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Tom Chiahemen

Nnamdi Kanu: NBA cautions against using protest to undermine judicial, political processes

Nnamdi Kanu: NBA cautions against using protest to undermine judicial, political processes

Tom Chiahemen October 16, 2025
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), on Thursday, cautioned against using the Oct. 20 protest for the release of Nnamdi Kanu to undermine the ongoing court hearing and political solution to the matter. NBA President, Mr Afam Osigwe, SAN, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. The News...
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“They’ll regret leaving PDP and surely return”, Bode George slam defectors PDP Chieftain, Bode George

“They’ll regret leaving PDP and surely return”, Bode George slam defectors

Tom Chiahemen October 16, 2025
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has distanced himself from the wave of defections rocking the party, insisting he remains steadfast and loyal to the PDP’s ideals. Speaking during a press briefing in Lagos on Thursday, George made it clear he has...
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Senate confirms Prof. Joash Amupitan as new INEC Chairman Newly nominated INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN)

Senate confirms Prof. Joash Amupitan as new INEC Chairman

Tom Chiahemen October 16, 2025
Senate has officially confirmed Professor Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), marking a significant transition in the nation’s electoral leadership. Amupitan, a respected legal scholar and Senior Advocate of Nigeria from Kogi State, steps into the role following the tenure of...
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Employees’ Compensation Scheme: NSITF takes sensitisation campaign to Nnewi nsitf gf

Employees’ Compensation Scheme: NSITF takes sensitisation campaign to Nnewi

Tom Chiahemen October 16, 2025
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), has taken the sensitization campaign for enrollment of workers in the informal sector of the Nigerian economy on the Employees’ Compensation Scheme (ECS) to industrial city of Nnewi in Anambra State. The campaign, led by the Fund’s Managing Director and Chief Executive,...
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Court shifts DSS N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP over lawyer’s absence Court gavel

Court shifts DSS N5.5bn defamation suit against SERAP over lawyer’s absence

By JOY ADARA, Abuja October 16, 2025
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has shifted hearing in a N5.5 billion defamation suit instituted against the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by two aggrieved operatives of the Department of the State Service DSS to November 12. Justice Halilu Yusuf on Thursday, shifted...
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NELFUND calls on tertiary institutions to update student record for 2025/2026 loan application NELFUNd

NELFUND calls on tertiary institutions to update student record for 2025/2026 loan application

By JOHN ONAH, Abuja October 16, 2025
Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called on all accredited tertiary institutions across the country to update their existing student records and upload the details of all their students, both returning and newly admitted on the NELFUND Student Verification Portal ahead of the official opening of the portal for...
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Information Minister tours Zulum’s 104 mega schools, EV charging terminal Information Minister tours Zulum’s 104 mega schools

Information Minister tours Zulum’s 104 mega schools, EV charging terminal

By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri October 16, 2025
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Wednesday, conducted an inspection tour of key legacy projects executed by the administration of Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, including one of the 104 mega schools and newly installed Electric Vehicle (EV) charging terminals in Maiduguri. The tour was a...
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Mourners storm Nairobi Airport to receive Odinga’s body Mourners storm Nairobi Airport to receive Odinga’s body

Mourners storm Nairobi Airport to receive Odinga’s body

Tom Chiahemen October 16, 2025
Nairobi came to a standstill on Thursday as thousands of grieving supporters flooded Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to receive the body of longtime opposition leader Raila Odinga, who passed away a day earlier at age 80 while undergoing treatment in India. The highly charged crowd interrupted official proceedings, briefly...
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Army to sanction soldier over death of commercial driver in Ondo Nigerian Army

Army to sanction soldier over death of commercial driver in Ondo

By OLA MODUPE, Akure October 16, 2025
Nigerian Army’s 32 Artillery Brigade has pledged swift disciplinary action against a soldier implicated in the death of a commercial driver following a confrontation at a military checkpoint in Akunu-Akoko, Ondo State. In a statement released Thursday in Akure, Maj. Njoka Irabor, Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for...
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PDP suspends Imo, Abia chairmen for trying to stop national convention PDP

PDP suspends Imo, Abia chairmen for trying to stop national convention

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- October 16, 2025
Internal crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a dramatic turn as the Forum of State Chairmen announced the suspension of two of its members—Mr. Austine Nwachukwu (Imo) and Mr. Amah Nnana (Abia)—over their involvement in a legal move to stop the party’s upcoming national convention. The duo...
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Reps seek tougher punishments as certificate forgery scandal rocks tertiary institutions House of representatives

Reps seek tougher punishments as certificate forgery scandal rocks tertiary institutions

Tom Chiahemen October 16, 2025
In a firm response to the growing menace of certificate forgery in Nigerian higher institutions, a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives has demanded more severe penalties for those involved in such fraudulent practices. This call was made by the committee chairman, Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC–Jigawa), following an...
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NERC okays N28 billion for procurement of prepaid meters for all Band A customers Prepaid meters for electricity

NERC okays N28 billion for procurement of prepaid meters for all Band A customers

By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- October 16, 2025
In a major push to close Nigeria’s metering gap, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved ₦28 billion for the procurement of prepaid meters for all unmetered customers under Tariff Band A—at no cost to the consumers. The announcement was made through an official Order on the Operationalisation...
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Police nab 11 suspected armed robbers along Katsina-Kano highway Nigerian Police Force

Police nab 11 suspected armed robbers along Katsina-Kano highway

By HARUNA AHMED, Katsina October 16, 2025
Police in Katsina State have dismantled a suspected armed robbery gang notorious for targeting motorists along the Sha’iskawa–Charanchi and Katsina–Kankia–Kano highways. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed the development to journalists on Wednesday, revealing that the 11-member group had been operating a coordinated network of roadblocks to...
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NLC condemns FG’s “no work, no pay” sanctions on striking workers NLC protest Joe Ajaero

NLC condemns FG’s “no work, no pay” sanctions on striking workers

By BARBARA KALU, Umuahia October 16, 2025
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sharply criticized the Federal Government’s enforcement of its “No work, no pay” directive, insisting that the union’s firm stance remains: “No pay, no work.” Speaking to journalists after a courtesy visit to Governor Alex Otti in Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State,...
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ADSC chief denounces false health reports on Finance Minister Edun Minister of Finance, Wale Edun

ADSC chief denounces false health reports on Finance Minister Edun

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- October 16, 2025
President/Chief Executive of the African Development Studies Centre (ADSC), Sir Victor Oluwafemi, has called for greater responsibility and accuracy when reporting on the health of public officials, following recent unverified claims about Finance Minister Wale Edun’s medical condition. In a statement issued on Thursday, Sir Oluwafemi expressed concern over...
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