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  • Army redeploy spokesperson, 398 other senior officers

    A major shake-up in the military has seen the redeployment of the Director of Defence Information, Defence Headquarters, Maj-Gen. John Enenche, and 398 other senior army officers.

    A statement from the Director of Public Relations, Nigerian Army, Brig-Gen. Sani Usman, said the postings and redeployments of the affected officers represented the 2017 Fourth Quarter Postings.

    Gen. Usman said the postings were with effect from January 2, 2018.

    The statement reads: “The Nigerian Army has today, Friday 29th December 2017, released the 2017 Fourth Quarter Postings and Appointments of its Officers.

    “It will be recalled that recently, some senior officers were promoted to the ranks of Brigadier-General and Major-General, while some have also left service on completion of mandatory years of service in the Army.

    “The posting is also aimed at injecting new hands to further actualise the vision of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. T. Y. Buratai, which is ‘to have a professionally responsive Nigerian Army in the discharge of its constitutional roles.’

    “Accordingly, the posting and redeployment has affected some Principal Staff Officers at Defence and Army Headquarters, Corps Commanders, General Officers Commanding (GOC), Commandants of Training Institutions and Directors, amongst others.

    “In all, the postings and appointments affected 399 officers.

    “Those affected include Major General R.O. Yusuf, Commander Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), who is now the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army); Major General A.A. Salihu, Chief of Defence Communications, will now take over as Commander, TRADOC; Major General L.O. Adeosun, also from Defence Headquarters, has been appointed Commander, Infantry Corps; Major General C.M. Abraham has been moved from 2 Division to Defence Intelligence Agency as Deputy Chief of Defence Intelligence while Major General O.F. Azinta replaces him as General Officer Commanding 2 Division.

    ” Major General U.S. Yakubu is now to take over as Commandant of Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre; Major General F.O. Agugo is now Commander, Command Army Records; Major General J.S. Malu is now the Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Engineers and Major General J.G.K. Myam, the Director of Operations is now the Commander, Army Headquarters Garrison, Abuja.

    “Others affected include, Commander Guards Brigade, Major General M.S. Yusuf, who is now General Officer Commanding 6 Division, replacing Major General E.O. Udoh, who is reassigned to 81 Division as GOC. In the same vein, Brigadier General U.T. Musa is now the Commander Guards Brigade. Major General I.B.J. Okeke is now Corps Commander, Nigerian Army Medical Corps, while Major General K.O. Kadiri is now Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Welfare Holding Limited/Guarantee.

    “Similarly, Major General E.J. Enenche has been appointed Commandant Army War College Nigeria, while Brigadier General J.A. Agim is now the Acting Director Defence Information and Brigadier General J.T.E. Chukwu is now the Commandant of Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information.

    “Brigadier General L.T. Omoniyi has been appointed as the Commander of the newly established 17 Brigade with Headquarters in Katsina; Brigadier E.T. Essien is now Commander 29 Task Force Brigade, while Brigadier General T.A. Lagbaja is coming from Headquarters 8 Division to Army Headquarters as Acting Director Operations and Brigadier General G.N. Mutkut takes over as Commander 7 Multinational Joint Task Force Brigade.

    “All the postings and appointments take effect from 2nd January 2018.”

     

  • APC spokesperson, driver die in car crash

    The spokesperson of the Bauchi State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Auwal Jallah and his driver Shamsudden Mohammed has died in a car crash.

    The spokesperson and the driver were involved‎ in a ghastly motor accident on Monday along Azare/Gamawa road.

    The accident which instantly claims the life of his driver Shamsuddeen Mohammed left him with several injuries and fractures and taken to Federal Medical Center (FMC) Azare and later taken to Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital in Kano for further treatment.

    He ‎later died Thursday night and was buried at his hometown Gamawa the same day according to Islamic rites.‎

    Governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar, Bauchi State APC chairman, Alhaji Uba Ahmed Nana, state organising secretary of the party and other dignitaries attended the funeral prayer.

    Governor Abubakar and other dignitaries later condoled members of the family over the death of the party’s spokesperson and prayed to Allah to forgive his shortcomings and give the family to have the fortitude to bear the loss.

    He described late Auwal Jallah as an honest, dedicated person who lived a simple life and associated well with friends and all other members of the party.

    Similarly, the state APC chairman, Alhaji Uba Nana had earlier led a delegation of party members to Kuluntum village‎ on Tuesday where they condoled the families of the driver to the late APC spokesperson.

  • PDP crisis: Inuwa Bwala resign‎s position as spokesperson

    PDP crisis: Inuwa Bwala resign‎s position as spokesperson

    Spokesman of the Senator Ali Modu Sheriff led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Inuwa Bwala has tendered his resignation letter.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Bwala on Sunday sent a copy of his resignation letter electronically to newsmen, stating that recent developments in the polity, especially as it affects his duties had made it imperative for him to step down as the official spokesman of Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,

    According to Bwala “I am stepping down for personal reasons, to enable me concentrate on my personal challenges, especially my health.

    The resignation letter reads: “I wish to seize this opportunity to also apologize to people, especially our political leaders and professional colleagues, whose feelings I have been made to injure in explaining certain positions, while I was the Special Adviser on Media to Senator Sheriff.”

    “I thank the National Chairman and all those I have worked with since I assumed the responsibility as his spokesman and wish him well in all future endeavors.”

  • Awunah hands over to Moshood as new police spokesperson

    The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Monday announced the appointment of Jimoh Moshood as new Force Public Relations Officer, FPRO.

    According to a statement from the Force Headquarters, Moshood’s appointment takes immediate effect.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Moshood is taking over from Don Awunah, who will also be resuming duty with immediate effect as the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom State.

    The statement said Moshood, a chief superintendent of police, hails from Ilorin Township in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State.

    He holds B.Sc in Political Science from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. He was once a Police Public Relations Officer, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, the position which earned him Commissioner of Police commendations for diligent and excellent performance.

    He attended several courses within and outside the country few of which are Crime Prevention Of Korea Police at Police Training Institute, Seoul, South Korea and Training Course on Anti – Hijacking Techniques and Tactics for Developing Countries at Special Police Academy, Beijing, China.

    For complaints, Moshood can be reached by the general public on +234 803 256 9029.

  • NIS effects major shake-up, redeploys spokesperson, 206 other senior officers

    NIS effects major shake-up, redeploys spokesperson, 206 other senior officers

     

    The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Muhammad Babandede has approved the redeployment of 207 senior officers of the Service.

    Those affected were between the ranks of Asst. Comptroller-General and Comptroller.‎

    They include ACG Ezekiel Kaura who now heads the ICT Department; Chizoba Dibi has been promoted to ACG and posted to Zone ‘G’ in Benin as Zonal Coordinator; ACG Hamman Yerima from Delta State Command to the Investigation and Intelligence Directorate at the Headquarters, Abuja.

    CIS Epuku Usman takes over as the Comptroller, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos as CIS Felix Odika heads the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Command, Abuja.

    Also affected is Ekpedeme King, the Service Public Relations Officer who has been promoted to the rank of Comptroller and deployed to head the Anambra State Command.

    Similarly, 37 Passport Control Officers have been redeployed in a posting order, which was said to be “in line with the implementation of the new posting policy of the NIS”.

    The CGI noted that he was impressed that unlike previous postings, the NIS did not witness requests from outside the Service for certain officers to be posted to particular offices.

    He added that the redeployment was a strategic move to leverage on the recent gains achieved in service delivery.

    “Therefore, I am mandating you to ensure the sustainability of the Service reforms in all NIS platforms. What you did to receive commendations in your previous posts, do the same in your new offices.

    “As a matter of fact, you are hereby mandated to implement the NIS Strategic Roadmap towards 2019 that was developed through a painstaking and extensive consultation process at the Management Retreat in 2016, copies of which will be made available to you in due course”, he said.

     

  • Customs embark on massive redeployment, spokesperson, 245 others affected

    The Comptroller-General of Customs, Hameed Ali, has approved the redeployment of eight Assistant Comptrollers-General and 238 Deputy Comptrollers of Customs.

    The affected Assistant Comptrollers-General affected are:

    • Charles Edike from Zone A to Human Resource Development (HRD)
    • Ahmed Mohammed from HRD to Zone B
    • Aminu Dangaladima from Zone B to Enforcement
    • Francis Dosumu from Enforcement to Zone D
    • Augustine Chidi from Zone D to Excise, Free Trade Zone and Industrial Incentives (Ex, FTZ, & I I)
    • Monday Abueh from Ex, FTZ, & I I to Zone A
    • Umar Sanusi from HQ to Zone C
    • Abdulkadir Azerema from Zone C to HQ

    The redeployment of Deputy Comptrollers of Customs affected the Service Public Relations Officer, Wale Adeniyi, who is now posted to Apapa Customs Area Command, Lagos.

    “As all the affected officers report at their new Zones and Commands, the Comptroller-General reiterated Federal Government’s ban on importation of rice and vehicles through the land borders,” a statement by Joseph Attah, Custom’s Deputy Public Relations Officer, said on Tuesday.

    “He charged all Officers and Men of the Service to ensure maximum collection of revenue and strict implementation of fiscal policy of Government.”