Author: David Great

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Olugbile Holloway as the director-general of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. Holloway before his appointment was the managing director of Evoke Communications Limited, a creative brand/consultancy agency In a statement by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu expects Holloway to bring life into the commission. “The president expects that the new director-general will bring life into this important agency and ensure the preservation, promotion, and development of Nigeria’s diverse tangible and intangible cultural heritage,” he said. The new DG according to the statement holds a Bachelor…

Germany’s national football teams will wear jerseys made by US sportswear giant Nike from 2027, the German Football Association (DFB) said Thursday, ending a decades-long kit partnership with domestic outfitter Adidas. The deal with Nike, which will run through 2034, was “by far the best financial offer” on the table, association CEO Holger Blask said in a statement. The US group made a “clear commitment to the promotion of amateur sport, as well as the sustainable development of women’s football in Germany,” Blask said. The announcement, just months before the Euro 2024 championships in Germany, was within the “usual” timeframe,…

A former Director of the Department of State Services, Mike Ejiofor, has said that the Nigerian Army being an interested party, should not be involved is in the the investigation of killing of 17 military personnel in Okuama community in the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Ejiofor stated this in while featuring as guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. He also urges the Federal and State Governments to collaborate and set up independent investigative panels with representatives from both ends to probe what led to the incident in Okuama. “The military is an interested party;…

The United States (US) has circulated for the first time a draft UN resolution calling for an “immediate” ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, as warnings grow of famine in besieged Gaza. Washington had blocked previous Security Council texts using the word “immediate” but US top diplomat Antony Blinken confirmed the shift in position on Wednesday. Blinken, who is to meet five Arab foreign ministers in Egypt on Thursday, stressed any immediate truce must be linked to the release of hostages snatched by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attack that set off the war. The Israeli bombardment of Gaza continued…

Newcastle were dealt a huge blow on Wednesday as it was revealed defender Sven Botman (24) could be sidelined for the rest of the year by an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Botman suffered the injury in Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Manchester City that ended Newcastle’s hopes of silverware this season. He will also now miss the Netherlands’ campaign at Euro 2024. “Sven Botman will undergo surgery next week after suffering a knee injury against Manchester City,” Newcastle said in a statement. “A scan has confirmed that he sustained an injury to his ACL and he is expected to return within six to nine months. Man…

The Nigerian Army has blamed the July 5, 2022, Kuje prison break on the absence of close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras at the facility. Major Peter Ogbuinya, the assistant director of Commercial Law at the Directorate of Nigerian Army Legal Services, stated this at the investigative hearing by the House of Representatives Joint Committees on Reformatory Institutions, Justice, Police Affairs, Interior, and Human Rights in Abuja on Wednesday. Mr Ogbuinya said, “We observed the facility has low fence and has no CCTV cameras installed in the place before the incident.” Mr Ogbuinya said the army only played a complementary role in…

The Labour Party under the leadership of the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee has condemned the picketing of its secretariat by Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) describing as the unlawful break and entry into its national headquarters by what it tagged “the militant arm of the Nigeria Labour Congress.” According to the party, the NLC raid led to the colossal destruction of party property describing the act as a criminal misplacement of priority and an action done in bad fate. Reacting to the picketing of the party headquarters on Wednesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Obiora Ifoh, said the…

The two chambers of the National Assembly, comprising the Senate and the House of Representatives, has passed the prolonged student loan bill. The bill, which scaled first, second, and third readings in both parliamentary sittings, became law on Wednesday. The Senate resolution followed the consideration of the committee’s report on tertiary institutions and TETFUND. Muntari Dandutse, senator representing Katsina South and chair of the committee, presented the report during plenary. Student Loan: Nigerians in diaspora seek inclusion in FG’s scheme President Bola Tinubu had last week, written to the Senate and the House of Representatives, seeking the repeal of the…

The conflict between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the leadership of the Labour Party took a new turn on Wednesday, as the NLC instructed its state councils and political commission to picket Labour Party secretariats nationwide. This directive was contained in a letter dated Tuesday, March 19, 2024, signed by the chairperson of the NLC Political Commission, Titus Amba, and the secretary, Chris Uyot. The order is coming after a meeting of the NLC National Political Commission and the leadership of the NLC State Councils and State Political Committees, which took place virtually on March 19, 2024. “That given…

Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2024. Umeoji will take over from the current GMD, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose time in office expires May 31. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Company Secretary, Michael Otu, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Tuesday. “Dame (Dr.) Adaora Umeoji is the first female GMDCEO since the inception of the bank, and her appointment is  consistent with the bank’s executive transition tradition, succession plan, and strategy of grooming leaders from within,” the statement partly reads. Before her appointment, Umeoji has been the Deputy Managing Director of the bank since October 28, 2016 and has close to 30 years of banking experience of which 26 years has…