The Nigerian Air Force has approved the redeployment of numerous senior officers to critical command and staff roles as part of efforts to improve operational efficiency and align its structure with the leadership vision of Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, the new Chief of Air Staff. Nineteen officers obtained new appointments, while six others were assigned to various defense and inter-service enterprises.
President Bola Tinubu directed the newly decorated service chiefs to neutralize armed groups. He made this known on Thursday at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu has sacked and named replacements for service chiefs, which was made known in a statement issued on Friday by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, adding that all appointments take immediate effect.
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice James Omotosho, has adjourned the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to Friday, 24th October, 2025, following a notification of withdrawal by his lead counsel, Kanu Agbai, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), alongside other SANs, including Onyechi Ikpeazu, Joseph Akubo, Paul Erokoro, and Emeka Etiaba.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, in partnership with the Nigerian Immigration Service and the Nigerian Correctional Service, has successfully deported 192 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and associated financial crimes in Lagos. The final batch of 51 criminals was repatriated on October 16, 2025, marking the end of the large-scale deportation operation.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) is set to commence a ten day maintenance operation on its major substation in Gombe state. The company disclosed that the exercise is a preventive routine maintenance work which aims at enhancing the stability of power supply and efficiency of transmission network in the North-East region.
