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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 …

Also named in the suit challenging the enforcement of his fundamental rights to dignity of the human person, personal liberty, privacy and freedom of movement, are the Inspector General of Police, Delta State commissioner of police, Deputy commissioner of police in charge of State Criminal Investigation Department, (SCID), DCP Adegoke Alani and CSP Solomon Nwokolo of the state police command. …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged Nigerians to respect and protect the multibillion-dollar investment of Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, warning that safeguarding such ventures is crucial to securing the country’s economic future. Speaking on Monday at the opening of the 2025 Nigerian Economic Summit in Abuja, Shettima described Dangote as an institution and a pillar of Nigeria’s economic development. …

* Says 1.68mbpd of crude oil, first in five years, was produced in Sept * Also recorded gas production of 7 bn cubic feet per day, highest in recent times * Attributes hike in cooking gas price to artificial scarcity caused by oil workers strike  Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed …

Some retired senior military officers have backed the call by a former Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor (retd), for the declaration of a state of emergency to effectively address the Boko Haram insurgency. In his new book, ‘Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum,’ Irabor argued that the absence of political will had hindered Nigeria’s response to …

By Alltimepost Correspondent BENIN CITY -The police in Edo have arrested a middle-aged man, identified as TJ, for allegedly killing his wife, Queen, in Auchi, Etsako West Local Government of the state. The suspect was said to have murdered his wife on Tuesday, September 30 with an axe and fled the scene after the incident. A resident, who spoke on …