Employees and schoolchildren juggled work and studies with weekly Muslim prayers on the first-ever working Friday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the Gulf country formally switched to a Saturday-Sunday weekend. Some grumbled at the change and businesses were split, with many moving to the Western-style weekend but other private firms sticking with Fridays and Saturdays, as in other Gulf states. The weekly day of prayer has always been a free day in the UAE, which had previously observed a Thursday-Friday weekend until 2006. However, mosques appeared busy as...

A former Governor of Abia State and Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu paid a new year homage to the Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu at his Umuobiakwa residence in Obingwa Local Government Area. In his speech, the Senate Chief Whip praised Governor Okezie Victor Ikpeazu for the security and peace that was witnessed throughout the Christmas period and during the New Year festivities and attributed this feat to the exceptional ingenuity of the Governor in galvanising human and material resources for the common good....

The newly appointed Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Logistics Command, Ikeja, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar has taken over the mantle of leadership from his predecessor, AVM Charles Akpochai Ohwo. This change of leadership is a result of recent appointments and redeployments of AOCs and Branch Chiefs across the service. AVM Akpochai, is proceeding to a higher responsibility at the Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force as the Chief of Policy and Plans. In his remarks during the handing and taking over the ceremony,  the outgone AOC Logistics Command, AVM CA Ohwo...

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has concluded arrangements for the conduct of its final outdoor Field Training Exercise for Army Cadets of Short Service Course 47, nicknamed: "Exercise CAMP HIGHLAND," in Plateau and Kaduna States. The exercise which commences tomorrow January 8, would end on January 29, 2022. According to the Academy Public Relations Officer, Major Bashir Muhammed Jajira in a statement on Friday explained that the "Exercise is designed to test the cadets' leadership skills, physical fitness, as well as command and control abilities, among other military competencies." He...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, January 7, 2021, in Abuja, has urged the Board of the newly incorporated Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to ensure strict compliance with Corporate Governance principles that place a premium on doing business with the highest ethical standards, integrity, and transparency. Inaugurating the Board which is chaired by Senator Margery Chuba Okadigbo, the President charged them to focus on profitability and operate at par with its industry peers across the world. ''I expect the NNPC Limited to be mindful of our commitments to our...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have agreed to strengthen existing partnerships and synergy in various areas of operations especially in the fight against drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi to the Chairman/Chief Executive of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) at the anti-drug Agency's national headquarters in Abuja on Thursday in Abuja. According to NSCDC boss in his remarks,...

By John Egbeazien Oshodi   On January 5, 2022, Channels Television broadcasted an exclusive interview with President Muhammadu Buhari which was aired at 7 pm. As a result of this recent televised interview the Nigerian media was filled with headings like, “Dementia-ravaged Buhari Couldn’t Remember Names Of Governors Who Visited Him On Farmers-herders’ Clashes”; “Buhari, ravaged by dementia, could not remember the names of the governors who visited him during the clashes between farmers and ranchers.” In the past, there are other screaming headings like “Buhari Is Suffering From Acute...

Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria will work within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) requirements to assist Mali, adding that every country has its own issues. President Buhari, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Thursday, January 6, 2022, when he received a Special Envoy from Col. Assimi Goita, the Transitional President of Mali, promising that Nigeria would do her level best for the sister country, within the requirements of...

By Ben Okezie   Politically anointed candidate who eventually wins election as governor, usually turns out to be very powerful, not only financially but also politically, economically and socially, as well as in other areas, except in the spiritual sphere. These further buttress the notion that a governor in Nigeria is like a demigod. So, if a governor sends an invitation to either an individual or a group, they would religiously heed the invitation with all seriousness. History is replete with records of political, religious, or military leaders who had...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday disclosed that it secured a total of 2,220 convictions across its Commands in the country in 2021. The figures, according to the agency's spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren rated Lagos Command of the Agency with the most convictions of 481, while Ibadan Command had 324 convictions, followed by Port Harcourt Zonal Command had 230 convictions. It was gathered that the conviction secured by the Commission in 2021 is the highest by the EFCC since inception. Records revealed that the conviction by the Commission...