FG Airlifts 269 Nigerians from South Africa as Anti-Migrant Protests Escalate

The Federal Government on Tuesday evacuated another 269 Nigerian nationals from South Africa as nationwide anti-immigration protests intensified across the Southern African nation, bringing the total number of Nigerians repatriated under the ongoing voluntary evacuation programme to about 600. The latest batch of returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, aboard an Air Peace aircraft at about 10:54 a.m., after departing Johannesburg at about 5:00 a.m. local time. The returnees were received...

NYSC Reform: FEC Approves Civilian Leadership, Seeks Amendment of Act

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), marking the first major review of the scheme since its establishment 53 years ago. As part of the reforms, the Council directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Federal Ministry of Youth to amend the NYSC Act and its regulations to reflect all the approved measures, paving the way for the immediate implementation of the new framework....

“We Escaped After Terrorists Fled on Hearing Soldiers’ Gunshots”, Says Rescued Borno Vice Principal

The Vice Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, Paul Namaske, has recounted how he and several students escaped from terrorists after troops of Operation HADIN KAI launched a rescue operation following Monday’s attack on the school. The terrorists had attacked the school while candidates were writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, abducting teachers and students before taking them into the bush. Speaking...

Adeboye: President Can’t Wear Khaki and Fight Terrorists

…Urges Crackdown on Terrorist Sponsors The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has defended President Bola Tinubu against criticisms over the country’s worsening insecurity, saying the President has fulfilled his responsibility by issuing directives to the military. Speaking at the US–Nigeria Faith Heroes Award Gala organised by the Save Nigeria Group in Washington, D.C., on June 23, Adeboye said Nigerians should not expect the Commander-in-Chief to personally participate...

Troops Rescue NECO Candidates After ISWAP Attack on Borno School

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have rescued 10 National Examinations Council (NECO) candidates and teachers abducted by suspected ISWAP terrorists during an attack on a secondary school in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State. The victims were abducted on Monday morning after the terrorists stormed the Technical Secondary School in Lassa while students were sitting for the ongoing Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Earlier reports indicated that panic broke out in the community...

SGF Akume Condemns Killing of Benue MACBAN Chairman

…Police Nabs 10 Suspects Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has condemned the killing of the Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his associate, describing the attack as a grave threat to the peace being restored in the state. Akume, in a statement issued on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, expressed shock, sadness...

Gunmen murders MACBAN Chairman , Governor Alia Condemns the attack 

The Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Ardo Risku, and his friend have been killed while returning from a security meeting they attended in Otukpo. Reacting to the killing, Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, has condemned the murder, describing the attack as a calculated attempt to undermine the peace and stability gradually returning to the state. The governor, in a statement issued on Saturday by...

Peter Obi describes ruling as setback for democracy

Meanwhile, NDC presidential aspirant, Peter Obi, described the Lokoja court ruling as “an unnecessarily serious setback” for Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Friday, Obi said he received news of the judgment while attending engagements in Imo State, including the 80th birthday celebration of Emeritus Archbishop Anthony Obinna and a visit to the School of Nursing Sciences, Emekuku. He said the ruling should concern every Nigerian committed to the country’s democratic development. “Every Nigerian...

NDC rejects ruling, heads to Court of Appeal

Reacting to the development, the NDC said it had instructed its legal team to immediately challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal, maintaining that the party had not been deregistered. In a statement issued on Friday, Sen. Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, the national chairman of the party said it was compelled to approach the Federal High Court in 2025 after INEC refused to register it as a political party, adding that the court upheld its...

Fresh Trouble for NDC as Court Vacates Registration Judgment

Party Heads to Court of Appeal Obi Calls Ruling ‘Setback for Democracy’ The Federal High Court in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party, nullifying all actions taken pursuant to the ruling and reopening the legal battle over the party’s registration. Justice Isah Dashen, who delivered the ruling on Friday, held that the court’s judgment of December...

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