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PAST AND PRESENT NIGERIAN CHIEFS OF ARMY STAFF (COAS); DURATION IN OFFICE, MILITARY CORPS AND STATES OF ORIGIN. -1). Lt. Col. Yakubu Gowon (January 1966 – July 1966-Corps: Infantry.-State of Origin: Plateau State -2). Lt. Col. Joseph Akahan (August 1966 – May 1967).-Corps: Infantry-State of Origin: Benue State -3). Maj. Gen. Hassan Katsina (May 1968 – January 1971).-Corps: Armoured-State of …

RIVERS CHIEF MAGISTRATE COMPULSORILY RETIRED OVER MISCONDUCT The state judiciary said that George was compulsorily retired for misconduct and not due to political developments in the state. The Rivers State Judiciary has dismissed the claims made by retired Chief Magistrate Ejike King George regarding the circumstances of his resignation from service. The state judiciary said that George was compulsorily retired …

COURT DISMISSES SUIT AGAINST PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS OVER DEFECTION The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit challenging the defection of 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, The case, instituted by the Labour Party, sought to have the lawmakers’ seats declared vacant over alleged defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the …

NIGERIANS LOSE N1.3TRN AS CBEX TRADING PLATFORM CRASHES Nigerians took to their various social media platforms to lament their losses after a digital asset trading platform, known as CBEX, allegedly swept over N1.3 trillion from investors’ accounts on Monday. This comes as CBEX, operating without legal approval from the Nigeria Securities Commission, crashed on Monday after the money in their …

WE’RE BEHIND CRISES IN OPPOSITION PARTIES — APC CHIEFTAIN A senior figure in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Farouk Adamu Aliyu, has stirred political waters with a bold admission that the party is actively working to destabilise opposition ranks ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a forthright interview on Africa Independent Television (AIT) on Monday, the former …

WHY WAS THE SOUTH SPLIT AND THE NORTH NOT SPLIT? Renowned legal practitioner and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Solomon Asemota, has traced Nigeria’s longstanding political instability to a colonial-era decision made in 1937, when the southern portion of the country was divided into eastern and western zones, while the northern region remained untouched. During a commemorative event honoring the …

25 KILLED, MANY INJURED, OTHERS FLEE AS HERDSMEN ATTACK ENUGU COMMUNITIES At least 25 people in some communities of Uzo Uwani local government area of Enugu have lost their lives, and many more injured, with families fleeing to neighbouring states in search of safety. The local vigilante group is sounding the alarm, criticising the delayed security response. “The incident became …

25 KILLED, MANY INJURED, OTHERS FLEE AS HERDSMEN ATTACK ENUGU COMMUNITIES At least 25 people in some communities of Uzo Uwani local government area of Enugu have lost their lives, and many more injured, with families fleeing to neighbouring states in search of safety. The local vigilante group is sounding the alarm, criticising the delayed security response. “The incident became …

US REPORT INDICTS NIGERIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, AGENCIES OF ABUSE OF PROCUREMENT PROCESSES, CORRUPTION The United States, through its Trade Estimate Report, has accused the Nigerian National Assembly and agencies in the country of abusing procurement processes and lacking transparency. According to the report, U.S. companies have expressed “concerns about corruption and a lack of transparency in procurement processes in Nigeria.” …

PDP CRISIS DEEPENS AS GOVERNORS REJECT ANYANWU, UDE-OKOYE, APPOINT ACTING SECRETARY Following the Supreme Court judgement on the secretaryship of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), governors elected on the platform of the party have rejected Senator Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye as Secretary. The Party has, therefore, appointed the Deputy National Secretary, Setonji Koshoedo, as acting National Secretary. In a …