Abdullahi Ramat has been appointed as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)’s chairman and CEO by President Bola Tinubu.
The nomination of two additional individuals as commission commissioners was also announced in a statement released on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
They are Fouad Olayinka Animashun, the commissioner for finance and management services, and Abubakar Yusuf, the commissioner for consumer affairs.
The Senate must confirm all nominations before any changes.
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The president directed Engr Ramat to take office in an acting capacity pending his screening by the Senate, as required by the law, according to the statement’s statement to prevent a leadership vacuum at the commission.
Ramat, 39, has a doctorate in strategic management, as well as other credentials, as well as an electrical engineer and administrator.
The Imo State Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, has said that the state government is intolerant of crime in the state.
In an interview on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics, Emelumba said that the level of security in the state had improved as there was no hiding place for criminals.
While addressing concerns over the killing of seven people in the Ideato North Local Government Area of the state, he said, “Yes, it took some time, but the most important thing is that he]the suspect] was arrested and I think the government should be commended for going all out to ensure he was arrested”.
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On the current state of security, the commissioner said, he said there had been an improvement compared to previous years.
“That does not mean we have a completely safe Imo State. Like every other society, we still have security breaches here and there.
” That does not in any way suggest that the situation is getting worse. As far as I am concerned, these cases are not as frequent as they used to be in the past, “he added.
He assured the public that efforts were underway to bring the perpetrators of the latest killings to justice.
On the controversial Monday sit-at-home directive, Emelumba said, ” I can tell you that in Imo State, the sit-at-home thing is almost history. “
He added that while fear still lingers among some citizens, the government had done everything to reassure the public.
” We have done everything to reassure the people that they are free to come out and work on Mondays. And I think they are responding. Even in the villages, some of them have started responding, and they have seen that they are safe, “he noted.
He said that Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration had significantly increased investment in infrastructure.
The unruly behavior of Fuji maestro Wasiu Ayinde, known as K 1 de Ultimate, has been harshly condemned by Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo in a letter.
Keyamo criticized the singer for blocking a moving aircraft as repulsive and against the law.
The singer was blacklisted for six months on Thursday for blocking a ValueJet aircraft from taxiing on the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Tuesday when the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) wielded its big stick.
Any local or international airline that flies the singer could lose its license, according to the minister.
Ayinde was slapped with the sanctions in response to Keyamo’s warning that the singer, who behaved disorderly, is not above the law.
Remember that two ValueJet pilots were suspended on Wednesday by the NCAA for unruly behavior at the airport.
While Ayinde was clearly visible in viral videos and a clip shared on X by the minister blocking the aircraft, the pilots had taxied the aircraft.
Ayinde was denied entry to the Lagos-bound flight because he had a flask full of alcohol in his hands, according to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). In a alleged outburst, he was imprisoned for allegedly inflicting a compulsion on an aviation staffer.
Keyamo claimed that the NCAA was correct to suspend the two erring pilots in a post on X, but he also criticized the one-sidedness of the decision, insisting that the unruly passenger also be dealt with.
Keyamo asserted that, contrary to what Kwam 1’s agents have claimed, he consistently moved his position on the tarmac to allow the aircraft to take a position on the runway for take-off. This behavior is completely unacceptable.
At this point, it’s not even an issue whether he was carrying water or alcohol. The reprobable behavior is reprehensible, similar to a hostage situation, because the aircraft is physically preventing taxiing.
Jake Epelle, the chief executive of TAF Africa, has criticised the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates’ emergence for the upcoming Rivers State local government elections as a deliberate attempt to deceive the state’s citizens.
“This emergence was simply orchestrated,” he said. They only had access to them right now because they had submerged or hidden them. And the PDP and APC candidates’ combinations “resemble a concoction that will be served to the innocent people of Rivers State,” Epelle said on Thursday.
He claimed that the electoral process was ineffective because the candidates “know what they are doing” and “try to embellish their actions to make themselves appear like peaceful Jews.”
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Don’t trust the PDP people because they mix up to cover their tracks. They are attempting to make it look good in every way. A bad apple won’t look good on its own. Epelle stated in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily that it won’t happen.
When asked what he thought of the list of candidates for the Rivers council election, Epelle responded, “They are trying to make a bad process and a bad product look good.” Our resources are at play here. We have only the right to squander resources here. Our democracy is at play.
You’ll find a situation in which those who have followed the instructions of this administration, those who have been loyal to the FCT minister, and those who have been held to the rules of this administration, were compensated and rewarded with that position despite having neither the intellectual nor moral authority to run. They do not want to take the helm of the country; rather, they want to control themselves.
Nigeria’s Rivers is a map of the oil-producing state.
He also urged former local government officials to release their records.
Epelle also expressed disapproval of the electoral process’ legal and democratic foundations.
Everything about this election failed the morality, legality, and common sense tests. He continued, “I have very little faith in the judiciary itself and the judicial processes.”
However, he advised river dwellers to be restrained.
He declared, “This is not the time to be in any way unlawful.” If that is the case, let’s trust divine intervention. However, this election was completely unsuccessful. I have no idea or faith in how inclusive this election will be.
Rivers LG Polls
The 2025 local government elections will take place on August 30 according to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC).
The state of emergency, which had earlier been declared, reportedly caused the decision to postpone the election, according to RSIEC Chairman Michael Odey.
He noted that changing the electoral calendar in light of the new circumstances became necessary.
The updated schedule includes new primary elections for the parties, candidate screening, campaign periods, and main council elections.
At the unveiling, party leaders, electoral observers, and representatives of the media were present to review and discuss the updated guidelines.
Participating political parties are expected to hold primaries between July 31 and August 3, 2025, and to announce their candidates’ names on August 3 and 4, 2025 in accordance with the revised guidelines.
Electioneering would begin on August 12, 2025, according to RESIEC.
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, it stated that ad-hoc staff would be hired for the elections.
The candidate list will be available on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, according to the organization.
The Nigerian government’s reported a disproportionate amount of food wastage, which the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) called out.  ,
On Thursday, the director general of NAFDAC, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, attributed the lack of storage materials to the country.  ,
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Explosive items and ammunition were recovered from a scrap yard in the state’s Kudandan district’s Kaduna South Local Government Area by the Kaduna Police Command.  ,
Police operatives made the discovery in a statement, according to Mansir Hassan, the Public Relations Officer for the Rivers Police Command, following an intelligence report about suspicious items discovered at the scavengers’ company on the outskirts of the Kaduna metropolis.
According to Hassan, the items were reportedly combined with previously transported waste into Kaduna from Borno State. According to Hassan’s statement, a team from the police’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, led by its commander, was immediately dispatched to the scene.
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The items were later found to be military-grade ordnance bombs, according to the police statement, which included an explanation of what had been done.
According to the EOD team, “the UXOs were immediately evacuated to a secure location where they will be safely destroyed in accordance with established safety protocols.”
The additional items that were recovered during the operation included a locally produced revolver pistol that was fully loaded with six rounds of ammunition, 15 rounds of 7. 2mm live ammunition, three live cartridges, and various ammunition.
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Muhammad Rabiu, the commissioner of police for Kaduna State, has also mandated the building’s immediate sealing. The EOD unit can do a thorough sweep of the facility thanks to this.
Rabiu praised the Command’s commitment to protecting the public while urging Kaduna State’s residents to provide timely intelligence that can stop threats and improve overall security.
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