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Nwifuru’s Ex-Security Adviser Suspended By Ebonyi Varsity Over Cult Allegation
Felix Okemini, a former special assistant on security to Governor Francis Nwifuru, has been suspended by authorities at Alex Ekwueme University in Ebonyi State over alleged cult-related activities during his matriculation. Okemini, fired recently by the governor for gross misconduct, was suspended indefinitely by the university barely six days after matriculating as a political science student. His suspension letter, dated March...
Judge Withdraws From Natasha’s Case Over Akpabio’s Petition
On Tuesday, the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, filed a lawsuit, but Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja, who was tasked to hear the case, recused himself. The trial judge based his decision on a petition the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, wrote to challenge his objectivity in the matter. Though the suit was originally fixed...
Kogi Jailbreak: NCoS CG Orders Probe, Re-arrest Of Nine Escapees
On Monday, Mr. Sylvester Nwakuche, the Acting Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), issued an order for the immediate re-arrest of the remaining inmates who had escaped from Konton Karfe prison in Kogi. Nwakuche gave the order during an assessment visit to the correctional center. He also ordered a comprehensive investigation into the circumstances surrounding their escape. It would be recalled...
Abia Govt To Invite Qualified Teachers For Oral Interview Next Week
The Abia State Government (ABSG) on Tuesday announced that candidates who scored 45% and above in the recently conducted teachers’ recruitment computer-based test (CBT) will be invited for an oral interview next week. According to the government, shortlisted candidates will receive their invitations via SMS. This initiative aligns with Governor Alex Otti’s commitment to strengthening the education sector. In a move...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
