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Tinubu Appoints New Ambassadors Amid US Tension
President Bola Tinubu is set to conclude the appointment of ambassadors to Nigeria’s foreign missions worldwide after months of diplomatic gaps and growing pressure over the country’s absence of envoys abroad, The PUNCH has learned. Multiple Presidency officials familiar with the development told our correspondent that the President had ordered a “final cleanup” of the list of nominees ahead of...
Anyanwu Writes INEC, Introduces Abdulrahman As New PDP Chair
The suspended National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Prof Joash Amupitan, urging the commission to recognise Mohammed Abdulrahman as the Acting National Chairman of the PDP. The crisis rocking the main opposition party worsened on Monday when Abdulrahman, accompanied by Anyanwu and a handful of other loyalists,...
NSA, Service Chiefs Meet Over Trump’s Threat
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday met with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the decision of US President, Donald Trump, to move against Nigeria, following allegations of Christian genocide in the country. The meeting came as Trump said late Sunday that ground operations and air strikes could form part of the US...
Police Investigates Missing 24-yr-old Corps Member In Bayelsa
Operatives of the Anti-Kidnapping unit of the Bayelsa State Police Command have launched an investigation into the case of a missing youth corps member, Levi Anyanwu serving in the state. Anyanwu, 24 with NYSC Registration Number, BYS/25A/0244 and with place of primary assignment at Ijaw National, Academy, located in Kaiama, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of the state, was reported missing...
JAMB Approves Extension Of 2025 Admissions Deadline To Nov 17
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has approved the extension of the 2025 admissions deadline for public universities from Friday, October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025. The board announced this in a statement by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. He explained that the decision became necessary due to emergent and compelling circumstances affecting the timely completion of...
INEC Confirms 2.8m Eligible Voters Ahead Of Anambra Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday, said it has approved a final register of 2,802,790 eligible voters for the November 8, governorship election in Anambra. Professor Joash Amupitan, the INEC Chairman, said this during the signing of the Peace Accord for the Governorship Off-Cycle Election by the National Peace Committee, NPC, in Awka. Amupitan also said that the commission...
Police Dismiss Claims Of Forcing Officers To Buy N2,000 Handbook
The Nigeria Police Force has denied reports alleging that it compelled its personnel nationwide to purchase a handbook titled, “Attitudinal Change Handbook for the Nigeria Police Force” at the cost of N2,000 per officer. An online report had claimed that police authorities directed all personnel to pay the sum for the book, reportedly making the purchase compulsory with a deadline...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Court Arrival Deliberately Delayed To Prevent Photos — Family Member Alleges
Fresh concerns have emerged over the conduct of the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Federal High Court in Abuja as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu continues his self-representation in his ongoing trial. Favour Michael Kanu, wife of Prince Emmanuel Kanu, alleged on Tuesday that the DSS has adopted a new strategy to delay Nnamdi Kanu’s entry into the courtroom until...
Tinubu Appoints Five New Permanent Secretaries To Strengthen Federal Civil Service
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies in the Federal Civil Service, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to meritocracy and excellence in public administration. The new appointees are: 1. Ibrahim Abdulkarim Ozi – Federal Capital Territory 2. Ezemama John Chidiebere – Imo State 3. Garba Abdul Sule Usman – North Central Geo-Political Zone 4. Mohammed...
Trump’s Classification of Nigeria Misguided, Unfair – NIDCOM Reacts
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu remains firmly committed to upholding religious freedom and ensuring the protection of all Nigerians, regardless of faith or background. The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made this known while reacting to the recent decision by former U.S. President Donald Trump to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern.” Dabiri-Erewa urged...
