President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday finally appointed new service chiefs for the country.

The newly-appointed Coordinator of the Southern and Middle Belt Forum, SMBF, and immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has expressed shock and disappointment at President Muhammadu

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, said the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the technology and innovation gap between Nigeria and the developed world.

The Presidency, on Tuesday, said the fact that four service chiefs had to leave Tuesday did not mean that they failed, adding that it was only time to inject fresh energy in the fight against terrorism and other security challenges

Opposition Peoples Democratic Party has lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he acted late in appointing new service chiefs, “after much damage has been done”.

The House of Representatives has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for demanding the resignation of the service chiefs and appointing their replacements.

No fewer than 20 members of courses 34 and 35 may proceed on retirement as President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday removed service chiefs and appointed a new set Chief of Training and Operations Nigerian Air Force. Chief of Policy and Plans Nigerian Air Force. He is currently the Commandant Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, Lagos. GamboThe Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo was born on April 22, 1966 and hails from Nasarawa LGA in Kano State.He enlisted into the Nigeria Navy on September 24, 1984 as a member of Regular Course 36 and was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant on Sept 24, 1988.He is an Underwater Warfare specialist with a subspecialisation in InteIIigence. The senior officer has attended several military courses which include; Sub-Technical course and Officers Long course both at NNS QUORRA.He also attended Junior Division 48/99 and Senior Course 26 both at AFCSC Jaji. Other courses attended include the National Defence Course at the South African National Defence College. Until his appointment as the CNS, he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Space Administration. The senior officer holds a PGD in Transport Management and a Master‘s degree in Transport Management (Logistics option) both from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. He is also a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management, Fellow of the Certified Institute of Shipping. Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria as well as a fellow of the National Defence College, South Africa. - Punch.

President Muhammadu Buhari will on February 2, 2021, move to his home state of Kastina to kick start the planned nationwide registration of new members by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has denied speculations that the Governor of Anambra State, Willy Obiano, was planning to join the All Progressive Congress (APC).

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered a final forfeiture of N284, 306, 294.04 linked to a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Abubakar Yari, to the Federal Government.

The level of agricultural productivity in Nigeria is declining due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and this is threatening the country’s food security, the Federal Government said on Tuesday.

The widow of the late Peoples Democratic Party, Zonal Chairman, late Matthew Kola-Ojo, Mrs Yemi Kola-Ojo, was among the 14 persons kidnapped on Monday in Okunland, Kogi State.

The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Aare Gani Adams, has asked the police to arrest of arsonists responsible for the fire at one of the houses of Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho.

The Maize Growers Processing Marketer Association of Nigeria on Tuesday accused some herdsmen of grazing their cattle indiscriminately, thereby destroying a multi-million naira maize farm along Ado-Ijan Road in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti