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The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to coordinate activities marking Nigeria’s 27th Democracy Day celebration…

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The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged the Federal Government to give Nigeria’s security chiefs a 90-day ultimatum to eliminate terrorists or resign from office.

Adeboye made the call in a video shared on his X handle on Tuesday.

He expressed concern over the country’s worsening security situation and called for urgent action against perpetrators of violence.

According to him, security chiefs should be held accountable for results in the fight against terrorism.

He said, “You can only advise the commander-in-chief. You can’t command him, because if you command the commander-in-chief, then you become the commander of the commander-in-chief. That doesn’t make sense.

“But I’ve tried. And God is my witness. I don’t want to take much of your time.

“What should we do now? I’m talking to you as my children. If I were asked to make suggestions, I would say quietly to our government, move fast. And tell our security chiefs, get rid of these terrorists within 90 days, or resign.”

The cleric also urged the government to target not only terrorists but also their sponsors, regardless of their influence.

He said, “When giving orders to the service chiefs this time around, we should make it clear to them that they are not only to eliminate the terrorists; they should eliminate their sponsors, no matter how influential they may be.”

Adeboye recalled that a former Nigerian president once issued a similar directive to security chiefs, but said the order was not fully enforced after the deadline elapsed.

He said, “There was a president, unfortunately he’s dead now… who called the service chiefs together and said, I give you three months. Get rid of all these Boko Haram people, or resign.”

He added, “He ran with that advice, but he didn’t follow it through… because he gave the order as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. But security operatives moved fast.”

Adeboye said he later met the late president after the deadline passed, noting that the experience shaped his current recommendation.

He said, “So I went to see him… this time, somehow, the press got to know that I visited him… unfortunately, like I said, he’s not alive now.”

The cleric added that his advice to government remains that security chiefs must not only be tasked with eliminating terrorists but also their sponsors “no matter how influential they may be.”

His remarks come amid renewed concerns over terrorist attacks, banditry, and kidnappings in several parts of the country, with growing calls for stronger measures to address insecurity.

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The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Enugu State Chapter, Tuesday, embarked on a solidarity rally to demand the immediate and unconditional release of teachers and pupils kidnapped in Oyo State.

The rally took the teachers to the Government House, Enugu, where they called the attention of Gov Peter Mbah to the plight of the abductees, and the urgent need for the federal and state governments to put all measures in place to ensure the safe return of the victims.

Some of the placards carried by the teachers read: “An attack on teachers is an attack on Education”, “Release our children and colleagues now”.

The Chairman of the state chapter of NUT, Comrade Theophilus Odo, lamented that schools are becoming endangered for both educators and students by the activities of bandits.

He explained that the protest was ordered by the national headquarters of the union in Abuja, and targeted at pressuring the government at all levels to secure learning institutions.

According to him, “Our teachers are discharging their work normally. These children went to school; they didn’t come back, and they have not come back up till now. It happens in many other states of the federation including Borno, Nasarawa and Niger.”

The teachers therefore appealed to all the governments to adopt all measures towards “the immediate and unconditional release of our teachers because this could happen to any other person”.

Odo added, “We want them to keep our schools safe so that teachers will be comfortable going to school. School should not be a danger zone for the teachers and children. We are here at the Government House to register our protest.”

Gov Mbah, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Chidi Onyia, commended the peaceful nature of the demonstration. He assured the union that their message and plight would be directly conveyed to the governor for onward engagement with the federal authorities.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that its personnel improperly accessed and exposed the voter registration data of Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike.

INEC, however, said there was no external breach of its voter database.

The commission said it launched an investigation after allegations surfaced on social media that information from its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) system was accessed without authorisation and later published online.

In a statement on Tuesday, Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of the Information and Voter Education Committee, said: “The attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been drawn to allegations currently circulating on social media and in some sections of the media regarding the alleged unauthorised access to the Commission’s Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) database and the subsequent publication of information on a candidate in the recent primaries of a political party in the Federal Capital Territory.

“The Commission takes this allegation seriously and has immediately commenced a thorough investigation to establish the facts surrounding the incident.”

INEC explained that access to the CVR system is strictly controlled and limited to authorised officials carrying out registration-related duties.

“As part of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise nationwide, authorised INEC Registration Officers were granted controlled access to specific components of the CVR system to enable them to register new applicants, process requests for transfer of registration and update voter records where necessary. Such access is restricted to official duties only and is withdrawn at the conclusion of the exercise,” it said.

A preliminary audit has identified the user account involved in the access, said Haruna.

“The audit trail from the preliminary investigation has enabled the Commission to identify the user account through which the information was accessed. Accordingly, relevant personnel have been questioned, and all units connected with the incident are cooperating fully with the investigation.”

According to the electoral umpire, it is examining possible breaches of internal controls and determining individual responsibility.

“The Commission is also examining all technical, administrative and operational factors associated with the matter in order to establish individual responsibility and determine the circumstances surrounding the use of those credentials and identify any breach of internal access-control protocols before taking appropriate action against anyone involved,” it added.

“Preliminary findings from the Commission’s audit trail so far, however, indicate that there was no external breach of the CVR database, no hacking incident, and no unauthorised external access to the Commission’s ICT infrastructure. Rather, the information in question was accessed through valid user credentials assigned to personnel participating in the ongoing CVR exercise but released without authority.

“The incident under investigation relates to the retrieval of a specific voter record and does not indicate any compromise of the Commission’s broader voter registration infrastructure or the personal data of over 90 million registered voters.”

INEC reaffirmed its commitment to data protection and accountability, adding that security agencies, including the Department of State Services (DSS), are investigating the matter.

“The Commission will continue to cooperate fully with all relevant security agencies and will not hesitate to refer any person found culpable for appropriate legal action,” Haruna stated.

“Members of the public and the media are therefore urged to disregard unfounded speculations while investigations remain ongoing. The Commission will continue to keep the public informed of its final findings and any measures taken in response to the incident in due course.”

The actor’s voter registration data was posted on social media by Lere Olayinka, the media aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.

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