President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Folashade Adekaiyaoja as deputy director-general of the Department of State Services (DSS). Adekaiyaoja, who hails from Kogi state, is the first female operative of the DSS to occupy the position. While the presidency has not made an official statement, a source told TheCable that the appointment is…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has confirmed that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, recently visited him with two All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to seek peace. Wike made the statement while speaking to journalists on Monday. “Fubara came to me with two Governors and one elder statesman. Just that they are…
Deputy National President External and Diaspora Affairs, National Association of University Students (NAUS), Attends Northern Youth Awareness Forum on Saturday in Jigawa State. The Deputy National President External and Diaspora Affairs of the National Association of University Students (NAUS), Mansur Ibrahim Muhammad, recently attended the Northern Youth Awareness Forum held in Jigawa State. The event,…
A survivor of the Yelwata attack in Benue State, Msurshima Apeh, has narrated her ordeal before the United States Congress, describing how she lost her five children during the attack. The victim testified on Thursday before the House Subcommittee on Africa, which examined President Donald Trump’s decision to return Nigeria to the Country of Particular…
Following a viral testimony video, the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministries has gained widespread attention, with many of its recorded testimony sessions making rounds on social media. Here are seven key facts about its founder, Lazarus Muoka: Lazarus Muoka was born on July 5, 1952, in Imo, Nigeria. He was raised in a Catholic family…
The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned the move to remove Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his Deputy, Ngozi Odu, from office. The PDP Chairman in Rivers, Chief Nname Ewor, expressed the party’s disapproval at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Ewor criticised Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly for escalating political tensions with…
Abayomi Fasina, a professor of pedology and the vice chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) who was voice-recorded sexually harassing a subordinate, has been asked to proceed on leave. The leave approval was granted by the Governing Council chaired by Victor Ndoma-Egba on Monday, although insiders told FIJ it was a hurried move and…
Ghanaian security agencies have arrested 48 suspected cyber criminals in a coordinated, intelligence-led operation in the Greater Accra Region. The arrests were carried out by the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) in collaboration with the National Security and the Ghana Police Service during a nighttime operation at the Dawhenya part of Ghana. CSA said the operation…
The Federal High Court in Akure, on Monday, threw out a suit seeking the disqualification of Olayide Adelami, the deputy governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election in Ondo State. The suit was filed by the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 16 November Ondo…
Thirteen Nigerien soldiers were killed in two separate clashes with jihadist groups, the army said Wednesday. During the first incident, at a gold mining site in the western Tillaberi region, “nine soldiers fell in combat” with Islamic State affiliates, the army said in an operations bulletin. The March 15 attack involved reinforcements arriving from across…
