Tag Archives: appoints

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Nwakuche Sylvester Ndidi as the acting Controller-General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), following the retirement of Haliru Nababa.   The outgoing Controller-General, Nababa is bowing out of service after reaching mandatory retirement age.     Ndidi, who until his new appointment was the Deputy Controller-General in charge of Training and Staff …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as the Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF).    In a statement released today, December 10,  the President said the appointment which is effective immediately follows the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. Oluwatoyin Sakirat Madein.   President Tinubu highlighted the importance of ensuring continuity in the management of …

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed a woman who accidentally shot her father dead, to be the US’s new Surgeon General. Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, 48, is expected to be sworn in to take the position of ‘the nation’s top doctor’. Glamorous Dr Nesheiwat is famous in the US as a medical expert on Fox News and has often talked about how losing her …

US President-elect, Donald Trump has announced that he would nominate controversial Florida congressman Matt Gaetz as the US Attorney General.     Trump made the announcement on Wednesday, November 13, putting a far-right loyalist in one of the most powerful positions in the US government.     In his announcement on Truth Social, Trump emphasized that Gaetz would “end Weaponized …

US President-elect, Donald Trump has appointed tech billionaire Elon Musk and conservative activist Vivek Ramaswamy to head up a new Department of Government Efficiency. Trump said in a statement that the department will help “dismantle Government Bureaucracy” and slash excess regulations.”Together, these two wonderful Americans will pave the way for my Administration to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures …

US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed his campaign manager Susie Wiles as his Chief of Staff, the first woman to hold the cabinet position. This appointment marks the first in what is anticipated to be a series of staffing announcements as Trump prepares to return to the White House on January 20. Calling her the “winner campaign manager,” Trump said, …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, October 30, by the special adviser to the president on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He said that Oluyede will serve as the COAS until the return of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, who …

  Hezbollah of Lebanon has officially announced it has chosen deputy leader Naim Qassem to succeed Haasan Nasrallah as leader after his death in an Israeli strike last month.     Kassem, a longtime deputy to Nasrallah, has served as the militant group’s acting leader since Nasrallah’s death.     “Hezbollah’s (governing) Shura Council agreed to elect… Sheikh Naim Qassem …

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has appointed his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state.    This comes weeks after losing his wife, Pastor Patience Eno.   The governor made the announcement during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo, the state capital on Friday, October …

Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has appointed his daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, as the Acting First Lady of the state.    This comes weeks after losing his wife, Pastor Patience Eno.   The governor made the announcement during a condolence visit by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and other dignitaries in Uyo, the state capital on Friday, October …