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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday sacked the service chiefs and appointed their replacements.The statement announcing their removal, signed by the special adviser to the president on media and public communication, Sunday Dare, said the action was taken in furtherance of the Federal Government’s efforts to strengthen the national security architecture. The President appointed former Army Chief, General Olufemi Oluyede, …

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has slammed ARISE Television anchor, Rufai Oseni, over an attack on the current administration. Oseni had shared an article accusing President Tinubu of being the mastermind of Nigeria’s rising debt profile. Reacting to the post, Onanuga described Rufai as an economic illiterate, stressing that all nations borrow …

The Old Seminarians Association of Nigeria (OSAN) has expressed deep concern over the rising cases of abduction of Catholic priests across the country, describing the clergy as “soft targets” for kidnappers.President of the Association, Chinedu Francis Akubueze who raised the alarm at the opening of the 4th Annual Convention of OSAN, lamented that many priests have fallen victim to kidnappers …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed how he declined a proposal to endorse Nasir el-Rufai, ex-governor of Kaduna, as his successor in 2007. El-Rufai served as the director-general (DG) of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and later as minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) between 2003 and 2007 when Obasanjo was the president of Nigeria. However, while preparing …

The Presidency has explained that the removal of the service chiefs was a routine exercise aimed at strengthening national security. Presidential spokesperson Sunday Dare disclosed this in an exclusive interview on Friday, following President Bola Tinubu’s announcement earlier in the day confirming the changes in the country’s top military leadership. According to the statement, General Musa has been replaced by …

Reactions have trailed the sacking of General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff, and some other service chiefs. Friday’s action was contained in a statement by Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President Media & Public Communication. According to the statement, Musa was replaced by General Olufemi Oluyede, who until the new appointment was Chief of Army Staff. Major-General W. …

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), says his witnesses will be coming from all parts of the world, including Ethiopia, Kenya and the United States (U.S.). Kanu, who opted to defend himself in the ongoing alleged terrorism trial preferred against him by the Federal Government, told Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court on …

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh suit against the Federal Government, urging the court to permanently terminate his ongoing trial on grounds of multiple constitutional and procedural violations. In the new motion, filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, and marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, Kanu argued that the continued prosecution despite his …

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh suit against the Federal Government, urging the court to permanently terminate his ongoing trial on grounds of multiple constitutional and procedural violations. In the new motion, filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, and marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, Kanu argued that the continued prosecution despite his …

Detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a fresh suit against the Federal Government, urging the court to permanently terminate his ongoing trial on grounds of multiple constitutional and procedural violations. In the new motion, filed before the Federal High Court, Abuja, and marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, Kanu argued that the continued prosecution despite his …