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Improper Dressing: DG reads Riot Act To Corps Members

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2 years ago

May 7, 2023

Joel Ajayi

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has warned Corps Members against defacing their NYSC uniforms and improper dressings.

He said anyone caught violating the Scheme’s dress code or breaking the NYSC rules would be sanctioned.

The DG gave the warning while addressing Corps Members and camp officials at NYSC Imo and Enugu State Orientation Camps.
Ahmed advised the Corps Members to be disciplined in their conduct, embrace dignity of labour, adhere strictly to instructions and avoid all forms of negative youthful exhuberances.

“Avoid unnecessary travelling. Prepare towards becoming self-dependent and use the opportunities of the service year to improve on yourselves”, the DG said.

NYSC lmo State Coordinator, Mrs Rachel Idaewor informed the DG that the 820 male and 851 female Corps Members have acclimatized and integrated to camp activities.

Similarly, her Enugu State counterpart, Barrister Gladys Adama stated that the Orientation Course content including lectures, SAED, socials drills, games and sports and other camp activities have been going on seamlessly.

“A total number of 1,852 Corps Members, comprising 847 males and 1,005 females have actively been participating in the Orientation programme”, Adama said.

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NYCN: High Court Bars Gbenga, others from holding election

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5 hours ago

October 7, 2025

The Gleamer

Josl Ajayi

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued an order restraining Comrade Ademola Gbenga, Comrade Okechukwu Nnamene and others from conducting the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) election slated for October 7, pending the determination of the substantive suit before the court.

Justice J. E. Obanor, in an order dated October 6, 2025, in suit no: FCT/HC/CV/3803/2025 and motion no: M/12204/2025, sighted by our correspondent, directed the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to enforce the court’s order.

The claimants/applicants in the case are the Incorporated Trustees of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, representing the existing leadership of the Council.

The defendants include Comr. Ademola Gbenga, Comr. Okechukwu Nnamene, Comr. Abel Abaji, Comr. Alex Allen Akin, Comr. Hassan Mamman, the Inspector General of Police, and the Department of State Services.

It would be recalled that the NYCN, during its National Elective Convention held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, from September 20 to 22, re-elected Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo as President alongside other executives.

However, dissatisfied with the Sukubo-led leadership, Gbenga and his allies formed a parallel group and planned to conduct another election in Abuja on October 7.

Consequently, the court ordered all parties to maintain the status quo regarding the leadership of the NYCN, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

The Order read in part, “Upon hearing the Motion Ex parte and the accompanying affidavit of. Amb. Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo listening to P. Ulofu ESQ., of counsel to the Applicants praying this Honourable Court for the following:-

“An Order of Interim Injunction restraining the Respondents (Gbenga and others) or any person(s) acting through them or on their behalf from conducting the scheduled election of the 7th day of October, 2025 or taking any further step concerning the subject matter of this suit respectively pending the hearing and determination of the motion on Notice.

“An Order of Interim Injunction directing the Respondents to maintain the status quo with respect to the leadership of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, pending the determination of and determination of the motion on notice.

“An Order directing the 6th (IGP) and 7th (DSS) Defendants/Respondents to enforce the Order of Court restraining the 1st to 5th (Gbenga and others) Defendants, their privies, agents, or howsoever called, conducting the scheduled election of the 7 th day of October, 2025 or taking any further step concerning the subject matter of this suit respectively pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.

“And for such further or other orders as this Honourable Court may deem fit to make in the circumstances of this suit and or application.

“The court ordered as follows: Application is hereby granted and order made as prayed. Case is adjourned to 16th October, 2025 for hearing of Motion on Notice.”

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