President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Admiral Linda Fagan, the first woman to lead a US military service, from her position as head of the Coast Guard. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the Coast Guard, has not yet commented on the dismissal. However, Fox News cited a senior official who attributed the decision to Fagan’s alleged …
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Court sacks pro-Wike Rivers PDP chairman
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Monday, January 13, sacked Chukwuemeka Aaron, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state. Chukwuemeka is a self-confessed loyalist of the former governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, who is currently the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Justice Stephen Jumbo in his ruling nullified the …
Read More »Jigawa sanctions three Sharia court judges, sacks three judicial officers
The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has dismissed three judicial officers and taken disciplinary actions against several others for misconduct and violation of judicial procedures. The decision was made during the commission’s 178th meeting on January 7, as confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by Abbas Wangara, Director of Protocol and Publicity for the Jigawa State Judiciary. …
Read More »Governor Oborevweri sacks Information Commissioner
Delta State Governor, Chief Sheriff Oborevwori, has dismissed the Commissioner for Information, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, from his position. The reasons behind his removal have not been officially disclosed. The Director General of the Delta State Bureau for Orientation and Communication, Dr. Fred Latimor Oghenesivbe, confirmed that Osuoza had already been informed of the development. Governor Oborevwori has reportedly directed …
Read More »Edo taskforce sacks official caught on tape struggling for car steering with a driver
The Coordinator of the Edo State Public Response Safety Team, Kelly Okungbowa has announced the dismissal of an official of the agency seen in a viral video dragging the steering with a bus driver in Benin City. In a 27-second viral video which surfaced online on Thursday, January 9, the unnamed official of the safety team was seen trying …
Read More »EFCC sacks 27 corrupt officers
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed 27 officers from its workforce in 2024 for offences related to fraudulent activities and misconduct. The dismissal based on the recommendations of the EFCC Staff Disciplinary Committee, was ratified by the Executive Chairman, Ola Olukoyede. The commission announced the dismissals in a statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of …
Read More »Nasarawa Governor Sule sacks all commissioners and SSG
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has dissolved the state executive council comprising his commissioners and he also sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barrister Muhammad Aliyu-Ubamdoma. The announcement came during a special emergency meeting at the Government House in Lafia. This happened “shortly after the departure of Vice President Kashim Shetima, who was in the state …
Read More »Gov Yusuf sacks Kano SSG, 5 Commissioners in major cabinet reshuffle
Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Dr. Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, and five commissioners in a major cabinet reshuffle announced on Thursday, December 12. The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alh. Shehu Wada Sagagi was also affected, as his office has been entirely scrapped with immediate effect. The …
Read More »Appeal Court sacks MC Oluomo as NURTW President
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has declared Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the legally recognised President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The Court also okayed the judgement of the National Industrial Court delivered on March 11, 2024, in respect of Suit No. NICN/ABJ/263/2023, which declared Baruwa as NURTW president. At a press briefing on Friday, …
Read More »Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacks Defence Minister Yoav Gallant
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his Defence Minister over a breakdown in trust during the Gaza war against Hamas, his office said today. ‘Over the past few months that trust has eroded. In light of this, I decided today to end the term of the defence minister,’ the PM said in a statement issued by his office. Yoav Gallant, who only returned …
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