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TINUBU’S CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER REMOVED BY DSS The Department of State Service, DSS, has removed Adegboyega Fasasi as Chief Security Officer, CSO, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The development comes as Fasasi was replaced with Rasheed Atanda Lawal, a Deputy Director, the Nation reports. Although details on why Fasasi was removed remained sketchy as of filing the report on Sunday …

BLACK SUNDAY IN ANAMBRA AS GUNMEN KILL 16 PEOPLE Tragedy struck Nibo, a community in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Sunday as not less than 16 persons, mostly youths, were reportedly killed by gunmen. Unconfirmed reports said the incident is as a result of cult clash in the community. Our correspondent reported of seeing a video …

NIGERIAN ARMY APPOINTS ACTING CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, SAYS LAGBAJA IS ‘ON LEAVE’ The Nigerian Army has declared that the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja is on leave. The development follows reports that the COAS is currently incapacitated due to ill health. Disclosing this development, the Army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu, said there is a laid down …

NIGERIA MUST AVOID BECOMING ONE-PARTY STATE – MAKINDE Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has urged Nigerians to ensure the country does not slip into a one-party system as the 2027 general elections approach. Addressing rumours about a potential presidential run, Makinde dismissed the speculation, stating that he would personally announce his intentions if he decided to contest. Speaking to correspondents …

APC WILL CAPTURE ALL SOUTH WEST STATES, BUT I WON’T REVEAL OUR SECRET – GANDUJE The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has expressed the party’s determination to secure all Southwest states, starting with the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Ganduje made this statement during a stakeholders’ meeting in Akure, Ondo’s capital, where …

UK DEPORTS 44 NIGERIAN/GHANIAN ASYLUM SEEKERS The United Kingdom has deported 44 Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers, marking the highest number of deportations in a single flight to date, according to a report by the UK Guardian. This deportation comes just 48 hours after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a controversial deal to deport migrants arriving on small boats …

LAGBAJA, ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF, NOT DEAD – ARMY SPOKESPERSON The Nigerian Army has debunked the rumour flying around on the purported death of General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff. The rumour, which has since gone viral, started after a tweet from Jackson Ude, former presidential aide and social media commentator. “CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF DIES OF CANCER The …

STOP BRAINWASHING POOR MEMBERS WITH SOWING SEED – KUMUYI TELLS PASTORS The General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, has urged Nigerian pastors to stop brainwashing their members with seed sowing for financial prosperity.Naija News reports that the clergyman appealed while preaching at a Christian meeting on Friday, October 18. Kumuyi said the ideal thing is …

WIKE, ATIKU TRADE WORDS: NIGERIANS HAVE REJECTED YOU, GO BACK HOME – WIKE; YOUR COMMENTS STRING OF INANITIES, BASELESS RANTS – ATIKU Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has mocked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his failure to be president of the country. Wike took a dig at Atiku at a luncheon honouring loyal members of …

COME BACK HOME: FG TELLS NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to return home to contribute their quota to build a better and prosperous Nigeria. The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the charge on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital while delivering 12th Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD …