President Tinubu Sacks Three Resident Electoral commissioners

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPresident Tinubu Sacks Three Resident Electoral commissioners

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 6, 2025

By Hassan Umar Shallpella The Senate on Wednesday adopted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s request to sack the suspended resident electoral commissioners (RECs) of Sokoto, Abia, and Adamawa states. The suspended RECs are Ike Uzochukwu (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari (Adamawa) and Nura Ali (Sokoto). Recall that the three RECs were suspended by INEC in 2023 over alleged electoral malpractices and irregularities in the conduct of the elections in their respective states. President Tinubu in a letter had...

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New Retirement Age: Doctors, Healthcare Workers To Retire At 65 Years

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNew Retirement Age: Doctors, Healthcare Workers To Retire At 65 Years

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 6, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. Recalls that NMA has championed increasing the retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 years to address brain drain, improve knowledge transfer and for quality healthcare delivery. Dr Mannir Bature, National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, said the policy shift was conveyed...

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Electoral Fraud: Court Jails Professor Uduk In Akwa Ibom 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsElectoral Fraud: Court Jails Professor Uduk In Akwa Ibom 

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 6, 2025

A High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State has sentenced Prof. Ignatius Uduk to three years in prison over electoral fraud. Prof Uduk was arraigned under charge no: HU/240c/2020, on three count charges of abandonment of duties and generation of false scores on form EC BE (II) on 10th March 2019 at INEC office in Afaha Ikot Ebak during the State House of Assembly elections; announcement and publication of false election result; and lying on...

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Nigeria Sets For 2025 All-African Senior Badminton Championship  

NewsNigeriaSportsNigeria Sets For 2025 All-African Senior Badminton Championship  

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 6, 2025

The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Hon. Bukola Olopade, has reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to supporting Nigerian athletes as they strive for glory on the continental stage. This is coming just days before the 2025 All-African Senior Badminton Championship in Douala, Cameroon. Speaking ahead of Team Nigeria’s departure, Olopade highlighted the rising status of badminton in the country and commended the leadership of Francis Orbih, President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria...

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Security Chiefs Promise to End Insecurity by Year-End

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSecurity Chiefs Promise to End Insecurity by Year-End

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 6, 2025

The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has disclosed that security chiefs have assured President Bola Tinubu that insecurity in the country will be brought under control by the end of the year. Badaru made this known in an interview with BBC Hausa, stating that the President has been putting pressure on security officials to deliver results. “We are under Tinubu’s pressure to end insecurity in Nigeria. He always inquires when the problem will end...

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Anambra Police Commissioner Removed Amidst Rising Insecurity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAnambra Police Commissioner Removed Amidst Rising Insecurity

PilotnewsFebruary 5, 2025

The Police Service Commission has announced the transfer of Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Obong Nnache Itam, and appointed Livingstein Ikioye Orutugu from Bayelsa State as his replacement. This development comes amidst a surge in criminal activities, including kidnapping and the recent Nibo massacre, which has sparked widespread concern among residents. The state has witnessed a significant rise in insecurity, prompting human rights activist Osita Obi to call for the transfer of the former CP....

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2025 Budget Rises to ₦54.2 Trillion as Tinubu Requests Adjustment

NewsNigeriaPolitics2025 Budget Rises to ₦54.2 Trillion as Tinubu Requests Adjustment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 2025

President Bola Tinubu has requested the National Assembly to approve an upward adjustment of Nigeria’s 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion, citing additional revenue inflows. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter separately addressed to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The letter was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on the floor of the red chamber on Wednesday. The President explained that the additional revenue would come from increased tax collections,...

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Inferno Sweeps Through Almajiri School in Zamfara, 17 Dead

EducationNewsNigeriaInferno Sweeps Through Almajiri School in Zamfara, 17 Dead

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 2025

A fire outbreak at an Islamic boarding school in Kaura-Namoda, Zamfara State, has claimed the lives of at least 17 students, with several others sustaining serious injuries. The tragic incident occurred on Tuesday night, burning for about three hours before it was finally brought under control. The affected school, identified as Mallam Ghali, housed over 100 students in its study hall when the fire broke out. Although many managed to escape, some were trapped in...

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IBM Exits Nigeria, Transfers Operations to Third-Party Firm

NewsNigeriaTechnologyIBM Exits Nigeria, Transfers Operations to Third-Party Firm

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 5, 2025

American technology giant, International Business Machines (IBM), has exited Nigeria, marking the end of its over 50-year presence in the country. The company is also leaving Ghana and other African markets, transferring its operations to a third-party firm. In a statement announcing the transition, IBM disclosed that it has handed over its regional functions to MIBB, a subsidiary of Midis Group, a multinational IT and telecommunications conglomerate operating across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa....

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Major Emerges NNPP National Chairman As Party Elects NWC Members

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMajor Emerges NNPP National Chairman As Party Elects NWC Members

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)February 5, 2025

At its 2025 National Convention in Lagos on Tuesday night, Dr. Agbo Major emerged the new National Chairman of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as the party elected National Working Committee (NWC) members. The convention which was held at the RockView Hotel in Apapa, was attended by delegates and officers of the party at national and state levels. Officers elected include: are Mr. Oginni  Olaposi National Secretary,  Chief Felix Chukwurah, Deputy National Chairman   (South), Mr. Adetoyese Omokanye, ...

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