In our Milestone story, we mark the end of an era with President Bola Tinubu accepting the departure of Professor Mahmood Yakubu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission after nearly a decade at the helm of Nigeria’s electoral body.
Professor Yakubu handed over leadership to May Agbamuche-Mbu, who will oversee the commission’s affairs pending the appointment of a permanent chairman.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu accepted the resignation of the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology Uche Nnaji, ending months of controversy over allegations that Nnaji did not complete his university education, and that his bachelor’s degree and NYSC certificate were forged.
Nnaji’s Camp had alleged that Premium Times was paid a N100 million bribe by the Enugu State Government to conduct its investigation. However, the publication’s Editor-in-Chief asserted on live TV that the report was not a payoff but the result of a tip-off from a whistleblower.
Online, some have responded that forgery is a criminal offence and suggested that the Minister should be held accountable under the law.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has requested that the House of Representatives approves a plan to borrow $2.35 billion dollars in external capital to finance part of the 2025 budget deficit and refinance Nigeria’s maturing eurobonds.
In the UK, the government is facing fierce criticism after reportedly spending £532,000 pounds to rebrand its government website logo. One commentator claimed in a post on X that the expense could have paid 15 nurses’ salaries for one year.
In Akwa Ibom State, Nigerian Army officer Lieutenant Samson Haruna tragically lost his life after his wife after a domestic dispute with his wife just five months after the couple got married.
Meanwhile in Enugu, a video has gone viral showing a mother crying out after a teacher at Emem Nursery and Primary School in Abakpa Nike allegedly flogged her 3-year-old daughter, leaving visible marks on the child’s body.
In our Good News Report we celebrate the inauguration of the first commercial flight at the Gateway International Airport in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, marking the beginning of commercial aviation operations in the state.
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