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IRAN LOST OVER 30 GENERALS IN THE 12-DAY WAR WITH ISRAEL.Most of these generals killed during war were senior IRGC, Basij, and intelligence officers. Their roles include air defense, cyber, intelligence, and regional command The 30 Iranian Generals Killed by Israel were Lt. Gen. Hossein Salami – IRGC Commander-in-Chief. Lt. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri – Chief of General Staff Lt. …

FG POSTPONES RECRUITMENT INTO IMMIGRATION, CIVIL DEFENCE, OTHERS The federal government has postponed recruitment process into the paramilitary agencies under the Ministry of Interior. In a statement by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), on Wednesday night, the federal government said the recruitment process earlier slated for 26th June, 2025, will now begin almost 20 days …

TINUBU DECLINES ASSENT TO NDLEA ACT AMENDMENT BILL President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Amendment Bill, 2025, recently passed by the National Assembly. In a letter addressed to the Senate and read during plenary on Wednesday by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, President Tinubu cited constitutional grounds for his decision, referencing Section 58, …

PROTESTERS OCCUPY AGF, ICPC, CCB OFFICES, DEMAND PROBE OF NMDPRA BOSS OVER ALLEGED $5BN SCANDAL Protesters from the Situation Room for Oil Sector Reforms on Monday occupied the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), and Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of Engr. Farouk …

INEC MOVES TO REGISTER ADA, 109 OTHER NEW POLITICAL PARTIES The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC on Wednesday said it has begun processing request to register All Democratic Alliance, ADA and other new political parties. This is coming barely 24 hours after the commission announced that ADA, a platform purposed by a coalition of opposition figures, was yet to meet …

PDP FINALLY REINSTATES WIKE’S ALLY, ANYANWU, AS NATIONAL SECRETARY The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reinstated Samuel Anyanwu to his position as National Secretary. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Ambassador Iliya Damagum, the Acting National Chairman of the party, made the announcement. Damagum, alongside Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, former Senate President Bukola Saraki, and other key stakeholders, said …

POLITICIANS ARE DEFECTING BUT THE VOTERS WHO ELECTED US ARE NOT – Ali NDUME Ali Ndume (APC, Borno South) interviewing with Charles Aniagolu of AriseTV on PrimeTime This coalition that is developing outside the major political party that is our APC, is to me, a positive development in democracy. There can be no democracy without effective opposition which the major, …

TINUBU SOUGHT APPOINTMENT FROM ABACHA, JOINED NADECOAFTER REJECTION – ABIOLA’S SON Fresh controversy has erupted over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s role in the June 12 struggle, following resurfaced claims by Kola Abiola, eldest son of the late Chief M.K.O. Abiola, the acclaimed winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election. Kola, in a previously published interview by Saturday Sun and referenced …

WIKE’S AIDE LERE OLAYINKA REACTS TO EL-RUFAI’S CLAIMS ON ARISE TV A political firestorm has ignited following an interview by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Arise Television, excerpts of which were shared by Leadership Newspaper. In the interview, El-Rufai controversially claimed, “I brought Evil Tinubu to power, I should remove him now,” which is said to be signaling …

NIGERIAN POLICE OFFICERS SET FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE OVER ‘SLAVERY’ PENSION SCHEME Some aggrieved officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), have issued a daredevil nationwide strike threat over what they described as the “slavery-like” nature of the current pension arrangement. The disgruntled officers are demanding urgent reforms and have given President Bola Tinubu administration …