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Israelis have gathered across the country to mark two years since the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023, as negotiations continued in Egypt over an end to the war in Gaza. The attack saw over 1,200 people killed and 251 others taken back to Gaza as hostages. It was the single deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Israel responded …

A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, has taken over as the acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners. Agbamuche-Mbu …

The women, who marched alongside some retired officers and widows of those who died in service, said many families of fallen policemen had been abandoned without any form of assistance from the Nigeria Police Force or the government. The wives of retired Nigerian police officers on Tuesday joined their husbands in a protest at the National Assembly, decrying the poor …

A National Commissioner at the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, has taken over as the acting Chairman of the Commission. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The transition was announced during a stakeholders’ meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners held on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. …

Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended on 6 March for six months following the recommendations of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petition. Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Tuesday resumed plenary and took the same seat she had earlier protested against. Mrs Akpoti-Uduaghan entered the Senate chamber around 12 noon, shortly after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio took over proceedings from …

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has said that his decision to bow out of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was to pave way for the appointment of a new chairman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yakubu had, on Tuesday, stepped down and handed over to a national commissioner, Ms May Agbamuche-Mbu, as acting Chairman of the commission. NAN …

The resignation of Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, on Monday followed weeks of mounting controversy over allegations that he forged his academic credentials. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed that the President accepted Nnaji’s resignation, ending months of scrutiny over the authenticity of his degree and National Youth Service Corps …

His resignation was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday. The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Geoffrey Nnaji, who was exposed by PREMIUM TIMES for forging two certificates, has resigned from office. His resignation was confirmed by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accepted the resignation of Geoffrey Uche Nnaji, the Minister of Innovation, Science, …

By Idahosa Musa The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP ) in Edo State continued Sunday as the faction (Legacy Group) loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barr. Nyesom Woke, elected its state working committee, headed by Barr. Nosa Ogieva. Ogieva and other 13 members of the Edo PDP Executive who were sworn in during the …

As Israel and Hamas begin indirect negotiations on Monday to end the two-year war in Gaza, the talks will be guided by two men leading their respective delegations. The Hamas delegation is led by Khalil al-Hayya, a senior official who survived an Israeli strike in Doha last month. The Israeli team is headed by Ron Dermer, a close aide to …