On Friday, President Muhammadu Buhari anointed All Progressives Congress (APC, candidate Usman Ododo for the Kogi State governorship election.Ododo was presented to Buhari by Governor Yahaya Bello at the State House in Aso Rock, Abuja, on Friday.Recall that Ododo won the APC governorship primary election in Kogi on Friday, April 14.Speaking to State House correspondents, Ododo said he was willing and prepared to continue the legacy of Governor Bello if he emerged a...

Prof. Antonia Simbine has been named the first female Director-General (DG) of Nigeria's National Institute of Social and Economic Research by President Muhammadu Buhari (NISER).The appointment, according to Prince Clement Agba, Minister of State, Budget, and National Planning, will take effect on June 1.Folarin Gbadebo-Smith, whose term ends on May 31, takes over as head of the apex socio-economic policy research think-tank.Agba said that for five years until 2020,...

President Buhari has today forwarded the names of the recently retired services Chiefs namely Gen Abayomi Olonisakin (Rtd ), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai (Rtd), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (Rtd) & Air Vice Marshal Mohammed S Usman (Rtd), to the Senate for approval as non-career Ambassadors-Designate.It will be recalled that the service chiefs compulsorily retired last week.