Governor Chukwuma Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra state, has sacked  eight security operatives of the Agunechemba Security outfit over the  assault and public stripping of a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor. The governor’s Special Adviser on Community Security, Ken Emeakayi, disclosed this at the agency’s headquarters in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, on Wednesday, …

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 952 Assistant Superintendents of Police to the next rank of Deputy Superintendents. The PSC also declined the promotion of 176 ASPs found to have retired from service and another 3 suspected to have died.The decisions were made at the first plenary meeting of the 6th board of the commission held …

President Bola Tinubu has scrapped the planned 5% excise duty on telecommunications services in Nigeria. The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.Maida stated that the excise levy, which was suspended in 2023, has now been officially removed under revised national tax laws. …

By Funke Egbemode This is one of such stories which would just pop up, author unknown: Once upon a time, in a village surrounded by hills and streams, there lived a poor man named Ajanaku. His job was religion, his hobby was farming behind his small hut. Ajanaku’s clothes were patched many times. But what Ajanaku lacked in wealth, he …

L–R: Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC); Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State; Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu, MD/CEO, FirstBank Group; Gov. Umar Bago, Governor of Niger State; and Engr. Ibrahim Alkali, representing Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Honourable Minister of Agriculture, at the FirstBank 2025 Agric and Export Expo. Nigeria’s quest to break free from oil dependency and achieve …

L-R Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, Dr Tope Fasua and Communications expert, Tolu Ogunlesi watch on with rapt attention during the screening in Abuja The Federal Government has commended Moniepoint Inc for its transformative role in Nigeria’s agricultural sector, particularly in showcasing the resilience of the Northeast’s agricultural value chain …

The Anambra State Government has announced the arrest of some members of the Agunechemba Vigilante Group seen assaulting a National Youth Service Corps member (NYSC) member, Jennifer Elobor, in the state. A viral video had shown Elobor being assaulted alongside some of her colleagues at a corps members’ lodge in Anambra State.The corps member, despite several pleas, was beaten and …

The operatives of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, have been spotted in a viral video assaulting a female member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State. The female NYSC member, identified as Jennifer Edema Elohor, was assaulted alongside some of her colleagues at a corps members’ lodge in Anambra State.The video, which …

The U.S. State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas following violations of American law and national security concerns. Officials told the BBC that most of the cases involved crimes such as assault, burglary, and driving under the influence.Between 200 and 300 visas were also withdrawn under provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act relating to terrorism, which the …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has snnounced that 69,376 Nigerians have completed online pre-registration within seven hours of resuming its nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on Monday. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, disclosed in Abuja that the portal went live at 8:30 a.m., and by 3:30 p.m., tens of thousands had registered. …