers to be practiced among the three arms of governments. This, he said…

Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force, Asari Dokubo, on Friday met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, insisting that crude oil theft is perpetuated by notorious cabals in the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy. Speaking with correspondents after the meeting, he said the people of the Niger Delta have now resolved to ensure zero crude oil theft in the region. The former militant leader argued that ordinary Niger Delta citizens who are often blamed for the action are not responsible as they do not have the wherewithal to perform the stealing. According to him, there…

The nation’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has reportedly invited eight former ministers, who served under former President Muhammadu Buhari. Sources disclosed that the eight former minister were all invited for questioning over allegations bordering on corruption. The invitation letters, according to sources, requested the former top government officials to come and explain how they spent funds allocated to their ministries on some designated projects when they held sway at their respective positions. Daily Trust reports that the letter were extended to the former ministers before the suspension of Abdulrasheed Bawa as chairman of the commission.…

President Bola Tinubu is meeting with a prominent Niger Delta leader and former leader agitator for the course of the oil-rich region, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dokubo is widely recognised as one of the vocal supporters of the President, during the presidential campaigns. Although details of the agenda of the meeting is not available yet, it is believed that meeting Dokubo is likely to be part of the President’s ongoing consultations with opinion leaders from the Niger Delta part of the country. One of the Tinubu administration’s key economic targets is shoring up oil and gas…

Former viral security guys, Happie Boys have issued their stance after Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere paid for their flight tickets back to Nigeria. Recall that Happie Boys for some days have been on the Omega Power Ministries’ Pastor’s tail, calling him out for pausing their scholarship in Cyprus. Pastor Chibuzor in defence disclosed that he stopped the scholarship due to the drastic rise in the dollar rate and told the boys to return to Nigeria or Benin Republic to continue their programmes but they were adamant. In light of this, the clergyman facilitated everything as regards their flight back home…