Tag: Aides
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Probe: Detectives comb Magu’s office, arrest top aides
Some detectives on Monday searched the office of the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu as part of the ongoing investigation by the Justice Ayo Salami Investigative panel. It was learnt that a vital computer was retrieved by the investigators. Also, more EFCC officials, including the acting Director…
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COVID-19: Obasanjo locks out aides, mourners at mother-in-law’s burial
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday personally locked the entrance to the church where his mother-in-law’s burial programme took place in Isara Remo, Ogun East Senatorial District, Ogun State. The move was in ex-President’s strict enforcement of the Covid-19 protocols regarding safe physical distance and minimum number of persons permissible in an enclosed space. At the…
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Ondo Deputy Gov reappoints aides sacked by Akeredolu
The crisis in Ondo State took a new turn after the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi reappointed aides sacked by the Governor, Romiti Akeredolu. Governor Akeredolu sacked the Special Assistant on New Media to the embattled Deputy Governor, Allen Sowore, and later sacked his Chief Press Secretary, Babatope Okeowo alongside his five other aides, and his…
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Gunshots in Aso villa: Aisha Buhari’s ADC, security aides restored
Sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari’s investigative order into the confrontation between security aides and alleged firing of gunshots at the Aso Villa premises, the aide-de-camp (ADC) to First Lady, Aisha Buhari has been restored to his post. The ADC, Usman Shugaba, who is a police officer, was absolved of any complicity by an investigative panel…
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COVID-19: Aisha Buhari cries out over detained aides, tells IGP to release them
The wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to immediately release her aides. Mrs. Buhari stated this in a series of tweets on Friday. The aides were reportedly detained based on the orders of the Chief Security Officer to the President, Idris Kassim. According to reports, a…
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Bloody Ebonyi councillorship primaries: Umahi sacks two aides, orders their arrest
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has sacked two of his aides allegedly involved in a murder during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) councillorship primaries on Feb.21. The governor also directed the police command in the state to arrest the two aides for possible prosecution. The directive was contained in a statement signed and issued by…
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A Ministry for Aides, By Udeme Nana
By UDEME NANA Barely two months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari rejigged his government by creating five new Ministries.Of that number, three ; Power, Aviation and Police Affairs were not entirely new like the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs , Disaster Management and Social Development and the Federal Ministry Special Duties and International Affairs although there…
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Buhari appoints ex-gov Almakura’s wife, six others as aides to First Lady
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mairo Almakura, wife of former Nasarawa governor as a special assistant to Aisha, the First Lady. Mairo will serve as Special Assistant on African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM). She was among seven persons appointed by Buhari on Wednesday to serve as aides to Aisha, Others…