The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request from President Muhammadu Buhari to confirm the newly appointed Chief of Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya.
Read more: Senate receives Buhari’s request to confirm Yahaya as COAS
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu has said the South-West geographical zone is the safest region in Nigeria.
Contrary to widespread reports with respect to the death of the Registrar, National Examination Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, the Niger State Police command has issued a statement debunking the claims.
Read more: NECO Registrar died after brief illness - Police confirms
The order by Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) demanding residents of the South-Eastern states to sit at home on Monday May 31 has witnessed widespread compliance.
Read more: IPOB’s sit-at-home order registers widespread compliance in S/East
Godswill Obioma, the registrar of National Examinations Council (NECO) is dead.
Read more: Just In: NECO Registrar Godswill Obioma allegedly murdered
The Northern Governors Forum has described the assassination of Mal. Ahmed Gulak as most unfortunate and totally condemnable.
Read more: Gulak's murder: Avoid politicization, insinuations - Northern Governors
A coalition of militant groups from the nine states of the Niger Delta - led by the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters (SEFF) - has issued a seven-day ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the substantive board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Read more: NDDC board: Militants issue Buhari seven-day ultimatum
