Tag: appointment
Etisalat Appoints New CEO
The Board of Directors of Etisalat Nigeria has announced the appointment of Matthew Charles Willsher as its new Chief Executive…
Jonathan appoints Roli, Bode George’s wife DG of NDLEA
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Mrs. Roli Bode-George as the Director-General of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Roli…
Kukah appointed pro-chancellor for Nasarawa varsity
Governor Tanko Al-Makura of the central Nigerian state of Nasarawa, on Friday, approved the appointment of Bishop Hassan Kukah, the…
Spohr is Lufthansa’s new CEO
Lufthansa, Germany’s number one airline, has named Carsten Spohr, currently head of its passenger business, to take over as its…
Gambia appoints Nigerian chief justice
President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia has appointed a Nigerian, Emmanuel Fagbenle, as the country’s Chief Justice after sacking Ghanaian-born Mabel…
Mutiu Adepoju New Boss Of Kwara Football Academy
The Board of the Kwara Football Academy, Ilorin, has approved the appointment of ex-international, Mutiu Adepoju, as the new Administrator…
Pope Appoints New Archbishop For Ibadan Diocese
The Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Osogbo Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Gabriel Ojeleke Abegunrin, as…
3SC Appoint Howard As New Coach
Sunday Akintoye Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC of Ibadan, Oyo State have appointed Franklin Howard as the new coach of…
Amosun appoints new chief of staff
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Government of the western Nigerian state of Ogun today announced the appointment of Professor Ganiyu Olatunji…
Mba confirmed as Police PRO
The Inspector General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, on Wednesday confirmed Chief Superintendent of Police Frank Mba, as the Force…
Dickson joins Lincoln University board of visitors
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has been appointed into the International Board of visitors of the…
2014 W/Cup Qualifier: Bassey To Officiate Tunisia, Cape Verde Tie
Nigerian official, Etubom Paul Bassey, has been appointed by world football governing body, FIFA, as Match Commissioner for the potentially…
ElBaradei tipped as interim PM for Egypt
Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei was tipped Saturday as premier to help lead Egypt out of a deepening crisis, official…
Senate To Approve Service Chiefs’ Appointment
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Monday restrained Nigerian Presidents from appointing service…
General Agwai new deputy chair for SURE-P
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) as the new Deputy Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment…
Basketball: Nigerian named GM of Toronto Raptors
Masai Ujiri, a Nigerian and the first African-born general manager in the NBA, has signed a deal to leave the…
Governor Ajimobi appoints six judges
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Governor Abiola Ajimobi of the western Nigerian state of Oyo has approved the appointment of six new judges…
Ajimobi Appoints Six New Judges
The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has approved the appointment of six new judges into the state judiciary. A…
Lagos Appoints Mensah, Onanuga, As Coaches
Lagos State is set to engage the services of 82 coaches that will work with the 37 sports associations in…
Ex-Egypt Coach Shehata gets 1860 Munich Job
The former coach of the Pharaohs of Egypt, Hassan Shehata has been appointed technical advisor for the German club 1860…
FIFA appoints goal-line tech provider
FIFA has confirmed the appointment of GoalControl Gmbh as the official provider of goal-line technology (GLT) at the FIFA Confederations…
Arik Air Appoints Bamgbose As VP
Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest airline, announced on Monday it has appointed Mr. Lanre Bamgbose as its Associate Vice President (AVP),…
Nigerian Entertainment Tit-Bits
Kennis Music Cancels Easter Fiesta For Goldie Sequel to the death of pop singer, Goldie, Kennis Music has cancelled this…
Fidelis Duker Emerges Afrifestnet President
Nigeria’s film maker, Fidelis Duker, has been appointed the interim Continental President of the African Festivals Network, Afrifestnet. Duker’s appointment…
Nigerian Entertainment Tit-Bit
Two Evicted From Nigerian Idol Top 12 A week after the unveiling of the top 12 contestants in the ongoing…
Kuye heads NEPZA
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr Oluwagbemiga Olatunde Kuye, as the Managing Director of the Nigeria…
Oshiomhole Appoints Major Loye perm sec
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Nigeria’s Governor Adams Oshiomhole has appointed the Task Force Chairman on demolition of illegal buildings and structures, Major…
Lagos Assembly Confirms Abiru As Clerk
Nigeria’s Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday confirmed the appointment of Mr. Ganiyu Olusegun Abiru as the Clerk of…
Why Anenih Again?
The appointment last week of former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih as Chairman…
Liberia: George Weah named peace envoy
Liberia announced on Wednesday that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had appointed opposition leader and football legend George Weah, her former…