Agency Report Malawian searchers have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, a military source said Tuesday, a day after the aircraft went missing in bad weather. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due to poor visibility and was told to return to the capital, Lilongwe and there was no survivor in the wreckage. Photographs shared with AFP by a member of the military rescue team showed army personnel standing on a foggy slope near debris bearing…
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has formally lodged a complaint with the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation regarding allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa. In a letter addressed to the HOCSF dated May 27, 2024, and sighted by our correspondent on Tuesday, Tuggar expressed his concern over the serious nature of the allegation levelled against the permanent secretary by Mrs Simisola Ajayi. He emphasised the importance of addressing the matter urgently and thoroughly. The letter was titled, “Re: Official Complaint Regarding Sexual Harassment Of Mrs Simisola Fajemirokun…
Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate the 2024 Democracy Day. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, said in a statement that the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, congratulated All Nigerians on the celebration. The statement partly read, “As we mark another Democracy Day in the history of our dear country, let us all reflect on the efforts of our founding fathers and ensure that Nigeria remains a united, secured, peaceful and indivisible entity.” The Minister called on Nigerians to remain steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance. He also assured that President…
Two eminent personalities, the Olu of Igbokoda in Ondo State, Oba Afolabi Odidiomo and a literary Icon, Dr Yemi Farounbi have formed a consensus that real progress manifesting good governance in Nigeria has remained elusive owing to the stripping of powers of the monarchy. Delving into historical perspectives, the duo opined that the country strayed from the proper path when the British colonialists and elected politicians, in their scramble for power, hijacked the reins of governance and reduced to nothing the then well entrenched traditional system of administering the people. They further blamed the political class who are the major…
It was a great celebration and many voices chanted praises to Hon (Barr) Ismaila Umar Daware, the Member representing the Fofure/Gurin constituency in the Adamawa State House of Assembly as he distributed thousands of food and non-food items to them. The Adamawa citizens who are indigenes of Fofure and Gurin representing the seven wards of the Constituency in Fofure local government area of the state rain praises to Daware for giving them assorted grains, Herbicides, Injector sprayers, and baking machines. They rain showers of blessings attesting no of his predecessors has done what is doing and glad he is representing…
The poor performance of students at the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination has raised concerns over system issues like unqualified teachers dotting the educational landscape, ‘LAOLU AFOLABI writes About 9.17 million out of a total of 11.9 million candidates who sat the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board between 2018 and 2024 scored below 200 pass mark. As the average failure rate in the seven years stands at 78.29 per cent, educationists have identified reasons for the poor performance. Following the release of the 2024 United Tertiary Matriculation Examination results by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
The Federal Government, on Monday, raised the alarm over the renewed smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, following the massive hike in the pump price of the commodity in neighbouring countries. It stated that while the average price of petrol in Nigeria was about N701/litre, the average cost of the product in neighbouring countries was N1,787/litre, a development that heightened PMS smuggling out of Nigeria in the past two weeks. The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this at a press conference in Yola, said the NCS had to join forces with the Office…
The Super Eagles’ 2-1 defeat to Benin in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Monday has sparked a wave of criticism directed at the head coach, Finidi George, with fans questioning his tactics and player selection. The loss, which saw Nigeria fall behind Benin and South Africa in their qualifying group, has left the team’s hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup hanging. Reacting to the disappointing result, DISTINGUISHED KPMG LinkedIn Everest @novieverest via X urged fans to remain positive, saying, “Instead of spoiling the image of the Super Eagles just because you don’t like Coach Finidi George, why not…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, sacked former Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission. He however replaced Arase with the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungu (rtd). Special Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Monday, said President Tinubu also approved the appointment of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani as Secretary and DIG Taiwo Lakanu (rtd) as Member of the Commission. The statement added that the appointments are subject to confirmation by the Senate. It further stated that other members of the Police Service Commission will be appointed…
Samuel Adesola, Abuja President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Monday, advanced reasons why organised labour won’t resume its suspended nationwide strike on Tuesday. The one-week window for continued negotiation over minimum wage expires on Tuesday. Last week, organised labour, after a meeting with a Federal Government delegation, had suspended its two-day nationwide strike. It, however, warned that it would resume the strike if the government failed to agree with them on a new minimum wage for workers. But speaking at the ongoing International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Ajaero said the tripartite committee submitted two figures to…