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Jul
01
2024
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The Daura Homage Of The Disgruntled And The Obsessed Northern Politicians Will Fail – Senator Shehu Sani

The Daura Homage Of The Disgruntled And The Obsessed Northern Politicians Will Fail – Senator Shehu Sani

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Gossips, News Flash, Personality, Politics
The Daura Homage of The Disgruntled And The Obsessed Northern Politicians Will Fail - Senator Shehu Sani The recent visits by some prominent Northern politicians to Daura appears to be the Usual Eid homage,but looking deeper and beyond the facade,it’s surreptitiously a new attempt to build a strong northern alliance using ex President Buhari as a rallying point to challenge and evict President Tinubu’s Government in 2027.It’s a regrouping of Northern political forces for the next general election.A project that will eventually kiss the dust. They want to resurrect Buhari’s political charm and mobilise the gullible.Thesame Buhari that led Nigeria…
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Jul
01
2024
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Gov Otti At Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Parish, Danfodio Road, Aba

Gov Otti At Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Parish, Danfodio Road, Aba

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Religion
Today, June 30th, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, attended Church Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, Danfodio Road, Aba. Addressing the joyous congregation who could not hide their joy of worshipping with the performing Governor, having anticipated his coming during the 2023 electioneering period. Governor Otti thanked them for their support in his journey to rescue Abia State. He said that he knew they were for him having received him well the time he visited during the previous campaigns and elections. Governor Otti told and reassured the people not to be discouraged or panic because of the recent attacks…
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Jul
01
2024
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Labour Urged To Declare Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage Delay

Labour Urged To Declare Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage Delay

FGN, Labour, News Flash
Labour Urged To Declare Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage Delay The Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has called on Ogranised Labour to immediately mobilize and declare a nationwide strike over the minimum wage and the recent hike in electricity tariff. According to CDWR, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, as the next step in the minimum wage struggle, should declare and mobilise widely for a 48-hour general strike and mass protest to demand a minimum wage not less than N200, 000 and the reversal of all anti-poor policies (privatization, deregulation, subsidy removal, electricity…
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Jul
01
2024
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FCT, 27 Other States Fail To Access N36 Billion UBEC Grant

FCT, 27 Other States Fail To Access N36 Billion UBEC Grant

Education, Economy, FGN, News Flash
FCT, 27 Other States Fail To Access N36 Billion UBEC Grant Twenty-seven states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, have failed to access the N36.1bn education fund provided by the Universal Basic Education Commission in 2023. The N36.1bn figure is obtained from a document prepared by UBEC in March 2024, which showed how state-by-state matching grants were not accessed. The document, which was signed by UBEC’s Director of Finance and Account, Adamu Misau, said the sum of N36.1bn was not accessed by states. According to the data on the document, Jigawa, Sokoto and Zamfara states in the North-West;…
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Jul
01
2024
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19 Million Households Benefit From FGN N4.3 Trillion Palliatives

19 Million Households Benefit From FGN N4.3 Trillion Palliatives

Education, FGN, News Flash, Presidency
19 Million Households Benefits From FG N4.3 Trillion Palliatives The Federal Government may have rolled out palliatives worth N4.3tn to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal under the current administration. Parts of the palliatives have been payments of cash to no fewer than 18.7m vulnerable households, and acquisition of CNG powered buses amid the rising spate of inflation. It also included agricultural interventions and financial aids to manufacturers as well as small and medium scale enterprises in the country. This was just as the presidency said the series of palliatives were informed by President Bola Tinubu’s determination to…
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Jun
30
2024
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Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Another ABIA State Checkpoint Attack

Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen In Another ABIA State Checkpoint Attack

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Gunmen Kill Two Policemen In Another Abia State Checkpoint Attack Unknown gunmen on Friday killed two policemen and injured another at a checkpoint located at the popular Opobo Junction along the Aba-Ikot Ekpene Expressway. The officers were conducting a routine evening stop-and-search operation when the assailants struck. Shortly after the incident, multiple police patrol teams arrived at the scene, causing panic among residents who fled the area. According to an eyewitness, the attackers, numbering six, arrived in a Sienna sport utility vehicle. The sudden violence led to chaos, with shop owners along the road and traders at Ehere market hastily…
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Jun
30
2024
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Killing Of Two Police Officers In Aba: Gov Otti Condoles With The IGP,Says Severe Consequences Await Enablers Of Terror In Abia

Killing Of Two Police Officers In Aba: Gov Otti Condoles With The IGP,Says Severe Consequences Await Enablers Of Terror In Abia

Abia State, Crime, Good Governance, News Flash
KILLING OF TWO POLICE OFFICERS IN ABA: GOVERNOR OTTI CONDOLES WITH THE IGP, SAYS SEVERE CONSEQUENCES AWAIT ENABLERS OF TERRROR IN ABIA. The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Governor Alex Otti, OFR, received with sadness the news of the killing of two police officers at Opobo junction, Aba, on the evening of Friday, June 28, 2024, by yet to be identified criminals. The Governor wishes to unequivocally condemn this horrible but unprovoked attack, which came almost a month after some innocent soldiers were killed by criminals at Obikabia junction, which is less than a kilometer away from Opobo junction.…
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Jun
30
2024
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Nnamdi Kanu’s Continuous Detention Is Unreasonable – Peter Obi

Nnamdi Kanu’s Continuous Detention Is Unreasonable – Peter Obi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, FGN, News Flash, Security
There Is No Reason for Nnamdi Kanu’s Continued Detention – Peter Obi Declares The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and other freedom fighters in detention According to Obi, Kanu’s continued detention is unjustified. He said, “I don’t see any reason for his continuous detention, especially as the courts have granted him bail. The government must obey the court.” He made the demands in a press briefing on Saturday in Onitsha, Anambra State. He added, “The rule of…
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Jun
30
2024
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Gov Otti Visits Families Of Slained And Wounded Police Officers; Vows To Put An End To Attacks On Security Agents In The State

Gov Otti Visits Families Of Slained And Wounded Police Officers; Vows To Put An End To Attacks On Security Agents In The State

Abia State, Good Governance, News Flash, Security
GOV. OTTI VISITS FAMILIES OF SLAINED AND WOUNDED POLICE OFFICERS; VOWS TO PUT AN END TO ATTACKS ON SECURITY AGENTS IN THE STATE. The Executive Governor of Abia State Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has vowed to put an end to recent attacks on the security agencies in the state by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Governor Otti made the vow on Saturday, June 29, during a visit to the families of two killed police officers in their various homes and two wounded officers in the hospitals where they are currently receiving treatment after being attacked in the evening of Friday, June 28th, at…
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Jun
30
2024
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Why I Rejected N150M Bribe From Lagos Businessman – Police Officer Reveals

Why I Rejected N150M Bribe From Lagos Businessman – Police Officer Reveals

Crime, News Flash, Security
Why I Rejected ₦150M Bribe From Lagos-based Businessman — Nigerian Police Officer Reveals A Superintendent of Police, Ibrahim Sini, has said he turned down a N150m bribe allegedly offered to him by a Lagos-based businessman, Akintoye Akindele to have peace of mind. Akindele, who was arraigned for the offence at the Federal High Court in Abuja in August 2023, was remanded in the Kuje correctional centre. According to the charge sheet, the bribe was offered to allow police to permit him to escape abroad and to write a favourable report for him after the investigation. Sini was said to have…
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