The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday, 7 August, 2025 announced important access guidelines for Nigerians using its self-service portal to modify their National Identification Number (NIN) records, reports thegazellenews.com. Head of Corporate Communications Unit of the commission, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, made this announcement through a statement issued on Thursday, 7 August, 2025. Adegoke highlighted that access to the NIN modification portal is strictly tied to the browser and device initially used during account registration. According to NIMC, this restriction is part of ongoing efforts to enhance data security and prevent unauthorized access. The statement added that once an applicant…
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The Federal Government on Thursday, 7 August, 2025, announced the dismissal of 15 personnel of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) and demoted 59 others, citing various acts of misconduct and indiscipline, reports thegazellenews.com. The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) under the Ministry of Interior, which reviewed 224 disciplinary cases involving correctional officers across the country, made this disclosure through a statement issued on Thursday, 7 August, 2025. According to a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the NCoS, Umar Abubakar, made this disclosure through in a statement issued on Thursday, 7 August, 2025. According to…
The Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) is parading unelectable aspirants, any of whom Governor Ademola Adeleke will soundly defeat in the 2026 governorship election. Spokesperson to the State Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed made the assertions in response to statements credited to Senator Iyiola Omisore, Ajibola Bashiru and Prince Dotun Babayemi over the state of governance in Osun state ahead of 2026 polls. Rasheed faulted attacks on Governor Adeleke by Senator Omisore and Dotun Babayemi, accusing them of launching their political campaigns on the wrong notes by attacking a sitting Governor with over 75 percent approval and popularity…
By Rauf Aregbesola I am most pleased to write this tribute to a friend, a dependable ally and a democrat, Right Honourable Najeem Folasayo Salaam, on the occasion of his 60th birthday. Sixty years is a remarkable milestone signposted with a diamond, a rare and very precious jewel signifying wisdom, beauty, strength and enduring love. This is indeed what Honourable Salaam is to me and our political and ideological tendency. He was the Speaker of the Osun House of Assembly during our two-term progressive administration in Osun. He also served as Executive Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) under the Muhammadu…
It was a harvest of infrastructure in Badagry Division, as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, 6 August, 2025, inaugurated key projects in the ancient town located on the western part of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu commissioned seven newly completed road projects that cut across more than eight communities in Badagry Local Government Area and Olorunda Local Council Development Area within the Badagry Division. The new road infrastructure, measuring 16.4 kilometres in length, bridged connectivity gaps and improved transportation access across the beneficiary communities. Residents, who heaved sigh of relief following the completion of the road, organised a cultural fanfare to welcome…
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos State Chapter, extends warm felicitations to our highly esteemed Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, as he marks another year of purposeful life and impactful service. Pastor Ojelabi has, over the decades, demonstrated exceptional dedication, loyalty, and commitment to public service, party development, and nation-building. His political journey is a testament to principled leadership and a passion for grassroots empowerment. From his days as Executive Chairman of the Ojo Local Government Area, to his tenure as Honourable Commissioner for Rural Development in Lagos State, and later as a member of the House of Representatives representing the…
The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, August 5, 2025 arraigned five officials of the Katsina State Board of Internal Revenue and one bank staff before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court sitting in Katsina, Katsina State. They were arraigned on seven-count charges bordering on conspiracy and diversion of public funds totaling N1.235 billion accruing to the state from the World Health Organization, Medicins Sans Frontiers, Alliance for International Medical Action, ALIMA. The defendants are, Nura Lawal, Sanusi Mohammed Yaro, Ibrahim Mamman, Abubakar Saidu, Rabiu Adamu Abdullahi and Adam Alhassan Albashir (identified as a Public…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended his deepest condolences to President John Mahama, the government and people of Ghana following the helicopter crash that claimed the lives of Defence Minister Edward Omane Boamah, Environment Minister Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, and six others. President Tinubu assured President Mahama and all Ghanaians that the thoughts and prayers of the government and people of Nigeria are with them during this time of profound national loss. The President urged the Ghanaian nation and the bereaved families and friends to find comfort in the knowledge that their loved ones died in the line of patriotic service…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India have agreed to intensify their efforts in the fight against shipment of illicit drugs between the two countries especially the illegal flow of opioids such as tramadol and codeine-based syrup to Nigeria from the South Asian country. This was part of agreements reached during a virtual meeting between the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd) and the Director General of NCB, Mr. Anurag Garg along with top officials of the two anti-narcotics agencies on Wednesday In his remarks at the meeting,…
By Femi Ogbonnikan The recent endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by the Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for a second term is a welcome development. For the first time in a long while, something refreshing is coming from the leading opposition party in the state. The endorsement highlights a dramatic change of disposition towards the Yoruba agenda. It is a well-thought out initiative, especially given the coalition’s gang-up against the administration as party of the strategic plan to scuttle his re-election bid. As Yoruba proverb goes: “Omo eni kiise idi bebere ka fi si idi…