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Feb

2025

Police Officers Enlisted Before 2004 Given Deadline To Submit Pension Information

Police Officers Enlisted Before 2004 Given Deadline To Submit Pension Information All Nigerian police officers enlisted before the establishment of Pension Fund Administrators (PFA) on June 30, 2004, including inspectors and rank-and-file personnel, have been ordered to submit their pension details. AttNews News gathered that affected officers must provide their information to the administrative office of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command Headquarters in Abuja by Monday, February 24, 2025. This directive was communicated through an urgent police wireless message exclusively obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday. The officers are required to submit their serial number, name, gender, date of…

Feb

2025

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I Will Not Negotiate With Criminals – Gov Otti, Vows To Restore The Dignity Of Abians As Rev. Umah Ukpai Commends His Achievements In Office

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Politics

I WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH CRIMINALS - GOV. OTTI, VOWS TO RESTORE THE DIGNITY OF ABIANS AS REV. UMAH UKPAI COMMENDS HIS ACHIEVEMENTS IN OFFICE. Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has declared that he will not negotiate with those who destroyed the State in the past, having failed in their attempts to lobby their way to become part of his administration but have resorted to blackmail and spreading of falsehoods against his administration to see if he will invite them for negotiations. Governor Otti stated this in two separate Church services on Sunday, 23rd February, at The Master's…

Feb

2025

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Palava As APC Instructs Osun LGA Chairmen To Resume Duties

News Flash, Politics, South West

Palava As APC Instructs Osun LGA Chairmen To Resume Duties The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Sunday directed chairmen on the party’s platform, who were purportedly reinstated by the Court of Appeal judgment of February 10, to resume duties in their respective local government Secretariat on Monday. The directive was given in a press statement issued by the APC’s Director of Media and Information, Mr. Kola Olabisi while urging the chairmen to disregard fake news circulating on social media, which advised them against resuming at their offices in the 30 local government secretariats across the state.…

Feb

2025

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Just-In: Pope Francis In Critical Condition As Vatican Confirms Signs Of Kidney Failure

News Flash, Religion, World News

Pope Francis in critical condition as Vatican confirms signs of kidney failure Pope Francis remains in critical condition as medical tests indicate early signs of mild kidney failure, the Vatican announced on Sunday. As reported by CNN, officials assured that the condition is currently under control. According to the statement, the pontiff has not experienced further respiratory crises since Saturday evening and remains “vigilant and well-oriented.” He continues to receive oxygen and participated in Sunday morning’s Holy Mass from his hospital apartment on the 10th floor of Gemelli Hospital in Rome. “The complexity of the clinical picture, and the necessary…

Feb

2025

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Diesel Shortage: Telecom May Shutdown Nationwide, ATCON Warns

News Flash, Power & Energy, Telecommunications

Diesel Shortage: Telecom may shutdown nationwide, ATCON warns The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria has raised an urgent alarm over a diesel supply crisis caused by an ongoing strike by the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, a branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers. ATCON President, Mr. Tony Emoekpere, disclosed in a statement sighted by PUNCH Online on Sunday that the fuel supply disruption is critically affecting telecom base stations, pushing them to the brink of a shutdown and threatening millions of mobile and internet users in the region. “This strike, which stems from the persistent harassment…

Feb

2025

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Don’t Truncate Democracy, Makinde Warns APC At Osun LG Chairmen Swearing-In

News Flash, Politics, South West

Don’t truncate democracy, Makinde warns APC at Osun LG chairmen swearing-in ..As PDP Govs’ Forum chair, Mohammed, attends PRESS RELEASE Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has warned the All Progressives Congress (APC) not to truncate democracy by resorting to self-help on Local Government Administration in Osun State. The governor gave this warning on Sunday, during the swearing-in of the 30 newly-elected Local Government Chairmen, stating that the APC should not exploit federal might to truncate democratic processes. He congratulated the newly-elected chairmen, charging them to deliver dividends of democracy to their people and justify the confidence reposed in them. Governor…

Feb

2025

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NDLEA Arrest Thai Woman With 46kg Of Cannabis At Lagos Airport

Crime, International, News Flash

NDLEA Arrests Thai Woman With 46kg Of Cannabis At Lagos Airport A 24-year-old Thai national, Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency while attempting to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria. The agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday. The statement read: “An attempt by a 24-year-old Thai woman, Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms, into Nigeria through Murtala Muhammed International…

Feb

2025

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Gunmen Storm Church, Shoot Pastor, Abduct Worshippers In Delta

Crime, News Flash, Security, South South

Gunmen Storm Church, Shoot Pastor, Abduct Worshippers In Delta Unidentified gunmen invaded a church in Asagba Ogwashi, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, over the weekend, shooting the pastor and abducting six worshippers. The Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident on Sunday, stating that it was reported on Saturday evening. “A rescue team is currently in the bush on their trail,” Edafe said. It was gathered that the gunmen stormed Elyon Paradise Ministry Church, Asagba Ogwashi, during a night vigil. They rounded up six members of the congregation and whisked them away to…

Feb

2025

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Fake Drugs: Soludo Counters Obi, Backs ‘Total Closure’ Of Onitsha Head Bridge Market

Business, Economy, News Flash, Politics

Fake Drugs: Soludo Counters Obi, Backs ‘Total Closure’ Of Onitsha Head Bridge Market Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has countered Peter Obi’s stance on the closure of the plumbing materials markets by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). As part of its fight against the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in Nigeria, NAFDAC recently shut down the entire Head Bridge Market in Onitsha following the discovery of fake drugs at the Ogbo Ogwu section of the market. The agency uncovered fake drugs at various shops in the market and also seized 10 trucks of substandard,…

Feb

2025

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The IGBO Coup: Truth, Justice, And The Rejection Of Tribalized Narratives – By Dr. Chukwuemeka Ifegwu Eke

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Politics, South East

The Igbo Coup: Truth, Justice, and the Rejection of Tribalized Narratives To defend the Igbo people is to confront a history deliberately distorted by prejudice, political expediency, and the toxic legacy of colonialism. Every historical account is written with preconceived biases, but the Igbo story in Nigeria has been uniquely mangled by tribalized falsehoods designed to legitimize their oppression. Justice delayed is justice denied—and for the Igbos, this delay has spanned generations, perpetuating cycles of marginalization and erasure. The 1966 Coup: A Multi-Ethinic Act, Not an "Igbo Plot"*The lie that the 1966 coup was an “Igbo coup” is a cornerstone…