The Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC) has announced the commencement of its 2025 recruitment exercise for various positions across the Federal Civil Service. In a statement released on Monday, signed by the Head of Press and Public Relations, Taiwo Hassan, the Commission invited eligible Nigerians to submit applications for available vacancies. The announcement, published on…
A report by the office of Nigeria’s Auditor-General has indicted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for alleged misappropriation of funds and diversion of revenue meant for the Federation in 2021. The indictments are contained in the 2021 Auditor-General’s annual report published in November 2024. The 558-page report was recently submitted to the National…
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for the resumed hearing of his protracted case. Despite Kanu’s insistence that Justice Nyako has no jurisdiction over his case, the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps has said that its operatives arrested seven suspected miscreants during last Thursday’s fuel hike protest by commercial vehicle operators in Ilorin, Kwara state capital. The suspects, according to a statement issued on Saturday by the Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in Kwara command, Ayoola Michael, were allegedly involved…
Former Premier League footballer George Baldock has reportedly been found dead in his swimming pool in Greece at the age of 31. The former Sheffield United defender, who joined Greek club Panathinaikos in the summer, was found dead in a pool at his home, according to reports in Greece. Multiple outlets in the country have…
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has slammed some ex- presidential aspirants for their involvement in online trends aimed at undermining President Bola Tinubu. According to Omokri, these individuals are diminishing their credibility by engaging in what seems like petty and juvenile behavior. Omokri pointed out that despite their previous political aspirations, these former candidates are…
Officials of the State Security Services (SSS) and the police shot rounds of live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protesters and journalists covering the ongoing protests in Abuja. According to Premium Times, the SSS officials, masked and in black uniforms, arrived in several Toyota Sienna vans, and started shooting live rounds at the peaceful…
The national electricity grid collapsed on Saturday, leading to a nationwide blackout. Data obtained from the Nigerian system operator’s portal showed that the grid recorded zero megawatts (MW) as of 9.10am today. The system failure at the national grid is the third time within a week. However, the national grid has collapsed eight times in…
Troops of operation Fansan Yanma have killed two “notorious bandit leaders” identified as Yusuf Gwamna and Malam Ashiru in Dutsin-Ma LGA of Katsina state. Zagazola Makama, a counterinsurgency publication focused on the Lake Chad region, reports that the operation, carried out late Friday night, was led by a joint security task force comprising the military,…
Ahead of 2027 Presidential election, strong indications have emerged that there will be political realignment from the North as support groups of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar from the 19 Northern States have dumped the PDP for the All Progressives Congress, APC. The National Chairman…