The Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Mr Ahmed Rufai Abubakar has resigned. Rufai Abubakar who was appointed in 2018 by former President Muhammadu Buhari and reappointed in December 2021 tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday but no clear reason was given for the decision. In a brief chat with …
Why we exempted South-East from student loan -NELFUND
Their reply on Twitter: “Thank you for your concern. It’s important to clarify that geopolitical zones are not a factor in the disbursement process. NELFUND sent a verification list to every institution eligible for disbursement. Payments are being made to institutions that have responded to this verification. Unfortunately, we have not yet received any response …
Robbers invade Oyo FM station, stole electric cables, others
Armed robbers have invaded one of the radio stations in Ajilete 92.1 FM radio located at Gambari area of Ogbomoso Oyo State and carted away equipment worth millions of naira. Ajilete FM is one of the FM stations owned by Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), a broadcasting outfit established by the Oyo State government. …
Anambra government bans parties in school facilities
The Anambra State Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, in Awka on Saturday. Chuma-Udeh said the move was to protect …
Anambra Police rescue man who attempted suicide over debt
The police in Anambra state have arrested a 27-year-old man identified Alozie John who attempted to commit suicide over a N1.2 million debt. The spokesperson of the command, Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this to newsmen, said the young man who hails from Isielu LGA, Ebonyi State but lives in Umunnachi, Dunukofia LGA, was rescued after …
Kidnapped medical students regain freedom
Twenty medical students who were abducted last Thursday along the Otukpo/Otukpa/Enugu federal highway while travelling to Enugu State for the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students’ annual convention have just been rescued, security sources revealed on Friday. The operation was coordinated by the Office of the National Security Adviser. The rescue effort involved security …
FG declares certificates from Cotonou university invalid
Mass sack looms in Nigeria as the government has announced that all degree certificates from Cotonou University in Benin Republic issued between 2017 to date will be rendered invalid. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman disclosed this during a press conference with journalists in Abuja on Friday. This comes as the government also authorized the …
Osun Amotekun arrests three suspects for alleged theft of vehicle parts
Three men, Sodiq Oyedokun, Ojoko Ayomiposi and Busari Ayomide have been arrested by personnel of the Osun Amotekun Corps for alleged theft of vehicle parts. According to a statement made on Friday in Osogbo by the Osun Amotekun Corps Commander, CSP, Isaac Omoyele (rtd), the trio aged between 21 and 24 years were nabbed in …
Police apprehend suspected gun-runner in Bauchi
Operatives of the Bauchi State Police Command, in a joint operation with quasi-security outfits, have arrested a 54-year-old suspected gun-runner identified as Jinta Sati Dan-Anacha. Spokesman of the Command, SP Ahmed Wakili, disclosed in a statement on Friday that Dan-Anacha, a resident of Anguwan Bauchi in Jos, Plateau State was apprehended by a sister security …
Supreme Court upholds Hope Uzodimma’s re-election victory
The Supreme Court has upheld the Imo state governorship election that produced Hope Uzodimma as the governor of the state for a second term. INEC had in November 2023 declared Uzodinma winner of the election after securing 540,308 votes to defeat his closest challenger of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Samuel Anyanwu, who scored 71,503 …