The Federal Government has tightened its control over the deployment and redeployment of civil servants, directing Ministries, Departments and Agencies to stop moving officers from recognised professional pools without approval from the appropriate authorities. The directive, issued by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, is aimed at curbing unauthorised staff movements and strengthening administrative control across the Federal Civil Service. The circular warned that officers posted to ministries, departments and agencies from recognised professional pools must remain in their approved offices, departments, divisions, units or sections unless their deployment is reviewed and approved by…
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A joint security operation has led to the rescue of 21 travellers abducted along the Alloma–Ejule–Itobe road in Kogi State. The rescue operation was disclosed in a statement by Lt. Hassan Abdullahi, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade The statement indicated that victims were rescued on Monday after troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, working with the police, Department of State Services (DSS), local hunters and vigilantes, combed the Egume and Ochaja forests in Dekina Local Government Area. Explaining further, the statement said the operation followed intelligence on the reported mass abduction of travellers along the major…
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested six suspects over alleged cable vandalism and the theft of six generators from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Jega. The command said two suspects, Aliyu Muhammed, 24, and Yusuf Dudduke, were arrested on August 28 over alleged vandalism and theft of aluminium cables from an electricity pole at Dudduke Village, Jega Local Government Area. According to the police, Muhammed was arrested while allegedly carrying bundles of aluminium cables concealed in a sack. His interrogation reportedly led to the arrest of Dudduke. In a separate operation following a report of breaking…
From Umar Egbunu Muhammed, Lafia The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nasarawa State Command, has arrested two suspects over an alleged robbery, vehicle theft and attempted disposal of a stolen car in Lafia. The suspects were arrested on August 21, 2026, at a mechanic workshop along Secretariat Road, Shabu, Lafia North Development Area. The Command’s Public Relations and Strategic Communications Officer, SC Jerry Victor, disclosed this while parading the suspects on behalf of the State Commandant, Brah Samson-Umoru. Victor said the arrests followed credible intelligence and sustained efforts by NSCDC operatives. He said the suspects were intercepted while…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dismissed more than 40 of its staff members over alleged corruption and financial misconduct in the past three years. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Monday during a briefing at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja on the achievements recorded under his leadership. According to Olukoyede, the affected personnel were dismissed after being found involved in various acts of corruption and financial malpractice. He added that the commission had also commenced the prosecution of more than five former staff members over alleged offences. The EFCC chairman said the disciplinary measures were part of…
By Dr. Chike Okogwu Former Member, Federal Government SURE-P, National Leader, African Democratic Congress (ADC), Persons With Disabilities and The ADC GAMECHANGERS PWD CIVIC ACTION NETWORK INITIATIVE. There are moments in the life of a nation when history must be revisited, not to live in the past but to learn from it. Nigeria is at one of those moments. When Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), declared that he would restore fuel subsidy if elected President of Nigeria, the predictable chorus began. “Subsidy is corruption”, “Subsidy is unsustainable”, “Subsidy benefits the rich”, “Subsidy is…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged that military operations alone cannot permanently end insecurity in Nigeria’s North Central, ordering a broader strategy that targets the land, water, economic and social pressures driving recurring violence across the region. Tinubu made the disclosure on Monday in Makurdi, Benue State, while declaring open the 2026 North Central Regional Security Summit. In a significant shift from a purely security-focused response, the President said lasting peace would require government to confront the conditions that allow violence to take root. He identified competition over land and water, climate change, desertification, unresolved land-use disputes, weak local conflict-resolution…
The Nigeria Democratic Congress(NDC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of replacing some of its candidates with names allegedly not approved by the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party raised the concern on Sunday following INEC’s publication of candidates for the State Houses of Assembly elections. NDC National Chairman, Senator Moses Cleopas Zuwoghe, said the issue was particularly serious in Anambra State, the home state of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. According to him, nine names published by INEC as NDC candidates in Anambra were not nominated by the party. The party said the…
President Bola Tinubu has raised the alarm over recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks in South Africa, warning that the growing hostility against Africans could damage the foundation of continental unity. Tinubu’s warning came as Nigeria pushed the African Union to confront the issue collectively rather than treat recurring attacks against foreign nationals as isolated incidents. The President made his position known through Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented him at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the AU Assembly in Luanda, Angola. Shettima delivered Nigeria’s message, calling for stronger continental measures to protect the safety, dignity and rights of Africans living…
The Civic Accountability & Electoral Transparency Initiative has demanded greater clarity over the WAEC credentials submitted by former Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos State, Dele Oshinowo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the 2027 elections. The group, known as CAETI, said the demand followed its review of educational documents attributed to Oshinowo and published by INEC for public scrutiny. [ In a statement signed by its Director-General, Adewale Oladimeji, the organisation said some details contained in the documents appeared faint or difficult to read. CAETI, however, stressed that the submission of two WAEC-related documents does not,…