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The Plateau House of Assembly has reduced the tenure of elected local government officials from three to two years. The House Committee Chairman on Information, Mr Matthew Kwarpo, made this known on Wednesday in Jos while speaking with newsmen. He said that the reduction was in line with amended Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission, PLASIEC, Law 2024. The Committee Chairman said that it was also because of the financial autonomy that was recently granted to local governments in the country. According to him, the lawmakers took the decision after they considered a bill sponsored by Assemblyman, Joseph Gokum (APC/Kanke Constituency)…

A Nigerian investigative journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, has accused the immediate past Director-General of the Department of State Service, DSS, Yusuf Magaji Bichi, of turning the agency into a graveyard of career aspirations. Jaafar said that Bichi recruited the highest number of Cotonou “graduates” into the service and allowed his wife to lord over the Service by influencing recruitment, promotion and discipline. The journalist urged the new DG to review the cases of detainees and be professional in the discharge of his duty. DAILY POST reported that Bichi’s replacement was made known in a statement signed by the media aide to…

Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, says former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, must wait till 2031 if he wants to contest for President again. Recall that Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, lost to the incumbent President Bola Tinubu. George, in a statement on Wednesday, said that a southerner must occupy the office of the President and Commander in Chief from 2023 to 2031 “because that is the reality of our country, PDP constitution and our polity”. “Even in 2027, Atiku will be 81 years and this is the…

Investigators of the Gombe Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, are investigating one Solomon Yohana for allegedly impersonating staff of the commission. Spokesperson for EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, the suspect was arrested on August 19, in Guyuk Local Government Area, Adamawa State, by the Department of State Service, DSS, and handed over to the EFCC. “Items recovered at the point of arrest include: one Fake EFCC ID Card, some fake EFCC letter-heads, one fake EFCC polo shirt and a fake Special Control Unit against Money…

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the request of the Defence Intelligence Agency, DIA, to detain an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, and 19 others for 30 days over their alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping and terrorism activities. The police ASP, named A. A Babangida, was ordered to be detained along with other suspects for 30 days to enable DIA operatives carry out thorough investigation into their alleged involvement in the heinous crimes. ASP Babangida who was arrested in June and had since been in DIA custody, was alleged to have been helping Boko…

Nigeria and Egypt have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to deepen defence industry cooperation. The sighing ceremony was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in Abuja on Wednesday. The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Defence, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar Kana signed for Nigeria while the Assistant Minister of Defence of Egypt, Major General Walid Hamouda signed for the north African country. The signing of the MoU is aimed at promoting deeper bilateral and defence cooperation in accordance with the prevailing laws and regulations of the two countries. Kana expressed optimism that the long history of robust relationship between…

The Federal Capital Territory, FCT police command says twin brothers, one Obike David and Obike Stanley have been arrested over ATM card theft. Benneth Igweh, the FCT Commissioner of Police made the disclosure on Wednesday while parading the suspects in Abuja. The CP said operatives from the command on Tuesday trailed and arrested the twin brothers, who specialize in stealing bank customers’ ATM for their criminal purposes. He explained that the suspects execute their plans by claiming to assist unsuspecting persons who seem new to the operation of ATM machines. While at it, the suspects usually swap their ATM cards…

The number of metered electricity customers in Nigeria increased to 6,053.479 million in July 2024. This is according to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission July’s Factsheet. The figure represents a 60,127 increase in electricity customers in July compared to the 5,993,340 million recorded in June. This is as NERC showed that total electricity customers stood at 13,296,829 million in July 2024. Consequently, unmetered electricity customers stood at 7,243,332 million in the period under review. A further analysis showed that the number of electricity customers without meters outweighed those with meters. The development comes as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu…

There was wild jubilation in Orogun Community in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State following the installation of a new Okpara-Uku, King. This is coming as the Orogun Council of Chiefs led by Chief Samuel Ojumah and the President General of Orogun Kingdom, EtetakpoThompson Opone and others paid homage to the newly installed monarch, HRM Joseph Emoghene Okorocha Osokpa 1, (JP). The Council of Chiefs, speaking at a reception in celebration of the monarch’s installation at the palace in Orogun town, said the king would bring peace and development to Orogun kingdom in all ramifications. Addressing newsmen, the…

A public commentator in Zamfara State, Ahmad Bakare has cautioned the federal government to stop issuing licences to miners of solid minerals, saying it is the major cause of insecurity in the state. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the State capital, Bakare said these are avenues for bandits to perpetrate their evil activities. He claimed that most of the known terrorists were not from Zamfara State, noting that if the federal government withdraws the licenses of legal and illegal solid mineral miners, the insecurity problems will stop. Banditry activities have persisted in Zamfara State with killings and kidnappings regularly recorded, despite…