Category: Nigeria News

Kano Aims to Rehabilitate 1,600 Thugs with Amnesty

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Under its “safe corridor” project, which aims to address political thuggery and young restlessness in the state, the Kano State Government has announced plans to extend amnesty to remorseful thugs. During the program’s inauguration on Wednesday at the state police command headquarters, Ibrahim Abdullahi-Waiya, the state commissioner for information and internal affairs, revealed this. According to him, 718 young people had already been profiled, and 960 more were pending police approval before being enlisted. Because the development is so unsightly and does not reflect well on the state, His Excellency…

Olubadan coronation for Sept 26 as Makinde visits Ladoja

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On Wednesday, former state governor Oba Rashidi Ladoja was nominated as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde. The coronation ceremony was scheduled on Friday, September 26, 2025, one day after Ladoja’s 81st birthday. Makinde made this announcement while visiting the Olubadan designate at his Bodija home in Ibadan. Following his predecessor Oba Owolabi Olakulehin’s death on July 7, Ladoja became the Olubadan designate and returned to Ibadan on Monday. Ladoja claimed that his announcement on Monday that he would be meeting with Araba, Oluwo, and…

Why Nigeria’s booth at TICAD9 appeared empty – Foreign Affairs Ministry

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Viral reports that Nigeria’s exhibit at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan was left unmanned have prompted a response from the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Remember how Idris Bello, a conference attendee, said on X (previously Twitter) that, in contrast to other nations present, Nigeria’s display booth was the only one without representatives? The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, denied the allegations in a post on X on Wednesday, stating that the booth had not yet been formally opened. “The Nigerian booth at #TICAD9 has not…

Corps member’s assault: Soludo sacks vigilantes, orders prosecution

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Eight members of the Agunechemba Security group were fired by the Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo due to the vicious attack and public stripping of Miss Jennifer Elobor, a female corps member. This was revealed on Wednesday at the agency’s headquarters in Awka by Ken Emeakayi, the Special Advisor to Governor Chukwuma Soludo on Community Security. The operatives would be turned over to the police for prosecution, Emeakayi said, adding that the government moved quickly after learning about the occurrence. He said that the sacked officers attacked the corps member…

Ladoja to be crowned 44th Olubadan September 26

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On Friday, September 26, 2025, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, the Olubadan-designate, will be crowned as Ibadanland’s 44th Olubadan. According to  investigations, State Governor Seyi Makinde has approved his nomination. Additionally, it was reported that Ladoja and other Olubadan-In-Council members met with the state delegation on Wednesday at his private home in Bodija. Adeola Oloko, the 44th Olubadan’s media aide, confirmed the development when reached. It will be remembered that Ladoja had met with the kingmakers at his home on Tuesday. “He will be enthroned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland on…

Corrupt civil servants awarded N5.2bn contracts without approval – Wike

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Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has refuted local contractors’ allegations that his government owes them N5.2 billion, stating that the debts resulted from contracts that were improperly issued by civil workers without ministerial consent. Contractors protested at the minister’s gate on Monday, claiming they were due approximately N5.2 billion for completed projects by the FCT Administration. Lere Olayinka, Wike’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, refuted the allegations, pointing out that the minister had already paid off a N10 billion backlog left by his predecessor and…

Ex-NNPCL spokesman canvasses tax relief for media houses

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Nigeria currently has 172 million active telephone subscribers, of which 141 million are internet users, accounting for 81.9% of the total, and 105 million are broadband users. She urged subscribers to turn off social media autoplay, limit background data, delete unused apps, activate data-saving modes, and use Wi-Fi whenever possible. Nnenna Ukoha, the Director of Public Affairs at the NCC, emphasized the importance of the media in communicating regulatory efforts to the public, saying, “You are the ones that transmit and convey our transformative policies to the people of Nigeria.…

Tinubu removed 5% telecom levy under new tax law – NCC

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The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, has announced that President Bola Tinubu has eliminated the 5 per cent excise fee on telecoms services in the new tax laws, a move likely to reduce cost pressures on customers. Speaking to reporters during an interactive session in Abuja on Tuesday, Maida clarified that the charge, which had been suspended at first, has now been abolished entirely. “The excise duty, which was around 5%, is no longer there,” he stated. The president was generous enough to remove it…

NYSC condemns assault on corps member in Anambra

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The attack on one of its members, Edema Elohor Jennifer (AN/24C/0626), in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area, Anambra State, has been denounced by the National Youth Service Corps NYSC . In a statement signed by the management and released on Tuesday, the organization called the situation intolerable and reiterated its dedication to the safety and well-being of corps members across the country. The statement said, “Management would not tolerate any individual or group undermining the safety of Corps Members for any reason and wishes to reiterate its strong commitment…

EFCC arraigns ICT consultant for alleged N131.8m, $200,000 fraud

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Tuesday said it has arraigned an information and communication technology consultant, Umar Abdullahi, over allegations of fraud and money laundering worth N131.8 million and $200,000 The arraignment took place on Monday, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Abdullahi faces four counts connected to his alleged financial malfeasance, including collecting money by false pretence, advance fee fraud, and money laundering, which occurred between June and August 2024. “That you, Umar Abdullahi, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court,…