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Kano’s Internal Security Commissioner Resigns From Office
Maj. Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris (Rtd), the pioneer Commissioner for Internal Security and Special Services in the newly created Ministry in Kano State, has resigned from his position. The reasons behind his resignation are unknown. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature, confirming the resignation said Governor Abba Yusuf has since accepted Maj. Gen. Idris (Rtd) ‘s resignation as Commissioner. The...
PANDEF Lauds Tinubu’s Approval Of South-South Development Commission Bill
The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has expressed its sincere gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the South-South Development Commission Bill into law, calling the move historic and crucial for the region's growth. In a statement issued by PANDEF’s National Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Godknows Boladei Igali, the forum commended the President and the National Assembly for expediting the...
I Don’t Know If I Will Contest For 2027 Presidency – Atiku
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has expressed uncertainty regarding his presidential ambition for the 2027 election. Atiku, who has contested for the presidency six times, made the remark in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie. His remarks came a few days after he announced the formation of a coalition of opposition leaders aiming to oust...
Troops Nab Two Suspects Over Killing Of Catholic Priest
Two suspects involved in the killing of Rev. Fr. Sylvester Okechukwu have been arrested by troops from the Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH). This is contained in a statement issued by Maj. Samson Zhakom, the media officer of OPSH, on Wednesday in Jos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okechukwu, a priest of the Catholic Diocese...
FG Pushes For Improved Cold Chain To Strengthen Food Security
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving cold chain infrastructure in order to boost food security and minimize post-harvest losses in Nigeria. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, gave the commitment at the 7th West African Cold Chain Summit and Exhibition (WACCSE 2025) and the 10th Agrofood and Plastprintpack Nigeria exhibition held at the Landmark...
PDP Govs File Case Against Tinubu, N’Assembly Over Fubara’s Suspension
Governors from states led by the Peoples Democratic Party have filed a lawsuit at the Supreme Court, contesting the six-month suspension of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara. Fubara, his deputy Ngozi Odu, and the Rivers House of Assembly members were suspended for six months by President Bola Tinubu after he declared a state of emergency in the state on March...
EFCC Receives Seized Foreign Currency From Ogun Customs
On Tuesday, Mohammed Shuaibu, the Controller of Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service in Idiroko, transferred a seized sum of 7,000,000 CFA, equivalent to N17,692,105, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Speaking during the handover held at the Idiroko Command of the NCS, Shuaibu said that the feat attested to the renewed onslaught of the Customs...
Soldier Feared Dead In Gunmen Attack On Borno Military Base
Boko Haram insurgents are believed to have killed a soldier in an attack on a military base in Sabon Gari, Damboa Local Government Area of Borno State. Confirming the attack, the state Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Usman Tar, said one officer was killed and another injured. Local sources speaking to PUNCH Online said the attack was unleashed on Monday...
Labour Vows To Take Action Against Rivers Emergency Rule
The organized Labour in Rivers State has warned of taking strategic actions if President Bola Tinubu's declaration of a State of Emergency in the state is not reversed. The union condemned the President’s action as it decried it’s impact on people of the state, including the non-payment of salaries of Local Government Council workers. This was contained in a statement issued...
Reps Approve Bills For LG Electoral Commission For Second Reading
On Tuesday, during its plenary session, the House of Representatives passed, at the second reading, a Bill for an Act to amend the Constitution in order to establish the National Local Government Electoral Commission as an independent body tasked with organizing, conducting, and overseeing elections for the positions of Chairmen, Vice Chairmen, and Councilors in all Local Government Councils...
