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Oct

16

2025

Northern Minorities Warn Against Ethnic Bias, as Senate Screens Tinubu’s INEC Pick, Prof. Amupitan

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrestyakubumahmood, #Ethnicbigotry, #INEC, #INECchairman, #ProfessorJoashOjoAmupitan, #YakubuMahmood

Northern Minorities Warn Against Ethnic Bias, as Senate Screens Tinubu’s INEC Pick, Prof. Amupitan The Senate has today (Thursday) screened Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan for the position of Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement was contained in a circular issued on Wednesday by the Director of Information for the Senate, Bullah Audu Bi-Allah, and made available to journalists in Abuja. The development comes barely 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu’s letter seeking the speedy confirmation of Amupitan was read on the Senate floor by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The circular partly read: “The…

Oct

15

2025

By Famous Reporters

Mathematics No Longer Compulsory for Arts and Humanities Admissions — FG

Education, NATIONAL NEWS#Artsandhumamitiesadmission, #Artsandhumanitiesrequirements, #Education, #Mathematics

Mathematics No Longer Compulsory for Arts and Humanities Admissions — FG The Federal Ministry of Education has announced that a credit pass in Mathematics will no longer be a compulsory requirement for admission into universities and polytechnics for students seeking to study Arts and Humanities courses. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo. For several years, candidates seeking admission into higher institutions in Nigeria—regardless of their chosen fields—have been required to obtain five credits, including English Language and Mathematics, in the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). However, according to the…

Oct

15

2025

By Famous Reporters

“Legal Ghost”: Kanu’s Defence Team Dares FG, Justifies Planned Protest

NATIONAL NEWS#2025October20protestforthereleaseofnnamdikanu, #BIAFRAagitators, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #IndigenousPeopleofBiafra, #Kanu'slegalteam, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #MaziNnamdiKanuGlobalDefenceConsortium, #OmoyoleSowore, IPOB

“Legal Ghost”: Kanu’s Defence Team Dares FG, Justifies Planned Protest Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium has justified the October 20 planned protest, saying "the Cass is Dead and Buried". The Mazi Nnamdi Kanu Global Defence Consortium has defended the planned October 20 protest calling for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that the demonstration is both lawful and justified since, according to them, the case against Kanu is already “dead.” In a statement issued on Tuesday by Barrister Njoku Jude Njoku, the defence team dismissed claims that the…

Oct

14

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: Hidden facts you need to know about Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai

NATIONAL NEWS#Rev.UmahUkpai, #Rev.Umaukpaibiography, #RevUmaUkpaiisdead, #UmaUkpaiEvangelistic Association, #UUEA

Hidden facts you need to know about Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai Barely 48hours after the death of an iconic servant of God, Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai was made public, his biography has surfaced on the internet. Biography of Rev Uma Ukpai, age, education, ministry, marriage, children Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai (born January 7, 1945) is a renowned Nigerian Christian evangelist, teacher, and humanitarian. He is the Founder and President of the Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association (UUEA) a global, non-denominational outreach ministry headquartered in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. For more than five decades, Dr. Ukpai has carried the message of…

Oct

14

2025

By Famous Reporters

End Death Penalty, Germany, Australia, ASF France Urge Nigeria *Laud Tinubu’s clemency move

NATIONAL NEWS#2025WorldDayAgainsttheDeathPenalty, #ASFFrance, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Enddeathpenalty, #Presidentialpardon, #Tinubu'sclemencymove

End Death Penalty, Germany, Australia, ASF France Urge Nigeria*Laud Tinubu’s clemency move Following widespread reactions to President Bola Tinubu’s recent presidential pardon, the governments of Germany and Australia, along with Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France—also known as Lawyers Without Borders—have called for urgent action toward abolishing the death penalty in Nigeria. The call came during the screening of a film titled “Just Mercy” in Abuja, organised by ASF France to mark the 2025 World Day Against the Death Penalty. The two countries and the human rights organisation commended President Tinubu for commuting the sentences of seven death-row inmates to life…

Oct

13

2025

By Famous Reporters

‘Clemency or Complicity?’ — Atiku Blasts Tinubu Over ‘Reckless’ Presidential Pardon

NATIONAL NEWS#AlhajiAtikuAbubakar, #Atikulambaststinubuoverpresidentialpardon, #BolaAhmedTinubu, #Clemency, #Presidentialpardon

‘Clemency or Complicity?’ — Atiku Blasts Tinubu Over ‘Reckless’ Presidential Pardon Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has lambasted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for what he described as a “reckless and morally indefensible” use of presidential pardon, saying the recent exercise “undermines justice and emboldens criminality.” In a statement issued on Sunday, Atiku said the latest round of clemency granted by the Tinubu administration betrays the true intent of the constitutional power it represents, arguing that it has become “a mockery of justice and a blow to national morality.” “The recent announcement of a presidential pardon by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

Oct

11

2025

By Famous Reporters

‘So, Terrorists, bandits can be released, rehabilitated but Kanu can’t ‘ Momodu Slams Igbokwe

NATIONAL NEWS#Delemomodu, #FreeNnamdiKanu, #Joeigbokwe, #Joeigbokwe'scommentonnnamdikanu, #MaziNnamdiKanu, #Momoduslamsjoeigbokwe, IPOB

'So, Terrorists, bandits can be released, rehabilitated but Kanu can't ' Momodu Slams Igbokwe Veteran journalist and founder of Ovation Magazine, Chief Dele Momodu, has criticized All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart, Joe Igbokwe, for opposing the release of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Momodu, who is also a leading figure in the African Democratic Congress (ADC), took to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle on Friday, October 10, 2025, to express his disapproval of Igbokwe’s remarks. His reaction followed reports that the APC chieftain had warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration against granting freedom or pardon…

Oct

08

2025

By Famous Reporters

Arrest former INEC chairman, Mahmood, court orders IGP

NATIONAL NEWS#Arrestyakubumahmood, #Electoralirregularities, #INEC, #YakubuMahmood

Arrest former INEC chairman, Mahmood, court orders IGP The Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has again ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the former INEC chairman, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for an offence relating to contempt of court. The court gave this directive in spite of Yakubu's exit as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The order was issued a few hours after Yakubu left the office as the INEC chairman. It will be recalled that earlier, the Action Alliance, (AA), had instituted a case before the court…

Oct

07

2025

By Famous Reporters

JUST IN: New INEC Acting Chairman Assumes Office, as Yakubu bows out

NATIONAL NEWS#INEC, #MayAgbamuche-Mbu, Yakubu Mahmood

JUST IN: New INEC Acting Chairman Assumes Office, as Yakubu bows out Following the completion of two tenures, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, May Agbamuche-Mbu, will take over as the Acting Chairman of the Commission. May Agbamuche is the oldest serving national commissioner in the electoral body, and has emerged as the acting national chairman. This followed the formal handover of duties by Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who is proceeding on a terminal leave. The announcement was made by Yakubu, on Tuesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja during a stakeholders’ meeting with…

Oct

04

2025

By Famous Reporters

Troops rescue 180 kidnap victims, arrest 450 terrorists in Southeast, others

NATIONAL NEWS, SECURITY#Insecurity, #InsecurityInSouthEast, #Locallyfabricatedguns, #Nonkineticoperationsagainstterrorists, #Operationudoka

Troops rescue 180 kidnap victims, arrest 450 terrorists in Southeast, others The Nigerian military says it has successfully rescued 180 kidnapped civilians, arrested 450 terrorists and bandits, across the country. According to the Defence Headquarters, the troops achieved the significant breakthroughs in its operations against insecurity across the country in the month of September 2025. The Defense headquarters disclosed this today, Saturday, October 4, 2025, stressing that the troops also killed scores of criminal elements during raids and counter-attacks. Major General Markus Kangye, the Director of Defence Media Operations, revealed that 39 terrorists voluntarily surrendered to troops within the month.…