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Troops of 26 Task Force Brigade on patrol around Ngoshe in Borno State on 14 June 2022 intercepted one Mrs Mary Ngoshe and her son. She is believed to be one of the abducted girls from GGSS Chibok in 2014. Further exploitation ongoing..More details later.  

NA TO REVIEW RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, CODE OF CONDUCT FOR OPERATION SAFE CONDUCT...AS COAS DECLARES SECOND QUARTER CONFERENCE OPEN The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has stated that the Nigerian Army(NA) will review the Rules of Engagement and Code of Conduct for Operation SAFE CONDUCT; an operation conducted to provide security in support of the lead agency in election security architecture of the nation. The COAS made this known today 14 June 2022, while declaring open, the Chief of Army Staff Second Quarter Conference 2022 at the Army Headquarters, Command Officers' Mess 1, Asokoro, Abuja.  The COAS disclosed that the review became necessary in order to ensure an enabling and secure environment to promote peaceful electoral processes. General Yahaya noted that the NA will continue to enhance its Civil-Military relations efforts and provide the necessary support in aid of the civil authority in line with its constitutional mandate. He charged personnel ...

PRESS RELEASE Minister Inaugurates UNWTO Confab Planning Committee, Lists Hosting Benefits The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said Nigeria's hosting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries in November will provide an opportunity for the country to showcase its tourism, culture and creative assets. The Minister made the assertion at the inauguration of the 24-member Planning Committee for the event, tagged the 'First UNWTO Global Conference on Linking Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industries: Pathways to Recovery and Inclusive Development’, which will take place at the National Theatre Complex, Lagos, 14-16 Nov. 2022. He said the global conference will also be used as a platform to project Nigeria's image as a safe and desirable destination for leisure and business; consolidate Nigeria's relationship with the UNWTO and its member states, and highlight the res...

Governor Nyesom Wike emerges Atiku Abubakar’s running mate. Rivers State Governor Barr Nyesom Wike has defeated his Delta State Counterpart Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to emerge the running mate to the Presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar . Sources at the National Headquarters of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) confirmed that the committee set up by the PDP to pick Atiku Abubakar’s running mate picked Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, over Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State    Governor Wike won by a whopping 16-3 votes and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa got only got 3 votes from the committee's votes.   It was gathered that the committee voted against the choice of Governor Okowa following the pressure by his former Political father James Ibori, it was gathered that Ibori mounted a serious opposition and resistance to Atiku picking Okowa because his former political son Okowa hijacked the PDP delta state structure from him. ...

Marwa commends IGP over NDLEA- Police partnership Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has commended the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba for his willingness to strengthen the working relationship between the anti-narcotic agency y and the police. Marwa gave the commendation on Tuesday 14th June while decorating one of the newly promoted police officers attached to his office, Assistant Superintendent of Police Mande Umar with his new rank as ASP11. He said the recent promotion of over 21,039 junior cadre policemen shows the commitment of IGP Baba to boost the morale of the Forces rank and file as well as enhancing the performance of the police. While also commending the speed with which the Police Service Commission headed by a former IGP, Alhaji Musiliu Smith has been working with the Police to strengthen the Force, Marwa said the IGP is not only working relentlessly to make the police bett...

YOU’VE READ ABOUT PRESIDENT BUHARI IN FORBES AFRICA 2022. SOON, YOU’LL READ ABOUT HIM AGAIN IN FORTUNE 500 MAGAZINE   It was a pleasure to receive copies of Forbes Africa 2022, featuring a piece by President Muhammadu Buhari, from Darya Topildieva and Iris Blay of Penresa Communications, and also a mock copy of a Special Report on Nigeria, to be published by REO Communications in FORTUNE magazine soon. There’s a lot to say about President Buhari’s footprints, as the administration winds down gradually. The footprints will surely be indelible, no matter what revisionists say.. More photos below. 

Soludo Swears-In Four New   Special Advisers.  Governor Chukwuma Soludo has sworn-in four new special advisers.  Governor Soludo performed the function at the twelfth Anambra State Executive Council meeting at the Executive Chambers, Government House, Awka. Those sworn-in are Rt. Hon. Special Adviser, Legislative/State Assembly Matters, Rt Hon Anayo Nnebe; Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, Special Adviser, Political Matters; Dr. Godwin Nnadozie, Special Adviser, and Medicals and Pharmaceuticals and Barr. Raphael Asha Nnabuife, Special Adviser, Local Government Affairs. They brings the total number of Special Advisers in Soludo's cabinet to eight. The Swearing-in ceremony is in accordance with the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria following their appointment by the Governor, last Friday. Formally welcoming the Special Advisers, Governor Soludo said that their appointment is a call to duty with 'Project Anambra' in mind, stating that it is expected of members of ANSEC,...