👤 Adenike Lucas, Editor, DENISAURUS News President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Usman Alkali Babaa as the new Inspector General of Police, forcing senior officers like Moses Jitoboh to take a forceful retirement. The Nigerian President, who is currently in London, made the switch while Mohammed Adamu, the former police chief was on a work tour… Read More Moses Jitoboh Retired Following President Buhari’s Appointment Of Alkali Baba As New Police Chief

👤 Adenike Lucas, Editor, DENISAURUS News Tributes have continued to pour in for Yinka Odumakin, the former spokesperson of the socio-cultural organization for the Yoruba people of Nigeria, Afenifere, who passed away on April 2, due to Covid-19 complications. Mr Odumakin, a rights activist, who was born on the 10th December 1966, passed away “on… Read More Tribute Continues To Pour In For Former Afenifere Spokesperson

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News Bishop Matthew Kukah, is one of the leading Nigerians to have paid homage to a former lawmaker, Junaidu Mohammed, who passed away this month. Mr Mohammed, who was elected as a lawmaker on the party platform of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in the second republic, passed away at 9.00 pm… Read More Tribute Pour In For Late Junaidu Mohammed

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim, a former Commissioner of Police in Delta State may be appointed as the next Nigerian Police Force boss. Mr Ibrahim, 58, rumoured to have been appointed in acting capacity, will be the most senior officer. If truly appointed, the 58-year-old, an Assistant Inspector General of Police, AIG,… Read More Zanna Mohammed Ibrahim RUMORED As Next Nigerian Police Force Boss

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News The All Progressives Congress, APC is losing more grounds in the south-south, as leading members in the region continue to decamp to the Peoples Democratic Party. DENISAURUS News understands that a former Governor of Delta, Emmanuel Uduaghan, who was a senatorial candidate of the APC in the 2019 elections, rejoined the opposition… Read More APC Losing Ground In South-South, As Former Governor Of Delta Rejoins PDP- The Largest Party In Africa

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News The proposed nation-wide workers strike proposed by the Nigerian Labour Congress, against the unjust increase in fuel and electricity tariff, could be stopped if talks with the government is successful. At the moment, the Speaker of the House of Representative, Femi Gbajabiamilla noted that talks with NLC leaders have been “fruitful.” READ… Read More Nigerian Government Officials Meet To Stop NLC Led Strike

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News The cause of the fire at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akure, the capital of Ondo, has been revealed. The fire which destroyed more than 5,000 smart card readers days before the October 10 Governorship election in the state, was caused by electrical fault from the air… Read More The Cause Of Fire At INEC’s Ondo Office Revealed

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News Fire has destroyed the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission  in Akure, the capital of Ondo, days before the Governorship elections are to commence in the state.  DENISAURUS News understands that a large amount of smart card readers, needed in the October 10 election were destroyed in the fire.  READ ALSO: INEC… Read More Fire Destroys INEC Headquarters In Ondo A Month Before Gubernatorial Election

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News President Muhammadu Buhari, 76, told his American counterpart that the problem between cattle-rearers and stagnant farmers is “older” than himself. The 76-year-old Nigerian President, who won a second term in office in 2019, despite huge killings by herds men in the country, said President Donald Trump “looked at me in the face… Read More Nigeria’s Buhari Tells President Trump The “Problem Between Cattle-Rearers and Stagnant Farmers Is OLDER” THAN Himself

👤 Abdul Tukur, DENISAURUS News The Federal Government of Nigeria has increased fuel price to over 151 Naira per litre, despite the pressure COVID-19 is having on the finances of its citizens. In a press release seen by DENISAURUS News, the FG stated that the “price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform. “To this end,… Read More Governor Abiodun Backs Increment In Fuel Price