President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, for the next four years. Mobereola’s appointment follows the exit of Dr. Bashir Jamoh, whose…
Pope Francis creates 21 new cardinals to help carry out Catholic Church reforms
Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the…
Sanwo-Olu writes Lagos Assembly, seeks Adewale as substantive Auditor-General
The Lagos State House of Assembly has received a letter from Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to confirm Mr Adewuyi Adewale as the substantive Auditor-General of the state. The Clerk, Mr Lekan Onafeko, read Sanwo-Olu’s letter requesting confirmation of the nominee at…
Tinubu sacks Service Chiefs, IGP, Customs CG
President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Chief of Defence Staff, all the nation’s Service Chiefs, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, as well as the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali. Secretary the…
Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino new Twitter CEO
Elon Musk has named a new chief executive of Twitter, just over six months after his controversial takeover of the social media company. The billionaire said Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising at NBCUniversal, would oversee business operations at…
Sam Allardyce sends message to Leeds board after being surprised in first training session
Sam Allardyce used his first press conference as Leeds United manager to inform the board that he would consider taking up the job on a permanent basis. The ex-England boss also claimed to be surprised by the buoyant mood as…
Houston Rockets to hire former Boston Celtics head coach Udoka
The Houston Rockets have made a deal to make Ime Udoka the franchise’s next head coach. According to several media reports in the U.S. on Monday, Houston Rockets had before committing to Udoka talked to the league office and the…
Southampton football director joining US Soccer
Southampton director of football Matt Crocker has been hired by the US Soccer Federation as the organization’s new sporting director, multiple US media reported on Sunday. Reports in The Athletic and Washington Post said Crocker would be formally named to…
President-elect, Tinubu appoints Onanuga, Marwa, 11 others into Presidential Inauguration committee
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 13-man Presidential Inauguration committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long presidential inauguration event that will usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of…
INEC denies appointing ex-Lagos Commissioner as head of ICT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied appointing a former Commissioner of Science and Technology in Lagos State, Femi Odubiyi, as its Head of ICT Department. To set the record straight, the nation’s electoral body said the name “Femi…
