NIMET Unions Call-Off Strike After Meeting With Aviation Minister

The unions of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have called off their planned strike scheduled for Wednesday midnight after meeting with their representatives and the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN. After extensive deliberations that involved constructive consultations and a thorough review of facts and figures, a resolution was reached, leading to the suspension of the planned strike action, which was earlier scheduled to commence by Wednesday midnight. A press statement on...

Anambra 2025: Police Command holds strategic Security Meeting Ahead of Polls 

To guarantee a peaceful and credible governorship election scheduled for November 8, 2025, the Anambra State Police Command has hosted a Situation Room meeting with heads and representatives of all security agencies operating in the state. The meeting, which held on Wednesday at the Police Command Headquarters in Awka, was convened in line with the directives of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). It provided a robust platform for strategic review, operational coordination,...

Senate To Shift Burden Of Proof In Election Petitions To INEC

The Senate on Wednesday proposed a major reform in Nigeria’s electoral legal framework — seeking to shift the burden of proof in election petitions from aggrieved candidates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which conducts and supervises elections in the country. The proposal emerged during debate on the general principles of a bill seeking the repeal of the Electoral Act 2022 and the enactment of a new Electoral Act 2025. Lawmakers argued that the...

I Cannot Negotiate With Bandits – Bago Vows

Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State has vowed not to negotiate with armed bandits or pay ransom for kidnapped victims, but encouraged communities to adopt self-defense measures to safeguard their lives and properties. Governor Bago said he has resolved to treat armed bandits in line with what they represent, and by doing so, paying ransom is out of the way as doing that will only embolden the criminals and worsen the security situation. The...

INEC says it’s ready November 8 Anambra State Governorship Election

The Independent National Electoral Commission – INEC, has said that they are ready for the November 8, 2025, Anambra State Governorship Election. With only about 17 days left, politicking is now nearing climax as no fewer than four major contenders challenge the incumbent APGA government in Anambra State. Speaking during a media forum convened in Awka, the Anambra State capital, by the INEC, the Commission assured of its readiness to conduct free and credible elections....

Tinubu Nominates Bernard Doro as Minister to Replace APC Chairman Yilwatda

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Dr Bernard Mohammed Doro from Plateau State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, following the elevation of Prof Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter forwarded to the Senate, President Tinubu sought the lawmakers’ confirmation of Dr Doro’s appointment to fill the ministerial vacancy created after Yilwatda, the immediate past Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction,...

Protesters Grounds Abuja Expressway

Protesters tag #FreeNnamdiKanuNow on Monday morning had disrupted movement into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with serious traffic congestion bringing the Kubwa-Nyanya Expressway to a standstill. The demonstration, organized by activist Omoyele Sowore, began around 7 am near the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, with protesters demanding the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021 on terrorism charges. Motorists were also seen abandoning their vehicles while many...

Enugu Metropolis To Experience 10 Days Blackout

The MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited, MEDL, has appealed to her esteemed customers to bear with the company as major areas within Enugu metropolis will experience power outage within the day time. In a press statement signed by Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, MEDL, the outage is for maintenance purposes aimed at improving service. The planned power outage will begin on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, to Thursday, October 31, 2025 between the hours of 9:00...

LG Chairman dismisses rumours about demolishing Nnewi’s Agbo Edo Market

The Executive Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon. Echezona Anazodo, has dismissed as false in its entirety a viral social media video and voice note alleging that he is demolishing a part of the Agbo Edo market and asking traders to pay N3.1 million for a new shop. The Executive Chairman, who said that the allegations were the work of detractors, also affirmed that his administration has no plan to demolish any part...

AG Fagbemi Says Presidential Clemency Process Still Under Review

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has clarified that no inmate granted clemency under the recent presidential prerogative of mercy exercise has yet been released from custody. In a statement issued on Thursday, Fagbemi explained that the exercise is still undergoing final administrative review to ensure full compliance with legal and procedural standards before any release instrument is signed. “The process remains at the final administrative stage, which...

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