The Federal Government has today extended the National Identity Number, NIN, registration deadline for another 8 weeks to accommodate more Nigerian subscribers. This was made known through a statement signed by, Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate, National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, and was made available to newsmen.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has gone against the ridiculous claim by some Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari is a clone and that Nigeria has “a new Buhari from Sudan” in Aso Rock. Mr. Obasanjo made the above statement while answering questions in a virtual interview with historian, Toyin Falola, on Sunday. He also expressed concern over the incessant attacks on innocent and insecurity in the North West of the country, where President Muhammadu Buhari is from.

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed an Academy Adjutant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Lt-Col Yusuf Muktar Dodo as his new Aide-De-Camp (ADC), Garba Shehu Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity confirmed the appointment. According to Shehu, Dodo will take over from Col. Abubakar Lawal who is set to proceed on a promotion course and on completion will be promoted to Brig-Gen alongside his mates. The promotion course is a five-month Strategic and Defence Course in Santiago, Chile, between March 8 and July 30, 2021.

The Nigerian Presidency has raised an alarm that some interest group is planning to launch a smear campaign attack against President Buhari. The Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina made this known today, saying behind the plot was a grant design to tarnish the image of Mr. President.

President Muhammadu Buhari has intimated the National Assembly seeking confirmation of the recently appointed Service Chiefs. Mr. President’s aide on National Matters (Senate), Babajide Omoworare, made this known in a statement on Friday. The former Senator said the letter, addressed to the President of the Senate, was dated January 27. The statement reads in part “President Muhammadu Buhari has communicated the appointment of the Service Chiefs to the National Assembly and has sought for the confirmation of the said appointment by the Senate through his letter to the Senate President dated 27th January 2021. This was done in furtherance of Section 18 (1) of the Armed Forces Act Cap. A.20 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

Some Chibok girls who have been in captivity of Boko Haram since the year 2014 have escaped today. Daily Trust reports that a parent spoke to its correspondents who told them that some of them were contacted by officials handling them and might be soon invited to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital for a debriefing.