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President Muhammadu Buhari has reshuffled his cabinet with newly-designated ministers given portfolios. naijahottestgist understands that 11 ministerial positions are affected in the reshufflement. Below is the list of the ministers’ new portfolios: Adeleke Mamora/minister of science and technology (formerly minister of state, health) Mu’azu Jaji Sambo/minister of transportation (formerly minister of power) Umanna Okon Umanna/minister of Niger Delta Sharon Ikeazor/minister ... Read More »

Some high profile inmates at the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja may have escaped Tuesday night’s attacks on the facility by some gunmen. The attacks, which lasted some hours, were said to have been resisted by military personnel and prison guards on duty. Sources said Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari and his men who were in the facility may have ... Read More »

The Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, Muhammad Barkindo, is dead. Barkindo died late Tuesday. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, announced Barkindo’s death in a tweeted posted to his verified Twitter handle, @MKKyari, in the early hours of Wednesday. “We lost our esteemed Dr Muhammad Sanusi Barkindo. He died at about ... Read More »

The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed that there was an attack on the Custodial Centre in the Kuje area council of the Federal Capital Territory. In a statement by its spokesperson, Umar Abubakar, in the early hours of Wednesday, he said the armed squad of the service in collaboration with other security agencies responded to the attack. He, however, said ... Read More »

Kuje Medium Prison on Tuesday night came under heavy bombardments by unknown terrorists, throwing the entire area Council into confusion. The first explosion, a high capacity bomb, went off around 10.25pm. It was followed by second and third blast and sporadic gunshots that left the residents scampering into safety. Few hours earlier, security report had alerted the prison officials of ... Read More »

GALLANT PRESIDENTIAL GUARDS REPEL ATTACK ON ADVANCE TEAM AHEAD OF PRESIDENT’S VISIT The Presidency has described as sad and unwelcome, the shooting incident near Dutsinma, Katsina State, at the convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and media officers ahead of the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Daura for Sallah. The attackers opened fire on the ... Read More »

Consumers of Dangote Cement Plc, a leading cement brand in Nigeria, stand the chance of winning over N1 billion cash prizes in the Dangote Bag of Goodies Season 3 promo, tagged ‘Spell Dangote and become a multi-millionaire.’ The promo, which was launched in Lagos yesterday in the presence of regulators from the National Lottery Regulatory Commission and Federal Competition and ... Read More »

The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has appointed three additional aides into his media team. Abubakar, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, gave the names of the three appointees as Eta Uso, Abdulrashhed Shehu and Demola Olanrewaju, adding that the appointments took immediate effect. Uso, according to Ibe, is ... Read More »

The Africa Film Academy, the organizers of the Africa Movie Academy Awards – also known as AMAA, AMA Awards or the AMAAs- the premier and the most prestigious film award in Africa is excited to announce the appointment of Keith Shiri as the president of the AMAA 2022 Jury. Keith Shiri, an international film curator and program advisor to several ... Read More »

As the 2023 general election beckons, Accord has declared a member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency, Honourable Shina Peller, as its candidate for the Oyo North Senatorial District. The declaration was made today in Saki immediately after the initial candidate, Prince Michael Ademola Ojo, publicly announced his resolve to willingly withdraw from the race and wholeheartedly ... Read More »