Author: Alade Adisa

In a significant administrative reshuffle, President Bola Tinubu approved the redeployment of 11 Federal Permanent Secretaries to new roles across various ministries on Thursday. Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Eno Olotu made the announcement late on Thursday. Find below the redeployments: The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has directed that the handing-over and taking-over processes must be finalized by December 31, 2024.

Still a month away from the White House, Trump and his billionaire backer threw Congress’ plans to get home for the holidays into chaos over a government funding bill. It was government shutdown season in Washington, and all through the House, many creatures were stirring — most notably Elon Musk. Lawmakers in Congress were expecting a glide path to the holidays. They had a bipartisan deal that would keep the government funded and send them all on their merry way back to their districts. But then they got a taste of what the next four years might be like with…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has surpassed its 2024 profit targets, significantly growing its revenue from 8.82 trillion Naira in 2022 to a record 23.9 trillion Naira in 2023, This is contained in an extract from the NNPC Limited Energy Relations Stakeholders Engagement Meeting on Friday. NNPCL achieved a surge in profit to the tune of 3.29 trillion Naira for the first time in its 46-year history. This accomplishment is coupled with NNPCL’s strategic intervention in stabilizing the Nigerian economy, most notably through a $3 billion injection of foreign exchange liquidity. NNPCL has made substantial strides to ensure…

Embattled human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, who is facing allegations of cybercrime has finally been granted bail by the Ekiti State Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti. The Ekiti magistrate granted Farotimi’s bail application on Friday morning. This comes days after the same court denied the human rights lawyer constitutional freedom. The court granted Farotimi N30 million bail with two sureties, one of who must be a house owner. The defendant must submit his passport to the court registrar and shall not grant any media interview. Farotimi was arrested following a petition by senior lawyer, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN). The charge suit…

Kaaro Oojiire Omo Oodua Foundation (KOOOF), a group of Yoruba elders on Thursday, lamented the rising cases of ritual killing and harvesting of body parts in the southwest region. In a statement by their Vice President/Diaspora Counsel, Gbenga Adewusi, the Yoruba elders, wondered how cases of human decapitation and harvesting of human bodies have now become a daily occurrence. The statement read, “The recurrence of the activities of those involved in the human ritual in the Southwest is indeed a shameful episode that should no longer be ignored and or swept under the carpet by all stakeholders in Yoruba land.…

The Adamawa State Command has arrested a total of 715 suspects and secured the conviction of 292 suspects in less than 11 months. The Commissioner of Police, Morris Dankombo, made this known during press briefing on Thursday, explaining that 387 suspects are awaiting trial and 36 are under investigation. He said that the command under his watch, recorded 315 cases for different offences, ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, Shila boys’ activities, rape/defilement, culpable homicide and farmer/herders clashes respectively. He said that the break-down of suspects arrested are kidnappers, 45, armed robbers, 40, Shila boys 260, rape/defilement, 100, culpable homicide, 205,…

… Drones spotted over New Jersey, across Mid-Atlantic… FAA imposed ban on drones until January 17… Residents are still confused and concerned The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued flight restrictions on drones over parts of New Jersey after a large number of mysterious drone sightings have been reported all over the state. The FAA temporarily banned drone flights in 22 areas of New Jersey where critical infrastructure is located. FAA officials said the flight restrictions were requested by federal security agencies and are effective through Jan. 17. The FBI, the Homeland Security Department and state agencies have been investigating,…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria and 14 ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) of government failed ethics and integrity tests in 2024, the latest in the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) ‘s annual series of assessments. NEW DAILY PRIME reports that the ICPC report is consistent with general perception of pervasive corruption and irregularities in the judiciary, which both serving and retiring justices of the Supreme Court have confirmed at various times. The ICPC unveiled the 2024 Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) at its headquarters in Abuja on Thursday. The anti-corruption agency said none of the…

After standing out in the lower ranks of German football, Youssoufa Moukoko burst onto the scene in 2020 as the youngest debutant in the Champions League’s history, a remarkable milestone that is now under question. Deception about his age and his real father Known by many as the ‘African Messi’ – owned by Borussia Dortmund, although currently on loan at Nice – Moukoko’s career has been embroiled in a huge controversy that has shocked Germany after recent information revealed his true age and his true father. The “big German lie” The German newspaper, Bild has controversially labeled the German footballer…

As part of efforts to alleviate the economic hardship caused by the removal of the petrol subsidy, the House of Representatives has decided to present the sum of N704.91 million to President Bola Tinubu on December 31, 2024, for the benefit of vulnerable Nigerians. The decision was driven by the lawmakers’ resolution on July 18 to slash their salaries by 50 percent for six months and give to poor Nigerians as part of efforts to address the economic hardship arising from the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. The Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, in an address…