The Nigeria Police now has a new boss. President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Ibrahim Kpotun Idris as the new Inspector General of Police. He is to replace the outgoing IG, Solomon Arase, who turns 60 on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 and has spent 35 years in service. Arase was given a send-off ceremony on Monday,…
As part of his efforts at putting Cross River State on the world map of movie production, the state governor, Benedict Bengioushuye Ayade, has incorporated Callywood. He also appointed the popular Hollywood Meets Nollywood Cross River State-born filmmaker, Egor Efiok, to run it. Egor is expected to use her wealth of experience to position the…
The appointment of Mohammed Lawan Buba as Chairman of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has been announced by the Federal Government. Buba’s appointment was disclosed in Abuna on Wednesday by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, after a meeting with leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to review…
Director Generals for the six information-related parastatals under the Ministry of Information and Culture have been appointed. The appointments were disclosed on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, by the Federal Government via a statement issued in Abuja by Segun Adeyemi, SA to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed. The six Executive Officers and their…
Former Chelsea boss, Jose Mourinho will likely be appointed coach of Manchester United, the BBC reports. United won the FA Cup on Saturday after beating Crystal Palace 2-1 with Louis van Gaal, who presently has a year left on his contract. BBC says it is believed a deal with the 53-year-old Portuguese was agreed in…
As Peter Unveils Manager, Rebrands There are strong indications that Peter and Paul Okoye of P-Sqaure have eventually parted ways. This is because Peter Okoye has announced the appointment of Olatunde Michaels as his new Manager. Before now, Jude Okoye, elder brother of the P-Square twins, served as manager of the Nigeria’s longest singing duo.…
Steve McClaren has been sacked as the manager of Newcastle United following a woeful spell at the club. The club ended their contract with the Englishman on Friday and appointed former Liverpool boss, Rafa Benitez, as the new manager. The former Real Madrid coach sealed a three-year deal with the Toon and would be expected…
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last governorship election in Rivers State in 2015, Peterside Adol Dakuku, has been appointed as Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. Dakuku was appointed on Thursday by the Federal Government to take charge of the agency. A statement signed by the…
At a meeting held at UBA House, the UBA Group Board today approved the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka as the new Group Managing Director, with effect from August 1st, 2016 and subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Uzoka succeeds Phillips Oduoza, who retires on July 31, 2016, after two terms of…
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has announced the appointment of Samson Siasia as the head of Coach of senior national football team, Super Eagles. Siasia is making his return as the coach of the team after a first spell in 2010, where he succeeded Swedish coach, Lars Lagerbäck. However, he was fired by the NFF…