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Corps Members to Receive ₦77,000 Monthly Allowance from February – NYSC DG

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will start receiving a monthly allowance of ₦77,000 from February 2025. He made this disclosure on Thursday while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State. Ahmed confirmed that the increment, approved by […]

Police Service Commission Directs Immediate Retirement of Overaged and Long-Serving Officers

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has directed the immediate retirement of police officers who are over the age of 60 or have served for more than 35 years. The decision was reached at the commission’s extraordinary meeting. “The Police Service Commission, at its first extraordinary meeting, approved the immediate retirement of senior police officers who […]

NCAA Suspends Max Air Over Safety Concerns After Kano Incident

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Max Air’s domestic operations for three months following an emergency landing involving one of its Boeing 737-400 aircraft (registration 5N-MBD) at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, on Tuesday, 28th January 2025. The NCAA stated that the suspension, effective from midnight on 31st January 2025, would allow […]

Court Dismisses Defamation Case Against Dele Farotimi

The Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti has struck out a criminal defamation charge against Lagos-based lawyer and author Dele Farotimi, following an application by the prosecution to discontinue the case. Presiding over the matter, Justice Babs Kuewumi granted the request after police prosecutor Samson Osobu informed the court that the prosecution had filed a notice […]

Violence Erupts at PDP Headquarters as Rival Supporters Clash

Tensions flared at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Wednesday as supporters of embattled National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu and his rival Udeh Okoye clashed during a Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting. The meeting, chaired by BoT Chairman Adolphus Wabara, was attended by prominent party figures, including acting National Chairman […]

NLC Mobilises Workers for Mass Rally Against Telecom Price Increase

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to stage a nationwide mass protest on Tuesday, 4th February 2025, in opposition to the 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a communiqué signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero on Wednesday, the decision was taken at an emergency […]

Nigeria’s Leadership Woes Rooted in Flawed Party System, Says El-Rufai

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has blamed Nigeria’s leadership crisis on an electoral system that allows illiterate and unqualified party delegates to select candidates. Speaking to journalists in Abuja at the conclusion of a national conference on strengthening democracy, El-Rufai stated the flawed political party system was hindering development of good leadership but […]

APC Accuses Atiku of Engineering PDP’s Internal Crisis

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has attributed the disintegration of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the political desperation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement on Tuesday, criticised Atiku for blaming the ruling party for the internal turmoil within the PDP and opposition parties […]

Afe Babalola Drops Defamation Suit Against Farotimi After Monarchs’ Plea

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola (SAN), has withdrawn his criminal defamation lawsuit against human rights activist Dele Farotimi following appeals from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other prominent Yoruba traditional rulers. Babalola made the announcement at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday evening, which […]

Marriage Registry Becomes Major Revenue Source as FG Rakes in Billions

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the Federal Government generated approximately ₦2.4 billion from marriage contracts through its marriage registry in 2024. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at a media parley with heads of agencies under his ministry, Tunji-Ojo also announced plans to strengthen border security to curb the influx of irregular […]

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