July 11, 2024
Senate okays new Police Service Commission boss, Argungu, others
The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Hashimu Argungu (retd.) as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The Red Chamber also approved the nomination of Chief Oyemuche Nnamani as the Secretary of the PSC. Also approved was the nomination of Barr. Frederick Taiwo Larkamu as a member of the […]
Ondo NLC gets new chairman
Ondo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday elected a new Chairman, with Comrade Olapade Ademola, emerging as the new Chairman of the Labour union in the state. Ademola who is the State Chairman of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) emerged as the new chairman after members of the State Executive […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court grants full financial autonomy to 774 local government areas
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that the 774 local government areas (LGAs) be given a full financial autonomy across the federation. A seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices led by Justice Garba Lawal delivered the ruling on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The apex Court Initially heard the suit between the federal and State […]
Zamfara APC crisis: Aminu Sani Jaji remain suspended – Party insists
The leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has announced that Aminu Sani Jaji is still under suspension. The state APC publicity secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, who spoke with DAILY POST via the telephone, said: “Jaji is still under suspension and his suspension has not been lifted yet. Though […]
Pakistan grants 1.4m Afghan refugees one more year of stay
Pakistan has announced its willingness to stretch the stay of 1.45 million Afghan refugees by one more year. The government said Wednesday it will extend the registration cards of the nearly 1.5 million Afghan refugees after a senior UN official appealed to the country to pause its deportation plan. “The federal cabinet approved a one-year […]
Oronsaye Report: Reps vow to oppose workers’ sacking
The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, promised to protect the interest of workers as the Federal Government moves to implement the 2012 Oronsaye Report, which proposes the merger and scrapping of ministries, agencies and departments in the federal civil service. The Oronsaye Report, which aims to reduce the cost of governance, was put together in […]
Tinubu swears in eight perm secs
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, swore in eight Federal Permanent Secretaries. The eight permanent secretaries took the oath of office just before the commencement of Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, its 14th session since inauguration on August 28, 2023, The brief swearing-in ceremony, which was conducted in two batches of […]
Bizman bags life jail for raping daughter in Lagos
The Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a 34-year-old businessman, Oluwafemi Asekeji, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his 12-year-old daughter. This was disclosed in a statement by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. According to the statement, the presiding judge, […]
LG funds: Supreme Court decides FG suit against govs today
The Supreme Court will today (Thursday) deliver judgment in the suit instituted by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors of the federation on local government autonomy. The suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), is seeking full autonomy and direct fund allocation to the […]
Suspect in killings of BBC commentator’s wife, daughters found – Police
A man wanted in connection with the murder of three women on Tuesday evening – the wife and two daughters of a BBC journalist – has been found following a manhunt. Kyle Clifford, who police warned may have been armed with a crossbow, was found in the Enfield area of north London on Wednesday afternoon […]