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PSC Promotes Three AIGs, Suspends Elevation Of Eight CPs The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of three Assistant Inspectors General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors of Police. In a statement on Sunday by the commission’s Head of Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani, the promotion of eight Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) was suspended. This is because the CPs failed to appear before it for the mandatory promotion interview. “As part of an effort to fill up the leadership vacuum in the Nigerian Police Force, The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of three Assistant Inspectors General of Police to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police,” the statement partly read. “The new DIGs are expected to fill the vacant duty posts created owing to the retirements of three DIGs representing the North Central, North East and North West geopolitical zones.” In a statement by the Head, Press and ...

 Currency swap: We'll reconvene before elections if.... - Gbajabiamila ...says Tinubu stands with Nigerians The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would have no option but to reconvene before the February 25 elections if the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) failed to address the hardships Nigerians face due to the currency swap policy. The speaker said the House would continue to monitor the CBN's implementation of the policy closely following the Green Chamber's meeting with the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, on the issue. Speaking during a town hall meeting with some ethnic groups in Surulere, Lagos, on Sunday, Gbajabiamila said he was on the verge of signing an arrest warrant against Emefiele following his initial failure to appear before an ad hoc panel of the House. "The House of Representatives intervened on several occasions. We summoned the CBN governor the first time and again, but he refused to answer, because...

NEW NAIRA NOTE: Man Who Slumped And Died Inside Bank In Delta Identified As A Building Material Merchant The man who slumped and died inside a bank in Agbor, Ika Local Government Area of Delta State, has been identified as Mr Vincent Igweh, a building material merchant. Sources revealed that late Igweh went to the Bank in Agbor for some transactions, but unfortunately, after spending hours unattended to due to the crowd, collapsed. He was rushed to St. John Catholic Hospital, Agbor where he was confirmed dead.  Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, who confirmed the incident said the deceased was waiting to collect his Automated Teller Machine card at the bank.  Receiving sympathizers at the deceased?s residence in Andy Iyama Street, Agbor, his wife said she got a call to come to Catholic Hospital, Agbor, adding that when she got there, she discovered that her husband who left the house that morning hale and healthy was dead and had already been taken to t...

"The currency redesign is not peculiar to Nigeria. It is an exercise that comes with some inconvenience and pain but it has significant longterm economic and social benefits. Even though there are improvements that can be made, I urge Nigerians to bear with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Federal Government with the hope that the general populace and Nigeria will harvest the gains that will come with the reforms. We equally implore the CBN and the banks to expedite efforts to make the new currency available to small depositors and the unbanked in order to reduce the pains of my fellow Nigerians, especially the underprivileged and those living far away from banks in the rural areas.  #PeterObi 🇳🇬". One more photo below. 

“MURPHY BROWN’S”  CHARLES KIMBROUGH HAS PASSED AWAY AT 86. He died a month ago but the news just broke on the internet. He played anchor “Jim Dial” in every episode of the show’s 10 seasons and appeared in a few episodes of the re-boot as well.  His son confirmed to “The New York Times” that his father passed away January 11th in Culver City.  Kimbrough received an Emmy nomination for his role on the show. Years earlier, he received a Tony nomination as part of the original cast of the musical, “Company.” He also worked as a voice actor, most famously playing the gargoyle, Victor, in Disney’s animated “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” I was lucky enough to interview him back in his “Murphy Brown” days.  I remember him being a very nice man.  May he R.I.P.   🙏  

Ogun: Abiodun to swear in eight newly appointed judges, Customary Court of Appeal President tomorrow  The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has approved the appointment of eight new judges into the State Judiciary. The appointment is sequel to the recommendation of the National Judiciary Commission at its 100th meeting held on January 18, 2023 and in accordance with the provision of Section 271 Sub-section (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended). A statement issued this Sunday in Abeokuta by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Kunle somorin, noted that the new judges appointment is based on seniority, competence and track record. Those to be sworn-in at a ceremony slated for the June 12 Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, according to Somorin, include the Chief Registrar, High Court of Justice, Ogun State, Oluwafunke Omolara Odubanjo, Esq; Chief Magistrate, Ogun State Judiciary, Awofeso Ireti-Olu Babatunde; Deputy Chief Registrar, High Court o...

3 feared dead, many missing in Ikwerre building collapse 5th February, 2023 Three people are presumed dead and others are missing after a building under construction caved in along Isi Ewu Road in Nbodo Community, Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State. Olufemi Ayodele, Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Rivers State Command, confirmed the incident on Sunday morning. Michael Ogar, the NSCDC state commandant, who visited the scene, the cause of the incident was the use of substandard materials. Represented by Assistant Commandant James Ngene of the Rivers NSCDC Disaster Management Rescue Team, Ogar revealed that preliminary investigations showed that the rods, pillars, and blocks used in the construction of the two-story building were far below the required specifications. “It is high time Nigerians began to take responsibility for their actions especially when the life of humans is involved. “The collapse of the two-storey building at Aluu in Ikwerre Local Government Area coul...